It definitely is not Hollywood East, but Kalamazoo does have its own filmmaking scene--a small but passionate bunch of actors and behind-the-camera types. Bannon Backhus is the most recent of the group to step up the challenge. He tells Kathy Jennings about the making of Abduction Day.
When someone says: "Don't go rogue on us," what's the first thing you do? Go rogue, right? These guys did and the result is a new home for sculpture, oil paintings, watercolors, acrylics and much more at Rogue Gallery. Nick Jakubiak and Steve Vaught created the gallery to help artists and downtown Battle Creek. Jane Parikh has the story.
It takes Fuel to feed Fire. Denise Miller and Michelle Johnson have worked out what's needed to keep the nonprofit Fire going. They talk to Zinta Aistars about what's at the heart of the many works they do across Kalamazoo.
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