Welcome to Our 2011-2012 Professional Season:
Building a Community Together

Welcome to our eighth season of entertainment here at the FAC! This year’s theme, “Building A Community Together,” demonstrates how we can each play a role in our community to give back to kids and families. We are currently meeting our main mission: providing opportunities for students of Forest Hills Public Schools to experience the Arts, with over 92% of our annual usage dedicated to our students and staff. But we are also extremely excited to provide a professional season for our greater community, along with our one-of-a-kind Artist-In-Residence/Exhibit Program.

While we have accomplished much in our short seven years, we didn’t want to stop with our professional season or exhibits, we wanted to do more to give back to families in West Michigan. So, we are pleased to introduce four organizations to you throughout this season who are devoted to children, families, and providing opportunities for individuals with special needs. Not only will you have a chance to learn more about these organizations, but you will see that our season is family-focused with a wide-variety of entertainment that has something for every age.

In the past seven years we have generated over 3 million dollars in revenue that supports the professional season, Artist-In-Residency (A.I.R.) and Exhibit Program. This would not have been possible without the generous support of our patrons, staff, students, families, community partners and donors. We thank you for your generosity of spirit and for your commitment to the arts right here in the heart of our community.

It’s going to be an incredible season and a wonderful eighth year of operations and we are looking forward to sharing it with you!

Please click on the artist photos or names below for more performance information:

Jingle Bell Rock

The Fine Arts Center's Professional Season is funded through season ticket sales, sponsorships, and advertisers.

Purchase Single Tickets!

Single Ticket Purchases
Single tickets for Jingle Bell Rock can be purchased starting Monday, October 31 at 9:00 a.m. Single tickets for all other shows will be available starting Monday, December 5 at 9:00 a.m. Single tickets are available for purchase in person at the Fine Arts Center Box Office (600 Forest Hill Avenue SE). Box Office Hours Of Operation: Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (closed 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.). Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

Single Ticket Prices for Jingle Bell Rock:  $40, $42, or $48, depending on seating location.
Single Ticket Prices for Peking Acrobats:  $28, $32, or $34, depending on seating location.
Single Ticket Prices for Pop Goes the Rock by Cirque Dreams:  $38, $40, or $44, depending on seating location.
Single Ticket Prices for Blues Brothers:  $38, $40, or $44, depending on seating location.
Single Ticket Prices for Whose Live Anyway:  $32, $34, or $38, depending on seating location.
Single Ticket Prices for Young Frankenstein:  $42, $44, or $48, depending on seating location.

The Musical,
Young Frankenstein

Virtual Season Brochure
Browse Through Our 2011-12 Season Brochure Right on Your Desktop

Click on the animated graphic below to open our interactive brochure. Flip through the pages by clicking on the the lower page corners or arrow keys at the top—or press your right/left keyboard arrow keys. Browse through the brochure as if a printed one was right in front of you!

Season Brochure, Order Form, and Box Office Policies
Don't Have Your Brochure Handy or Didn't Receive One? Download It Now!

2011-2012 Season Brochure  (includes order form and box office policies, PDF,  4.9 MB)

2011-2012 Season Ticket Order Form  (PDF, 90 KB)

2011-12 Fine Arts Center Box Office Policies  (PDF,  346 KB)

Season Subscriber Benefits
Become a Subscriber Today to Enjoy the Following Benefits This Season:

• Best seats in the house
• The ability to renew or upgrade seats each season
• An opportunity to purchase two additional tickets (while available) for each show prior to subscription sales to the public
• Tickets by mail, fax, phone or at the Fine Arts Center Box Office
• Lost ticket “insurance”
• The Hilton Grand Rapids Airport is offering subscribers a special discount for overnight accommodations to thank you for subscribing this year. Information will be sent with your season tickets.

2011-2012 Season Partners

Pop Goes the Rock
by Cirque Dreams

Community Partners

Reflecting the Forest Hills community’s spirited dedication to the arts – and made possible through a special bond referendum approved in 2000 – The Forest Hills Public Schools Fine Arts Center (FAC) was created to enhance the artistic growth and enjoyment of area youth, families and community members. This year’s theme, Building A Community Together, reflects the Center’s ongoing desire to work with local agencies and organizations that support the arts and families. In a first-year initiative, the 2011-2012 season will include four local organizations that provide valuable services to children, families, and our community. We want to introduce these incredible organizations to you throughout the season and hope that by partnering with them we can share in the common goal of helping kids.

Ronald McDonald House
The Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan provides a “home away from home” for families with children who are critically ill. Since opening our doors in 1990, we’ve helped more than 10,000 families. We partner with local hospitals to keep families together during an unimaginably difficult time. Often, these families live far away from the hospital and can’t pay for an extended hotel stay. The House affords parents the ability to focus on what’s really important during their child’s health crisis – not preoccupied with the worries of temporary housing, meals or transportation. To make a donation today, go to Wmrmh.org/donate.

Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
The only one of its kind in West Michigan, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is a comprehensive children’s hospital dedicated to providing world-class care to every child who walks through our doors, regardless of their ability to pay. Kids are not little adults. Most arrive here with complex conditions that demand specialized knowledge, highly trained staff and unique medical equipment. Children require more personalized care and a higher nurse-to-patient ratio. Similarly, some kids are too young to express themselves. We have staff with special communication skills who can recognize when kids are in distress or in pain. Because it simply cost more to care for children we rely on philanthropy to save kids’ lives, provide hope and comfort and help keep children safe and healthy. To make a donation today, go to Helendevoschildrens.org/give.

Kids' Food Basket
Kids' Food Basket ensures children in our community do not go to bed hungry. One in four Michigan children goes hungry every day, and Kids’ Food Basket is working to change that. Kids' Food Basket attacks childhood hunger by providing nutritious evening meals to food insecure children and engaging our community through volunteering and education. Kids’ Food Basket is the only organization in greater Grand Rapids focused solely on childhood hunger. Each sack supper is powered by the love and support of our community. By partnering with individuals, families, businesses, food resources, other nonprofits, schools and teachers, Kids' Food Basket helps ensure that lunch is not the last meal of the day for 5,000 kids in greater Grand Rapids. Learn more at Kidsfoodbasket.org.

Pursuing A Dream
There are nearly 55 million disabled people in the United States. Unfortunately, their opportunities to take part in outdoor activities are often limited and sometimes non-existent. Pursuing A Dream events are designed to overcome barriers that prevent or limit the disabled from enjoying outdoor activities. Each event promotes education, healthy living, sportsmanship, self-esteem, recreation and awareness. Learn more about this organization at Pursuingadream.org.

Join the Fine Arts Center Mailing List

Get printed information about upcoming performances, exhibits and events and the Center. You will receive a copy of our 2008-2009 season brochure and the quarterly Fine Arts Center newsletter, Artspeaks.

Fine Arts Center Mailing List   (Please include your name, mailing address and email address.)

Video Tour of the Fine Arts Center

Take the 5-minute video tour of the Fine Arts Center to see this amazing facility inside and out. Click here, select "Video Tour" at the top of the page and then select the movie version best suited for your Internet connection.

Theater Seating Diagram

Click the links below to view a detailed seating diagrams for reference in choosing seats for Fine Arts Center performances. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print this document. Click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader if you need it.

Orchesta Seating Diagram   (PDF file, 384KB)
Mezzanine Seating Diagram   (PDF file, 316KB)
Balcony and Loge Seating Diagram   (PDF file, 768KB

Event Sponsorship

The Fine Arts Center staff can assist you in creating a sponsorship package unique to your company at an affordable cost. For more information, please contact Meg George (mgeorge@fhps.us) at 616.493.8965.