Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts
Jules and Carol were thinking about moving to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Carol had arranged to have a job interview and they decided to go ahead and look at houses and plan the move regardless of the outcome. They booked their flight and reservations in one of the hotels Grand Rapids and prepared to visit the city. As it turns out they arrived at the city during its annual Festival of the Arts . This was a great surprise to them and also something they considered to be a stroke of luck.
The festival was celebrating fortieth season and both Carol and Jules were impressed that it had gained such a strong traditional aspect in the city. The festival seemed to be huge and neither of them had even heard about it in all of the research and a previous visit. This led them to believe there were many more secret wonders and intriguing aspects of the city that they had yet to discover. They settled into their room and immediately headed back out experience the festival.
It seemed this happened almost by fate, but whatever the cause the two of them walked right up to the City History Tour as one of their first encounters. Excitedly they hopped on board as the trolley took off and sent them on a cruise through the historic downtown area. They made a stop at The Avenue of Arts and also passed by some of the old churches and other historic buildings. They discovered a great deal about early Grand Rapids and couldn’t escape the feeling that the city was beckoning them. When they arrived back to the festival proper they enjoyed some great food while a rock band played in the distance. Early in the evening they enjoyed a concert by Abbey Andrew and loved the spiritual and human connections associated with her music.
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