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ARTbreak Talk: No Dark in Sight: Light and the Nig...

Presented by Kalamazoo Institute of Arts at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

Enjoy the story of fine art photographer and WMU Art Professor Bill Davis on his journey to photograph sacred and other sights, which use light to... More Info

Jan 29

ARTbreak Talk: Watanabe Shozaburo: Reinventing the...

Presented by Kalamazoo Institute of Arts at Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

At the beginning of the 20th century, print connoisseur and entrepreneur Watanabe Shozaburo found that few craftsmen remained who could master the... More Info

Jan 20 - Feb 20

Regional Juried Arts Competition 2019

Presented by Carnegie Center for the Arts/W.R. Monroe Museum at Carnegie Center for the Arts

The Carnegie Center’s annual Regional Juried Arts Competition returns! All information is included in the juried show brochure and entry form;... More Info

Feb 01

Black Arts & Cultural Center - February Art Ho...

Presented by Black Arts & Cultural Center at Black Arts & Cultural Center

Feb 01

Art Hop: Storytelling Festival - Life in the Mitte...

Presented by Kalamazoo Valley Museum at Kalamazoo Valley Museum - Stryker Theater

The Seventh Annual Storytelling Festival, featuring stories and songs of Life in the Mitten, kicks off with Art Hop on February 1. 6 p.m.: Robin Nott... More Info

Feb 01

Alumni Artists Spotlight Exhibit: Bre'Anna McCoy -...

Presented by Kalamazoo Valley Community College at Kalamazoo Valley Community College - Center for New Media

An exhibition of visual art created by Kalamazoo Valley’s Center for New Media alumna Bre’Anna McCoy.

Feb 01

February Art Hop

Presented by Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo at Downtown Kalamazoo and Surrounding Neighborhoods

Discover Art Hop! It’s visual art, music, dance, poetry and lots more! It’s fun, interactive, and a great way to explore Kalamazoo. And you... More Info

Mar 01

Black Arts & Cultural Center - Art Hop March E...

Presented by Black Arts & Cultural Center at Black Arts & Cultural Center

Art for Change is a moving art exhibition produced by PRICEarts in collaboration with the Black Arts & Cultural Center geared towards the current... More Info

Mar 01

March Art Hop

Presented by Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo at Downtown Kalamazoo and Surrounding Neighborhoods

Discover Art Hop! It’s visual art, music, dance, poetry and lots more! It’s fun, interactive, and a great way to explore Kalamazoo. And you... More Info

Apr 05

April Art Hop

Presented by Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo at Downtown Kalamazoo and Surrounding Neighborhoods

Discover Art Hop! It’s visual art, music, dance, poetry and lots more! It’s fun, interactive, and a great way to explore Kalamazoo. And you... More Info

May 03

May Art Hop

Presented by Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo at Downtown Kalamazoo and Surrounding Neighborhoods

Discover Art Hop! It’s visual art, music, dance, poetry and lots more! It’s fun, interactive, and a great way to explore Kalamazoo. And you... More Info

Jan 17 - 20

Angel of the People Mover by Emilio Rodriguez

Presented by Queer Theatre Kalamazoo at Queer Theatre Kalamazoo

Angel of the People Mover follows Maya, a young Black trans woman, on her journey to find love in the people she meets, the friends she makes, the... More Info

Jan 26

Erie Street Painted Lady - All Ears Theatre

Presented by All Ears Theatre at First Baptist Church

A young, newly married couple have bought a Victorian home that they plan to restore themselves. What they don’t know is that there are three... More Info

Jan 26 - Mar 16

Rootead In Youth Spring Sessions 2019

Presented by Rootead at Douglass Community Center

Kalamazoo’s very own Rootead organization will be hosting youth dance classes for children ages 4-14 starting January 26th to March 16th. Classes... More Info

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Jan 17 - Mar 21

Crescendo Community Voices

Presented by Crescendo Academy of Music at Crescendo Academy of Music

Crescendo Community Voices is led by a board-certified music therapist with assistance from community teaching artists, this program provides... More Info

Apr 11 - Jun 13

Crescendo Community Voices

Presented by Crescendo Academy of Music at Crescendo Academy of Music

Crescendo Community Voices is led by a board-certified music therapist with assistance from community teaching artists, this program provides... More Info

Jun 24 - 28

Epic Broadway! Musical Theater Camp

Presented by Crescendo Academy of Music and Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers at Crescendo Academy of Music

Epic Broadway! is a collaboration between Crescendo Academy of Music and Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers. 2019 focus: TBA Individual Voice... More Info

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Jun 27 - Aug 15

Crescendo Community Voices

Presented by Crescendo Academy of Music at Crescendo Academy of Music

Crescendo Community Voices is led by a board-certified music therapist with assistance from community teaching artists, this program provides... More Info

Jan 18 - 19

Jeremiah Downes & Friends: Live at Farmers All...

