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Pop Scholars announce 10th anniversary show at Wealthy Theatre

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Funny men: Pop Scholars turn 10. (popscholars.com)

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Pop Scholars announced their 10th Anniversary Show, which will be held at 8 p.m. on May 10 at Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids.
 

“We are thrilled to celebrate our 10th Anniversary at Wealthy Theatre. The support we’ve received from the Grand Rapids community over the last 10 years is nothing short of incredible. We wanted to stop and thank all of the people that come out to our shows, but it’s also a way for us to celebrate what a great ride it has been for the four of us,” said Andy Allen, one of four founding members of Pop Scholars.  

Tickets are available at PopScholars.com or through the Community Media Center’s online Box Office.

About Pop Scholars

Pop Scholars is an improvisational comedy team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 2009, Pop Scholars regularly performs for sold out crowds at Wealthy Theatre and for corporate and non-profit events. The team is composed of Andy Allen, Dave Lyzenga, Matt Sterenberg and Mike Ryskamp.

Grand Rapids Film Festival to screen 17 films made in Michigan, April 13-15

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Since 2009, Grand Rapids Film Festival (GRFF) has championed collaborative film exhibition and education events in Grand Rapids. Using a community-oriented approach to celebrate film and its makers, the GRFFl aims to increase regional access to and production of quality films that provide meaningful, constructive and encouraging entertainment while harnessing the transformative power of film.
F&M
Friday, April 13
@The Waldron


The festival kicks-off with a signature event dubbed “F&M” which stands for fashion and music for film. This event is hosted by The Waldron on Ionia Street. The program centers around six of the short films screening at the festival, which serve as inspiration for fashion studies students from Kendall College of Art and Design. A total of 13 looks are designed and displayed on live models during this unconventional fashion show. Music from the shorts films also serve as a focal point.

Film Screenings: Saturday, April 14
@Wealthy Theatre

120 films from all over the world were submitted, and 38 have been selected! 

The international surprise this is year is the amount of films screening from the Islamic Republic of Iran! Five beautiful short pieces add the distinct cultural flair of this country to GRFF film blocks. Canada and France are additional cultures represented.
17 made-in-Michigan are exhibited, including seven from Grand Rapids.
  • “Almost Human” by Ayden Byrnes of East Lansing
  • “Chocolate and Cigarettes” by David Tappan of Detroit
  • “David” by Ben Lemmen of Holland
  • “Dreamer” by Jose Jimenez of Lyons
  • “FOUR-NINETY” by Scott Magie of Holt
  • “Peace During War” by Jennifer Machiorlatti of Paw Paw
  • “Secret” by Shana Gagnon of Rochester Hills
  • “Stigmatic: Our Opioid Crisis” by Garret Morgan of Essexville
From Grand Rapids:
  • “A Name That I Admire” by Sam Smartt
  • “Broken Strings” by Steven Meyaard
  • “Mino Bimaadiziwin” by Shane McSauby
  • “Never Too Late” by Kyle Cortez
  • “Nottingham” by Jacob de la Rosa
  • “Novocain”by  Sloan Inns
  • “Refill” by Carese Bartlet
  • “The Spirit of God is Heavy” by Kendra Larsen
  • Total Apocalypse by Katie Fox-Webb
 Filmmaker Impact Stories
Sunday, April 15
@The Waldron

Sunday, April 15 is the prime networking event for the regional filmmaking community. The Knickerbocker New Holland Brewing hosts GRFF’s Filmmaker Impact Stories from 5 to 8 PM. For this event, regional filmmakers share the story of how film transformed their lives.
Confirmed speakers are:
  • Gabriel Del Castillo, “Season of Rage”
  • Dan Falicki, “Handyman Dan”
  • Katie Fox-Webb, “Total Apocalypse of the Heart”
  • Rachel Floyd, “Black Girls Be Like”
  • Brad Porter, Cornerstone University
  • Scott Magie,” Four-Ninety”
  • Shane McSauby, “Mino Bimaadiziwin”
  • Sam Smartt, Calvin College and “A Name That I Admire”
  • David Tappan, “Chocolate and Cigarettes”

Comedian Denis Leary comes to GR as part of Schuler Books’ celebration

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Legendary comic Denis Leary will visit Grand Rapids this month as part of Schuler Books & Music’s 35th anniversary celebration.

 

Leary will visit Monday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. at Wealthy Street Theatre, 1130 Wealth St. SE, and will be discussing his newest book “Why We Don’t Suck: And How All of Us Need to Stop Being Such Partisan Little Bitiches.”

 

In the new book, Leary refutes the current highly partisan Right Wing Nutjob versus Left Wing Snowflake approach to American politics – where you’re either one or the other, with no gray areas in between. Leading a new protest movement called Gray Lives Matter, he takes equal opportunity aim at the screaming heads we see arguing every night on CNN (the Clinton News Network) and Fox’s Fair and Balanced Reublican Report. With a devoted mission to Make American Laugh Again, Leary take the topics we all hold close to our American hearts: Twitter, Instagram, and the seeminelying endless search for fame and diet vodka.

 

Tickets for the Leary event are available through the Wealthy Theatre box office. Tickets are $46 and include entry to the event and a signed copy of “We We Don’t Suck” to be claimed at the event. Limited VIP, front-row seats with first access to the signing are available for $66.

 

For more information about the Leary event or for other activities taking place at Schuler Books & Music, visit schulerbooks.com.

 

Kentucky native Sollee brings songs, stories to Wealthy Theater stage

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Ben Sollee and Kentucky Native will be in concert at The Wealthy Theatre on Sept. 15. (Courtesy of Mallory Cunningham)

By K.D. Norris

ken@wktv.org

 

Ben Sollee, on his Facebook page (@bensollee), calls himself a “cellist, composer and storyteller” who band’s interests include “community-oriented touring and performances that have some type of lasting impact, whether through support of local organizations or educational opportunities.”

 

He had me interested then and their, so his stated “artists he likes to listen to” being Andrew Bird, Amos Lee and Paul Simon is just icing on the proverbial musical cake.

 

Sollee, with his band Kentucky Native, will bring their music and stories to The Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids for a show Thursday, Sept. 14, for a 7 p.m. show with a yet-to-be named opening act. Tickets are still available.

 

In August, Ben Sollee and Kentucky Native released their self-titled album, described in supplied material as a “collection is a thought-provoking conversation about the practice and art of an ever-evolving American genre … This album is Sollee’s most personally revealing work and a reflection of his native Kentucky.”

 

For a YouTube video of the song “Pieces of You”, from the album, visit here.

 

And the origin of the name of the band, “Ben Sollee and Kentucky Native”? Also from his Facebook page, he was “Born and raised in Kentucky. Learned to play cello in Kentucky. Learned to sing in Kentucky. Still lives in Kentucky… will likely always live in Kentucky.”

 

’Nuff said.

 

The Wealthy Theater is located at 1130 Wealthy St. SE, Grand Rapids. For more informations and ticket, call 616-459-4788 x131 or visit grcmc.org.