KPL Videos: culture — Kalamazoo Public Library

Great Lakes Grass @ KPL

The March 2015 Art Hop at Kalamazoo Public Library was part of the current year’s Reading Together programming, celebrating “The Living Great Lakes” by Jerry Dennis. This event featured distinctive…

Recorded 03/06/2015

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; kalamazoo; music

Olivia Mainville @ KPL

Holland, Michigan’s Olivia Mainville brought her eclectic blend of indie-folk sounds to Kalamazoo Public Library, Wednesday, February 18, 2015, as part of KPL’s ongoing Live Concert series

Recorded 02/18/2015

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; michigan; music

Food For Your Soul

Keneisha Morgan-Darden, restaurant owner and author of “Cooking ‘N Heelz,” tells how to make some healthy meals that comfort the soul. Presented at the Alma Powell Branch of the Kalamazoo…

Recorded 02/03/2015

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Instructional

Tags: author; culture; food; kalamazoo

Acclarion, Canada’s premier accordion and clarinet ensemble (accordionist David Carovillano and clarinetist Becky Sajo-Carovillano), gave classical music a makeover in a performance at Kalamazoo Public Library on Wednesday, January 21,…

Recorded 01/21/2015

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; music

Kalamazoo Brewers Panel Discussion

Kalamazoo was recently named by U.S. News & World Report one of the most underrated beer cities in the country. Brewers from Tibbs Brewing Company, Brite Eyes Brewing, Bilbo’s Brewing…

Recorded 10/28/2014

Categories: Information

Tags: beer; business; culture; kalamazoo; overdue brew

Women's work and employment in Michigan during the 19th century

Susan Nenadic, author of “A Purse of Her Own,” discusses women’s work and employment in Michigan during the nineteenth century, as told through stories of women who endured the many…

Recorded 10/23/2014

Categories: Michigan History

Tags: author; culture; history; michigan; women

Meet the Brewmasters from Arcadia Ales

Arcadia Brewing Company was established in 1996 as a microbrewery specializing in handcrafted, British-style ales. In 2014, Arcadia opened a new facility in the River’s Edge area of Kalamazoo, which…

Recorded 10/21/2014

Categories: Instructional

Tags: beer; culture; education; kalamazoo; overdue brew

Kaitlin Rose @ KPL

Kaitlin Rose is a singer songwriter currently residing in Kalamazoo, MI. She began playing the guitar in 2001 at the ripe age of 15 on her mother’s Alvarez, which had…

Recorded 10/15/2014

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; kalamazoo; music

Home Brewing with Bell’s Brewery

David Curtis, an award-winning home brewer and manager of Bell’s General Store in Kalamazoo, MI, tells how to brew your own beer at home the Bell’s way. Presented at Kalamazoo…

Recorded 09/24/2014

Categories: Information; Instructional

Tags: beer; business; culture; education; kalamazoo

Goran Ivanovic @ KPL

Guitarist Goran Ivanovic, a native of Croatia, performed with his trio at Kalamazoo Public Library, Wednesday, September 17, 2014 – part of KPL’s ongoing live concert series. Goran’s broad grounding…

Recorded 09/17/2014

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; music

Commercial Brewing in Kalamazoo (1837-1915)

Kalamazoo, Michigan’s thriving local brewing trade is rooted in traditions that date back to the earliest decades of the 19th century. From ‘Old Joe’ and Dorothy Burchnall to George Judge’s…

Recorded 09/16/2014

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: beer; business; culture; history; kalamazoo; overdue brew

Kinetic Affect @ KPL

Kalamazoo’s own spoken word duo, Kinetic Affect (Gabriel Giron and Kirk Latimer), returned to Kalamazoo Public Library on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, for a performance in the Van Deusen Room.…

Recorded 07/23/2014

Categories: Entertainment

Tags: culture; kalamazoo; poetry

Schlitz Creek Bluegrass Band @ KPL

“Bluegrass with some bite!” from the mountains of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The Schlitz Creek Bluegrass Band performed at Washington Square Branch Library on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, as part of the…

Recorded 07/01/2014

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; kalamazoo; music

Mark Stuart @ KPL

Singer songwriter Mark Stuart returned to Kalamazoo Public Library on Wednesday, May 21, 2014, for a solo performance full of great guitar pieces, self-penned songs, and tributes to the artists…

Recorded 05/21/2014

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; music

The Kalamazoo Mall

How did the Kalamazoo Mall come to be — whose idea was it, how did it evolve from its original island oasis design to what it is today? Explore the…

Recorded 05/08/2014

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: architecture; culture; history; kalamazoo

From a Pathway to a Highway

A journey down the Michigan portion of US 12 (the “Old Sauk Trail”) from Detroit to New Buffalo with visits to historic sites, buildings, railroad stations, Irish hills, a WWII…

Recorded 04/23/2014

Categories: Michigan History

Tags: culture; history; michigan

Rev. Robert B. Jones, Sr., @ KPL

Reverend Robert Jones, Sr. is a singer, storyteller and self taught multi-instrumentalist. He uses folk, blues, spirituals and other American Roots music to champion the beauty and power of our…

Recorded 03/19/2014

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; michigan; music

Fountain of the Pioneers in Bronson Park

Bronson Park’s Fountain of The Pioneers artist Alfonso Iannelli worked throughout the United States before and after he designed our fountain complex. Historic preservation consultant Pam O’Connor explores some of…

Recorded 03/18/2014

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: culture; history; kalamazoo

Mustard's Retreat @ KPL

Mustard’s Retreat (David Tamulevich and Michael Hough) performed at Kalamazoo Public Library on January 15, 2014, as part of KPL’s ongoing live concert series.

Recorded 01/15/2014

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; michigan; music

Samite: Solo Performance @ KPL

World-renowned Ugandan musician Samite performed at Kalamazoo Public Library on Wednesday, November 13, 2013. This event, the 86th performance in the library’s free concert series, was co-sponsored by the 2013…

Recorded 11/13/2013

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; music

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Great Lakes Grass @ KPL

Olivia Mainville @ KPL

Food For Your Soul

Acclarion @ KPL

Kalamazoo Brewers Panel Discussion

Women's work and employment in Michigan during the 19th century

Meet the Brewmasters from Arcadia Ales

Kaitlin Rose @ KPL

Home Brewing with Bell’s Brewery

Goran Ivanovic @ KPL

Commercial Brewing in Kalamazoo (1837-1915)

Kinetic Affect @ KPL

Schlitz Creek Bluegrass Band @ KPL

Mark Stuart @ KPL

The Kalamazoo Mall

From a Pathway to a Highway

Rev. Robert B. Jones, Sr., @ KPL

Fountain of the Pioneers in Bronson Park

Mustard's Retreat @ KPL

Samite: Solo Performance @ KPL