Campers will have fun in these improv theater camps while building confidence and leadership skills. They will play improv games, be creative, and have fun creating scenes on the spot. […]

Campers will have fun in these improv theater camps while building confidence and leadership skills. They will play improv games, be creative, and have fun creating scenes on the spot. […]

During select ARTbreaks throughout the summer, artists featured in the 2024 West Michigan Area Show will deliver talks on their featured pieces and on their larger bodies of work, their artistic processes, and their points of inspiration. With works selected from more than 300 submitted entries, the West Michigan Area Show highlights the work of […]

Since 2003, Crawlspace Eviction has been delivering laughs, chortles and guffaws to Kalamazoo. See what happens when what’s next is ANYBODY’s guess? Get ready for a face-melting good time! Show Date: July 12 Show Time: 7:30-9p Tickets: $15 Doors Open: 6:30p

Join us at 10:30am to kick off KIA Centennial Community Day with a special Art Detectives! Beloved local children’s book author Emmy Kastner will read her new book and guide participants in a drawing activity. Attendees will also create an animal mask and self-explore the galleries.

The KIA turns 100 years old on July 2! Join us as we continue to celebrate the KIA’s centennial year. Free general admission on July 13, 2024. 11:00 am to 5:00pm: Explore the Museum Learn more about the KIA’s art collection with a self-guided gallery guide. 11:15 am: Art Detectives Read-aloud of While You’re Asleep […]

Join us for quiet reading time in the galleries. We will provide seating and space to kick back and read a book. Bring your own book or check something out from the Meader Fine Arts Library!

by Aimee Pokwatka Pepper Rafferty has a very straightforward life. She’s a forensic anthropologist, who is married to her historian husband, Ike and helps out at her moms’ veterinary clinic. Her daily life has a routine. When Pepper discovers she is connected to the famous reclusive artist Ula Frost whose paintings are rumored to transport […]

The National Day of Summer Learning is an advocacy event for the importance of summer learning. The purpose of the event is to promote the importance of high-quality summer learning opportunities. Youth-serving organizations and youth participating in their summer programs will be attending, as well as the greater community. Our celebration of summer learning includes […]

Seth Thomas Sutton is an Emmy-nominated Métis artist, scholar, author, and activist. He holds Masters degrees in Visual and Critical Studies from Kendall College of Art and Design and is currently chair of the Arts and Humanities Department at Montcalm Community College. Sutton is a member of the Native American Advisory Council at Grand Valley […]

High-energy games and fun characters are front and center with Blunder Bus as they find the hilarity in everyday life! This team performed double duty at last year’s Fest and they’ll bring 200% this year. *Honk Honk* Show Date: July 19 Show Time: 7:30-9p Tickets: $10 Doors Open: 6:30p

Join us for quiet reading time in the galleries. We will provide seating and space to kick back and read a book. Bring your own book or check something out from the Meader Fine Arts Library!

Canned Champagne Described as “an eclectic group of improv-ers…a variety pack, if you will,” Canned Champagne is classy, yet down to earth; effervescent, yet digestible; bursting with flavor, yet sturdy in their aluminum casing. Graduates of the Crawlspace Comedy Theatre improv program, this group is ready to have fun and get silly! Daddy’s Boys Bryce […]

SERVICE INDUSTRY NIGHT w/ Hot & Delicious + Friends (who are also siblings!)…what’s better than going out to dinner with family to a nice restaurant…? Closing that stupid restaurant, ditching your stinkin’ family and coming down to Crawlspace with your coworkers on Monday, July 22nd at 7pm to check out some improv, catered HOT and […]

For nearly two decades, Preston Singletary has straddled two unique cultures, melding his Tlingit ancestry with the dynamism of the Studio Glass Movement. In the process, he has created an extraordinarily distinctive and powerful body of work that depicts cultural and historical images in richly detailed, beautifully hued glass. Singletary has translated the visual vocabulary […]

The Cerulean Fish is a local alternative and indie rock band. The band of young adults brings high energy dance music including original songs and covers from bands including hers, […]

The Blues fest returns to it’s roots, 30 years after the first event! We are back at Arcadia Creek Festival Place, July 27th, 2024! Tickets can be purchased here: Tickets […]

Join us for quiet reading time in the galleries. We will provide seating and space to kick back and read a book. Bring your own book or check something out […]

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: July 27 Show Time: 7:30-9p Tickets: $10 Doors Open: 6:30p

Canned Champagne Described as “an eclectic group of improv-ers…a variety pack, if you will,” Canned Champagne is classy, yet down to earth; effervescent, yet digestible; bursting with flavor, yet sturdy in their aluminum casing. Graduates of the Crawlspace Comedy Theatre improv program, this group is ready to have fun and get silly! Baby Steps With […]

Patio & Bar: 5:30 PM | Live Music: 6:00 PM State on the Street is back for select Fridays this Summer! Join us outside the historic Kalamazoo State Theatre for State on the Street featuring Celeste Alison on Friday, August 9! We’ll have free live music outside our iconic Theatre, patio seating, drink specials, merchandise […]

Just when you thought Saturdays were safe, The Dispatch gets…ummm…DISPATCHED! Saturday, August 3rd is your chance to see some of the rising improv and sketch comedians in the Midwest strut their stuff! The Dispatch is The Comedy Project’s “house team” out of Grand Rapids and they’re so excited to be at Crawlspace in Kalamazoo for […]