The stage is set, the massive canopy is up, and on Friday leaders from across West Michigan gathered to celebrate the opening of Acrisure Amphitheater in downtown Grand Rapids.
The $184 million venue is set to open on May 15 with a concert headlined by Lionel Richie, who joined in the celebration inside the amphitheater Friday afternoon.
“I look forward to coming back many, many times and telling my friends, my artist friends, that there’s a destination you got to come to Grand Rapids,” said Richie. “Can you believe that? Grand Rapids.”…