GRAND HAVEN, Mich.  -- Singer/songwriter David Bailey will perform in concert on May 19 as Loutit District Library’s wraps up its fourth Sunday Afternoon Concert Series.

This free concert begins at 2 p.m. on the Library’s upper level lobby. Library officials urged the public to come early due to limited seating. LDL opens at 1 p.m. on Sundays.

Bailey is a local songwriter, singer, and guitarist who plays a wide variety of music, including jazz and blues, in what he calls, "acoustic poetry." He provides a musical setting reminiscent of the classical jazz period.

GRAND HAVEN, Mich.-- Tom Goodwin, PhD, professor of paleobiology and Chair of the Biology Department at Andrews University, will present a lecture on May 16 titled “Tracking Ice-Age Giants: Mammoths and Mastodons in Southwest Michigan” at the Loutit District Library.

SPRING LAKE, Mich.--Music lovers of all ages are invited to a free performance of bluegrass music at Spring Lake District Library Sunday, May 19.

"Patchwork Band", one of West Michigan’s favorite bluegrass bands, will play traditional and modern bluegrass as well as some original songs during its 3 p.m. performance.

Band members Ruth and John Lakatos of Grand Haven, Bryan Garlotte of Comstock Park, and Mark Walker of Dorr are veterans of the bluegrass music scene. Known for their tight harmonies, they perform throughout Michigan and Indiana. Ruth plays guitar, John plays bass, Bryan plays banjo, and Mark plays mandolin. Visit their website, www.patchworkband.com to sample music from their "Barkin’ Up the Right Tree” and “Patchwork Band Live” CDs.