Upcoming Arts EventsThe Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
EMBRACING DIVERSE VOICES: African-American Art in the Collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts October 3-November 29, 2009 This exhibition marks and celebrates the KIA’s efforts to build and share a significant body of works by African-American artists of regional and national renown with our community. Over sixty works of art on view will include: Free Admission Sponsor: Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo KALAMAZOO INSTITUTE OF ARTS 314 S. Park Street, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007, (269) 349-7775, www.kiarts.org Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10-5; Sunday, 12-5; closed Mondays & Thanksgiving ================= Art and All That Jazz, Friday, October 15; 5-7 p.m. KIA members free, $3 nonmembers Celebrate Embracing Diverse Voices and local artists featured in the exhibition. Refreshments plus live music! Sponsor: Panera Bread Public Tours, 2 p.m. Sundays Free, no registration required. October 18. Robert Scott Duncanson & Henry Ossawa Tanner: pioneering artists October 25. Photographs by James Van Der Zee, Ernest Withers, Gordon Parks, and Lorna Simpson. November 1. Jacob Lawrence, one of the 20th century’s major storytellers. ARTbreak, Tuesdays @ 12:15 Free. KIA Auditorium. October 20 & 27; John Brown’s Holy War. Explore Brown’s complex personal history in this PBS video. November 10 & 17; Half Past Autumn: The Life and Work of Gordon Parks. Parks, an American “renaissance” man is profiled in this acclaimed documentary. November 24; The Art of Romare Bearden. This video looks at the life and work of artist Romare Bearden. Sponsor: Fountains at Bronson Place Free, for ages 62+. Advance registration required by Monday, November 9 Light refreshments served. Dr. Susan Morris will present a talk that examines how African-American artists created powerful images that helped combat racism. Participants will also enjoy a guided tour of Embracing Diverse Voices. Guest Speaker: Dr. Susan Morris of Ferris State University teaches courses in Film, Philosophy, and Race and Gender issues and works with Ferris’ Jim Crow Museum. Sponsor: Friendship Village
Michigan Festival of Sacred Music: November 12-22 You are cordially invited to join us at the Michigan Festival of Sacred Music (MFSM) as we celebrate the amazing musical diversity of the many faiths on our planet. Appearing for the first time will be the Native American musical group, Southern Straight Singers; organist David Briggs; CUBE; Common Chords, a group that celebrates the common roots of Muslim and Jewish music; The Afro-Semitic Experience, a cross-cultural band that is “actively creating an artistic response to anti-Semitism and Racism of all forms;” Tibetan singer, Techung; and the Klezmer band Hot Pstromi. Returning are Bob Rowe, Ted & Company with Ken Medema, Rohan Krishnamurthy, and Yale Strom and Elizabeth Schwartz. Tickets at www.millerauditorium.com, by phone: 269.387.2300, in person at Miller Auditorium or Epic Center Box Office. Tickets also sold at the door. For more information and a complete schedule of free and ticketed events, to download a PDF of the festival brochure visit the Michigan Festival of Sacred Music Facebook page, www.mfsm.us or phone: 269.382.2910.
Special Festival Event: Gospel Concert by LaMont McCoy and Kevin P. Myles LaMont McCoy Sunday, November 1, 2009, 7:00pm Galilee Baptist Church For more information, go to www.gbckazoo.org Free will offering.
Techung Techung Thursday, November 12, 2009, 8:00pm First United Methodist Church Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors; $5 Students Sweet Honey in the Rock® Sweet Honey in the Rock® Friday, November 13, 2009, 8:00pm Miller Auditorium Tickets: $10-$35, group discounts available Rohan Krishnamurthy and Prasant Radhakrishnan Rohan Krishnamurthy Saturday, November 14, 2009, 4:00pm Internationally known player of the Mridangam, the South Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors; $5 Students
Pushkin Youth Choir Pushkin Youth Choir Saturday, November 14, 2009, 8:00pm University of Pushkin Choir, directed by Irina Uvarova. This concert presented in collaboration with Kalamazoo Russian Festival. Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors; $5 Students
CUBE: Sounding the Sacred CUBE Sunday, November 15, 2009, 3:00pm Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors; $5 Students
Bob Rowe & Co. Bob Rowe Sunday, November 15, 2009, 7:30pm Free will offering
The Afro-Semitic Experience The Afro-Semitic Experience Monday, November 16, 2009, 8:00pm Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors; $5 Students David Briggs David Briggs Monday, November 16, 2009, 8:00pm First (Park) Congregational Church For more information, go to: www.grago.org or www.parkchurch.org Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Morning: David Briggs choral workshop with four high school honor choirs. Noon: Concert featuring David Briggs and singers from area high school honor choirs. First Baptist Church FREE Concert Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Ben Hur, 1925 Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 7:30pm Screening of the 1925 silent film with organ improvisation by David Briggs. First United Methodist Church Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors; $5 Students
Live from Jacob’s Ladder Ted Swartz  Ken Medema Thursday, November 19, 2009, 8:00pm Concert version of “Live from Jacob’s Ladder,” a music theater comedy drama about the power of forgiveness, based on the Genesis account of twins Jacob and Esau, and their paths of deception, estrangement, and reconciliation; starring Ted Swartz and Ken Medema. Galilee Baptist Church Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors; $5 Students
Yale Strom Yale Strom Friday, November 20, 2009, Noon Lunch/lecture: Yale Strom on the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra "Sacred Seasons" program. The Park Club Cost: $15, includes tax and gratuity. To reserve a seat, call 269.381.0876 by November 13, 2009.
