Our Saturday spherical-up of West Michigan audio information ranges from information about a rocking new exhibit at Grand Rapids’ presidential museum to a next-12 months expertise opposition in Rockford.
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It may possibly not be the first put you’d think about for an show of classic, milestone guitars, but the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids will concentration on just that starting off later on this month.
“America at the Crossroads: The Guitar and a Transforming Nation” kicks off Jan. 27 at the Ford Museum, displaying 40 instruments that depict “significant moments in America’s evolution, from the earliest Spanish invasion to the nation’s present day status as a world-wide superpower.”
Authored by Dick Boak
The touring exhibition from The National Guitar Museum helps make its debut in Grand Rapids and will operate by way of May possibly 28, supplemented by videos, photos and illustrations outlining considerable gatherings, artists and devices.
As the National Guitar Museum so aptly notes, the guitar has been America’s most well-known instrument and “a symbol for every thing from generational variations and racial divide on to politics, shopper internet marketing and modern relevance.”
To kick off the exhibit, the Ford Museum will current a discuss by luthier and author Dick Boak at 7 p.m. Jan. 27. Hired by C.F. Martin & Co. as a style draftsman in 1976, Boak has not only been involved in conceiving extra than 100 signature guitar collaborations with star musicians (Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Paul Simon, Steve Miller), but he led development of Martin’s Artist Relations Office.
Admission to the Ford Museum, 303 Pearl St. NW, is $12 grownups, $10 senior citizens, $9 college students, $6 kids 6-8. Get much more details online in this article.
PHIL TOWER MOVES FROM ‘INTERIM’ TO NEW STATION Manager AT WYCE
Immediately after officially remaining named station manager at WYCE (88.1 FM) at the stop of 2022, veteran Grand Rapids radio announcer Phil Tower has a lot on his plate when it arrives to the future of the volunteer-powered community radio station that’s focused to showcasing eclectic and regional new music.
The station is in the midst of a important studio update, has ideas for four “micro” on-air fund drives, will host its standard Jammie Awards present at The intersection on Feb. 24 and kicks off a new Globe Audio Collection at Kusterer Brauhaus on Bridge Road NW at 4 p.m. Sunday (with Celtic music’s Selkie playing the very first live performance).
Phil Tower (Courtesy Photograph)
Tower had served as interim manager considering that the spring of 2022 soon after Jess Martin stepped down from that put up.
With a lot more than 25 many years of on-air working experience – most a short while ago at Wood AM/FM Radio in Grand Rapids – Tower has a wealth of know-how when it arrives to radio functions. Not only that, but he truly served as WYCE’s station supervisor from the center of 1995 to the conclude of 1998, contacting that stint “easily a single of the most satisfying points I’ve at any time performed in my life individually or professionally.”
In addition, radio veteran and WYCE audio director Shane German has extra software director to his title and duties. German has served as songs director at WYCE since 2018.
Next-Calendar year ROCKFORD’S Bought Expertise Competition UNFURLS SATURDAY Evening
For the 2nd year, the Rockford Space Community Endowment is internet hosting a “Rockford’s Acquired Talent” level of competition at the Rockford Higher School Fine Arts Auditorium at 7 p.m. tonight (Saturday, Jan. 7).
Nine singers, musicians and performers from the Rockford region will compete in the grownup and youth categories with funds prizes awarded to the winner in each and every. Furthermore, a individual “people’s choice” award funds prize will go to a performer centered on on the internet voting by fans.
Porter Kenyon: He’ll contend again on Saturday night time. (Picture/Anna Sink)
Interestingly, very last year’s adult winner – pianist and songwriter Porter Kenyon – and the 2022 youth category winner – singer-guitarist Lily Harper – will contend in this year’s expertise present, way too.
Many others carrying out stay for judges will be Mike Boerman and Lauren Hendrick in the adult category Kaylee & Reese, Madalyn Kennedy, Everleigh Murphy, Brigid Byrne and Izubel in the youth category.
Proceeds from ticket product sales and 50 {5b4d37f3b561c14bd186647c61229400cd4722d6fb37730c64ddff077a6b66c6} of donations from on the web voting will reward the Krause Memorial Library Enlargement Fund. Get extra particulars and on the web voting info listed here.
Tickets are $15 at the doorway, if any continue to be.
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