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  <copyright>Copyright 2012, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA)</copyright>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:10:12 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Saturday Short Films for Kids</title>
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  <p><b>Dates:</b> 12/17/11, 1/21/12, 2/18/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 11:15am - 11:30am</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Library<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  Dennis Kreps<br />
(269) 349-7775 ext. 3165<br />
<a href="mailto:dennisk@kiarts.org">dennisk@kiarts.org</a>
</p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/library/video.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="150" align="right" alt="video image" title="video image" />Stop by the library to watch...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=454</link>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Saturday Library Story Time</title>
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  <p><b>Dates:</b> 1/14/12, 2/11/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 11:15am - 11:45am</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Library<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  Dennis Kreps<br />
(269) 349-7775 ext. 3165<br />
<a href="mailto:dennisk@kiarts.org">dennisk@kiarts.org</a>
</p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/library/library_storytime.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="187" align="right" alt="Story Time Image" title="Story Time Image" />Stop...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=453</link>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Young Artists of Kalamazoo County Reception</title>
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  <p><b>Dates:</b> 2/4/12, 2/5/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 12:00pm - 4:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  KIA Galleries<br />
</p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/exhibitions/yagalleries4.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="185" align="right" alt="Young Artists Exhibition" title="Young Artists...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=140</link>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Public Tour: African-American Artists in the KIA collection</title>
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  <p><b>Dates:</b> 2/5/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 2:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/collection/coll_alston.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="208" align="right" alt="Charles Henry Alston Untitled (Couple)" title="Charles...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=465</link>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>ARTbreak : Paul Ponchillia: Art and Adventure in the Arctic</title>
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  <p><b>Dates:</b> 2/7/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 12:00pm - 12:45pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Auditorium<br />
314 S. Park St.<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Paul Ponchillia: Art and Adventure in the Arctic</b><br />
Paul Ponchillia's life as an artist began after an accident left him totally blind.  When he discovered the beauty of an Inuit stone...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=492</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Art League Lecture: America's Gilded Age</title>
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  <p><b>Dates:</b> 2/8/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 10:00am</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  KIA Auditorium<br />
</p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/logos/art_leaguelogo.jpg" border="0" width="199" height="197" align="right" alt="Kalamazoo Art League logo" title="Kalamazoo Art League...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=423</link>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Up Close: Essential Themes in African American Art</title>
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  <p><b>Dates:</b> 2/9/12, 2/16/12, 2/23/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 6:30pm - 7:45pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
314 South Park Street<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Up Close: Exploring the Collection</b><br />
This series is a great opportunity to learn about the museum's collection with Associate Curator of Collections Greg Waskowsky. Advance registration...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=489</link>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Public Tour: Annette Lemieux: Strange Life of Objects</title>
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  <p><b>Dates:</b> 2/12/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 2:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/exhibitions/lemieux_walking_on_water_revisited.jpg" border="0" width="248" height="137" align="right" alt="Annette <small>Lemieux Walking...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=466</link>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>ARTbreak : Jana Hanka: Easter Island</title>
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  <p><b>Dates:</b> 2/14/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 12:00pm - 12:45pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Auditorium<br />
314 South Park Street<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Jana Hanka: Easter Island</b><br />
Easter Island is one of the world's most isolated inhabited islands as well as the site of the mysterious, monumental statues, known as moai. Join artist Jana...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=493</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Art League DepARTure: Winter Park</title>
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  <p><b>Dates:</b> 2/16/12, 2/17/12, 2/18/12, 2/19/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> All Day</p>
  <p>To download and print the PDF, please click <a href="http://www.kiarts.orgdocs/events/final_winterpark_weekend_rvsd_6_final.pdf" title="depARTure - Winter Park"  onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=389</link>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Public Tour: Hefner Collection of East Asian Art</title>
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  <p><b>Dates:</b> 2/19/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 2:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/education/public-tour--logo.jpg" border="0" width="255" height="120" align="right" alt="Public Tour Logo" title="Public Tour Logo" /...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=467</link>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Jewelry Workshop: Make &amp; Take Earrings (732)</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 2/25/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 1:00pm - 4:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Art School<br />
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
314 South Park St<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  Barb Scott<br />
(269) 349-7775 ext 3101<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=447" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=447</a></p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/school/jewelrystudio2.jpg" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="right" alt="Jewelry Studio" title="Jewelry Studio" />
<p>Instructor...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=475</link>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>9th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival</title>
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  <p><b>Dates:</b> 2/26/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 2:30pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Rave Theater, Downtown Kalamazoo<br />
180 Portage St.<br />
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007</p>
  <p>See films by the filmmakers of tomorrow at the 9th Annual Teen Filmmaker Festival! Comedy, drama, animation-this festival has it all!</p>

