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A quirky Kalamazoo chamber ensemble, Silent But Deadly, brings new life — and eerie original scores — to silent horror films in a spooky, immersive Halloween-season concert blending classical music, DIY sound effects, and vintage creepiness.
A New York–level jazz firestorm lit up a Kalamazoo church, proving world-class swing doesn’t need a Manhattan zip code.
In a world divided, this Michigan-based celebration proves that music, maple, and a bit of mischief can still bring neighbors together.
“We're celebrating diversity and inclusion, bringing awareness to mental health and sustainability and creating change through music.”
Poet's Press, a Second Wave quarterly series presented in partnership with the Kalamazoo Poetry Festival, launches with our first installment by poet Markeva Love and collaborating artist Taylor Scamehorn. This series features news poems — an experimental form that examines local people, places, and events through a personal, poetic lens.
In a sweltering Kalamazoo garage known as The RunOff, a tight-knit DIY music community gathers for a night of blistering metal, haunting sax solos, and family-style chaos — raising the volume, and funds, in equal measure.
At Shakespeare's Pub in Kalamazoo, the “Geezer Happy Hour” packs the dance floor with seniors rocking out to Duke and the Loose Cannons, a band rooted in the city’s countercultural past. With vintage jams and early bedtimes, rebellion never sounded so good.
The Cinderella Project, sponsored by Memories Bridal and Evening Wear, offers high school students the chance to feel like a princess, replete with a fairy godmother to assist in their choice of a gown. This year's prom dress giveaway takes place March 28.
A look back at the stories of 2024 through the eyes of your Southwest Michigan Second Wave writers.
If you don't yet have a pumpkin, these photos might get you in the mood. Photographer John Grap captured some harvest joy at Of the Land, a homestead, farm, and farm school, in Battle Creek.
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