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Creative Cafe — 237 episodes

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Glow Hall - Kalamazoo's newest space for creativity

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Lavendar Home Project - Drue McPherson Part II

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House, Human, Home - Drue McPherson Part I

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Creativity in Action - Edison Neighborhood

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Nike Designer Wilson W. Smith III - Don't miss it!

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A Conversation Through Us - Negar Dena Afazel

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Akiko Yamamoto, Prairie Ronde Artist Residency - Part III

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Catching up with Queer Theatre

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RADFest 17

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Art Hop 2026 - Kalamazoo Candle Company

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Angels in America at the Civic - AIDS Quilt makes a visit

12

Mariana Norena, Prairie Ronde Residency Artist - Part II

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Xingyu Huang, Prairie Ronde Spring Residency - Part I

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Eclectic Glass Guild - Celebrating 10 years

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Purpose-Driven Hip Hop - Slym Beno

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Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks at the KIA

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Institute of Public Scholarship - "We See You"

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The Power of Storytelling Part 2

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The Power of Storytelling Part 1

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New Year's Fest Kalamazoo is 40!

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Visiting Brush the Block - Festivals and the economic successes that follow

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Celebrating the Community Arts Awards - CMA recipients Robin Nott and Brad Wong

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CREATE! Art Hop December 2025

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Celebrating the Community Arts Awards - CMA Recipients Fran Dwight and Al Harris, Jr.

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Celebrating the Community Arts Awards - Epic Award!

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Celebrating the Community Arts Awards - Hoogstraten Award and Business Arts Award

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Celebrating the Community Arts Awards - Young Artists Award

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Celebrating Knowledge at the November Art Hop!

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Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Annual Holiday Sale

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Kalamazoo Violin Choir!

31

Season 45 - Wellspring

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The Kalamazoo Kiln Room

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ICYMI: Brush the Block Mural Festival Panel Discussions on RFQs and RFPs

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Artist Happy Hour! Budgeting for Artistic Priorities

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Canadiana Fest is back!

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September Art Hop is almost here!

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Community Arts Awards Nominations Now Open

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Brush the Block - Meet the Artists Part Three

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Brush the Block - Meet the Artists Part Two

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Brush the Block - Meet the Artists Part One

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Season 18 - Farmers Alley Theatre

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Shonda Buchanan Part II

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Brush the Block Mural Festival Artists Announced!

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July Art Hop is Almost Here!

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Vicksburg Arts has a New Leader

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The Lost Songs of Nina Simone by Shonda Buchanan

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Wallace and Grommit and Shaun the Sheep in Kalamazoo!

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We were LIVE at Art on the Mall!

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JumpstArt Weekend is Almost Here!

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SPLICE Music - Profoundly Connected to Kalamazoo

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Summertime Live! 125 Concerts, 13 Venues, 1 Summer of Fun!

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Artist Happy Hour - Director's Cut - An Artist's Online Presence

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Kalamazoo Violin Choir

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May Art Hop 2025 - the Mega Hop! with Brendan Barnes

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Brush the Block - the Inaugural Mural Festival for Kalamazoo

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Starlite Collective - Making Space for Creatives, Literally.

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Grants! Suzuki Academy talks about the ups and downs of submitting a grant

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Grants! Headband Henny talks about how grants helped his artistic journey

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Grants! Laura Citino talks about her work and how grants have helped her

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Kirk Newman Art School at the Kalamazoo Insitute of Arts

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Into the Woods! KCC and What-A-Do Collaboration

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Sourced From the Zoo!

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RADFest 2025! Don't miss it!

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Queer Theatre Kalamazoo

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Artist Happy Hour - Creative Expo 2025!

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Celebrating the work of Murphy Darden, Sr.

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Discover - Discover Kalamazoo!

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Encore Magazine!

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Stulberg International String Competition

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Monoform Cinema at the Dormouse Theatre

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Happy Holidays! A special reading of Little Women

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Gilmore Car Musuem's new Executive Nick LaCasse

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Community Arts Awards 2024! Celebrating Lanny Potts and Mary Whalen

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Celebrating William Glass and looking forward to December Art Hop!

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Celebrating the 2024 Community Arts Awards - Miller Auditorium and Elizabeth Start

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Celebrating the 2024 CAA Award Recipients! DeNooyer Chevrolet and Friends of Poetry

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Celebrating the 2024 Community Arts Award Recipients - Arts Leadership!

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Celebrating the 2024 CAA Award Recipients! Young Artist Awards

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Art Hop November 2024 with Sarkozy Bakery

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Kalamazoo Institute of Arts - 100 years under new leadership

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Dann Sytsma And Crawlspace - Where Are They Now?

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Artist Happy Hour - How to Get the Gig!

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Farmers Alley Theatre 24-25 Season!

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Kzoo Folklife Organization! 34 years and still going strong

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Jennifer Hudson-Prenkert on the Sounds of the Zoo

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Brad Wong talks Fontana's new season!