<p>Sponsored by the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=520</link>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Public Tour: Infrared Photography by Christopher Light</title>
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  <p><b>Dates:</b> 2/26/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 2:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/exhibitions/chrislight_gemspinemamillaria.jpg" border="0" width="248" height="187" align="right" alt="Christopher Light Gemspine...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=468</link>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Member's Preview</title>
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  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/2/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 7:00pm - 9:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  Jay Simon<br />
(269) 349-7775 ext. 3113<br />
<a href="mailto:jays@kiarts.org">jays@kiarts.org</a>
</p>
  <p>This member's-only reception is exclusive to donor level and above members only. More details about this exciting, private event are coming soon!</p>

<p>For more information, or to upgrade, please...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=514</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Collograph Printmaking Workshop (704)</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/4/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 1:30pm - 4:30pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Art School<br />
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
314 South Park St<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  Barb Scott<br />
(269) 349-7775 ext 3101<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=442" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=442</a></p>
  <p>Instructor Jeffrey Winkelmann Evergreen<br />
Workshop will take place in the Print Studio<br />
Members: $50, Non-Member $ 60<br />
Collagraph printmaking uses a variety of common materials to...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=471</link>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Jewelry Workshop: Surface Embellishment: Reticulation (727)</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/4/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 12:00pm - 4:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Art School<br />
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
314 South Park St<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  Barb Scott<br />
(269) 349-7775 ext 3101<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=447" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=447</a></p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/school/jewelrystudio2.jpg" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="right" alt="Jewelry Studio" title="Jewelry Studio" />
<p>Instructor...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=472</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Public Tour: Sunday Funday Medieval Art</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/4/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 2:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org</a></p>
  <p>Free public tour of <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=349"  ><i>Object of Devotion: Medieval Alabaster</i></a></p>

<p>Part of Sunday Funday. No registration required.</p>


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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=501</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>The Strange Life of Objects closes</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/4/12</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/exhibitions/lemieux_potential-snowman.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="193" align="right" alt="Annette Lemieux Potential Snowman"...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=485</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>KIA Garage Sale - Now accepting donations</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/5/12, 3/12/12, 3/19/12, 3/26/12</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/events/garage_sale.png" border="0" width="300" height="303" align="right" alt="Garage Sale" title="Garage Sale" />In case you need an...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=457</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>ARTbreak : Asian Art from the Hefner Family Collection</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/6/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 12:00pm - 12:45pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Auditorium<br />
314 South Park Street<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/exhibitions/hefner_mingei_horse-eyeplate.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="302" align="right" alt="Mingei Horse-Eye Plate Hefner Family...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=495</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>KIA Library Story Time</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/10/12, 4/14/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 11:15pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p>Be entertained by stories about knights and damsels, heroes and dragons.</p>


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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=522</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Visiting Artist Workshop: Bede Clarke: Directions in Clay (350)</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/10/12, 3/11/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 9:00am - 5:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kirk Newman Art School<br />
314 South Park Street<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  School Secretary<br />
(269) 349-7775 ext. 3101<br />
<a href="mailto:barbs@kiarts.org">barbs@kiarts.org</a>
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="www.kiarts.org/school" target="_blank">www.kiarts.org/school</a></p>
  <p>Members: $125, Non-Members: $130<br />
A non-refundable cancellation fee of $25 will be charged.<br />
No refunds after February 24.</p>

<p>During this workshop we will explore wheelthrown and...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=441</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>Public Tour: Object of Devotion</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/11/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 2:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org</a></p>
  <p>Free Public Tour of <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=349"  ><i>Object of Devotion: Medieval Alabaster</i></a></p>

