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Please Note: Due to the Covid–19 virus, some of these events may have been canceled or postponed after press time. Please check with the venue and organizations for up-to-date information. PERFORMING ARTS MUSIC Virtual Jazz Club: Emmet Cohen Trio — The Gilmore presents this trio performing traditional jazz with a modern flavor, streaming from the Wellspring Theater, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3, thegilmore.org. Ingrid Fliter — The pianist and 2006 Gilmore Artist will perform works by Beethoven and Chopin in this live-streamed concert, 4 p.m. Jan. 17, thegilmore.org. VISUAL ARTS Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S. Park St., 349-7775, kiarts.org Galleries are open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; book tickets on the KIA website.
Cultural Encounters: Art of the Asian Diasporas in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1945– Present — An exhibition using modern and contemporary art to consider how migration from China, Japan, India and Indonesia influenced cultural exchange and fusion in Latin America and the Caribbean, through Jan. 17. Modern Abstractions: Japanese Prints from the Joy and Timothy Light Collection — An exhibition examining modern Japanese printmakers of the 1970s and 1980s to reveal abstraction as a form of artistic experimentation and a means of global conversation, through March 7. Book Discussion — A Zoom discussion of The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance, by Edmund de Waal, 2 p.m. Jan. 20.
Through the Years: Selections From Our Asian Collection — This exhibition will highlight artworks that include Chinese painting, Japanese printmaking, decorative arts and contemporary ceramics, Jan. 30–March 21.
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LIBRARY & LITERARY EVENTS Comstock Township Library 6130 King Highway, 345-0136, comstocklibrary.org The library is closed until further notice, but curbside pickup and computer use are available by appointment. Eat Healthy, Be Active — Bronson Methodist Hospital presents an online session on how to be healthy and active all year long; see library website for details. Reminiscence Writing with Wilma on Zoom — Local author and writing coach Wilma Kahn leads this online workshop on writing about your past or present, 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 5–Feb. 16; see website for registration information. Trivia Contest for Adults — Show your knowledge in an online trivia contest, Jan. 11–15; see library website for a link to the questions and more information. Kalamazoo Public Library 553-7800, kpl.gov Curbside KPL service will be available at the Central Library and Oshtemo and Eastwood branches. Alma Powell and Washington Square branches are closed until further notice; see website for more information. Page Turners Book Club – Online — Discussion of Tthe Age of Light, by Whitney Scharer, over Zoom, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 4; registration required. Reading Race Group — Discussion of The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett, over Zoom, co-sponsored by the Society for History and Racial Equity (SHARE) and KPL’s Antiracism Transformation Team, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12; registration required. Jazz Speaks for Life: Remembering MLK and the Civil Rights Movement — The Jazz and Creative Institute performs big-band jazz tunes composed by Black musicians during a time of protest and change to honor the struggles and triumphs of Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights activists, 2 p.m., Jan. 16; see website for details on how to access this advance recording. Manitou Mysteries — Join author and shipwreck hunter Ross Richardson in exploring the histories and mysteries of the Manitou Passage, one of the deadliest areas on the Great Lakes, 7 p.m. Jan. 17; registration required for link to attend via Zoom.
Urban Fiction Book Club — Discussion of Fast, by Millie Belizaire, 6 p.m. Jan. 26; registration required for link to attend via Zoom. For Colored Girls Book Club — Discussion of Red at the Bone, by Jacqueline Woodson, this year’s Reading Together featured author, 7 p.m. Jan. 29; registration required for link to attend via Zoom. Parchment Community Library 401 S. Riverview Drive, 343-7747, parchmentlibrary.org The library building is closed to the public, but all library materials remain accessible through curbside service; see website for more information. Write With Wilma —A four-week online writing workshop with local author and writing coach Wilma Kahn, 10 a.m. Thursdays, starting Jan. 7; registration required. Tribal History of the Kalamazoo River — A Zoom presentation by Lakota Pochedley, tribal historic preservation officer for the Gun Lake Tribe (also known as the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians), 7 p.m. Jan. 12; registration required. Portage District Library 300 Library Lane, 329-4544, portagedistrictlibrary.info The library building will be closed until further notice, but the library will offer curbside service; see website for more information. Richland Community Library 8951 Park St., 629-9085, richlandlibrary.org The library building is currently open by appointment only; see website for more information. Winter Reading Bingo — Grab a paper bingo card or log on to our ReadSquared app and record your winter reading to earn entry to grand-prize drawings, through Feb. 26. January Trivia — General trivia on Facebook Live, 7 p.m. Jan. 7. Books with Friends Book Club — Zoom discussion of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, by Kim Richards, Jan. 21; registration required. 20th Century Music Trivia — Music-themed trivia on Facebook Live, 7 p.m. Jan. 28.
