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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

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

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

Downtown Kalamazoo: Then and Now

“Rose Street, South Street and Around the Park” Sharon Ferraro, Kalamazoo’s Historic Preservation Coordinator, presents a peek into Kalamazoo’s past — inside and out of downtown’s historic buildings. Presented at…

Recorded 11/14/2013

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: architecture; history; kalamazoo

Kalamazoo Area Boys in Blue, 1861-1865

John Urschel, archivist, historian and author of the Michigan Boys in Blue series, follows the soldiers of the five most heavily-recruited Civil War regiments from the Kalamazoo area. Presented Wednesday,…

Recorded 10/23/2013

Categories: Authors @ KPL; Kalamazoo History

Tags: author; history; kalamazoo

Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers @ KPL

Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers were the centerpiece of a fun-in-the-sun party that served as the official kick-off of the 2013 KPL Summer Reading Program on Saturday, June 8,…

Recorded 06/08/2013

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; kalamazoo; music

Arcadia Creek Project

Located along the eastern side of the Stuart neighborhood in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Arcadia Creek was the center of a major development project more than twenty years ago. Author and historian…

Recorded 05/22/2013

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: architecture; history; kalamazoo

Stuart Neighborhood Architecture

Lynn Houghton, co-author of “Kalamazoo: Lost and Found,” examines the variety of architectural styles that are found in Kalamazoo’s Stuart Historic District. Presented at Kalamazoo Public Library.

Recorded 05/08/2013

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: architecture; history; kalamazoo

Stuart Neighborhood History

Dr. Sharon Carlson, historian and neighborhood resident, shares her extensive knowledge of the Stuart Neighborhood history and founding families. Presented at Kalamazoo Public Library.

Recorded 05/01/2013

Categories: Kalamazoo History

Tags: history; kalamazoo

Ken Morgan Jazz Unit @ KPL

An evening of great live jazz with Ken Morgan on saxophones and flute, pianist Terry Lower, and bassist Jon Wegge at Oshtemo Branch Library, December 11, 2012

Recorded 12/11/2012

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; kalamazoo; music

glowfriends "All Things Made New" @ KPL

Kalamazoo’s own indie shoegaze acousticore group returns to Kalamazoo Public Library in support of the new album, “All Things Made New,” October 17, 2012.

Recorded 10/17/2012

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; kalamazoo; music

Elden Kelly and Carolyn Koebel @ KPL

Virtuoso guitarist, singer and songwriter Elden Kelly and percussionist extraordinaire Carloyn Koebel joined forces for Kalamazoo Public Library’s 69th free concert, September 19, 2012.

Recorded 09/19/2012

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; kalamazoo; music

The Relations @ KPL

Show # 67 in KPL’s ongoing free concert series featured The Relations, with their unique blend of original pop music in support of songwriter Bill Caskey’s full-length CD release “Dymaxion…

Recorded 07/18/2012

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; kalamazoo; music

Red Sea Pedestrians Return to KPL

The Red Sea Pedestrians return to Kalamazoo Public Library on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, for a third performance as part of the library’s continuing concert series.

Recorded 06/13/2012

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; kalamazoo; music

Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew

Arnie Johnston, perhaps the foremost translator of songs by Jacques Brel, performs songs by Brel, Gabriel Fauré, Edith Piaf, Kurt Weill, Charles Aznavour, and others, accompanied by special guest D.…

Recorded 05/08/2012

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: author; culture; kalamazoo; music

Aerial Angels @ KPL

Kalamazoo’s own high-flying circus artists, the Aerial Angels, performing feats of grace, strength, and beauty suspended between floors of the library rotunda, Wednesday, December 28, 2011 (2 videos).

Recorded 12/28/2011

Categories: Timely Topics

Tags: kalamazoo

The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo Public Library celebrated summer reading with a family-friendly end-of-summer concert in Bronson Park featuring The Verve Pipe, with songs from A Family Album (12 videos).

Recorded 08/28/2011

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: children; kalamazoo; michigan; music

Graham Parsons & the Go-Rounds @ KPL

Graham Parsons & the Go-Rounds at Kalamazoo Public Library, Wednesday, August 17, 2011 (10 videos).

Recorded 08/17/2011

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; kalamazoo; music

Cartooning with Kenjji @ KPL

Comics master Kenjji Jumanne-Marshall at Kalamazoo Public Library, Thursday, June 16, 2011 (5 videos).

Recorded 06/16/2011

Categories: Instructional

Tags: culture; education; illustrator; kalamazoo

Madcat, Kane & Maxwell Street @ KPL

Madcat, Kane & Maxwell Street (Shari Kane, guitar and vocals; Peter Madcat Ruth, harmonica and vocals; Mark Schrock, bass and vocals; Mike Shimmin, drums and percussion) in a special Art…

Recorded 06/03/2011

Categories: Music & Concerts

Tags: culture; kalamazoo; music

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Schlitz Creek Bluegrass Band @ KPL

The Kalamazoo Mall

Fountain of the Pioneers in Bronson Park

Downtown Kalamazoo: Then and Now

Kalamazoo Area Boys in Blue, 1861-1865

Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers @ KPL

Arcadia Creek Project

Stuart Neighborhood Architecture

Stuart Neighborhood History

Ken Morgan Jazz Unit @ KPL

glowfriends "All Things Made New" @ KPL

Elden Kelly and Carolyn Koebel @ KPL

The Relations @ KPL

Red Sea Pedestrians Return to KPL

Arnie Johnston: Songs You Thought You Knew

Aerial Angels @ KPL

The Verve Pipe in Kalamazoo

Graham Parsons & the Go-Rounds @ KPL

Cartooning with Kenjji @ KPL

Madcat, Kane & Maxwell Street @ KPL