<p>No registration required. Meet in the lobby at 2 pm for tour.</p>


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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=502</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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  <title>ARTbreak: Books, Alabasters, and Devotion in Medieval England</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/13/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 12:00pm - 12:45pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Auditorium<br />
314 S. Park St.<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/exhibitions/objdevot_stchristopher.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="346" align="right" alt="Figure of St. Christopher" title="Figure of St....
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=496</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Art League Lecture: Everbody is My Teacher</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/14/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 10:00am</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p>Ceramic artist Rick Berman will share his insights on "finding your artistic path." His own artistic path has led him from Atlanta, Honolulu, and Chicago to India and Africa, where he led wheel...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=525</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Art and Devotion:  Looking at the Word</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/15/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 6:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><b>With Jessica Brantley, Yale University</b><br />
<b>Cornelius Loew Lecture in Medieval Studies. </b></p>

<p>Late medieval English alabaster figures and panels illuminate not only a visual...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=487</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Up Close: Treasures of Pre-Columbian Art</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/15/12, 3/22/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 6:30pm - 7:45pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
314 South Park Street<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Up Close: Exploring the Collection</b><br />
This series is a great opportunity to learn about the museum's collection with Associate Curator of Collections Greg Waskowsky. Advance registration...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=490</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>West Michigan Area Show Reception and Awards Ceremony</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/16/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 5:30pm - 7:30pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  KIA Auditorium and Exhibition Galleries<br />
</p>
  <p>Please join us as we celebrate the opening of the <a href="http://www.kiarts.orgpage.php?page_id=362"  >2012 West Michigan Area Show</a> and congratulate those area artists who are exhibiting. The...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=105</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Short Films for Kids</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/17/12, 4/21/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 11:15am</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Library<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  Dennis Kreps<br />
(269) 349-7775 ext. 3175<br />
<a href="mailto:dennisk@kiarts.org">dennisk@kiarts.org</a>
</p>
  <p>Stop by the library to watch fun short films on DVD. Each program features a different art related film. Appropriate for ages 3 to 8.</p>

<p>Free, no registration required.</p>


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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=523</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Yarn Dyeing Workshop (555)</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/17/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 9:30am - 4:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Art School<br />
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
314 South Park St<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  Barb Scott<br />
(269) 349-7775 ext 3101<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=448" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=448</a></p>
  <p>Instructor Rita Petteys<br />
Workshop will take place in Studio 6<br />
Members: $60. Non-Members: $70<br />
Learn how to dye both a multi-colored and a semisolid shade skeins of wool yarn. You...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=477</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Infrared Photography by Christopher Light closes</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/18/12</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/exhibitions/chrislight_view_from_the_bridge.jpg" border="0" width="149" height="200" align="right" alt="Christopher Light View from the...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=483</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Jewelry Workshop: Basic Etching in Copper (728)</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/18/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 10:00am - 4:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Art School<br />
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
314 South Park St<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  Barb Scott<br />
(269) 349-7775 ext 3101<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=447" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=447</a></p>
  <p>Instructor Nancy Koning<br />
Workshop will take place in the Jewelry Studio<br />
Members: $85, Non-Members: $95<br />
A new class offering in the jewelry studio, etching on metal involves...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=473</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Public Tour: Infrared Photography by Chris Light</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/18/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 2:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org</a></p>
  <p>Free public tour of <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=427"  ><i>Infrared Photography by Chris Light</i></a></p>

