THE ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER KALAMAZOO PRESENTS
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First United Methodist Church212 S. Park Street5:00 – 8:00 pm5:30 pm - NotifiedFeaturing the amazing voices of Notified a Cappella and Bill LaMachia "I Never Noticed" (Works on Paper).
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Art Hop is a monthly program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo that takes place the first Friday
of every month in Downtown Kalamazoo– and beyond!
This month, we are proud to be a part ofthe ‘June Jubilee’, the summer celebration that
kicks off everything creative and fun in Kalamazoo. From Art Hop, the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fair, Art on the Mall, to the Do-Dah Parade, Concerts in the Park, Dionysos Greek Festival and more, there
is something for everyone to enjoy!
Be sure to to look for merchants displaying our festive Art Hop Banners and stop inside!
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The KIA's largest and longest running event returns to Bronson Park on June 5th and 6th.
SEE PAGE 7 FOR DETAILS!
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Kalamazoo Public Library315 S. Rose Street6:00 – 8:00 pmAntique Tintype Photography. Photographer Eric Hennig creates gorgeous wet-plate collodion photographs using 19th century techniques and equipment.
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Amy Zane Store and Studio132 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 9:00 pmFabrics of My Life. Julie Marron-Parker creates fiber art that fuses color, texture and imagination into engaging visual stories.
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Down Dog Yoga Center316 S. Kalamazoo MallSuite 1085:00 – 8:00 pmRegina Alleman. The Spirit of Place: A Journey From Alaska To Bali featuring mixed media photo-montages.
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Carver Gallery245 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 9:00 pmMEDITERRANEAN MAGIC.Italy-Spain-Greece. New Photo-graphs by Norm Carver and new glass creations by Joan Carver.
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Arts Council of Greater KalamazooEpic Center, Suite 203359 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 8:00 pmA National Park Service ranger using photography to inspire visitors.
8Consumers Credit Union125 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:30 – 8:00 pmMichigan landscapes by popular Art Hop artist, Jonathan Wijnberg.
6Black Arts & Cultural CenterEpic Center, Suite 202359 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 8:00 pmMixed media portraits by Denise Miller.
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Hite House210 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 10:00 pmFeaturing artist Shay Church.
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KRESA Head StartEpic Center, 2nd floor atrium359 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 8:00 pmArtwork through the eyes of 3 and 4 year olds inspired by the Global Cardboard Challenge, an annual event presented by the Imagina-tion Foundation.
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Juicy Leaf316 S. Kalamazoo MallSuite 1045:00 – 8:00 pmFeaturing Josh Cronk "Cronkart" Photography.
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KRESA Education for the ArtsEpic Center, Lower level classroom359 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 7:00 pmArtwork from EFA's Alternative Arts Initiative with focus on the Barclay Hills Art for Peace Project supported in part by the MCACA and the NEA.
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Kal-Tone248 N. Burdick 5:00 – 8:00 pmLuthier Rob Doolittle, owner of the Kalamazoo Guitar Company will be displaying his custom guitar work.
14MLive Kalamazoo Gazette306 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 9:00 pmPainting and poetry by Patricia (oils on canvas), earthenware by Edie (ceramics) and music by Kalamusic (Blues Americana).
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18Morrison Jewelers321 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 9:00 pmFeaturing watercolor artist Melinda Scott.
16Milan The Style Shop217 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 8:00 pmA lifetime of artwork by Midge Gesmundo. Oil on canvas. Midge had a lifelong appreciation of the arts which is evident in her interpretations of nature’s beauty.
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URBAN Modern Hair235 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 8:00 pmThe Kalamazoo Gay Lesbian Resource Center for the "Love Who You Art" competition among the LGBT community.
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Tudor House353 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 8:00 pm“Dreaming in Four Dimensions” by Lena Drenth. Creative endeav-ors feel spiritual, often resulting in a surprise that arises from some place that previously seemed hidden.
23Optimed Pharmacy154 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 8:00 pmGlass mosaic art by Tammy Schrock.
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KVCC Center for New Media& Arcus Galleries100 W. Michigan Avenue5:30 – 8:00 pmDigital Storytelling Festival. KVCC student digital stories to be shown on multiple screens. The features will be available for viewing at the Center of New Media.
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MRC artWorks330 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 9:00 pmFunky and whimsical work from adults living with developmental disabilities, expressing their creativity and earning a paycheck.
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Pop City Popcorn346 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 9:00 pmCollin Moeller music is a blend of folk, jazz and blues that is held together by Collins energetic vocals.
