Community Calendar

For adults and teens ages 15+.

Join us to watch a special edition of the documentary The Tallest Dwarf. Share your thoughts in a discussion following the film. Pizza, popcorn, soft drinks and water will be provided, or you may bring your own dinner. Registration is requested to make sure that we have the right amount of food. Register online, in person, or by calling the library at (269) 343-7747.

Description: The Tallest Dwarf charts filmmaker Julie Wyman’s quest to find her place within the little people (LP) community at a moment when dwarf identity is poised to radically change. As Julie unpacks the rumors of “partial dwarfism” in her family she finds that hers is the last of a body type she has inherited. She joins forces with a group of dwarf artists to confront the legacy of being fetishized and put on display. Together they create films that reclaim a complicated history and speak back to the echoes of eugenics in the newly emerging pharmaceutical interventions that make little people taller. Through its personal and expanding perspective, the film invites audiences to a new way of seeing.

Attend the tale of a barber who returns from unjust exile, driven by vengeance and a hunger for justice. When he joins forces with Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful pie shop owner, the results are both horrific and strangely compelling.

Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Sweeney Todd blends sharp wit, chilling suspense, and a powerful score that ranges from haunting ballads to biting satire. Described as “one of the greatest musicals ever written” (New York Post) and “a nightmare of a show and in some ways a dream” (The Guardian), this tale of love, loss, and razor-sharp revenge continues to resonate.

Attend the tale of a barber who returns from unjust exile, driven by vengeance and a hunger for justice. When he joins forces with Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful pie shop owner, the results are both horrific and strangely compelling.

Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Sweeney Todd blends sharp wit, chilling suspense, and a powerful score that ranges from haunting ballads to biting satire. Described as “one of the greatest musicals ever written” (New York Post) and “a nightmare of a show and in some ways a dream” (The Guardian), this tale of love, loss, and razor-sharp revenge continues to resonate.

As we celebrate the future of shoes, it can be fascinating to look back to see where we have already been. During this ArtBreak talk, fashion historian and professor Iris Carney Cooper will offer an overview of notable and special shoe designs throughout time, discussing history, significance, function, and design.

Cooper is a fashion historian, currently teaching at Western Michigan University and managing the Historic Garment Collection. She received her BA in Fashion Design and Merchandising from Dominican University in River Forest, IL, and her Graduate Certificate in History from WMU.

All hybrid events will be livestreamed to our YouTube page and can be found under the “Live” tab. Recordings of select past events are available on YouTube as well.

Attend the tale of a barber who returns from unjust exile, driven by vengeance and a hunger for justice. When he joins forces with Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful pie shop owner, the results are both horrific and strangely compelling.

Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Sweeney Todd blends sharp wit, chilling suspense, and a powerful score that ranges from haunting ballads to biting satire. Described as “one of the greatest musicals ever written” (New York Post) and “a nightmare of a show and in some ways a dream” (The Guardian), this tale of love, loss, and razor-sharp revenge continues to resonate.

Attend the tale of a barber who returns from unjust exile, driven by vengeance and a hunger for justice. When he joins forces with Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful pie shop owner, the results are both horrific and strangely compelling.

Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Sweeney Todd blends sharp wit, chilling suspense, and a powerful score that ranges from haunting ballads to biting satire. Described as “one of the greatest musicals ever written” (New York Post) and “a nightmare of a show and in some ways a dream” (The Guardian), this tale of love, loss, and razor-sharp revenge continues to resonate.

The return of the ultimate glass blowing competition! Join us April 24 & 25 as the best glass blowers from Chicago, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and beyond meet for head-to-head competitions in our hot shop and flame shop. Witness the thrilling action and cheer on your favorites as you cast your vote for who receives cash prizes, trophies, and bragging rights for the year.

This year’s theme is “Space Creatures”! The event will culminate with our Sketches to Sculptures competition, where glass blowing teams take children’s drawings of Space Creatures and blow them into 3D glass sculptures before our eyes.

This community event is FREE to attend and fun for ALL AGES. Save the dates and don’t miss it!

Glass Blowers Battle 2026
April 24 | 3-10pm
April 25 | 9-6pm
at Glass Art Kalamazoo - 326 W Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo MI 49007

Learn more: https://glassartkalamazoo.org/glass-blowers-battle-2026/

Ahoy Mateys!

KMC presents a celebration of their 98th concert season with a musical voyage of pirate tunes and sea shanties.

KMC was featured with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra in their production of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl" in March, so the fun continues with this evening of food, drink, and music. The evening will feature the chorus as a whole, as well as solo talents within the group.

The performance will be at 7 PM on Friday, April 24th at the Portage Zhang Senior Center, 203 East Centre Avenue. Admission is free, but a freewill offering will be taken to support one of Kalamazoo's longest-singing ensembles. Come celebrate with us! Note: Grog will NOT be served!

Joshua Bell, violin
Shai Wosner, piano

Before the 2026 Gilmore Festival officially kicks off, celebrated violinist Joshua Bell returns to Kalamazoo for a special recital program with pianist Shai Wosner, previously seen on The Gilmore’s Rising Stars Series. The two have performed together to wide acclaim on numerous recital tours in the great concert halls of the United States and Europe. They will treat Gilmore audiences to a program of Romantic and early-20th-century violin sonatas by Schubert, Grieg, and Prokofiev, as well as additional surprise works to be announced from the stage.

The Gilmore presents this recital in honor of the Stulberg International String Competition’s 50th anniversary, of which Bell was gold medalist in 1981.

Pre-concert talk at 6:30 pm with Dr. Zaide Pixley in Room 130

Program
F. SCHUBERT
Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Major D. 574 (“Grand Duo”)
E. GRIEG
Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45
S. PROKOFIEV
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94

Attend the tale of a barber who returns from unjust exile, driven by vengeance and a hunger for justice. When he joins forces with Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful pie shop owner, the results are both horrific and strangely compelling.

Winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, Sweeney Todd blends sharp wit, chilling suspense, and a powerful score that ranges from haunting ballads to biting satire. Described as “one of the greatest musicals ever written” (New York Post) and “a nightmare of a show and in some ways a dream” (The Guardian), this tale of love, loss, and razor-sharp revenge continues to resonate.