A Great Day on Eldridge Street Eldridge Street Friday, November 20, 2009, 3:00pm Kalamazoo Valley Museum FREE! Sacred Seasons, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Raymond Harvey and the KSO Friday, November 20, 2009, 8:00pm This program, sponsored in part by MFSM, includes Four Seasons by Vivaldi, and works by Bloch and Prokofiev on Jewish themes. Miller Auditorium To order tickets online: www.kalamazoosymphony.com David Briggs Organ Master ClassDavid Briggs Saturday, November 21, 2009, 10:00am David Briggs organ master class with Southwest Michigan Chapter, American Guild of Organists at First United Methodist Church. First United Methodist Church FREE! Briner Lecture: David BriggsSaturday, November 21, 2009, 1:00pm 2009 Briner Lecture: David Briggs lecture on transcription and improvisation will be supplemented with organ playing to illustrate his points. First Presbyterian Church FREE! Southern Straight Singers Southern Straight Singers Saturday, November 21, 2009, 2:30 and 3:30pm Southern Straight Singers present Native American Pow Wow music and dance representing sacred and social traditions of the Three Fires Tribes, known as the Bode’wadmi, Ojibwe & Odawa (Potawatomi, Ottawa and Chippewa). Program includes informative commentary and dancers in regalia. Presented by MFSM with sponsorship by Kalamazoo Public Library. Kalamazoo Public Library FREE! David Briggs Organ Master Class with ChoirDavid Briggs Saturday, November 21, 2009, 3:00-4:30pm David Briggs master class with mass community choir culminating in Evensong at 5 p.m. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church FREE! Evensong with Community Choir and Organist David BriggsSaturday, November 21, 2009, 5:00pm Evensong with mass community choir and organist David Briggs. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church FREE! Klezmer Concert: Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi Saturday, November 21, 2009, 8:00pm Klezmer Concert: Yale Strom and his band, Hot Pstromi. Sponsored by Arts Midwest. Congregation of Moses Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors; $5 Students
Common Chords Workshop with The Muslim Youth Choir Common Chords Sunday, November 22, 2009, 10:30am COMMON CHORDS was created by Queens College’s “Bridging the Divide” program, which fosters dialogue and cooperation between Jews, Muslims, Hindus and Christians. Common Chords promotes global peace and interethnic understanding the best way we know how: through music and activism. Their first single, “What Time Will It Be?” is now up on YouTube: Part one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ1KqHet2wk Part two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S05ozJQjQpc&feature=related Common Chords will appear at the festival and play at Congregation of Moses. Sponsored by Arts Midwest. Congregation of Moses FREE! David Briggs Organ RecitalDavid Briggs Sunday, November 22, 2009, 2:00pm David Briggs organ recital, including premiere of new Briggs work for organ, trumpet and soprano commissioned by MFSM. Performers include soprano Susan B. Anthony and trumpeter Scott Thornburg. Text written by Kalamazoo poet Conrad Hilberry. Sponsored by Arts Midwest. First Baptist Church Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors; $5 Students
Common Chords: Celebrating the Common Roots of Muslim and Jewish MusicCommon Chords Sunday, November 22, 2009, 4:30pm Common Chords: concert celebrating the common roots of Muslim and Jewish music, featuring Pakistani rock star Salman Ahmad, virtuoso tabla player Samir Chatterjee with Yale Strom and members of his band Hot Pstromi. Sponsored by Arts Midwest. First Presbyterian Church Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors; $5 Students Messiah Sing |
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Upcoming Events
- Reading Together: Moving Toward Wholeness and Community Sun, Feb 21st 2010
- Reading Together: For the Sake of the Children (kodomo No Tame Ni) Fri, Mar 5th 2010
- Voices United (Race Exhibit Initiative Youth Committee Meeting) Tue, Mar 9th 2010
- Voices United (Race Exhibit Initiative Youth Committee Meeting) Tue, Mar 9th 2010
- Japanese Film Series: "I Just Didn't Do It" Wed, Mar 10th 2010
- Film Screening: "Snow Falling on Cedars" Fri, Mar 12th 2010
- Joseph Jones, AAA RACE Manager Mon, Mar 15th 2010
- Reading Together: Craft Couture-Japanese Calligrapghy Tue, Mar 16th 2010
- Japanese Film Series: "Always--Sunset on Third Street" Wed, Mar 17th 2010
- Reading Together: Examining Snow Falling on Cedars as Literary Classic Wed, Mar 17th 2010
- Reading Together: Snow Falling on Cedars Author David Gutterson Wed, Mar 17th 2010
- Reading Together: Meet Author David Guterson Wed, Mar 17th 2010
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