Aurora & Antheia

Music at the Dark Sky Park

Friday, August 22 at 8:30 PM
Dr. T.K. Lawless Park, Vandalia, MI

The trio Aurora & Antheia performs under the stars of the Dark Sky Park.

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Kleinstuck Trail Walk

Saturday, September 6 at 6:00 PM
Kleinstuck Preserve

Featuring the atmospheric, meditative sounds of the Kalamazoo Drone Society

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Migratory Music

Saturday, Sept. 13 from 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Kalamazoo Nature Center

Experience the Kalamazoo Nature Center with live music from local artists.

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The Alaya Project

Thursday, September 18 at 7:00 PM
Dalton Theater
Light Fine Arts Building
Kalamazoo College

Indian Carnatic music meets modern jazz with Rohan Krishnamurthy on percussion.

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Goh Kurosawa

Goh Kurosawa

In collaboration with Sounds of the Zoo

Sunday, September 28 at 2:30 PM
Bronson Park

Electrifying soundscapes and stunning arrangements of familiar global melodies

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Alla Boara

Alla Boara

Sunday, October 5 at 4:00 PM
Dormouse Theatre

With modern arrangements variously surprising, playful, and bewitching, this ensemble brings new life to Italian folk musical traditions.

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Djékady

Djékady

Featuring Balla Kouyaté and Mike Block

Sunday, October 12 at 4:00 PM
Bell's Eccentric Café

A collaboration between West African musician Balla Kouyaté and Grammy-winning cellist Mike Block

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Josh Holcomb

Josh Holcomb

Saturday, October 18 at 2:00 PM
Kalamazoo Public Library
(Downtown)

Acoustic violin sounds mixed with effect pedals to form an endless variety of meditative tones.

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LuFuki

LuFuki and Divine Providence

Thursday, October 23 at 7:00 PM
Dalton Theater
Light Fine Arts Building
Kalamazoo College

Afro-spirit jazz collective formed by Detroit composer and cultural curator LuFuki

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Nobuntu

Nobuntu

Sunday, November 2 at 4:00 PM
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

Female a cappella quartet from Zimbabwe with a program ranging from traditional songs to Afro Jazz to Gospel

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Robert Mirabel + ETHEL

Robert Mirabal + ETHEL

Thursday, November 13 at 7:00 PM
Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College

The world-renowned Pueblo flutist performs with the genre-defying string quartet.

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Sarah Aroeste

Sarah Aroeste

Sunday, November 16 at 1:30 PM
Congregation of Moses

Ladino singer/songwriter bringing Judeo-Spanish culture to new generations

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Djangophonique

Djangophonique

With special guests The Birdseed Salesmen

Friday, November 21 at 7:00 PM
Bell's Eccentric Café

An ensemble that delivers the infectious joy, and expressive freedom that is at the heart of Django Reinhardt’s manouche jazz.

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Messiah Sing

Messiah Sing

Sunday, November 30 at 4:00 PM
First Congregational United Church of Christ

Sing-along of Handel’s Messiah with professional orchestra and soloists

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