West Michigan venues eager for financial relief after being closed since March and last updated 2020-12-21 22:24:48-05 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â With a COVID-19 relief package now on its way to Governor Gretchen Whitmer and another about to be approved at the federal level by Congress, the live entertainment industry in West Michigan is feeling cautiously optimistic. âI definitely felt a lightness,â said Tami VandenBerg, co-owner of The Pyramid Scheme. âThereâs still a lot of things to figure out, [like] how is it going to be distributed, whoâs going to get it, how much is going to go to each venue, but you knowâ¦it was a massive win.â