July 10, 2025 • 4 mins
Shmitty has the details on how you can have a great West Michigan Weekend!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
West, Michigan's Morning News Steve Kelly, bred Pakita, Laurence Smith.
I feel like we should have the windows open in
a van riding through the country. That's right.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Oh boy, oh boy, bro.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
How about little Taco Bell or something.
Speaker 4 (00:20):
Who was about to say bring your own grass tonight,
and then I realized that meant something very different when
America was in it today.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
So don't do that.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
Yes, it's legal. Now, well, schmitty, what's going on this weekend?
Speaker 4 (00:32):
It's better to be courteous at de Vos Performance Hall,
which is exactly where the iconic America will be tonight
live in concert, celebrating their fifty fifth anniversary. This is
the Encore Tour, so you're gonna hear all the good ones.
Horse with no Name, this one Ventura Highway.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
You can do magic. That's a big one too.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Oh it's good.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
I like this. Hey, I forget how much America did.
That's on me.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Is this a for sure on Core tour? You know
how those work too? Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 4 (01:06):
Tickets are still available, but again, fabulous venue for going
to Vos Performance Hall.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
That's a lot of fun. Seven o'clock tonight, feathered.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Back hair, a lot of final net.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Oh, the polyester will be strong.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Yeah, a few buttons up front, just let them go. Hey, honey,
you want to dance?
Speaker 4 (01:28):
The amount of manscaping, I'm sure you'll see people needing
to do at this show.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
All right, let's get to the Beer City open.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Pickle ball back in West Michigan.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
This actually kicked off a couple days ago, but today
is very cool because this is when ESPN is in town.
They're doing their fifty for fifty series, fifty states in
fifty days, and Grand Rapids gets to be the showcase
for Michigan.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
I'm heading there.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
Oh yeah, oh yeah, awesome, awesome. Twenty two franchises are
going to be playing. It goes all the way through
the weekend. A lot of fun at Bell Knappar. This
is another one I've been super excited about. It's the
Shark Days of Summer at our Grand Rapids Public Museum
for the Sharks exhibit. I was there, I know the
other day. It's just so good. Now the exhibit goes
(02:11):
through August. But every night this week they've had special programming.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
Tonight a cute date night. They're doing a Shark coutery workshop.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
I get it.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
Come on come on.
Speaker 4 (02:23):
And then actually open late Tomorrow night. They're gonna be
open till nine pm with a bar and everything for
you to see Shark Nato. They're doing a special screening
of Shark Nado, so GRPM dot org. It is really
it's a lot of fun this weekend. Also, the thirtieth
annual Lowell Riverwalk Festival begins tonight. Ton's going on. They've
(02:46):
got kids games, family fun. There's going to be the
Duck Raffle, a kids zone.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
In car show.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
That'd be fun. Who didn't like ducks?
Speaker 4 (02:57):
This is great for downtown Grand Rapids. This weekend starts
the Grand Rapids Saturday Socials. This is the Hotel Business District,
So this Saturday through the following two Saturdays into July
and August, more than thirteen businesses all around downtown are
doing specialty sales, tastings, lots of special programming. It's a
(03:17):
great opportunity to come downtown spend some money locally fun.
Zeeland doing their Show and Shine car Cruise this weekend.
It's back tomorrow and Saturday. Plenty of time to check
out some incredible vintage cars. We've also got the Grand
Haven Triathlon. Guys, get your shorts and your trunks ready,
perfect destination for those sprint and Olympic distances. Sunday mornings,
(03:42):
seven forty five. It starts that's Mulligan's Hollow.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
I'll be going from snug Harbor to get a hot dog,
and then Kirby.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Don't you love that?
Speaker 1 (03:55):
No, that's my triathl I like that.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
Yeah, my favorite.
Speaker 4 (03:59):
Sitting on a beach chair and just going wow, look
at how slow that guy is shovel a hand in America.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Song sitting on a beach chair, it's got win.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Are you a special guest this evening? You should be
shooting on a piece of saying.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
I know this isn't a local event, but since I
have to put up with during the commercial breaks and everything.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Wait to see what you're about to add?
Speaker 3 (04:20):
You and Smitty talking about Netflix shows or things you
gotta do or watch? How do you forget what tonight is?
Speaker 2 (04:27):
What is tonight?
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Jaws at fifty It's the making of Jaws and it
premieres tonight nine o'clock eastern on National Geography.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
And there you go.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
All right, I thought you.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
I say that because Jen and I scheduled this thing
on Monday Date night tonight to watch that thing.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
Good to know you, and national geographic back in the
seventies was something else to
Speaker 3 (04:53):
Come on now,
West, Michigan's Morning News Steve Kelly, bred Pakita, Laurence Smith.
