Concerts
Under
the Stars
Concerts Under the Stars is an immersive full-dome concert experience curated by the Grand Rapids Public Museum’s Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium, highlighting local musicians and visual artists. Local West Michigan bands will perform their music, enhanced by original video art projected onto the seated Planetarium’s 50-foot dome. Upcoming local visual artists collaborate with the musicians to weave together an exclusive immersive concert experience. Concerts Under the Stars has quickly become a staple of the underground West Michigan music scene. Visitors are invited to explore the Museum’s first two floors of exhibits during the cocktail hour before the concert.
See the 2025 lineup below!
Program schedule:
6:30 | Museum & Cash Bar Open
7:00 | Planetarium Doors Open
7:30 | Concert Begins: Two Sets with a Short Intermission
Parking:
Parking is available at the Museum’s parking ramp on Front Street, complimentary validation provided upon check-in.
Tickets:
Tickets for Concerts Under the Stars are $24 each, and $20 each for GRPM Members.
*Children under 18 must attend with an adult.
Please be aware that shows may contain bright lights or dizzying visuals.
2025 Concerts Under the Stars Lineup
Odd Space feat. Visual Artist Jasmine Bruce
Thursday, January 30 & Friday, January 31, 2025
About Jasmine Bruce: Jasmine Bruce is a visionary artist whose work emphasizes the healing power of creating. Based in Grand Rapids, she obtained her BFA from GVSU. Known for her large scale public art and activism, she has been awarded Grand Rapids Business Journal Newsmaker of the Arts and 40 under 40 honoree. Her work is a deeply spiritual process through which she honors pain by diving into themes of conscious awareness, mental health, spirituality, Blackness and the feminine. Her work aims to re-member the creator within all and restore harmony and connection with the inner, outer and higher self.
Ahya Simone feat. WMCAT Teaching Artist Mike Saunders and WMCAT video production students
Thursday, February 20 & Friday, February 21, 2025
About Ahya Simone: Ahya Simone is a Detroit-based harpist, singer-songwriter femme queen who fuses R&B/soul, jazz, and experimental elements. Ahya Simone’s many pronged practice is bound by an exploration of black Identity, Aesthetic, and community building. Simone’s engagement with music stems from a childhood spent in the Black church, where she learned to sing. She later became principal harpist for the Wayne State University Wind Symphony.
About Mike Saunders: Mike Saunders joined WMCAT in 2014 as video production teaching artist and now works as program manager of arts + tech. He is a producer on three award-winning films with Sob Noisse – “Coyote,” “Ape” and “Buzzard.” Mike is also co-founder of Plastic Son Productions, through which he has worked with nonprofits to produce documentaries. He has a BA from GVSU and completed the Lexia program at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Mike is co-founder of the Grand Rapids Soul Club and a popular DJ. He currently serves on the board of directors for Film and Media Alliance of West Michigan.
Slow Spell feat. Visual Artist Emily Hromi
Thursday, March 13 & Friday, March 14, 2025
About Slow Spell: Slow Spell is an experimental rock band from Traverse City, Michigan. Knotted guitar, hypnotic bass, and dynamic drums weave together around the melodic and deeply powerful vocals. The resulting sound is somewhat enigmatic. For this very special performance at the Grand Rapids Public Museum the band will be bringing their improvisational practice to a live audience for the first time. Each night’s second set of music will be crafted live; with the planetarium’s visuals and audience energy helping guide what’s created on stage. Slow Spell consists of Laurel Premo (vocals), Chris Stefanciw (guitar), Peter Lepczyk (bass), and Will Thomas (drums).
About Emily Hromi: Emily Hromi is a freelance medical illustrator, graphic designer, and multimedia artist based in Grand Rapids. She earned her BFA in Biomedical Art from the Cleveland Institute of Art and has over a decade of combined experience in fine art, medical illustration, design, museum work, and science communication. Emily has operated her business Studio Hromi LLC full-time since 2019 and supports dozens of clients and collaborators in Grand Rapids and beyond.
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