Relax at Rosa, an outdoor noontime concert series, returns to downtown Grand Rapids’ Rosa Parks Circle on May 4 and will run each Thursday until September 14.
And if anyone doubted after two years that maybe the energy could be waning, then look again at the dynamic lineup of Michigan musicians that
Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc. (DGRI) has on deck for our season of sun.
Music styles from jazz to rock to soul (and so many more) are all scheduled to appear this summer, thus ensuring there is something for everyone and yet, providing a chance to wander off one’s well-worn Spotify path to enjoy something truly different and live.
Kicking off this wildly diverse event will be the heart-stopping, genre defying music of Avalon Cutts-Jones—a former choir girl with a knack for jazz harmonies applied to classical works wrapped up in neo-soul.
In addition to the many acts who will take to the stage—including Cutts-Jones— DGRI and their partners will once again bust out those oversized favorite games to play (chess, shuffle board, connect four, Jenga, etc.) as you and your friends enjoy the music.
Through a
policy shift, The City of Grand Rapids welcomes the
Grand Rapids Food Truck Association (GRFTA) with participating Food Trucks including
Patty Matters,
Gettin' Fresh,
Blue Spoon Catering & Event Planning,
What The Truck,
The Maine Dish Food Truck,
A Moveable Feast,
Two Scotts Barbecue, and
Daddy Pete's BBQ.
In the weeks to follow, DGRI and partners welcome to the stage these acts: Jesse Ray and the Carolina Catfish, The Moxie Strings, Kathy Lamar, The Crane Wives, Chris DuPont Trio, Phillip-Michael Scales, Black Bear Combo, Cousin Avery, Karisa Sprite (Wilson), Conrad Shock + The Noise, All American Funk Parade, Melophobix, Watching for Foxes, Blue Soul Express, May Erlewine ft. Max Lockwood and Michael Shimmin, Big Dudee Roo, Juan Daniel Castro Quintet, Ttypes, and Cabildo.
Visit DGRI’s
website for additional music acts’ showtimes.