The ‘Destination Live Music’ video series spotlights The Stage at The Corner in partnership with Local Spins. Learn about the venue and see what’s on tap for this unique building, including a Halloween show.
Unique Venue: What was once a church is now a concert/event venue in Muskegon. (Courtesy Photo)
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A year into operation of Muskegon’s The Stage at The Corner, venue event coordinator and technical director concedes that owners are “still trying to figure out what exactly sticks” when it comes to entertainment events.
But what’s clear is that Muskegon’s newest venue has unlimited potential – a renovated church with a capacity of 350 to 370 people, two separate performance areas, and “great acoustics, lighting, sound and a projector screen for films.”
Oh, and a working pipe organ that will be put into dynamic use for Halloween on Friday (Oct. 31), when keyboardist Colin Blassingame will accompany screening of the 1962 cult horror classic, “Carnival of Souls.” (Details, tickets here.)
Alex Bernhardt (Destination Live Music)
Already, the unique venue constructed in 1930 has hosted alternative, punk, indie, hardcore, metal and rap concerts, comedy performances, movies screenings and theater and musical productions since hosting its first show in September 2024.
“We’ve had performances of all sorts on the stage — everything from musical and dramatic theater to film screenings and comedy shows. We do live music concerts not only on the stage but also in the lobby as well, and have featured genres as varied as rap, rock and singer-songwriter,” Bernhardt told Local Spins.
“I’d say we specialize in punk, hardcore, metal, emo, indie and alternative rock in general because I have the most background in booking shows around those genres.”
To delve deeper into the workings of The Stage at the Corner, 280 W. Muskegon Ave., Michael Whitenack’s “Destination Live Music” video series recently profiled the concert and entertainment space in partnership with Local Spins.
View the video below, including interviews with Bernhardt and Blassingame, as well as footage from live performances at the venue.
Beyond Friday’s horror movie screenings, The Stage at the Corner hosts a variety talent show on Saturday (Nov. 1), Rapid Fire Improv on Nov. 14, youth performances of “The Wizard of Oz” on Nov. 15, the “Death By Dessert” theater producation Nov. 21-22, Rec League, Ocean, Mccloud and When Words Fail indie-rock concert on Nov. 23 and a metal show featuring Fermented Plague, Sins Ov Madness, Zarochi and Saint Martyr on Nov. 29. Get more information on the venue’s Facebook page or via Instagram.
VIDEO: Destination Live Music presents The Stage at The Corner
The Main Stage: The “Lumber Queen” musical was staged at The Corner earlier this year. (Courtesy Photo)