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Aubrey Jewel Rodgers and September Art Hop!

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The Druid Drummer

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We Need You to Nominate! CAA Nominations are Now Open!

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The Good, The Bad, and The A.I. – Artist Happy Hour

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Jamari Taylor - Paying it forward, one art student at a time

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Marvinetta Penn - How Storytelling Can Change Everything

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Movement Reservoir Dance Company - an interview with Lachan Niedbala

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Michigan Arts and Culture Council - New Grants!

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July Art Hop 2024 - Celebrating Black Arts

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Lots of arts this Summer in Vicksburg - Interview with Syd Bastos and Sharmane Flanders

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Kristian Walker Talks Photography & Teaching

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Juneteenth Celebration 2024!

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Art on the Mall 2024

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Art on the Mall and Concerts in the Park

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Artist Happy Hour- Queer Artists Showcase

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Black Arts and Cultural Center - Gearing up for Black Arts Festival 2024!

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Interview with Josiah DeNooyer - Drop of his Album

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Summertime Live Preview - Get ready for free music all summer!

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May 2024 Art Hop - Celebrating Public Art

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Stacy Belinsky and her Coloring Party for Stress Relief!

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Literacy Council's Literacy Lane in Edison Neighborhood

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Blue Skies Busking!

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Gilmore Piano Festival 2024!

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Washington Avenue Art and Culture Crawl

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The Clover Room

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WMU Theatre presents Argonautika!

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Kalamazoo Book Arts Center - A Gem in Our Community

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March 2024 Art Hop is Here!

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RAD Fest 2024

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Community Living Options - Signs of Peace

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Artist Happy Hour Part 2 - Don't miss out - Teaching Artist Job Fair

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Artist Happy Hour Part 1 - Teaching Artist Job Fair!

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Happy Chinese New Year from the Kalamazoo Chinese Academy

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Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra 2024 season including Special Event - Symphony of Brotherhood Concert

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2024 Art Hop Dates and Themes Announced

122

Face Off Theatre - A Kwanzaa Story from Marissa Harrington

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Bike Friendly Kalamazoo!

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Signature Artists - 36 years and counting

125

Community Arts Awards - Community Medal of Art Recipients Denise Miller and Carolyn Koebel

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Community Arts Awards - Volunteer Linda Dickey and Young Artist Isaac Byler

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Community Arts Awards - Leadership Award Recipients Dr. Michelle Johnson and Liz Youker

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Community Arts Awards - Kalamazoo Academy of Rock and Wellspring/Cori Terry and Dancers

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Community Arts Awards - CMA Frank Meintz and YAA Braeden Davis

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An Interview with V Word - Blacksheep Music and Art and Culture Collective of Battle Creek

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Kalamazoo Film Society - Local Filmmaker Showcase

132

All About Arts Council Grants!

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Artists and Art in Portage

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Chinma Nnebedum Talks about the Journey of a Young Artist in Kalamazoo

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Nominate Now - An interview with Cara Lieurance about the Community Arts Awards

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Blended Narratives: Kalamazoo RESA Education for the Arts most recent Teaching Artist Exhibit

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Dr. Khalid el-Hakim and Ernie Paniccioli - Hip Hop and Kalamazoo

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Artist Happy Hour! Marketing Yourself

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Art Hop with Public Media Network - Celebrating Storytelling

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James Palmore and Kim Shaw talk Community Arts Awards

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Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association - Blues Bash at Old Dog Tavern

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Meet Chloe Ray, Elopement Photographer in Michigan

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What A Do Theatre and What They Are Doing Now

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L. Samantha Zhang and her new book The First Dragon Boat Festival

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Yolonda Lavender and Gabriel Giron talk about Creating Space at the next Artist Happy Hour - EXTENDED CUT

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Art Hop! July 2023 - Celebrating Therapeutic Arts with Rootead

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Spotlight on Summertime Live Concerts - Grace Theisen and KSO's Jessica Mallow Gulley

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Jack Austin and Unity Theatre

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Mitch Voss & Kevin Dodd on WITTENBERG

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A Conversation with V Word

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LIVE at Art on the Mall!

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Brian Shetterly with Kalamazoo Concert Band

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Hannah Elless and Jeremy Koch - An Evening with Bright Stars

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Artist Happy Hour - Gigging in the 21st Century

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May Art Hop 2023 - Public Art with Brent Harris and Ellen Vandermyde

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Interview with new Director of Engagement Nicki Poer

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Busking is Back! And Semi-Monthly Member Meetups Have Just Begun!

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Bob Rowe from Renaissance Enterprises - Bringing music and entertainment to those in nursing homes

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The State Theatre according to Harry Phillips

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The Grants are Here for 2023! Along with Other Artist Opportunities

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Brad Wong and the Fontana Chambers Arts

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The Gilmore Piano Festival

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Cathy Huling and Ballet Arts Ensembl 40th Anniversary

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RADFest is here! Kate Yancho talks to us about the Dance Festival in Kalamazoo

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Marissa Harrington and Face Off Theatre Company

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L Samantha Zhang and her new book The First Lantern Festival

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Interview with Jon Hayes - debut album!

