Music at the Dark Sky Park
Friday, August 12 at 8:30 PM
Dr. T.K. Lawless Park, Vandalia, MI
Festival favs Samuel Nalangira, Carolyn Koebel & Joel Pixley-Fink play under the stars of the Dark Sky Park.
Migratory Music
Saturday, Sept. 10 from 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Kalamazoo Nature Center
Experience the Kalamazoo Nature Center with live music from local artists.
Tuvergen Band
Sunday, September 18 at 4:00 PM
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Ancient Mongolian fusion with modern sensibilities and world music rhythms
Yamma Ensemble
Monday, September 19 at 7:00 PM
Congregation of Moses
Traditional Hebrew and Jewish music + originals played with ancient instruments
Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ
Sunday, September 25 at 4:00 PM
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Dàn bau master/composer presents music on traditional Vietnamese instruments
Puuluup
Tuesday, September 27 at 7:00 PM
Dormouse Theatre
Modern folk with a pinch of the surreal featuring traditional Estonian bowed lyres
“In a Landscape” Trail Walk
Saturday, October 1 at 6:30 PM
Kleinstuck Preserve
(Meet at the Maple Street YMCA tennis courts)
A trail walk converges on a nature-inspired improvisation by Mike Weis (percussion) and Elizabeth Start (cello)
Thornetta Davis
Tuesday, October 4 at 7:00 PM
Bell's Eccentric Café
Crowned “Detroit’s Queen of the Blues”, Thornetta’s strong voice and smooth delivery have been wowing audiences for over 30 years.
Sweetbriar Sisters
Friday, October 7 from 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Kalamazoo Public Library (Downtown)
All-female ukulele trio celebrating KPL’s 150th anniversary at the October Art Hop
Taking Turns Organ Program
Sunday, October 23 at 4:00 PM
KNAC/First Baptist Church
Organists Steve Flick and Autumn present the full range of the Létourneau organ
Wayfaring
Thursday, October 27 at 7:00 PM
Bell's Eccentric Café
Bassist/vocalist Katie Ernst and multi- instrumentalist James Falzone drawing from jazz, folk, blues and more
Kalamazoo College Campus Obon
Saturday, October 29, 2022
2:00 – 5:00 PM
Kalamazoo College Quad
Experience Taiko drumming in the quad of Kalamazoo College with an ensemble of area and visiting percussionists.
Taiko Drumming Master Classes
Sunday, October 30, 2022
1:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Light Fine Arts Building
Kalamazoo College
Students of all ages can learn the Japanese art of Taiko drumming from visiting artist Ken Koshio.
Tapestry: “Web of Lace”
Sunday, November 13 at 4:00 PM
Portage Chapel Hill United Methodist Church
Vocal, chamber and solo works from women composers throughout history
American Patchwork Quartet
Wednesday, November 16 at 7:00 PM
Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College
An ensemble of acclaimed musicians reimagine classic American folk songs
Alla Boara
Sunday, November 20 at 4:00 PM
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Modern arrangements of Italy’s diverse history of regional folk music
Messiah Sing
Sunday, November 27 at 4:00 PM
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Sing-along of Handel’s Messiah with professional musicians