Voters in Kalamazoo County and Southwest Michigan are deciding races for Congress and the State House.

Kelly Daniels has lived life large. He’s traveled the world, lived in a commune, in a van, and in a desert cabin.

Three top players of the Battle Creek Symphony will run through entertaining and virtuosic bits of Bizet, Bernstein, Poulenc, Handel and even a classic Nintendo theme in Saturday's season-opening concert. It's a free online event, starting at 7:30 pm. Principal horn Jessica Lombardo talks to Cara Lieurance about filming the concert at Battle Creek's First Presbyterian Church, and the fun chemistry she has with her colleagues Michael Gause, trumpet, and Austin Motley, trombone. 

Farmers Alley Theatre will present its season with the streaming platform Broadway On Demand to stay connected to theater-lovers in west Michigan during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a conversation with Cara Lieurance, deputy director Rob Weiner and artistic director Jeremy Koch offer a behind-the-scenes perspective on how they regrouped after the pandemic began, and they preview this month's event, The Conviction of Lady Lorraine, a one-woman show by Dwandra Nickole Lampkin about a writer who encounters a homeless woman. It has been transformed into a tele-play for its debut on Oct 29. Ticket-holders can stream the play at any time for a 7-day period once it's released.

The new season of Fontana will be virtual, says executive director David Baldwin. Each hand-picked group will record a live-to-tape performance in the city in which they're based. Baldwin and Cara Lieurance preview each group, from VOCES8, and Brooklyn Rider, to the Castalian and Dudok String Quartets, with some musical selections and biographical details.