Community Calendar

Peel Dream Magazine plays Glow Hall on October 20—their only Michigan date this year, and the kind of booking that might not be possible six months from now.

Fresh off opening for Jessica Pratt, the Los Angeles-based trio is selling out rooms across the country-adding second nights in both Chicago and New York City-and riding the momentum of their just-released mini-album Taurus (Topshelf Records), a companion to last year’s Rose Main Reading Room.

Limited edition Taurus cassettes will be available only on this tour.

Supporting is Tambourina, making their first Kalamazoo performance in years—and their only one planned for 2025. Founders of the Kalamashoegazer Festival and a defining voice in the city’s shoegaze legacy, they return for one night only.

A very special third guest will be announced soon.

October 20
Glow Hall – Kalamazoo, MI
All ages
$15 advance / $20 day of show
Tickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/glow-hall/PEELDREAMMAGAZINEATGLOWHALL

Advance tickets are strongly recommended.
Capacity is limited, presales guarantee entry.

LuFuki Ismaeel Dhul-Qarnayn is a composer, guitarist, organizer, historian and cultural curator in Detroit. He views music as a spiritual practice that brings about healing and unity, and his art practice centers around Black ancestral legacy. His ensemble Divine Providence is an Afro-Spirit jazz collective of musicians who fuse genres with the intention of connecting hearts in order to promote unity, freedom and social action.

LuFuki is currently working on several projects, including XRoads, a traveling exhibit being housed for the week by the Kalamazoo College Music Department. The exhibit explores the under-documented historical and contemporary intersections between “jazz,” Black Muslims, and social justice movements.

LuFuki will also be conducting a lecture at 4:15 PM on Wednesday, October 22.

This engagement is supported by a John Stites Jazz Event Award from the John Stites Jazz Artist Organization, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) honoring the memory of John Stites and his passion for jazz music.

You are invited to a Praise and Harmony SongFest event with Keith Lancaster. The Westside Church of Christ is hosting this public acapella singing event Saturday October 25th at 1 PM.
Keith is a strong and well known advocate and teacher of singing in our churches, aiming to equip congregations for excellence in worship by training leaders and inviting all of God's people to sing as found in scripture.
You can visit his web site at https://www.praiseandharmony.com/ or facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Musicianary, or listen to Praise and Harmony at YouTube.
The SongFest will last about 2 hours. Water and snacks will be provided. This will be an uplifting time of praise. Parents should decide on the best provision for their younger children.
We ask that you RSVP by email or telephone with an estimate of the number of individuals who would likely attend from your congregation. The seating capacity is approximately 150 with first come, first serve. Please also spread the word about this event.

RSVP for location: howard.steiner@gmail.com
Cost: Workshop: $20 (Student Pricing: $10)
House Concert: Suggested Donation $20

Registration Link: http://bit.ly/42cq9Si

4-5:30 pm - Workshop Descriptions: (Choose 1)

~ Bobcat Opossum: Sing and Play In Harmony - Bring and instrument (or not) and explore how to sing and play harmonies in folk and trad music! All experience levels welcome.

~ Jane Rothfield (Old Time Fiddle Bowing & Groove): Janie will teach a few of her favorite tunes focusing on bowing rhythm, drive and groove and how to learn easier by ear!
~ Allan Carr (Old Time Guitar Backup - Bass and Drive): Allan will show you how to add drive (boom chuck) and moving bass runs to accompany an old time fiddle tune. He will demonstrate a variety of ways to use these skills depending on the tempo and feel of a particular tune.

5:30-7:00 Potluck Dinner
7:00-9:00 House Concert by The JAES
9:00-?? Jam

BAND BIO:
The JAES are a modern folk quartet; blending American roots and Celtic music with original instrumentals and multi-part part vocals.

With their love of Celtic traditions and American roots, The JAES blend dance band grooves with melodic and harmonic threads to weave a sonic tapestry that reflects their exploratory approach to the musical traditions they draw on for inspiration. Whether playing traditional pieces or new compositions, their music exudes playfulness and confidence that is a joy to see and hear.

Whether singing cowboy ballads, American folk songs, or Scottish ballads, The JAES love of singing and storytelling draws the listener in and sets the imagination soaring.

Battle Creek Chorus of Sweet Adelines – Fall Show
BOO CREW GETAWAY
GHOULS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN ....