<p>This is your last opportunity to see this excellent exhibition by...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=503</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>ARTbreak: Ida McDougal: Her Story</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/20/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 12:00pm - 12:45pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Auditorium<br />
314 South Park Street<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/collection/coll_350_chase_pink.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="300" align="right" alt="William Merritt Chase A Study in Pink" title=...
   ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=498</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Ladies' Night Out</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/21/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 6:00pm - 8:30pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
314 South Park Street<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <br /><img src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/events/3ladies_night_out_flyer_1_.jpg" border="0" width="549" height="716" alt="3ladies night out flyer 1" title="3ladies night out flyer 1" />
<p>Ladies'...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=324</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Hands - On Event</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/23/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 6:30pm - 9:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kirk Newman Art School<br />
314 South Park Street<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  School Secretary<br />
(269) 349-7775 ext. 3101<br />
<a href="mailto:barbs@kiarts.org">barbs@kiarts.org</a>
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/school" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org/school</a></p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/school/ceramicswheel.jpg" border="0" width="162" height="216" align="right" alt="Ceramic Wheel" title="Ceramic Wheel" />Have you always...
   ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=445</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Public Tour: West Michigan Area Show</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/25/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 2:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org</a></p>
  <p>Free public tour of the <i><a href="http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=362"  >2012 West Michigan Area Show</a>.<br />
</i><br />
No registration required.  Please meet in the lobby at 2 p.m.</p>


   ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=504</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>ARTbreak: The Virgin Mary in English Alabaster Sculpture</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/27/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 12:00pm - 12:45pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Auditorium<br />
314 South Park Street<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <img class="imageLeft" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/exhibitions/objdevot_deposition.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="254" align="left" alt="Panel of the Disposition" title="Panel of the...
   ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=497</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Rags: Beyond Plain Weave Workshop (554)</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 3/30/12, 3/31/12, 4/1/12</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Art School<br />
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
314 South Park St<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  Barb Scott<br />
(269) 349-7775 ext 3101<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=448" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?page_id=448</a></p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/school/weavingstudio.jpg" border="0" width="300" height="200" align="right" alt="Weaving Studio" title="Weaving Studio" />Instructor...
   ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=476</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Public Tour: Hefner Collection of East Asian Art</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 4/1/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 2:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org</a></p>
  <p>Free Public Tour of the <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?menu_id=284"  ><i>Hefner Collection of East Asian Art</i></a></p>

<p>No registration required. Please meet in the lobby at 2 pm.</p>


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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=505</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>ARTbreak : Music for Viols</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 4/3/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 12:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  KIA Auditorium<br />
</p>
  <p>Enjoy a chance to learn more about the music of the middle ages, the world in which the <a href="http://www.kiarts.orgpage.php?page_id=349"  >Object of Devotion</a> sculptures were created. The...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=517</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>No Public Tour Today - Closed for Easter</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 4/8/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 2:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org</a></p>
  <p>No public tour - Closed for Easter.</p>


   ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=506</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>ARTbreak : Up Close and Personal with West Michigan Artists</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 4/10/12, 4/17/12, 4/24/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 12:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  KIA Auditorium<br />
</p>
  <p>Each week two artists in the <a href="http://www.kiarts.orgpage.php?page_id=362"  >2012 West Michigan Area Show</a> will talk about their pieces in the exhibition and show other examples of their...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=516</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Art League Lecture: Anishinaabe Art of the Great Lakes</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 4/11/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 10:00am</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p>David Penney, Ph.D., Associate Director for Museum Scholarship, National Museum of the American Indian  will introduce us to the works of Ottawa (Adawa), Chippewa (Ojibwa) and Potawatomi artists....
   ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=526</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Art Scholars</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 4/12/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 1:00pm - 3:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org</a></p>
  <p>Richard Utz, WMU Professor of Medieval Studies will present a lively look at the many ways medieval ideas live on in his talk, "Medieval Kalamazoo."</p>

<p>At first, the juxtaposition jars:...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=511</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Up Close: Grant Wood and Stow Wengenroth</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 4/12/12, 4/19/12, 4/26/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 6:30pm - 7:45pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
314 S. Park Street<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <br /><img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/education/upclose--pristineamerica.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="412" align="right" alt="Grant Wood and Stow Wengenroth" title=...
   ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=491</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Public Tour: Object of Devotion: Medieval Alabaster</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 4/15/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 2:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org</a></p>
  <p>Free public tour of <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?menu_id=229"  ><i>Object of Devotion: Medieval Alabaster</i></a></p>

