Something Historic
Stuart Neighborhood offers homes tour
The Stuart Historic Homes Tour, set for noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 4 and 5, will offer a glimpse into one of Kalamazoo’s oldest neighborhoods.
Sponsored by the Stuart Historic Neighborhood Association, the open-house-style tour will include the interiors of seven historic homes in the neighborhood as well as the Kalamazoo House Bed & Breakfast, in the South Street Historic District.
Tour headquarters will be Woodward Elementary School, where participants must check in to receive a tour booklet that will serve as an entry pass. A bus will be available for the homes located more than a block away from the tour headquarters.
Live bands will play music on the porches of the historic homes, and there will be restaurant stops offering food and drinks. There will also be exterior-only stops to view architectural details of other historic homes and a visit to Mountain Home Cemetery.
Tickets are $25 before Oct. 3 and $30 after that date and can be purchased at stuartneighborhood.org/historic-homes-tour.
Something Important
Exhibit explores unfair treatment in America
An exhibit that examines unfair treatment of American citizens in our country’s past and present will open at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum this month.
Am I An American or Am I Not? is a traveling exhibition from the Fred T. Korematsu Institute that will be at the local museum from Oct. 12 to Jan. 4. Through images and stories, the exhibition shows how other historic and modern-day events parallel aspects of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, when fear, discrimination and government actions led to violations of the Constitutional rights of these citizens.
The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, and admission is free.
Something Informative
Hear from and talk with local journalists
In an Oct. 16 event at the Kalamazoo Public Library, a panel of local journalists will talk about how news is covered in our community and will provide an opportunity for attendees to weigh in on what they would like to see covered.
Meet the Media: Talk Back is scheduled for 6 p.m. in the Central Library’s Local History Room. It will be hosted by the Southwest Michigan Journalism Collaborative, and the participating panelists will include representatives from Bridge Michigan, Encore, Kalamazoo Gazette/MLive, Public Media Network, NowKalamazoo, Southwest Michigan Second Wave, and WMUK. For more information, visit kpl.gov.
Something Seasonal
Library hosts Lord of the Gourd
You’ll have three chances to see Patrick Harrison, aka Lord of the Gourd, create his fantastical carved pumpkins and gourds this month at events hosted by the Kalamazoo Public Library.
Harrison, an artist from Houghton who has been carving pumpkins, gourds and even watermelons for more than 20 years, will show his creations, display his carving skills and offer tips for carving from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at the Alma Powell Branch, Oct. 23 at the Washington Square Branch, and Oct. 24 at the Central Library.
For more information, visit kpl.gov.
Something Musical
Greensky Bluegrass returns to K’zoo
A band birthed in Kalamazoo returns to its roots for two performances this month at Wings Event Center.
Greensky Bluegrass — made up of Anders Beck on dobro, Michael Arlen Bont on banjo, Dave Bruzza on guitar, Mike Devol on upright bass, and Paul Hoffman on mandolin — will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.
Formed in 2000, the band has built a loyal national following and has earned critical acclaim from Billboard, Parade, NPR, and Rolling Stone, which hailed the band’s improvisational jam-infused bluegrass as “representing the genre for a whole new generation.”
Tickets are $54–$188.50 and available at wingseventcenter.com.
