The “Do-Dah Parade” is Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 11 am. We are 40 years old and it's time to "roll the dice" on life and play a few board games. This year's theme is Board-Amazoo. We are super excited to see what all of you will come up with. Don't you worry, you can […]
With 40 years of combined improv experience, Tara Sytsma and Bannon Backhus are Baby Steps. With our hand-shucked approach to comedy, there are a lot of ways we can make you laugh–for example, unintentionally–and if you really like character and story, you’ll really like this duo. Now, baby steps to the theatre… Show Date: June […]
Kick-off your summer right with JumpstART Weekend June 7 through 9 throughout downtown Kalamazoo. JumpstART is full of fun, art, food, and music in an entirely outdoor setup featuring events the community has come to know and love: KIA Arts Fair, Art on the Mall, Do-Dah Parade, Kalamazoo Pride, and so much more! Kalamazoo Institute of Arts […]
Kick-off your summer right with JumpstART Weekend June 7 through 9 throughout downtown Kalamazoo. JumpstART is full of fun, art, food, and music in an entirely outdoor setup featuring events the community has come to know and love: KIA Arts Fair, Art on the Mall, Do-Dah Parade, Kalamazoo Pride, and so much more! Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair Friday, June 7 […]
Originally published in 1893 and 1901, Simon Pokagon’s birch bark stories were printed on thinly peeled and elegantly bound birch bark. In Dr. Blaire Morseau’s 2023 book, As Sacred to Us: Simon Pokagon’s Birch Bark Stories in Their Contexts, these rare booklets are reprinted with new essays that set the stories in cultural, linguistic, historical, […]
Tuesdays on the Road is a program that is supported through our Kalamazoo Food Truck Rallies initiative. KELC Events is the organization that hosts the rally events as a way to support the food truck industry and a concept called Placemaking. The Tuesdays on the Road event series is hosted June, July and August, and […]
Join us every Wednesday at Bronson Park from 5:30-6:30 pm for Workout Wednesdays, a lively community tradition! Get ready to sweat it out with free workout classes aimed at boosting […]
For the 6th year, Beats on Bates brings free outdoor entertainment to Downtown Kalamazoo every Wednesday evening from June through September on Bates Alley, running from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. […]
Michigan photographer Emily J. Gómez will share her work in New Cyanotype, explaining how and why she uses this handmade blueprint process. Through the series Unearthed, she investigates places where Native American towns in the Southeast and Midwest once prospered and considers what they have become. Her latest series, titled Cumberland Island: Land, Water, Wind, […]
Since the dawn of time, improv troupe Riddled with English has entertained the masses. Now, it’s your turn. High energy, short games, with lots of laughs. Get ready to get Riddled with English! Show Date: June 14 Show Time: 7:30-9p Tickets: $10 Doors Open: 6:30p
Since the dawn of time, improv troupe Riddled with English has entertained the masses. Now, it’s your turn. High energy, short games, with lots of laughs. Get ready to get Riddled with English!
Join the KIA as we remember Juneteenth, which is a holiday that commemorates the abolishment of slavery in the United States. Free general admission on June 15, 2024. 11:00 am to 5:00 pm: Explore the Museum Use a gallery guide to learn more about African American artists in the KIA’s collection. 11:15 am: Art Detectives […]
