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How Much Are Those Tickets?
To celebrate its 90th anniversary, the Grand Rapids Symphony decided to give a little gift to its patrons: 30 percent off all tickets to its fall performances. This includes such concerts as the Queen of Soul, Sept. 27; “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” Oct. 18; “Ghostbusters” Oct. 31; and Symphony Fantastique with Itzhak Perlman Nov. 7. But you better hurry if you want to snap up this deal as it will only be around until Aug. 23. For more information, visit grsymphony.org or call call 616-454-9451.
Opa! The festivals continue!
Last week was the Glimpse of African and the Hispanic Festival, this week the Greeks and the Danes take center stage. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox church will be hosting the Yassou Greek Festival through Sunday at the church, 330 Lakeside Dr. NE. There will be music, food, dancing, food, entertainment and did we mention food? How about drink, because there will be Greek beer and wine as well. For more information on the Yassou Festival, visit www.grgreekfestival.com. In Greenville, the Danish Festival is well underway but there are still plenty of things to do and see this weekend. There is a parade, arts and crafts, museum tours, children’s activities and of course beer and food. For more information, visit www.danishfestival.org. And just a heads up, the Polish Festival is scheduled for next week, Aug. 23!
Go Take a Hike!
As summer begins to wind down and the kiddos head back to school, there is still a lot to do with many adventures that can be done in a weekend. Three is skeet shooting at Blendon Pines Gun Club in Zeeland; in Ludington, hit the lake or the large outdoor inflatable park, Jump Around Fun Center; or take the wine-tasting kayak tours of Omena Bay, Bubbly on the Bay. for more Michigan adventures, click here.
Fun Fact: Oh Fiddlesticks!
On this day in 1930 — specifically August 16th — the first sound cartoon to be produced in color (using two-color Technicolor processing) was released, and no, it was not a Disney cartoon. Rather it was the work of a former Disney cartoonist Ub Iwerks, who released it through his newly formed, Iwerks Studios for Pat Powers’ Celebrity Productions. The name of the cartoon was “Fiddlesticks.”
