Arts exhibitions and performances have returned in full swing to West Michigan. This season, there’s absolutely no shortage of concerts, symphonies, plays, musicals, ballet, visual arts and beyond. We have big Broadway shows, intimate and progressive plays, live performances with symphonies, dancers taking to the stage, and powerful art exhibitions. Here’s our guide to arts events for the month.
Avenue for the Arts
avenueforthearts.co
3rd Thursdays, Dec. 19
Central Park Players
421 Columbus Ave., Grand Haven
centralparkplayers.org
Miracle on 34th St., Dec. 6-14
Deos Contemporary Ballet
1595 Galbraith Ave. SE, Grand Rapids
deosballet.com
Cracked Nuts: Not Your Mother’s Nutcracker, Dec. 24
Face Off Theatre
359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo
faceofftheatre.com
Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Dec. 6-15
Farmers Alley Theatre
221 Farmers Alley, Kalamazoo
farmersalleytheatre.com
A Christmas Carol: Season’s Greedings, Nov. 21-Dec. 8
Forest Hills Fine Arts Center
600 Forest Hill Ave. SE, Grand Rapids
fhfineartscenter.com
Holiday In the Air, Dec. 18
Frauenthal Center
425 W. Western Ave., Muskegon
frauenthal.org
The Nutcracker, Dec. 14
Frederik Meijer Gardens
1000 East Beltline Ave. NE, Grand Rapids
meijergardens.org
University of Michigan Health-West: Christmas & Holiday Traditions, Through Jan. 5
Gilmore Theatre/WMU Theatre
1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo
wmich.edu/theatre
Next Stop, Broadway!, Dec. 5-7
Grand Rapids Art Museum
101 Monroe Center, Grand Rapids
artmuseumgr.org
Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray: Rendez-Vous, Through Jan. 12
Grand Rapids Ballet
341 Ellsworth Ave. SW, Grand Rapids
grballet.com
The Nutcracker, Dec. 13-22
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
30 N. Division Ave., Grand Rapids
grct.org
Cats, Through Dec. 15
Grand Rapids Symphony
300 Ottawa Ave. NW Ste. 100, Grand Rapids
grsymphony.org
University of Michigan Health-West Holiday Pops, Dec. 5-8
Home Alone in Concert, Dec. 18-19
Holland Chorale
hollandchorale.org
Christmas with the Chorale, Dec. 15
Holland Symphony Orchestra
96 W. 15th St. Ste. 201, Holland
hollandsymphony.org
Home for the Holidays, Dec. 14
Kalamazoo Civic Theatre
329 S. Park St., Kalamazoo
kazoocivic.com
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Nov. 29-Dec. 22
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 South Park St., Kalamazoo
kiarts.org
Powerful Forces: Legends, Rituals, and Warriors in East Asian Art, Through Jan. 19
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
359 Kalamazoo Mall Ste. 100, Kalamazoo
kalamazoosymphony.com
Get in the Spirit! A Holly, Jolly Concert, Dec. 7
Nutcracker Suites & Treats, Dec. 18
LowellArts
223 W. Main St., Lowell
lowellartsmi.org
Artist Market, Through Jan. 11
Muskegon Museum of Art
296 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon
muskegonartmuseum.org
Chicago Collects: Jewelry in Perspective, Through Jan. 5
Festival of Trees, Through Dec. 29
New Vic Theatre
134 E. Vine St., Kalamazoo
thenewvictheatre.org
A Christmas Carol, Through Dec. 22
Saugatuck Center for the Arts
400 Culver St., Saugatuck
sc4a.org
We hope you fail better., Through May 16
St. Cecilia Music Center
24 Ransom Ave. NE, Grand Rapids
scmc-online.org
Del McCoury Band, Dec. 5
West Michigan Symphony
360 W. Western Ave. Ste. 200, Muskegon
westmichigansymphony.org
Click Clack Ho Ho Ho, Dec. 7
Bryan Eng Trio – Jazzy Christmas, Dec. 14
Home for the Holidays, Dec. 20