Dr. Leihua Weng will introduce the women established in Captive Beauties. She will provide context for the activities the women in the paintings are engaged in, particularly with the knowledge of the social and cultural norms of the lives of women and gender practices in Late Imperial China. This talk also discusses how some gender […]

Join us Downtown Kalamazoo on Saturday, November 19th at 11:00 a.m. for the annual Maple Hill Holiday Parade! With over 100 parade units coming back to Kalamazoo, we are looking forward to bringing back this long time tradition. Stay downtown with us after the parade to enjoy live music, visit Santa, sip hot chocolate and […]

The Thanksgiving tradition returns with Kalamazoo’s own, Greensky Bluegrass, coming back to the historic Kalamazoo State Theatre November 25 and 26! For two decades now, Greensky Bluegrass have been building an empire, brick by brick. They are widely known for their dazzling live performances and relentless touring schedule, but that is only the tip of […]

The Jerico Faire is back for our 5th event! The Jerico Faire is a faire featuring a collection of local makers and artists. Join us on Small Business Saturday, November 26th from 11a-5p at Jerico at 1415 Fulford st, Kalamazoo. Food provided by Weller Barbeque! Find ALL the details at: hellojerico.com/jerico-faire

The Thanksgiving tradition returns with Kalamazoo’s own, Greensky Bluegrass, coming back to the historic Kalamazoo State Theatre November 25 and 26! For two decades now, Greensky Bluegrass have been building an empire, brick by brick. They are widely known for their dazzling live performances and relentless touring schedule, but that is only the tip of […]

Unmasking Masculinity for the 21st Century includes works of art by Kehinde Wiley, Ebony G. Patterson, and JC Lenochan. Before them, before all of them, came Robert Colescott. Despite Colescott’s widespread profound influence on generations of American artists, his name is missing from survey courses on 20th-century American art. Who was Robert Colescott? What did […]

Join us for a virtual celebration of the Unmasking Masculinity for the 21st Century catalog. Catalog contributors Maurice Wallace, Jeff Chang, and Anuradha Vikram will join curators Rehema Barber and Larry Ossei-Mensah for a lively conversation about the ways in which we define masculinity in the 21st century.