Upcoming Events
Chevy & Sons Dinner
Saturday, July 19, 2025 6:30PM - 10:00PM
623 Venue & Events
623 Lyon St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
We are thrilled to welcome our friends, Ryan & Jess Martin, owners / operators of Chevy & Sons Catering and Events, into 623 Venue & Events!!
Chevy & Sons will be providing a very memorable dinner - paired alongside 5 wines selected by Jess and Katie. This is going to be a fun ode to summertime dining experience!!!
Chevy & Sons is a husband and wife team- Chef Ryan Martin and Event Coordinator Jess Martin. With over 30 years combined in food and hospitality, they’ve come together to offer exceptional experiences to you and yours. Chef Ryan has showcased his talents at a range of high end restaurants in the Grand Rapids area; while Jess has managed restaurants and event spaces in the city as well. We believe in the integrity of good food and good people, well-crafted experiences served with a generosity of spirit.
Quality food, simply crafted, served in the spirit of Midwest hospitality.
Song Bird Dinner
Saturday, August 16, 2025 6:00PM - 10:00PM
623 Venue & Events
623 Lyon St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
We are thrilled to welcome Song Bird to 623 Venue & Events for a very special 6-course dinner. Come taste Grand Rapids summer’s finest ; sourcing thee very best West Michigan produce, working through the lens of West Michigan’s abundant harvest. This event is special, folks.
Tickets will be available for purchase beginning in June, under the EVENTS page! This event will run from 6:00 - 10:00pm.
Song Bird and Song Bird Market is a working market-style pop-up shop, curated and driven by Chef Daren Palacios. Daren now resides in Detroit, and is working for the renowned culinary powerhouse, Backbone Hospitality Group, which owns Marrow, Marrow Provisions Detroit, The Royce, and Mink.
Stephen Kolavo Dinner
Saturday, August 23, 2025 6:00PM - 10:00PM
623 Venue & Events
623 Lyon St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
THIS DINNER IS RESCHEDULED FROM JUNE
We are excited to welcome Stephen Kolavo to 623 Venue & Events for a very special 5-course dinner with wine pairing. This menu is inventive & seasonally inspired, and showcases Chef Stephen’s playful character. It’s going to be an incredible night, and we can’t wait to host this Event!!
Tickets will be available soon!!!! This event will run from 6:00pm - 10:00pm.
Stephen Kolavo is a locally renowned chef that is currently working within the shared, commercial Cloud Kitchen, ChefShack, as a chef for Cou Cou Bakehouse.
As a Chicago native, Stephen has worked for some incredible hospitality groups in the greater Chicago area - including Publican Quality Bread, and the formerly open Quiote in Logan’s Square. Stephen helped open Anemel in Benton Harbor, Michigan, as well as the new Eastern Kille Distillery location in Rockford, Michigan. Stephen resides in the Highland Park Grand Rapids community with his wife, Megan, and their newborn daughter, Lila.
Green Fork Foods Dinner
DATE : TBD IN OCTOBER 6:00PM - 10:00PM
623 Venue & Events
623 Lyon St. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
We are elated to host our new friends at Green Fork Foods ! We are elated to introduce Chef John - Culinary Director, Owner & Executive Chef, alongside Chef Tiphani - Creative Director, Co-Owner & Executive Sous Chef. As two friends who shared a passion for food, and bringing people together with cooking a good meal for their friends and family wanted to expand on their core values and wanted to give more than the industry was able to give.
The name Green Fork Food represents the core values of what John & Tiphani wanted to bring to the table with their company.
Food that is locally-sourced, health conscious and as environmentally conscious as possible ; menus that fit everyone's palette ; exploring the creative side of food. Their end goal is to bring a Farm-to-Table experience with a twist of fine dining.
You can find them working out of their mobile kitchen or at @chefshackgr in East Grand Rapids.