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TRAVERSE CITY — From playing with Traverse City’s The Marsupials and northern Michigan’s Distant Stars to touring with platinum-selling alt-rock band The Verve Pipe to leading his own jazz-infused Pocket

TRAVERSE CITY — With the calendar turning to November and clocks turning back an hour, it’s time to raise a glass.

The East Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department has announced the return of its Concerts and Movies in the Park event series.

Bluegrass group Full Cord, from Grand Haven, will headline Forest Trail Music Festival.

The city of Muskegon has released the lineup for this year’s McGraft Park Summer Concert Series. Free concerts will be held Tuesdays and some Thursdays during the summer, officials say.