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Empowering Fatherhood with Black Arts & Cultural Center and Fatherhood Network

Tue, June 17, 2025 @ 4:00 pm7:00 pm

Empowering Fatherhood

Celebrate Black culture and fatherhood with this unique event series. Featuring the Black Arts & Cultural Center and the Fatherhood Network of Kalamazoo, KPL will host three events: a cookout with youth-focused activities at Alma Powell, a guided arts-and-crafts activity at the Black Arts & Cultural Center Gallery, and a community town hall about resources for fathers at the Eastwood Branch Library. Refreshments provided.

June 17 | 4–7 pm | POW/Pavilion: Cookout with youth-focused activities

June 21 | 12–2 pm | BACC Gallery: arts-and-crafts activity. Registration required.

June 23 | 6–7:30 pm | EAS/Community Room: community town hall about resources for fathers

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Date:
Tue, June 17, 2025
Time:
4:00 pm–7:00 pm
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POW

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