GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Concertgoers in Grand Rapids celebrated the opening of Acrisure Amphitheater on Friday by visiting the city's newly expanded social district, where Founders Brewing Company served drinks and snacks from a mobile bar.
The social district now includes these areas.
- Grand River trail adjacent to amphitheater from US-131 to the railroad tracks
- Market Avenue from Fulton Street to the railroad tracks
- Extensions of Weston Street, Oakes Street, Cherry Street, Williams Street and Bartlett Street to Market Avenue
- Finney Avenue
- Ney Avenue
"People can have a beer in our tap room and have a bite to eat, or they can even stop by our mobile bar that we have set up here, grab a beer, grab a snack, enjoy the sunshine, and mosey on over to their concert," Founders Chief Marketing Officer Chuck Buckingham said. "It's a win-win."
On Friday, the lyrics from Lionel Richie songs were aplenty as the line for the mobile bar was populated with his fans.
"My dream is to shake Lionel's hand one day," said Jami Visaya, who flew into Grand Rapids from Seattle to attend the concert with her friend, Rashmi Rama.
"I'm very excited that [the amphitheater] is so close to the river and everything is so walkable," said Rama, who is from Ann Arbor. "It's really great."
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