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SUMMARY:Art Detectives: Tap! Tap! Tap!: Dance! Dance! Dance!
DESCRIPTION:March is all about movement! Join us as we engage our hands with a story and a colorful painting project\, followed by a fun movement session led by a Wellspring Academy teaching artist. Wellspring Dance Academy provides modern and contemporary dance instruction\, while emphasizing organic movement and valuing community\, expression\, and inclusivity. \nWe will be using finger paints for the art project\, so it could get messy. \nStay with us for more art and movement activities! Our Movement and Play Community Day will run from 11 am to 3 pm\, featuring activities\, games\, and a Community Dance Jam with Wellspring as part of their annual RADFest celebration!
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/tap-tap-tap-dance-dance-dance/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Detectives,Family,Free,In the Museum
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SUMMARY:Community Day: Movement and Play
DESCRIPTION:During this fun-filled Community Day\, guests of all ages are invited to come to the KIA to move and to play\, to imagine and to create. Following a special Art Detectives led by a teaching artist from Wellspring Dance Academy\, guests of all ages are invited to gather for games of all sorts — from board games and puzzles to activities that will get you exploring our galleries! Drop in and play anytime from 11 am to 3 pm\, and enjoy free gallery admission while you’re here. \nFrom 2-3 pm\, join Kalamazoo’s RADFest\, hosted by Wellspring/Cori Terry and Dancers\, for a Community Dance and Music Improv Jam! This event welcomes all individuals interested in art\, music\, dance\, and collaboration. Whether you consider yourself a dancer or not\, explore movement through structured improvisation\, accompanied by live music. Or simply sit back and observe\, enjoying the collaborative magic of music and dance! Movement facilitation will be provided by artists Allyson Lowis and Amy Wilson\, with live music by The Druid Drummer. \nClick here to register for the Community Dance and Music Improv Jam and other RADFest events throughout the weekend.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/community-day-movement-and-play/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family,In the Museum,Special Events
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SUMMARY:Sourced from the 'Zoo: Member & Exhibitor Preview
DESCRIPTION:KIA members\, community partners\, and those exhibiting their treasured objects are invited to join us for a special preview event celebrating Sourced from the ‘Zoo. Hear from the KIA’s Executive Director\, Michelle Hargrave\, and Director of Curatorial Affairs\, Rehema Barber\, on this dynamic exhibition dedicated to highlighting community voices. Light refreshments will be available. \nAbout the exhibition: Sourced from the ‘Zoo is a community-wide exhibition celebrating the vibrancy and diversity of Kalamazoo and its residents. This dynamic\, crowdsourced exhibition is a platform for everyone in Kalamazoo to participate\, creating a shared space for commemoration\, celebration\, and meaningful connections.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/sourced-from-the-zoo-member-exhibitor-preview/
LOCATION:MI
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DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250307T200000
DTSTAMP:20250210T180735Z
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SUMMARY:Sourced from the 'Zoo: Public Opening
DESCRIPTION:Sourced from the ‘Zoo opens to the public in conjunction with Art Hop on Friday\, March 7 from 5–8pm.  \nSourced from the ‘Zoo is a community-wide exhibition celebrating the vibrancy and diversity of Kalamazoo and its residents. This dynamic\, crowdsourced exhibition is a platform for everyone in Kalamazoo to participate\, creating a shared space for commemoration\, celebration\, and meaningful connections. The exhibition will be on view at the KIA through Sunday\, June 1\, 2025. \nAbout Sourced from the ‘Zoo: This exciting crowdsourced exhibition was designed to foster a deeper sense of belonging and communal connection and invites participants to commemorate and celebrate their unique stories within a shared space. The exhibition features ten themes: Books\, Literature\, and Literacy; Climate and the Environment; The Curious and Unconventional; Dance and Movement; Equity and Social Justice; Glass and Glass-making; Life in Kalamazoo after the Pandemic; Music and Musical Instruments; People and Places in Kalamazoo; and Self-care and Well-being. These themes represent the diverse passions and experiences that make Kalamazoo such a rich and dynamic place to live.  \nIn addition to the KIA\, submissions from the community will be featured at other venues\, including the KVCC Center for New Media [on view March 6-April 25\, 2025]\, Black Arts and Cultural Center [on view April 2025]\, Glass Art Kalamazoo [on view March 6-April 21]\, and Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo [on view March 7-April 25\, 2025]. Sourced from the ‘Zoo will also feature programmatic partners including the Kalamazoo Valley Museum\, Kalamazoo Public Library (Central)\, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra\, and Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers\, among other community collaborations.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/sourced-from-the-zoo-public-opening/
LOCATION:MI
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SUMMARY:Book Discussion: Solito: A Memoir
DESCRIPTION:by Javier Zamora \nThis poignant memoir recalls Zamora’s harrowing journey from El Salvador to the United States\, making the dangerous trek alone at nine years old. Zamora reflects on the emotional toll of being separated from his family as well as fear of the unknown. Solito is a raw and powerful exploration of the immigrant experience\, particularly for unaccompanied minors\, while highlighting the courage and hope that define the journey of many seeking safety and a better life. This title is Kalamazoo Public Library’s Reading Together selection for 2025.  \n*Please note that the date for our discussion is a week earlier to accommodate for the author talk on March 15 at Chenery Auditorium.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/solito-a-memoir/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussions
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SUMMARY:ArtBreak: Connecting Chords / Engaging Drums
DESCRIPTION:During this ArtBreak\, Elizabeth Start will offer an overview of the history and mission of Kalamazoo’s Connecting Chords Music Festival\, including a description of their 2025 collaboration with K-RESA Education for the Arts to bring San Jose Taiko to town for a public performance on March 25\, coupled with concerts for youth. Carolyn Koebel will join Start to give a short demonstration of taiko drumming. \nA Kalamazoo native\, Start is Executive Director of the Michigan Festival of Sacred Music\, which presents the Connecting Chords Music Festival. She is a cellist with the Kalamazoo and Elgin Symphony Orchestras\, an award-winning composer\, and Secretary-Treasurer of the Kalamazoo Federation of Musicians. She is a member of the Chicago Composers’ Consortium\, the Chicago Musicians Club of Women\, and the International Alliance of Women in Music\, for whom she provides CD reviews.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/connecting-chords-engaging-drums/
LOCATION:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts\, 314 S Park St\, Kalamazoo\, MI\, 49008\, United States
CATEGORIES:ArtBreak
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SUMMARY:Disclosure Film Screening and Community Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free screening and discussion of the award-winning Netflix documentary Disclosure (2020). Disclosure offers an eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television\, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender. Leading trans thinkers and creatives\, including Laverne Cox\, Lilly Wachowski\, Yance Ford\, Mj Rodriguez\, Jamie Clayton\, and Chaz Bono\, grapple with films like Dog Day Afternoon\, The Crying Game\, and Boys Don’t Cry\, and with shows like The Jeffersons\, The L-Word\, and Pose. Director Sam Feder invites viewers to confront unexamined assumptions\, telling a story of dynamic interplay between onscreen trans representation\, societal beliefs\, and the reality of trans lives. \nDisclosure is best suited for mature audiences\, due to language and brief moments of nudity. \nFollowing the screening\, stick around for a community conversation led by Ava Dziadzio\, Special Projects Coordinator for OutFront Kalamazoo. \nAlready seen the film and want to participate in the discussion alone? Join us at 7:45 PM. Refreshments will be provided.
URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/disclosure-film-screening-and-community-conversation/
LOCATION:MI
CATEGORIES:Films,Free
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