Create during an evening of art! The biennial Hands-On event is returning to the Kirk Newman Art School on March 4, from 5-8 p.m. Participants can try their hand at several projects, taking home their own masterpieces at the end of the evening. This event is for all skill levels: current students interested in trying […]
Sometimes a book saves your life. It shows up just in time, and you cling to each page. They don’t always tell you love can be an endless stormy ocean, and when your dreams unravel, sometimes you need saving. “Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it […]
We're celebrating the Americas with engaging music from Dvořák, Copland, and Soro and are thrilled to present Derrick Parker in his KSO debut singing Aaron Copland’s playful and sentimental "Old American Songs." The KSO also presents the North American premiere of a major symphony by one of South America’s greatest composers. Chilean Enrique Soro’s "Sinfonia […]
For younger children, we’re offering our Rootead in Youth program, which meets once a week on Saturday mornings (March 5th - April 9th) and includes instruction on movement, songs, rhythms, and storytelling centering on the African Diaspora. The program is a great primer for youth who’ll move on to join the RYDC and RYDE programs. […]
The Fretboard Festival is a celebration of Kalamazoo's stringed-instrument legacy and musical heritage. The 17th Annual Fretboard Festival by the Kalamazoo Valley Museum will be presented virtually on Saturday, March 5. This year's festival will feature four live-streamed musical performances and three live-streamed workshops. These will not be recorded and will only happen once, so […]
TIME OUT is an unforgettable songwriters in the round concert. Reminiscent of a night at the legendary Blue Bird Cafe where award winning writers swap personal stories and inspirational songs in an intimate setting, TIME OUT is a lyric lovers dream. The Accidentals (Sav Buist and Katie Larson) spent the better part of the last year […]
Cycles epitomize the power-trio format with ripping guitar, fat bass grooves played out through furious slapping, and viciously dynamic drum beats flowing over intricate tempo changes. Each member wields a unique take on their instrument that when played together, forms a truly fresh and cohesive sound. Patrick Harvey commands the guitar with speed and precision […]
Rising from the forests and rivers of central Wisconsin, Armchair Boogie's high-energy take on the Jamgrass genre fuses intricate arrangements of acoustic guitar and banjo with the funky back beats of electric bass and drums. Augie Dougherty (banjo, vocals) and Ben Majeska (guitar, vocals) started playing together in the fall of 2014 while attending the University […]
You don’t often hear about an artist reinventing their sound twenty albums into a celebrated career. But for Todd Snider, his latest release, First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder, isn’t so much a sudden change in direction as an arrival after years of searching. Since debuting in 1994, Snider has gone through his own incarnations. […]
For younger children, we’re offering our Rootead in Youth program, which meets once a week on Saturday mornings (March 5th - April 9th) and includes instruction on movement, songs, rhythms, and storytelling centering on the African Diaspora. The program is a great primer for youth who’ll move on to join the RYDC and RYDE programs. […]
Let creativity swirl around you! Join the Art Detectives as we read The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds, and look at the vibrant art of Linling Liu: Musical Meditations. At this extra special Art Detectives, we’ll be joined by Marisa Bianan from Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers and she will lead you through a dotty, swirling, […]
The Irish American Club of Kalamazoo is happy to announce that the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is returning to downtown Kalamazoo on Saturday, March 12 starting at 11:00 am. The parade route is the same as past years, beginning on Burdick St. at Michigan Ave., traveling south to Cedar St.
