Arts
Grand Rapids has a progressive and vibrant arts community. Michigan's only professional ballet company, the Grand Rapids Ballet, offers contemporary and classical ballet performances. The Grand Rapids Symphony presents Classical, Casual Classics, Pops, Family Series, and Lollipop concerts. In July and August the orchestra also presents outdoor picnic concerts at Cannonsburg Ski Area. Opera Grand Rapids, West Michigan's only professional opera company, features rising national and international artists in three productions each season.
The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts is Michigan's largest multi-disciplinary contemporary arts center offering cutting-edge programming in visual arts, performance art, literature, film, music and dance.