Presented by Farmers Alley Theatre at Farmers Alley Theatre

A new evening of original songs by Jeremiah Downes starring Madge Dietrich (Kinky Boots) and Evan Gallagher-Frace (Winner of NYC Rising Star 2 at... More Info

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Jan 20

Crescendo Student Recital

Presented by Crescendo Academy of Music at First Presbyterian Church

Jan 26

Stulberg Gold Medalist & the Kalamazoo Symphon...

Presented by Stulberg International String Competition and Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra at Western Michigan University - Miller Auditorium

The Stulberg International String Competition and the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra welcome 2018 Gold Medalist Charlotte Marckx (violin) back to... More Info

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Jan 30

University Chorale Performance

Presented by WMU School of Music at Western Michigan University - Dalton Center Recital Hall

The first half of the program features works that frame the concept of mortality in different ways, including Rautavaara’s Suite de Lorca,... More Info

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Feb 01

Tusk: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute at the Ka...

Presented by Kalamazoo State Theatre at Kalamazoo State Theatre

No wigs, no backing tracks, no gimmicks, just five musicians recreating the music of Fleetwood Mac to perfection with note for note renditions that... More Info

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Feb 09

Jim Brickman Share the Love Tour

Presented by Kalamazoo State Theatre at Kalamazoo State Theatre

The best-selling solo pianist celebrates 2 decades of music with his Share the Love Tour. Experience the sounds of award-winning hit-maker, pianist... More Info

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Feb 10

Zhang Zuo ("Zee Zee") [Gilmore Rising Stars Series...

Presented by Gilmore Keyboard Festival at Wellspring Theater

An imaginative and electrifying performer, Chinese pianist Zhang Zuo (“Zee Zee”) is unique among the young generation of pianists. Described as... More Info

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Feb 14

Bare Backstage Productions Presents: Community Cos...

Presented by Kalamazoo State Theatre at Kalamazoo State Theatre

Same old dinner and a movie again? Single? Dress up your next Valentine’s Day at BBP’s 21+ Community Costume Prom. Emceed by Katherine... More Info

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Jan 18 - 19

Live Improv Comedy by Crawlspace Eviction

Presented by Crawlspace Theatre Productions at Crawlspace Comedy Theatre in Historic First Baptist Church Building

Kalamazoo can be cold in January, and, just like chili, laughter is sure to warm you up and stick to your ribs, so let us serve you up some hearty... More Info

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Jan 11 - 27

Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical

Presented by Kalamazoo Civic Theatre at Parish Theatre

From a humble Midwestern childhood in Northern Kentucky to topping the charts for nearly five decades, the story of Rosemary Clooney’s remarkable... More Info

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Jan 28 - 29

All Ears Theatre Auditions - The Wind & Samuel...

Presented by All Ears Theatre at Epic Center

Come join the fun! Open auditions for the 2019 All Ears Theatre shows! January 28 & 29, 2019 at 7 p.m. at the Epic Center The Wind – Directed by... More Info

Feb 09

Foley's Folly - All Ears Theatre

Presented by All Ears Theatre at First Baptist Church

At a radio station in the 1940s a timid sound effects man gets a little tipsy and the resulting program isn’t quite what the ‘doctor’ ordered. An... More Info

Jan 25 - Feb 09

The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)

Presented by Kalamazoo Civic Theatre at Kalamazoo Civic Auditorium

Three actors, (or actresses!)one dead playwright, and 37 plays, all in under two hours! An irreverent fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays,... More Info

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Jan 25 - Feb 10

The Wolves

Presented by WMU University Theatre at Western Michigan University - Gilmore Theatre Complex

Atomic power drives this extraordinary new play about a girls indoor soccer team blasting its way through life. In this dizzying, tightly wound... More Info

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Feb 14

Fated to Be: 21+ Adult Costume Prom and Cabaret

Presented by Bare Backstage Productions at Kalamazoo State Theatre

Same old dinner and a movie again? Single? Dress up your next Valentine’s Day at BBP’s 21+ Community Costume Prom. Emceed by Katherine... More Info

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Feb 08 - 17

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Presented by WMU University Theatre at Western Michigan University - Gilmore Theatre Complex

Journey to the Wild West in this classic story of good versus evil, law versus the gun, one man versus Liberty Valance. This gritty re-telling of the... More Info

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