Come and view this family friendly show as the Boo Crew Chapter 713 plans their vacation after working so hard on 10/31. Adults are encouraged to wear friendly costumes (no masks) and children will participate in a costume parade as well! It’s gonna be a scream!

PRESALE TICKETS BEFORE OCTOBER 13 - $15
Kids under 10 FREE
At Door/After 10/13 - $20

Payment choices: Cash at the door, Checks, Paypal: @BCCAndreaSheedy Venmo: @BCC-Andrea-Sheedy

Please write your name in the memo box of Paypal or Venmo; If you are mailing a payment, please send your payment to Battle Creek Chorus, c/o Andrea Sheedy, 15700 Dunn Rd., Bellevue, MI 49021
Nov. 1, 2025
3:00 PM
Woodland Church
14425 Helmer Rd, Battle Creek

More info: https://battlecreeksweetadelines.org

Nobuntu is an all-female a cappella quartet from Zimbabwe that has drawn international acclaim for its inventive performances ranging from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro Jazz to Gospel. The ensemble’s concerts are performed with pure voices, augmented by minimalistic percussion, traditional instruments such as the Mbira (thumb piano) and organic, authentic dance movements.

In the last few seasons, the quintet has performed at festivals and concert halls in Italy, Austria, Germany, Belgium, the Czech Republic and throughout the African continent. Their first tour to Canada in 2016 included performances in Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Victoria.

RIVER & RAIL
Sunday, Nov. 2
Doors 6:00pm, Show 7:00pm sharp
$15 advance / $20 door

River & Rail come to Glow Hall for a special Sunday evening performance. The duo quietly stole the show at Bell’s earlier this year, opening for The Arcadian Wild and leaving with a lot of new Kalamazoo fans. Their songs live somewhere between folk and slow-burning Americana, with harmonies that feel unforced and close, built around voice, guitar, and mandolin.

Two local openers will be added to the bill.

Always all ages. 246 N Kalamazoo Mall

Advance Base at Glow Hall
with Moontype (Chicago)

local support TBA

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Doors 7:00 PM • Show 8:00 PM
Glow Hall — 246 N Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo, MI

Advance Base is the songwriting project of Owen Ashworth, formerly of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. His music is built from drum machines, keyboards, and tape hiss, but it’s the storytelling that leaves a mark — plainspoken songs about family, memory, work, and the small moments that carry surprising weight. Ashworth’s catalog has quietly shaped indie pop over the past two decades, and his live shows are hushed, magnetic experiences where the room seems to lean in closer with every line.

Moontype, from Chicago, balance intricate guitar lines with pop clarity, weaving lush textures into songs that feel both expansive and immediate. Their debut album Bodies of Water drew national attention for its melodic strength and emotional undercurrents, landing them among the Midwest’s most exciting new voices. Live, they shift easily between dreamlike atmospheres and urgent rock momentum.

LOCAL KALAMAZOO SUPPORT TBA

Tickets: $10 advance / $15 day of

In this unique expression of many years of friendship and collaboration, GRAMMY® Award-winning musician and storyteller Robert Mirabal – elder of the Taos Pueblo – and GRAMMY® Award-winning, genre-defying string quartet ETHEL come together gratefully to reimagine the concert experience.

Their art is a vigorous blend of joy, compassion and vital virtuosity. Building on their previous programs Music of the Sun, The River and Song for Taos, they offer a ceremony full of original music, movement and wisdom. The Red Willow is a new program built around a work commissioned by Taos Chamber Music Society in the summer of 2023.

With their signature mastery, ETHEL and Mirabal weave a gorgeous tapestry with colors from Native America, Europe, Africa and Asia. At the pinnacle of the program is the central work – The Red Willow Suite – a breathtaking, ambitious piece of music and storytelling, not to be missed. The audience will feel the urge to dance and celebrate, as the space around their hearts grows and deepens.

Inspired by her family’s Sephardic roots in Greece and Macedonia, Sarah Aroeste has spent the last 15 years bringing her contemporary style of original and traditional Ladino music to audiences around the world.

Sarah writes and sings in Ladino, the Judeo-Spanish dialect originated from Spanish Jews after their expulsion from Spain in 1492. American born, she has worked tirelessly to keep Ladino music alive for a new generation. Her style, whether with her original music or with interpreting Ladino folk repertoire, combines traditional Mediterranean Sephardic sounds with contemporary influences such as rock, pop, electronica and jazz.

In the last decade, Sarah has amassed a large and loyal following across the United States and abroad, and she has been featured in both national and international press.