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Webster’s Prime100 W. Michigan Avenue2nd Floor5:00 – 10:00 pmJames White's photography create a Zen sense of place.
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Public Media NetworkEpic Center, 3rd floor 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall5:00 – 8:00 pmMatt Perigo. “Making of a Hero”.
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More 185 artists (including 60 first-timers) include Trish Shantz, Meg Tang, Thomas Turner, Sue Caulfield, Bradley Goff, Amy Goodwin, James Bart, David Smallcombe, Jerry Harty, Xiaoying Li, Ed Brown-lee, Jake Blok, Inja Cho, Jeannette Maxey, Nancy Crampton, Linda McIntosh, Michelle Zorich, Shinichi Sato, Bruce Wiegand, and Thomas Richards. New this year: see street artist Bonus Saves making art on-site in Bronson Park, 5-7:30 pm (Saturday, too).
Enjoy grilled fare by Millennium Catering, wine, soft drinks, and three of Bell's top brews at the corner of South and Park streets. Kalamadoodle will be on hand to encourage new doodlers, plus music by the Steve Kamerling Trio and The Bog Road.
Bronson Park - 3:00 to 8:00 pm
4:00 to 10:00 pmOutside the KIA: Beer Garden,
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Japanese Drumming is an ancient art form from Japan. It is dynamic, exciting, and culturally important in Japan and the USA. Come and meet the members of MI Hiryu Daiko (Flying Dragon Drummers). The flying dragons bring good wishes from the skies. The drummers themselves share their joy of drumming with you. Director Esther Vandecar brings back many traditional tunes from her 7 years of living in Japan.
MI Hiryu Daiko
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Entertainmentin the downtown Kalamazoo Mall
Kalamazoo Mall City Harmonizers a cappella "Barbershop" Chorus and Quartets...this year celebrating 75
years of bringing great harmonies to the people of greater Kalamazoo!
Mall City Harmonizers5-8:00 pm at theBurnham & Flower Plaza
Get into the Swing of Summer with Happy Our Art! Come paint with Happy Our Art at Art Hop on the Mall. Reserve
your spot and Pre-register on line at happyourart.com.
Happy Our Art6:00 pm on South Street on the Mall
Quintette à Vin was formed in 2007 by the principal wind players of the Kalam-azoo Philharmonia Orchestra. The players formed the group to work on woodwind quintet repertoire and to polish their blending and intonation skills in orchestra. Members of Quintette à Vin are Christine Griffith on flute, Kaethe Durham on oboe, Anne Sluyter on clarinet, Chris Kvarnberg on bassoon and Jan Solberg on horn.
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Jewelry by Tara Dalga BOOTH 2
Jewelry by David Boslar
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Glass by Diane ShawCopper Glass & Recycled Trash by Tracy Bell & Melissa Lynserra
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West Michigan Glass Art Center Glass Art BOOTH 7
Pottery by Jud Tanja
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Jewelry by Patricia Plasko BOOTH 9
Jewelry by Stephanie Koerner BOOTH 10
Plata y Oro – Jewelry by Joan Van Sickler, Gerald Myers & Jackie Juhasz
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Pottery by Nancy Gertig BOOTH 12
Jewelry, Glass, & Pottery by Sue Rath BOOTH 13 Cut Coin Art by Jeremy Barrett
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Jewelry by Amy Zane
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Calligraphy/Mixed Media by Julie Kechele BOOTH 16
Aviolo Glass Werks – Sea life and Ornaments by Judith Konesni & Michael Fortin
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Jewelry by Sarah Nemire
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Sculpture by Sandy James
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Jewelry and Photography by Avani Art - Christy Honsberger BOOTH 20
Jewelry and Glass byDarryl Pfau & Nancy Stewart BOOTH 21
Jewelry by Char Short BOOTH 22 & 23
Jewelry by Kathy VanLeewen BOOTH 24
Fiber Art byCaitilin Rose Soderstrom
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Glass, Jewelry by Linda Kekic BOOTH 26
Photography by Scott Aldrich
Over 65 artist booths will line the Kalamazoo Mall and South Street on June 5th and 6th. Stop by and shop Art on the Mall.
