Creative Cafe
A weekly exploration of all things creative in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Originally aired on WKZO AM 590 locally each Saturday at 8 am. Podcasts will be available on Tuesday after the original air date. The Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo is a membership organization serving artists and arts organizations in Kalamazoo County. www.KalamazooArts.org for complete information.
Podcasting since 2021 • 231 episodes
Creative Cafe
Latest Episodes
Akiko Yamamoto, Prairie Ronde Artist Residency - Part III
We round out our 3-part series on the Prairie Ronde Artist Residency with Akiko Yamamoto, a Japanese-born, Brooklyn-based artist whose work explores migration, identity, and cultural translation through intricate layers of paper, texture, and p...
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Season 5
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Episode 29
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23:17
Catching up with Queer Theatre
Connar Klock joins us to talk about the current projects and shows being undertaken by Queer Theatre Kalamazoo. We chat about shows, playwright projects, and upcoming auditions, and construction projects.
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Season 5
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Episode 28
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22:21
RADFest 17
We were live from Epic Center, talking with artists from RADFest 17, the region's best Alternative Dance Festival. We spoke with Wellspring Artistic Director Marissa Bianan, RADFest curator Jennifer Glaws, and Claire Porter, who has made the jo...
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Season 5
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Episode 27
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23:48
Art Hop 2026 - Kalamazoo Candle Company
The March 2026 Art Hop is right around the corner, and we sit down with Adam McFarlin of the Kalamazoo Candle Company, one of the event’s longtime mainstays. Now in a new home on the Kalamazoo Mall, Adam shares how the business continues ...
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Season 5
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Episode 26
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25:09
Angels in America at the Civic - AIDS Quilt makes a visit
The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre is presenting Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches. Director D. Terry Williams and Director of Volunteers Mike Artis sit down to discuss this epic and deeply moving production, the powerful mes...
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Season 5
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Episode 25
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24:16