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Performances in West Michigan

Everyone enjoys a good play or concert, and our communities along Lake Michigan are blessed with talented actors and musicians that entertain us throughout the year. Center Stage Theater at West Shore Community College is the venue for many interesting plays and performances, plus they have their very own wind symphony, jazz band, concert choir and Collegiates. The Historic Ramsdell Theatre at the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts, in downtown Manistee and the Ludington Area Center for the Arts in downtown Ludington, offer a variety of performances.

Because of the restrictions imposed due to COVID-19, many events have been affected. Please check with the venues prior to planning to attend.

Performance Locations

Instrumental Music & Sound

City Opera House

106 E. Front St., Traverse City

April, 2023

  • 7th – Comedian Dave Landau with Special Guest Derek Richards, 8pm
  • 19th -2B1 World (RESCHEDULED FROM September 29th, 2022), 7:30pm
  • 21st – Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience, 8pm
  • 22nd – Bus to Broadway: Tina – The Tina Turner Musical (performance at Wharton Center for Performing Arts- 750 E. Shaw Ln., East Lansing), 2pm
  • 28th – Interlochen Center for the Arts Contemporary Dance Concert, 8pm

June, 2023

  • 17th – Broadway Bound!: Jesus Christ Superstar (performance at Wharton Center for Performing Arts- 750 E. Shaw Ln., East Lansing), 2pm

Hart Community Performing Arts Series

All performances are held at Hart Middle School Auditorium- 308 Johnson St., Hart 

April, 2023

  • 14th – Peter & Will Anderson, 7:30pm

May, 2023

  • 1st – Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, 7:30pm

Ludington Area Center for the Arts (LACA)

Events are held at LACA- 107 S. Harrison St., Ludington (unless otherwise noted)

April

  • 1st – Lil Rev in Concert, 7pm
  • 23rd – Earthwork Collective, 4pm

May, 2023

Manistee Community Band

Stay tuned for upcoming events from the Manistee Community Band!

Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee

Events are held at the Ramsdell Theatre- 101 Maple St., Manistee

April, 2023

    • 1st – The Met Opera Series: Falstaff by Verdi, 12:30pm
    • 14th – The Petersens (in partnership with the West Shore Community College Performing Arts Series) at the Ramsdell Theatre, 7:30pm
    • 15th – The Met Opera Series: Der Rosenkavalier by Strauss, 12pm
    • April 28th-30th & May 5th-7th – “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” presented by the Manistee Civic Players, Friday & Saturdays performances are at 7:30pm and Sunday matinees are at 2pm
    • 29th – The Met Opera Series: Champion by Terence Blanchard with Libretto by Michael Cristofer, 1pm

May, 2023

  • April 28th-30th & May 5th-7th – “A Bad Year for Tomatoes” presented by the Manistee Civic Players, Friday & Saturdays performances are at 7:30pm and Sunday matinees are at 2pm
  • 20th – The Met Opera Series: Don Giovanni by Mozart, 1pm

June, 2023

    • 10th – The Met Opera Series: Die Zauberflote by Mozart, 1pm

Stage Left Theatre Company

Stay tuned for upcoming events from Stage Left Theatre Company!

The Playhouse at White Lake

304 S. Mears Ave., Whitehall

June, 2023

  • 30th & July 1st-2nd – Leaving Iowa, Friday at Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday matinee at 2pm

July, 2023

  • June 30th & July 1st-2nd – Leaving Iowa, Friday at Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday matinee at 2pm
  • 7th – That’s Entertainment! A Musical Revue, 7:30pm
  • 8th – The 39 Steps, 7:30pm
  • 14th-16th – Honky Tonk Angels, 7:30pm on the 14th and 15th & 2pm on the 15th and 16th
  • 28th-30th – The Wind in the Willows presented by The White Lake Youth Theatre, Friday and Saturdays performances at 6:30pm & Sunday matinee at 2pm

August

  • 5th – Superstar: The Carpenters Reimagined, 7:30pm
  • 11th-13th – The Book of Will, 11th and 12th at 7:30pm & 12th and 13th at 2pm
  • 18th-20th – Beau Jest: A Romantic Comedy, 18th and 19th at 7:30pm & 19th and 20th at 2pm

West Shore Community College Performing Arts Series

Events are held at the West Shore Community Center Stage Theatre- 3000 N. Stiles Rd., Scottville (unless otherwise noted)

April, 2023

  • 14th – The Petersens (in partnership with the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts) at the Ramsdell Theatre- 101 Maple St., Manistee
  • 17th – WSCC Wind Symphony & Drum Line performance at Manistee High School Auditorium- 525 12th St., Manistee, 7:30pm
  • 18th – WSCC Concert Choir performance, 7:30pm
  • 20th – WSCC Jazz Ensemble I & II performance, 7:30pm

Current Events in West Michigan

Activities & Attractions in West Michigan

Traverse City Opera House

The Traverse City Opera House has a 700-seat theater which offers a place for quality arts and cultural entertainment.

Manistee National Forest

Manistee National Forest together with the Huron National Forest occupies almost a million acres of land in Michigan’s lower peninsula.

Silver Lake State Park

The Silver Lake State Park is 3,000 acres and is situated between Silver Lake and Lake Michigan, offering boating, fishing, swimming, & ORV.

Grand Traverse Lighthouse

The Grand Traverse Lighthouse is situated at the end of the Leelanau Peninsula within, about eight miles north of the town of Northport.