Name: Three Decembers
Start: 2026-11-06
End: 2026-11-07

Traditional Thai specialties and familiar Chinese dishes dominate the menu at this unpretentious eatery 20 minutes west of downtown Grand Rapids.

Aroy Thai Restaurant

Nonprofit coffee shop offers meaningful employment to people with intellectual disabilities. Liam’s Be Café serves coffee and tea drinks, hot chocolate and baked goods, and is named after Lowell resident Liam Doyle, who worked as a Barista at the Brody’s Be Café in Ada before this store was opened in 2024. Open Mon-Fri; hours vary by season.

Liam’s Be Café

Children’s Village Café provides a safe and interactive environment for children to explore, have fun and learn through play. They offer a variety of classes for toddlers, including arts and crafts, yoga, cooking, science, and baby sign language, and they have a sensory room designed for overstimulated children to relax and unwind. Open play hours are 9am-1pm Mon-Fri, 5pm-7pm Tue, Thu & Sat, and 10am-noon Sat-Sun. 505 W Main St.

Children’s Village Café

We are an economic generator through sports tourism for Greater Grand Rapids and Kent County in the West Michigan area.

We own and operate an award winning baseball/softball complex; the Meijer Sports Complex [www.MeijerSportsComplex.com](https://www.MeijerSportsComplex.com) featuring eight fields, including a championship field that seats 1,000.

Our signature event, the Meijer State Games of Michigan (Olympic-style sporting event), draws 10,000 athletes through 60+ sports in its Winter and Summer Games.  We work with many of our local sports clubs and organizations to host various regional and national tournaments.

Why Grand Rapids? We have:
•	12,000 + hotel rooms (2,500 downtown)
•	234,000 square foot downtown convention center (fits 40 volleyball courts)
•	12,000 seat Van Andel Arena
•	5 facilities that feature 4+ courts and multiple grass or turf fields
•	Grant program for new events
•	and more!

West Michigan Sports Commission

November 6 & 7  
Three Decembers is a chamber opera based on the unpublished play Some Christmas Letters by Terrence McNally. The three parts of the opera are set in the month of December in the years 1986, 1996 and 2006 and it tells the story of a famous actress, Madeline, and her two adult children as they struggle to know and love each other. The role of Madeline Mitchell was originally written for Frederica von Stade, and has since been sung by mezzos such as Joyce Di Donato and Susan Graham. With a heartfelt libretto by Gene Scheer, and a lyrical score by Jake Heggie, Three Decembers is a moving humorous exploration of family, identity, and the ties that endure.

Three Decembers

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