The 51st annual Stulberg International String Competition returns to Kalamazoo May 15–17, 2026, featuring elite young string musicians from five countries and marking a new era under Executive Director Garret Jones.
Kalamazoo Choral Arts and the Queer Chorus of Kalamazoo present "Considering Matthew Shepard," a powerful choral performance that transforms tragedy into a message of remembrance, community, and hope.
Acclaimed Southwest Michigan artist David Small reimagines "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" through a limited-edition collaboration with Kalamazoo Book Arts Center.
Wynton Marsalis is bringing world-class jazz to Kalamazoo, while spotlighting a decades-long relationship with local pastor, scholar, and trumpeter Rev. Millard Southern III that bridges music, faith, education, and American culture.
Through bikes, poetry, wetlands, old theaters, and everyday helpers, Second Wave writers and photographers revisit the stories that defined their year.
Kalamazoo honored longtime activist and commissioner Don Cooney with a surprise dedication of the new Kalamazoo Farmers' Market Cooney Cultivation Center, a community hub designed to nurture youth, connection, and local growth.
The Roy Hargrove Trumpet Summit in Kalamazoo brings together world-renowned trumpeters, students, and the community for a free day of masterclasses and music, celebrating the legacy of a jazz legend and the city's growing reputation as a Midwest jazz hub.
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