<p>No registration required. Please meet in the lobby at 2 pm.</p>


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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=507</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Art League Book Study: The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 4/19/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 1:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  Katy Steadman<br />
(269) 375-9302<br />
</p>
  <p>David McCullough's newest book tells the story of adventurous 19th-century American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, and architects who lived and worked in Paris. Drawing inspiration from...
   ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=527</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Girl Scout Day</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 4/21/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 9:00am - 12:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  Girl Scouts Hearts of Michigan Council Office<br />
(269) 343-1516<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="www.gshom.org" target="_blank">www.gshom.org</a></p>
  <p>Cost: $5 per girl, for juniors only</p>

<p>Junior Girl Scouts can earn their Art in 3-D badge in only one day! Visiting troops will learn about different ways to make sculpture, view different...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=510</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Public Tour: Earth Day - WMAS Artists</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 4/22/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 2:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org</a></p>
  <p>Free public tour on Earth Day. We will examine works in the <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?menu_id=282"  >West Michigan Area Show</a> and the <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/page.php?menu...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=508</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Public Tour: Video Art by Lee nam Lee</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 4/29/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 2:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org</a></p>
  <p>Free public tour of Video Art by Lee nam Lee</p>


   ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=509</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Book Discussion: The Illuminator by Brenda Rickman Vantrease</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 5/9/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 2:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p><i>The Illuminator</i> by Brenda Rickman Vantrease</p>

<p>Immerse yourself in the turbulence and intrigue of feudal 14th-century England through this novel depicting the lives of a widowed...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=521</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>International Medieval Conference</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 5/10/12, 5/11/12, 5/12/12, 5/13/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> All Day</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Western Michigan University<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p>No charge for local residents to attend the world's largest Medieval conference. May 10-13 will mark the 50th anniversary of the first conference on medival studies hosted by Western Michigan...
   ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=519</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Art League DepARTure: Art, History and Architecture in Chicago</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 5/16/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> All Day</p>
  <p><b>Art, History and Architecture in Chicago</b></p>

<p>Steps away from the Hustle of Michigan Ave., in the morning, we will visit The Driehaus Museum, one of the most Cultural, Historical and...
   ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=426</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>KIA Garage Sale</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 5/17/12, 5/18/12, 5/19/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> All Day</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kalamazoo Institute of Arts<br />
</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  (269) 349-7775<br />
</p>
  <p>In case you need an excuse to clean out your closet, here's one! Starting March 19, the KIA will be collecting donated items for the KIA Garage Sale May 17 - May 19. Please bring all donations to...
   ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=518</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Visiting Artist Workshop Cindy House: Painting the Landscape in Pastels (980)</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 6/22/12, 6/24/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 9:00am - 5:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kirk Neman Art School<br />
314 South Park Street<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  School Secretary<br />
(269) 349-7775 ext. 3101<br />
<a href="mailto:barbs@kiarts.org">barbs@kiarts.org</a>
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/school" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org/school</a></p>
  <p>A non-refundable cancellation fee of $50 will be charged<br />
No refund after June 7, 2012</p>

<p>Members: $220, Non-Members: $230</p>

<p>Prerequisite: Beginning Drawing or equivalent<br />
This...
   ]]></description>
  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=442</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Visiting Photographic Artist Workshop: Masterful Photographic Printing (816)</title>
  <description><![CDATA[
  <p><b>Dates:</b> 7/13/12, 7/14/12, 7/15/12</p>
  <p><b>Time:</b> 9:00am - 5:00pm</p>
  <p><b>Location:</b><br />
  Kirk Newman Art School<br />
314 South Park Street<br />
Kalamazoo, MI 49007</p>
  <p><b>Contact:</b><br />
  School Secretary<br />
(269) 349-7775 ext. 3101<br />
<a href="mailto:barbs@kiarts.org">barbs@kiarts.org</a>
</p>
  <p><b>Web Address:</b><br />
  <a href="http://www.kiarts.org/school" target="_blank">http://www.kiarts.org/school</a></p>
  <img class="imageRight" src="http://www.kiarts.orgimages/school/teresa.jpg" border="0" width="400" height="285" align="right" alt="teresa engle moreno" title="teresa engle moreno" />

<p>Master...
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  <link>http://www.kiarts.org/event.php?calendar_id=1&amp;event_id=443</link>
  <category></category>
  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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