The Grand Rapids Public Museum continues the 2018 Concerts Under the Stars series on Thursday, Feb. 8, hosting local jazz vocalist Edye Evans Hyde for a fully immersive audio and visual experience in the Chaffee Planetarium.

Hyde has been singing jazz, blues and pop music for more than 30 years in West Michigan, Los Angeles, Asia and Europe. Hyde was the 2011 West Michigan Jazz Society Musician of the Year. Over the years, she shared the stage with world-renowned blues singer Linda Hopkins, pop singer Michael Bolton, vocalist Maria Muldaur, actress Connie Stevens, the late Ray Charles, and Cuban trumpet player Arturo Sandoval.

Each concert features a live custom light show on the planetarium’s dome that complement the various genres throughout the series. The recently renovated planetarium boasts state-of-the-art technology with 4k visuals and surround sound, for an amazing immersive concert experience.

Concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments, beer and other beverages will be available for purchase.

Tickets are $10 for GRPM members, $12 for non-members if purchased in advance, and $15 for non-members on the day of the concert. Tickets are currently on sale at grpm.org, by calling 616-929-1700 or at the Museum’s front desk.

The 2018 Concerts Under the Stars Series will continue Mar. 1 with one-woman-band Jes Kramer, Mar. 22 with alternative folk by Dan Rickabus, and will close on Apr. 12 with the alternative rock sounds of Major Murphy.