Festival-goers could pump $3.5M into local economy
Tuesday, July 30, 2002 (284 reads)
The Common Ground festival rolls into Lansing's Riverfront Park on Tuesday, and it's expected to boost the local economy by an estimated $3.5 million.
The city and private managing partnership hopes the third annual extravaganza, which begins Tuesday, will draw more than 63,000 people downtown for six days of music, food and family entertainment.
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Ground Force
Wednesday, July 10, 2002 (329 reads)
The third Common Ground festival opens Tuesday at Riverfront Park with large music and small changes.
The music will be heavy on classic rock. It piles up enough names-from Foreigner and Smokey Robinson to Kool & The Gang and Earth, Wind & Fire - to fill a jukebox.
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Common Ground does well with area residents
Sunday, May 12, 2002 (338 reads)
There was nothing common about this year's Common Ground festival, held July 9 to 14 on the banks of the Grand River in downtown Lansing.
Concerts by well-known groups and solo artists - including Foreigner, Smokey Robinson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Journey, and Kool and the Gang - highlighted the week's events.
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