Monday, June 28, 2010

USA Table Tennis-2010 U.S. Open


The largest table tennis competition in North America will begin tomorrow, June 29 and go through July 3.

Come out to DeVos Place to see 600+ top-rated players compete on 90 different tables for the top prize of $10,000!

Tickets for spectators will be sold at the US Open registration desk at DeVos Place Convention Center from Tuesday, June 29- Saturday, July 3, 2010.

For more information, go to www.westmichigansportscommission.com

Hope to see you there!

Friday, June 4, 2010

Kathy Griffin


Did you know Kathy has supplied voices for characters on the animated series “Dilbert” and “The Simpsons”? She’s also appeared in a dual role on the “X-Files” as well as in Eminem’s video, “The Real Slim Shady”, which was co-directed by Dr. Dre.!


Grand Rapids, MI – Kathy Griffin will entertain fans at DeVos Performance Hall Sunday, June 13, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

Kathy Griffin is an Emmy award winning performer known for her quick wit and hilarious stand up comedy. After her various TV guest spots, Kathy began gaining notice as a stand-up comedienne and landed her own "HBO Half Hour Comedy Special". In 1998, HBO gave Kathy her own One-Hour Special, "A Hot Cup of Talk".

She is now the star of the Bravo hit show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-list, for which she won two Emmy Awards as executive producer. In 2008 and 2009 she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.

Ticket prices are $45.50 and $65.50. Tickets can be purchased at the DeVos Place® and Van Andel Arena® box offices, Ticketmaster ticket centers including D&W Stores and select Family Fare locations, charge by phone: 1.800.745.3000 or on-line: ticketmaster.com.

Gordon Lightfoot


Check out what other artists are saying about Gordon Lightfoot!

"Gordon Lightfoot; every time I hear a song of his, it's like I wish it would last forever. "
- Bob Dylan

"I've always been trying to write songs like Lightfoot. A song of mine like 'Come Monday' is a direct result of me trying to write a Gordon Lightfoot song."
- Jimmy Buffett

"Canadian Railroad Trilogy is an extremely fine piece of songwriting."
- Johnny Cash

"I know his voice almost as well as I know my own."
- David Foster


Grand Rapids, MI – Gordon Lightfoot will perform at DeVos Performance Hall Friday, June 11, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. The legend will perform his timeless hits including "If You Could Read My Mind," "Sundown," “Carefree Highway,” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and many more!

Since emerging from the Toronto folk club scene in the early ‘60s, Gordon Lightfoot has recorded 19 albums. He has had five Grammy nominations and has won 17 Juno Awards in his native Canada. In 1970, in recognition of his contributions in furthering Canadian culture, he received the prestigious Order of Canada citation; in November 1997 he was presented the Governor General’s Award—the highest official Canadian honor, which is conferred on very few (Joni Mitchell is another) for their international efforts in spreading Canadian culture. Gordon also was inducted into The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Harmony is Lightfoot’s 20th album. It is a stunning collection of new and previously unreleased songs and has been highly acclaimed by critics and fans alike. The album’s versatile title track “Harmony” is an ode to the word itself and can be interpreted as a depiction of Gordon’s love of songwriting, something that has brought him through the making of his latest album.

Ticket prices are $32.50, $42.50, $52.50 and $67.50. Tickets can be purchased at the DeVos Place® and Van Andel Arena® box offices, Ticketmaster ticket centers including D&W Stores and select Family Fare locations, charge by phone: 1.800.745.3000 or on-line: ticketmaster.com.