Arts & Culture

Coverage of visual arts, performing arts, cultural events, and artistic entrepreneurs

You have one hour to escape: Game rooms popular in big cities make their way to Portage, Kalamazoo

In a building of secrets, people solve the puzzles that will allow them to escape. That's the idea behind escape rooms and now they've come to the Kalamazoo area.

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Kalamazoo gets to show off its pride in WMU on ESPN GameDay

When ESPN comes to town football fans get a little excited.

Narissa Street
Practitioners and Partners: Artspace evolves Breaking Ground Into ‘Idea Lab’ that celebrates artists

Artspace’s annual Breaking Ground event evolves this year from one dynamic evening of speakers and performances to an immersive, two-day “idea lab” on Friday, Oct. 14 and Saturday, Oct. 15 in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

The Gathering Place: ‘People come here to be enlightened’

Supporting one another and working together is making dreams come true at the Gathering Place.

David LaMott
Green Spirit’s goal to demonstrate how we can protect water (and have fun, too)

Find out what you can do to preserve the Great Lakes at Green Spirit and enjoy the entertainment and fun, too.

Activate: Midwest gives audiences first peek at brand new plays

Because new plays are integral to the future of American theater there is Active: Midwest. The Western Michigan University Departments of theater and English will host the event June 16, 17 and 18.

New ashiatsu studio hopes to attract massage holdouts with unique therapies

Eva Borcherding wants to introduce the St. Joseph and Benton Harbor communities to a massage style that’s firmly within their comfort zone. You can keep your clothes on.

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Crawlspace Eviction now teaches how to make it up as you go

Have you ever wondered how an improv actor makes people laugh? Crawlspace Eviction is teaching how it's done.

Nonprofit roundup: A run, a party, and funds for scholars

A half-marathon and 5K planned in Battle Creek. Brewers start a fund for beer scholars. It's almost tie for Eat Drink Give.

Gloria Steinem packs Miller, sends crowd home inspired

Gloria Steinem's Kalamazoo visit brings back local memories and a reminder that her leadership in the feminist movement is still as relevant as ever.

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