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Watercolors, Caricatures by Dan Smith BOOTH 28
Copper Yard Art byKarla & Bob Dentler
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Handmade Jewelry by Michelle Claassen BOOTH 30
Mixed Media by Laurie Swaney BOOTH 31
Watercolors & Photography by Becky & Larry Hackenberg
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Pottery by Louise Sloger
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Handmade Jewelry by Vicky Culver
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Textiles by Yana Dee
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Jewelry by Karen Agopian
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Jewelry bykara | daniel Jewelry
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Glass by Mary Alexander
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Mixed Media byJeffrey VanHassel BOOTH 39
Jewelry by Diane Whiffin BOOTH 40
Jewelry by Cecilia Root BOOTH 41
Sculpture by Brian Brook BOOTH 42
Fiber Art by Judith Brook
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Mixed Media by Sharon Arnston
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Wood Furniture & Photography by Tom Dockham & Peggy Ayers
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Pottery by Maria Koelling BOOTH 47
Textiles by Heather Carr BOOTH 53
Glass & Jewelry by Sea Swept Designs - Patti Oakland
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Glass by Lorrie Zegerius BOOTH 55
Copper Yard Art by Bobbie Peters BOOTH 56
Handmade Paper by Nancy Engardio BOOTH 57
Granite by Mindy Yates
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Calligraphy & Collage by Susan Burton
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Sculpture by Margaret Russell
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Jewelry & Textiles byRhubarb Pi – Allisha Lahti
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Metal - Combat Ready Art - Jon Reeves
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Jewelry by Lynn Blake
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Painting by Mary Farrance
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Copper on Wood by Kathy Schiavo
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Textiles by Kimberly Johnson BOOTH 66
Painting & Textiles by Patricia Fenn
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Jewelry by Marie Miklaszewski BOOTH 68
Pottery & Porcelain by Amy Hudson BOOTH 69
Jewelry by Ivette Dixon BOOTH 70
Mixed Media by Tacitus Yabani BOOTH 71
Mixed Media byBill & Sharon Wright
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Mixed Media by Sara Johnson
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Metal by Todd Hansen
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Free Concerts in Bronson ParkSunday at 4pm - June through August!
THE ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER KALAMAZOO PRESENTS
KALAMAZOO SINGERSThe Kalamazoo Singers is a chorus of approximately fifty voices under the direction of Richard Phelps. All members are admitted by audition and include some of the area’s finest singers. The prime objective of the Kalamazoo Singers is to perform quality music from opera, operetta, musical theater, and both classic and contempo-rary choral repertoire. We enjoy occupying a unique niche among area choral groups, performing music from a variety of genres.
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28Kalamazoo Valley Museum230 N. Rose Street5:30 – 9:00 pm5:30 pm - Aubrey Hardaway's "The Art of Music and Animation" Presentation, 7:00 pm - Dixon's Violin.
Brakeman114 N. Church Street5:00 – 9:00 pmCurly Spink. New Fish Carvings and Decoys.
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Kalamazoo Book Arts CenterPark Trades Center, Suite 103A326 W. Kalamazoo Avenue6:00 – 9:00 pmAltered Books--Altered World. An exhibition of altered books of all media and interpretations, brought together to coincide with the KIA's exhibit Adaptation: Transforming Books into Art.
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Park Trades CenterPark Trades Center326 W. Kalamazoo Avenue5:00 – 9:00 pmA variety of art studios will be open to the public.
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Qufa Photo ArtsPark Trades Center, Suite 204B326 W. Kalamazoo Avenue5:00 – 9:00 pmOriginal paintings by Justin Gustafson and Hassan Soltandeh, prints and ceramic pieces by Ellen Nelson and Ben Ciuffa.
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Saniwax GalleryPark Trades Center, Suite 209326 W. Kalamazoo Avenue5:00 – 9:00 pmCreative Landscapes. Join the WMU Center for Disability Services as they display landscape paintings and garden art. All artwork is created by adults with disabilities.
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Old Dog Tavern402 E. Kalamazoo Avenue5:00 – 8:00 pmJohn Withee with his Tarot card art.
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Innovative AnalyticsHaymarket Building, 6th floor161 E. Michigan Avenue5:00 – 9:00 pmA Pseudo-Random Sample of Drawings. Featuring pastel pencil drawings by Tim Oliphant. Content spanning children’s book illustra-tion to detailed portraits to outer space inspired drawings to animal cruelty awareness.
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Owen-Ames-Kimball Co.Haymarket Building, Suite 102161 E. Michigan Avenue5:00 – 9:00 pmFeaturing the work of MRC artWorks.
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Eckert-WordellHaymarket Building, Suite 200161 E. Michigan Avenue5:00 – 9:00 pmThomas Lyford. The Beautiful World Around Us. Gorgeous landscapes, special people and other imaginative things!
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Eckert-WordellHaymarket Building, 3rd floor161 E. Michigan Avenue5:00 – 9:00 pmKatrina Maher. Friendship by Design. The subject of this photo series is the human-canine bond.