I feel like we should have the windows open in
a van riding through the country. That's right.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Oh boy, oh boy, bro.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
How about little Taco Bell or something.
Speaker 4 (00:20):
Who was about to say bring your own grass tonight,
and then I realized that meant something very different when
America was in it today.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
So don't do that.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
Yes, it's legal. Now, well, schmitty, what's going on this weekend?
Speaker 4 (00:32):
It's better to be courteous at de Vos Performance Hall,
which is exactly where the iconic America will be tonight
live in concert, celebrating their fifty fifth anniversary. This is
the Encore Tour, so you're gonna hear all the good ones.
Horse with no Name, this one Ventura Highway.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
You can do magic. That's a big one too.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Oh it's good.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
I like this. Hey, I forget how much America did.
That's on me.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
Is this a for sure on Core tour? You know
how those work too? Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 4 (01:06):
Tickets are still available, but again, fabulous venue for going
to Vos Performance Hall.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
That's a lot of fun. Seven o'clock tonight, feathered.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Back hair, a lot of final net.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Oh, the polyester will be strong.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Yeah, a few buttons up front, just let them go. Hey, honey,
you want to dance?
Speaker 4 (01:28):
The amount of manscaping, I'm sure you'll see people needing
to do at this show.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
All right, let's get to the Beer City open.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Pickle ball back in West Michigan.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
This actually kicked off a couple days ago, but today
is very cool because this is when ESPN is in town.
They're doing their fifty for fifty series, fifty states in
fifty days, and Grand Rapids gets to be the showcase
for Michigan.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
I'm heading there.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
Oh yeah, oh yeah, awesome, awesome. Twenty two franchises are
going to be playing. It goes all the way through
the weekend. A lot of fun at Bell Knappar. This
is another one I've been super excited about. It's the
Shark Days of Summer at our Grand Rapids Public Museum
for the Sharks exhibit. I was there, I know the
other day. It's just so good. Now the exhibit goes
(02:11):
through August. But every night this week they've had special programming.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
Tonight a cute date night. They're doing a Shark coutery workshop.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
I get it.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
Come on come on.
Speaker 4 (02:23):
And then actually open late Tomorrow night. They're gonna be
open till nine pm with a bar and everything for
you to see Shark Nato. They're doing a special screening
of Shark Nado, so GRPM dot org. It is really
it's a lot of fun this weekend. Also, the thirtieth
annual Lowell Riverwalk Festival begins tonight. Ton's going on. They've
(02:46):
got kids games, family fun. There's going to be the
Duck Raffle, a kids zone.
Speaker 2 (02:51):
In car show.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
That'd be fun. Who didn't like ducks?
Speaker 4 (02:57):
This is great for downtown Grand Rapids. This weekend starts
the Grand Rapids Saturday Socials. This is the Hotel Business District,
So this Saturday through the following two Saturdays into July
and August, more than thirteen businesses all around downtown are
doing specialty sales, tastings, lots of special programming. It's a
(03:17):
great opportunity to come downtown spend some money locally fun.
Zeeland doing their Show and Shine car Cruise this weekend.
It's back tomorrow and Saturday. Plenty of time to check
out some incredible vintage cars. We've also got the Grand
Haven Triathlon. Guys, get your shorts and your trunks ready,
perfect destination for those sprint and Olympic distances. Sunday mornings,
(03:42):
seven forty five. It starts that's Mulligan's Hollow.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
I'll be going from snug Harbor to get a hot dog,
and then Kirby.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Don't you love that?
Speaker 1 (03:55):
No, that's my triathl I like that.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
Yeah, my favorite.
Speaker 4 (03:59):
Sitting on a beach chair and just going wow, look
at how slow that guy is shovel a hand in America.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Song sitting on a beach chair, it's got win.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Are you a special guest this evening? You should be
shooting on a piece of saying.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
I know this isn't a local event, but since I
have to put up with during the commercial breaks and everything.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Wait to see what you're about to add?
Speaker 3 (04:20):
You and Smitty talking about Netflix shows or things you
gotta do or watch? How do you forget what tonight is?
Speaker 2 (04:27):
What is tonight?
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Jaws at fifty It's the making of Jaws and it
premieres tonight nine o'clock eastern on National Geography.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
And there you go.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
All right, I thought you.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
I say that because Jen and I scheduled this thing
on Monday Date night tonight to watch that thing.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
Good to know you, and national geographic back in the
seventies was something else to
Speaker 3 (04:53):
Come on now,
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