Community Calendar

Insect ID Hike
Celebrate Bug Month by hitting the trails with one of our naturalists to identify the beautiful insects of our native landscapes! We’ll use field equipment to track down our six-legged neighbors and take a look at the diversity of one of the most successful groups of life on the planet.

Saturday, July 25, 2026, 10 am-11 am

Meet: Front desk inside the Visitor Center

Fee: Included in regular KNC admission; KNC Members free!

Audience: All ages

Terry Todd Lecture and Tasting: Can Eating Insects Save the Planet?
As our population grows and our climate shifts, more and more we as a species have to ask the question: how can we keep us all fed?

Chef Joseph Yoon is the founder of Brooklyn Bugs, and for the last eight years he’s been making the case — deliciously — for why edible insects represent one of the most compelling food solutions of our time.

Come explore the frontier of sustainable food and experience a special tasting of insect-based dishes. Whether you’re gastronomically curious or just a lover of ecology, this is a perfect evening to have fun and step beyond your comfort zone.

Saturday, July 25, 2026, 7-9 pm

Meet: Coopers Glen Auditorium inside the Visitor Center

Fee: $5 per participant

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Audience: All ages

Our popular Summer Glass Camps are back! With multiple options based on age, studio preference, time commitment, and price point – we have something for just about everyone. Students will learn the tools, equipment, and basic techniques of glass blowing, torch working, and/or kiln fusing as they work side-by-side with our talented artist instructors and also create collaboratively with their peers. Each student will create a number of projects, regardless of which Summer Glass Camp option they choose.

See the options below and find the perfect fit for your budding artist. Sign them up with a friend or they can make one here – either way they’ll be talking about Summer Glass Camp all year long!

https://glassartkalamazoo.org/summer-glass-camps/

Our popular Summer Glass Camps are back! With multiple options based on age, studio preference, time commitment, and price point – we have something for just about everyone. Students will learn the tools, equipment, and basic techniques of glass blowing, torch working, and/or kiln fusing as they work side-by-side with our talented artist instructors and also create collaboratively with their peers. Each student will create a number of projects, regardless of which Summer Glass Camp option they choose.

See the options below and find the perfect fit for your budding artist. Sign them up with a friend or they can make one here – either way they’ll be talking about Summer Glass Camp all year long!

https://glassartkalamazoo.org/summer-glass-camps/

Our popular Summer Glass Camps are back! With multiple options based on age, studio preference, time commitment, and price point – we have something for just about everyone. Students will learn the tools, equipment, and basic techniques of glass blowing, torch working, and/or kiln fusing as they work side-by-side with our talented artist instructors and also create collaboratively with their peers. Each student will create a number of projects, regardless of which Summer Glass Camp option they choose.

See the options below and find the perfect fit for your budding artist. Sign them up with a friend or they can make one here – either way they’ll be talking about Summer Glass Camp all year long!

https://glassartkalamazoo.org/summer-glass-camps/

Our popular Summer Glass Camps are back! With multiple options based on age, studio preference, time commitment, and price point – we have something for just about everyone. Students will learn the tools, equipment, and basic techniques of glass blowing, torch working, and/or kiln fusing as they work side-by-side with our talented artist instructors and also create collaboratively with their peers. Each student will create a number of projects, regardless of which Summer Glass Camp option they choose.

See the options below and find the perfect fit for your budding artist. Sign them up with a friend or they can make one here – either way they’ll be talking about Summer Glass Camp all year long!

https://glassartkalamazoo.org/summer-glass-camps/

Creative Corner
Flex those creative muscles and stop by the visitor center for some fun unstructured art time! We’ll have an assortment of mediums and crafts to play with, so it’s a great time to relax and get creative.

Saturday, August 8, 2026, 10 am-2 pm

Sunday, August 9, 2026, 1-3 pm

Meet: Visitor Center Classroom

Fee: Included in regular KNC admission; KNC Members free!

Audience: Families, children

Prairie Power Guided Hike
Explore the wonders of a grassland sea! Prairies used to cover 240 million acres of our continent, but now these majestic ecosystems are few and far between. We’ll hike the mowed trails of Pitcher Prairie to see, smell and touch the plants and cool creatures who call this sun-swept landscape home.

Saturday, August 8, 2026, 2-3 pm

Meet: Visitor Center

Fee: Included in regular KNC admission; KNC Members free! Drop-in program.

Audience: All Ages

Youth Mindfulness Night
Meet new friends and decompress with a night of yoga and mindfulness for nature lovers between the ages of 16-20. We’ll enjoy gentle yoga, breathe in the evening air, and leave feeling more grounded and connected to the world around us.

Thursday, August 13, 2026, 6:30-8:30 pm

Meet: Glen Vista Gallery inside the Visitor Center

Fee: KNC Members $12; Non-Members $15

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Audience: Ages 16-20