Joining Amy Schumer as part of the Bud Light Blue and Late Night Comedy Series is Hannibal Buress, performing on Friday, March 16. In addition, full-time writer and story producer on E!’s top-rated show Chelsea Lately, Heather McDonald, will perform with Jimmy Shubert as part of a free show at the Orbit Room on Tuesday, March.13.

The Out of the Box comedy show will be held on Monday, March 12. This returning event will feature Grand Rapids native Henry Sapp along with new performers Andrea Woodfolk, Marcus D. Wiley and DL Henry, the United Voices of Worship and other surprise guests.

The Verve Pipe will be perform its critically acclaimed “A Family Album” on Saturday, March 17 at 1p.m. as part of the Meijer Family Friendly Series. The Super Saturday Kids Zone returns on Saturday March 10, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and features fun for kids of all ages. �Baby Loves Disco, an interactive disco dance for toddlers, will return to the B.O.B. on March 9 and 10 with two shows on each day.

New this year are special LaughFest shows in Lowell and Holland. Returning comic Patti Vasquez and Greg Morton will perform in Lowell together on Friday, March 16. Taylor Mason, a ventriloquist, musician and comedian, will perform his family-friendly show in Holland on Friday, March 16.

Ticket packages for LaughFest go on sale Nov. 18 with packages starting at $29.50. LaughFest ticket- package gift certificates are also available in $25 increments. Premium ticket packages, which range in price from $250 to $750 include a variety of VIP extras, such as entrance into various LaughFest parties and events. Ticket packages will be sold online at laughfestgr.org or by calling (616)735-HAHA(4242) through Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. Individual tickets sales will open to the general public on Jan. 13, 2012 at ticketmaster.com and will range in price from $7 to $57.50.

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! His Juicy-ness Tommy Fitzgerald invites you to “Ye Olde Juice Ball,” a Renaissance Fair of epic proportions to benefit Kids’ Food Basket.

This is not an auction, a black tie event, or your mother’s fundraiser; it’s a Ball, a Juice Ball… come in, be seen, get JUICED!

So fill your pockets and come ready for a JUICY time at “Ye Olde Juice Ball” to support Kids’ Food Basket!

Last year, Tommy FitzGerald’s Juice Ball Initiative raised enough money to purchase 225,000 juice boxes (that’s TWO semi truck loads) for Kids’ Food Basket. The goal this year — THREE — that’s right, THREE semi truck loads!!!

THE JUICY DETAILS…

The revelry goes from 7pm – 1am. Admission is $20 (CASH only). Ages 21+. All proceeds go directly to the JuiceBall fund at Kids’ Food Basket… EVERY DIME! This fund will now be responsible for all future JUICE BOX fundraising efforts by Chef Tommy!!

Event Parking at JW: Self $10 Valet $15

The JW Marriott’s International Ballroom will be transformed into a Renaissance Fair with medieval-inspired fun for all! Come dressed up as lord or a lady, a jester or a milk-maid… and be prepared to play the part! (If you rent your costume from the Kostume Room, you will receive a FREE ticket for admission AND Kostume Room will kick-back 10% of the rental price to Kids’ Food Basket!)

Come with a hearty medieval appetite for the Kings Feast in total renaissance style…a pig roast, turkey legs and more!

Top off your challis at the MANY cash bars…$6 drink tickets (CASH only.)

ENTERTAINMENT:

Funktion
Ralston Bowles
Drew Nelson
DJ SlimTim and DJ Danimal

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With ArtPrize 2011 just around the corner, we at the Leonard at Logan Bed and Breakfast wanted to give you a quick look at the key information important when you visit Grand Rapids. We still have room nights available, and would love to be part of your stay. The art starts just a block from us, and we are only a 15 minute walk from the center of downtown. Enjoy!

How Voting Works: Voting is open to the public and completely free. There are two rounds of voting; during week 1 (September 21-28), each voter can vote up or down for any artist, but can only vote once for each entry. Results will be available online in real time until voting ends at 11:59 p.m. on September 28. The top 10 finalists will be announced Thursday, September 29. New for 2011, the top 25 of each of the five neighborhoods will be posted; the top 10 entries will be part of this pool of 125.

Week 2 voting (September 29-October 5) for the top 10 begins immediately after the finalists are announced. During this round, you only get one vote, but can change your vote as often as you like until 11:59 p.m. on October 5. The top winner will be announced at a gala event at DeVos Hall on October 6.

Once registered, voters can cast their votes online at ArtPrize.org, through a mobile browser (m.artprize.org), via text message or with the iPhone app (search ‘artprize’ in the App Store).

How to Register: Voting is open to anyone 16 and older, but you must register in person at one of the registration locations around the city between September 22 and October 6 with a valid government-issued ID. You can pre-register some of your information on ArtPrize.org beginning September 7, but you still have to visit a station in person for verification.

Hours: Opening Day, September 21: 6pm-10pm; all other days: Monday-Thursday: 5pm-8pm; Friday & Saturday 12pm-10pm; Sunday 12pm-6pm.