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A New Grant Program and An Interview with Artist Jeanne Fields

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Your Public Media Network

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All Things Art Hop

171

Happy New Year and the Tra Si Drah Exhibit

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Karen Trout, Kalamazoo Public Library,on reading out loud

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New Year's Fest!

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This day in history plus an interview with Advertising Director Janet Gover

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This Day in History plus Part II of Cal Gill-Street interview from the CAAs

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Community Medal of Arts Award Recipients John Speeter, Bertha Barbee-McNeal and Cal Gill-Street are honored

177

CAA recipients Krystal Gast of Jerico, and Stephanie Hinman of the State Theatre

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2022 CAA Recipients Kim Shaw (Leadership Award - Educator) and Syd Bastos (Distinguished Volunteer)

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2022 CAA recipients - Dr. Gerald Case-Blanchard and Bridget Fox

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Rehema Barber with Unmasking Masculinity and Dann Sytsma talks about the Epic Award

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Joe and Austin Rounds and announcing the 2022 Community Arts Awards

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Stephanie Lee of Unwinding Movement

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On this Day for October 15 and Art Hop November 2022 - Celebrating Our Students Artists!

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Ergo Sum: A Crow A Day - Karen Bondarchuk WMU

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Brad Poer, Theatre Director - Kellogg Community College

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Chrysalis Institute and the Milkweed Learning Cohort for emerging BIPOC artists

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Neurodiversity in the Arts - An Interview with Ish Klein

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Michigan Arts and Culture Council is coming to Kalamazoo - listen to Alison Watson

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Community Arts Award recipient Bryan Zocher talks about the awards

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A HeLa Story! and Art Hop September featuring Digital Art and Nayda Collazo-Llorens

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More education in arts in Kalamazoo: Gilmore Piano Festival and MRC Artworks

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Education in Theatre - Kalamazoo College and The Civic Internship

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La Luna Recording Studio give free workshops, and Julia Devers talks about education at KIA

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Public Art in Kalamazoo and August 2022 Art Hop

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The new Community Box Office and Theatre Kalamazoo

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Artist Spaces and You'd Never Believe It - the one-woman show

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July Art Hop preview and Basic Comfort announces a journey to a new album

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Summertime Live! Schlitz Creek in Oshtemo and SHOUT! in Richland

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Juneteenth! and the Black Arts Festival

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Blueback is back! and Princess Mackie Buys a House

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Live on the Mall - It’s Art on the Mall 2022

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Preview June Art Hop and Art on the Mail 2022

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The Gilmore Piano Festival Part 2 and Artist Happy Hour!

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The Gilmore Piano Festival! and KNAC (What is that?)

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May 2022 Art Hop Preview - State Theatre

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Sustainability and Grants - Theatre Part 4 of 5

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Sustainability in the Arts and Grants Part 3

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Sustainability and Grants! - Part 2

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Celebrating Earth Month! And We Have the Grants - part 1 of a 5-part series

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Art Hop for April 2022 and Chanticleer!

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Grants! and Marie Lee from Encore Magazine

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Soul Artistry, TRHT, and Venue rentals (and jobs!)

213

Live at RADFest 2022!

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Art Hop Artist Kylie Taft and Preview of RADFest

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Michigan Festival of Sacred Music March Performances and WMU Dance!

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Kalamazoo Institute of Arts exhibitions and Bach Festival collaborators for Love Is...

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Farmers Alley Theatre and Kellogg Community College

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Lunar New Year Celebration and Black Arts and Cultural Center new space!

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Kenjji Jumanne Marshall and Tanisha Pyron

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Artists of Color Initiative and Face Off Theatre

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Dwandra Lampkin and Beadventure kicks off the New Year

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Looking Back at 2021- Ringing in 2022

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Celebrating 100 years of the Symphony, and the Historic State Theatre!

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Mark DeYoung and Liz Weddon on Design Crew at KVCC Center for New Media

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Community Medal of Arts Award Recipients for 2021

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CAA Epic Award Recipient Kalamazoo Institute of Arts and the Holiday Market

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CAA Young Artist Award Recipient Morgan Brown and new student member Lucy Lowis

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Community Arts Awards Gayle Hoogstraten Leadership Award winners

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CAA Distinguished Volunteer Award Recipient and November Art Hop Spotlight - WMU BFA Students

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Announcing the 2021 Community Arts Awards

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CAA Business Award - Bell's Brewery and Dia de los Muertos with El Concilio

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Introducing the New Haymarket Plaza and higlights from Member Kama Mitchell of Rootead

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Highlighting Artist Happy Hour and Our Members

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October Art Hop spotlight - KVCC Center for New Media and LKF Marketing

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Busking! and Artist Happy Hour - Creating Space

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Arts Fund Grant and Summertime Live

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Who the Heck is the Arts Council?