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CusterHaymarket Building, 6th floor161 E. Michigan Avenue5:00 – 9:00 pmKitt Depatie. Not all Wanderers Are Aimless…
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Arcadia Ales701 E. Michigan Avenue5:00 – 9:00 pmEmbryogenesis: Paintings by Ann Brzezniak.
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VML261 E. Kalamazoo AvenueSuite 3005:30 – 9:00 pmVML staff will put their various creative talents on display: photography, illustration, woodblock print, jewelry, pysanky eggs, quilting, etc.
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Tempo Vino Winery260 E. Michigan Avenue5:00 – 8:00 pmOil and acrylic paintings by Sara Strong.
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Water Street Coffee Joint315 E. Water Street5:00 – 9:00 pmPaintings by David Elhart.
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WMU - Starting GateOperations CenterHaymarket Building, 161 E. Michigan Avenue5:00 – 8:00 pmFeatuing the AWSMEFB Jazz Guitar Duo and WMU student artwork.
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Suzanne’s Organic Salon254 E. Michigan Avenue6:00 – 9:00 pmMe'Tu. Ruth Gilmore Langs is showing an exciting, colorful collection of her recent paintings.
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The Framemaker434 S. Burdick Street5:00 – 8:00 pmDisplaying "original glazed & fired art-tiles" by Lynette Baber.
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Willis Law491 W. South Street5:00 – 8:00 pmTonya Nielsen. Original. Textured. Mixed media paintings. Custom made, from frame to finish.
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Ninth Wave Studios213 W. Walnut Street5:00 –8:00 pmTen textile artists create a 12.5’ x 2.5’ art quilt exhibit from a Bronson Park panoramic photo. It is amazing to see each artist’s unique style brought together in a uniform art quilt exhibition.
46DRUE115 W. Lovell5:00 – 8:00 pmFeaturing Abbie Miller - paper sculpture; Ryan Gage - mixed media and oil paint and Nick Zastrow - screen printing.
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J-Bird Vintage511 W. Vine Street5:00 – 8:00 pmPhotography by Sam Gulliver and George Kuttner. Ashley Hicks singing blues and jazz.
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Waterstreet Coffee Joint3037 Oakland Drive5:00 – 9:00 pmPaintings by Kathy Murphy.
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Barks 5th Avenue3015 Oakland Drive5:00 – 8:00 pmArtist Jim Archer works in many mediums & styles; graphite, pointilism, and more. This show will be a reflection on the canine wild to domestic.
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Bookbug3019 Oakland Drive5:00 – 8:00 pmFeaturing the Parkwood Upjohn Drum Choir.
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Christy’s Fine Furnitureand Accessories3017 Oakland Drive5:00 – 8:00 pmNathan Ginter. BAM: Photos from Bali, Australia, and Michigan.
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52Initial Attraction3021 Oakland Drive5:00 – 8:00 pm“It’s About the Bliss” Jewelry by Holly Rosenhagen.
53Little Sprout3009 Oakland Drive5:00 – 8:00 pmCaptured In Clay will be taking hand & foot impressions in clay of babies, children, families and pets capturing moments in time and preserving them forever.
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Join us in creating your ownmasterpiece in acrylic paint on canvas!
Pre-register and reserve your spotat HappyOurArt.com
LOCATION: Downtown on South Streeton the Kalamazoo Mall
TIME: 6:00 pmCOST: $35
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ART HOP is a program of theArts Council of Greater Kalamazooand is presented with help fromthese generous sponsors:
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We are not a Museum…yet we produce Art Hop, twelve times a year. This FREE program adds over $700,000 to the local economy.
We are not an Orchestra…yet we bring FREE live music to Bronson Park every Sunday, June through August, at Concerts in the Park.
We are not a Theatre…yet we produce All Ears Radio Theatre. Hailed as one of Kiplinger Magazine’s “Must Do” FREE events in Kalamazoo.
We are not a Social Service Agency…yet we offer teens in Kalama-zoo County a FREE summer program called United Teens Talent which gives them a chance to express and find themselves as they work with seasoned directors and mentors.
We are not a School or Government Agency…yet we provide FREE workshops and regrant State of Michigan funds helping arts organi-zations and artists contribute to our local and regional communities.
We receive NO Tax or Guaranteed Funding.We can only continue to do this with your generous, tax deductible support. Please consider donating at:
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Kalamazoo CollegeUpjohn Library CommonsA. M. Todd Rare Book Room150 Thompson Street5:00 – 8:00 pmAsian Wonders: Selected Chinese and Japanese artifacts from Kalamazoo College’s rare book and art collection.
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