Boat browsing and free fishing

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Here are some family events happening this weekend I recommend you check out.

Grand Rapids Boat Show
Thursday, February 14 through Sunday, February 17
DeVos Place – Grand Rapids
www.showspan.com
Warm up inside DeVos Place while getting a peak at the newest yachts, cruisers, catamarans, tugs and speedboats.  There will also be interactive attractions including live shark encounters, skiing tutorials, dive tank demos and more.

“You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown”
Friday, February 15 & Saturday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Cornerstone University Theatre – Grand Rapids
www.cornerstone.edu/theatre
A family friendly musical featuring Charlie Brown and other Peanuts characters promises to be a season high point.

Free Community Fishing Weekend
Friday, February 15 and Saturday, February 16
Michigan Inland Lakes and Lake Michigan
www.michigan.gov/freefishing
All fishing license fees are waived for two days with visitors allowed to enjoy fishing on both inland and Great Lakes' waters for all species of fish

Breakfast and Ballet
Saturday, February 16 starting at 9 a.m.
John Ball Zoo & St. Cecilia Music Center– Grand Rapids
www.johnballzoosociety.org
Bring your little prince and princesses to the zoo for breakfast, story time and fun with the animals. Following the zoo, families will head to St. Cecilia Music Center for a performance of the CARE Ballet’s “Sleeping Beauty” at 11 a.m.

Winter Family Fun Day
Saturday, February 16 from 1-4 p.m.
Frederik Meijer Gardens – Grand Rapids
www.meijergardens.org
Frederik Meijer Gardens celebrates winter with snow painting, seed mosaics, winter-themed stories, ice sculptors and hot chocolate.

Taste of Soul Sunday
Sunday, February 17 from 1-4:30 p.m.
Grand Rapids Public Library Main Branch
www.grpl.org/tasteofsoul
Learn more about African American history and culture at the eighth annual Taste of Soul Sunday. Sample delicious food, experience art and music, and read literature from the African American culture.