From the far reaches of rural south Alabama, the Red Clay Strays claim their unique sound with a humble confidence that can only come from their upbringing. This band, on stage and off, reminds you of southern music’s heyday and gives you hope that it may not have lost its way after all. Growing up […]

This outdoor performance on the lawn East of the Dogwood Center will feature a mix of light classical and pops with musicians from the Grand Rapids Symphony brass ensemble! Join us and you will experience a world-class brass quintet ensemble performing for you live at the Dogwood! Musicians include Charley Lea and George Goad on […]

    "Comedy of Errors" is one of William Shakespeare's early plays with a major part of the humor coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. As the story unfolds, the characters Antipholus and Dromio go to Ephesus to find them after both being separated from their twins in […]

Widely revered as “the ambassador of West Michigan music,” award-winning folk and Americana artist Ralston Bowles is a uniquely compelling troubadour whose influence and songs reach across the United States and the globe. The musician and singer-songwriter has released several critically acclaimed albums – including “Carwreck Conversations” and “Rally at the Texas Hotel” – containing […]

Born in 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, Marshall Crenshaw learned to tune a guitar correctly at age ten and has been trying ever since. His first big break came in 1978 playing John Lennon in "Beatlemania", first as an understudy in New York, then in the West Coast company followed by a national touring company. Removing […]

From their upbeat, commanding stage presence and sharp banter to their earworm-inducing melodies and heartstring lyrics, this dumpster-folk/thriftstore Americana duo has been writing and performing together since 2007. Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler inevitably formed The Rough & Tumble in 2011 as the friends turned into bandmates. In 2015, after a bad Nashville landlord left […]

"I work for me," Sarah Potenza declares at the beginning of Road to Rome, kicking off her second solo album — a record of self-empowered R&B, swaggering soul, and contemporary blues — with her own declaration of independence. Click here to get your tickets now! Tickets are $20 each. General admission, Black Box.  The Dogwood […]

All three top 16 contestants from Season 17 of The Voice will be performing a one of a kind acoustic set on the Dogwood Center’s Main Stage! This will be Alex Guthrie’s second visit to the Dogwood, he is a singer-songwriter based in Atlanta who infuses different genres including soul, folk and rock into his […]