Bike Friendly Kalamazoo is supporting the "Riding for Focus" curriculum at Portage Central and Portage West Middle Schools. The program is based on studies that show biking reduces ADHD symptoms in youth
White privilege, bringing in more people of color in both the creative and management areas of the arts, inclusivity in arts education, and artistic responses to changing attitudes on race were all part of a recent discussion on eradicating racism in the arts.
Since the days of redlining in mid-1930s blacks have found it nearly impossible to live wherever they wanted and where they could afford to live in Kalamazoo. Steps are underway to change that.
"We want every citizen to know that the election this fall will happen and that they have the right to vote in it regardless of what's changing, in regards to the pandemic or anything else," says Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
A group of Kalamazoo area foundations are rallying behind arts organizations so they can keep the lights on and their staffs paid at a time when stay-at-home orders have halted live performances and events.
More people are turning to bikes as a way to relieve stuck at home syndrome. Mark Wedel tells us what we should know before going pedaling into the world with a new virus on the loose.
You've probably never been able to take in a whole Art Hop all and once and comment on the art, too. For the May 1 Art Hop the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo Facebook page is the place to do it all.
When you are planning one of the region's biggest events it's common to plan for all kinds of contingencies. A novel coronavirus isn't usually one of them. Here's how the Gilmore Keyboard Festival is adjusting to the new reality.
In a time when audiences can't come to Kalamazoo arts organizations the arts groups come to the audiences by moving events online.
Literacy is at the root of healthcare, says Michael Evans, executive director of the Kalamazoo Literacy Council. And they are working to give learners the tools they need during a pandemic.
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