Please Note: Due to the Covid–19 virus, some of these events may have been cancelled after press time. Please check with the venue and organizations for up-to-date information. PERFORMING ARTS THEATER Play
The Conviction of Lady Lorraine — An original one-woman teleplay, written and performed by Dwandra Nickole Lampkin, in which a writer has a brief but powerful encounter with a homeless woman on a quest to right a social wrong, through Nov. 8; see farmersalleytheatre.com for tickets. Revue
By Request: Farmers Alley Favorites — A virtual fundraiser featuring Farmers Alley talent performing songs and scenes from the theater’s history, Nov. 21–29; see farmersalleytheatre.com for tickets. MUSIC Bands Livestream: Last Gasp Collective — The ensemble features melodic cello or saxophone lines, jazz guitar voicings, and gospel piano underneath soulful voices and poetic lyricism, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, kazoostate.com. Orchestra, Chamber, Jazz, Vocal & More Saturdays with the Stulberg — A virtual concert series featuring recitals by recent Stulberg International String Competition medalists: cellist Oliver Herbert, Nov. 7; violist Hae Sue Lee, Nov. 14; violinist Charlotte Marckx, Nov. 21; all concerts are broadcast at 10:30 a.m., stulberg.org. Pierre-Laurent Aimard — This French pianist performs in the Gilmore Piano Masters series, livestreamed from Teldex Studio in Berlin, 2 p.m. Nov. 8; see thegilmore.org for details. Kalamazoo Junior Symphony Orchestra — Webstream performance of Overture to Taras Bulba, by Mykola Lysenko, and Finlandia, by Jean Sibelius, 4 p.m. Nov. 8, kalamazoojuniorsymphony.com. Brooklyn Rider — Fontana Chamber Arts presents this string quartet performing an eclectic repertoire, premiering 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20, with online viewing for 30 days, 382-7774, fontanamusic.org.
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Gilmore Rising Star Dominic Cheli — This American pianist performs works by Vine, Adams and Beethoven, live-streamed from the Wellspring Theater, 4 p.m. Nov. 29; see thegilmore.org for details. DANCE Choreography and Cocktails: Wellspring Through the Years — Featuring Cori Terry’s piece Only in Passing, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20; see wellspringdance.org/events for details. Wellspring Fall Concert of Dance — 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21; see wellspringdance.org/events for details. 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.
West Michigan Area Show — Works by regional artists in a variety of media viewable online at my.matterport.com/ show/?m=gJz6AfrCvPG&help=1. 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. On display in the main galleries through Jan. 17. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Holiday Sale — Artwork on sale at the KIA 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Nov. 19 for members only; 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Nov. 20 and 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Nov. 21 for all members of the public; online sale runs Nov. 9–Dec. 21; see “First Things” in this issue for more information. Other Venues
Things of Steel & Alynn Guerra: Artists in the Glen Vista — Things of Steel’s exhibits Seeking Peace and Steel Thoughts and Alynn Guerra’s Expecting Nightmares are on display through Nov. 28, Glen Vista Gallery, Kalamazoo Nature Center, 7000 N. Westnedge Ave., 381-1574, naturecenter.org Make Room — Multi-sensory installations that amplify black voices, promote causes and drive narrative change, through Dec. 12, Black Arts & Cultural Center, Epic Center, 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, registration required to control capacity, blackartskalamazoo.org. Kalamazoo Book Arts Center’s 15th Anniversary Exhibition — Online exhibition highlighting the variety and creativity of visiting artists, through Dec. 18, kalbookarts.org.
Virtual Art Hop — Hosted by Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, 5-9 p.m. Nov. 6, facebook.com/ acgk.359. Virtual Student Show — Showcasing artwork from students at KVCC, WMU, Kalamazoo College, Crescendo Academy and Kalamazoo Junior Symphony, 5–6:30 p.m. Nov. 6; kalamazooarts.org or facebook.com/acgk.359. LIBRARY & LITERARY EVENTS Kalamazoo Public Library 553-7800, kpl.gov All KPL locations are open with reduced hours and some limits on services; see website for more information. Page Turners Book Club — Online discussion of There There, by Tommy Orange, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2; registration required. Reading Race Book Group — Online discussion of Sabrina & Corina, by Kali Fajardo-Anstine, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10; registration required. How to Unstick a Painted Window — An Old House Owners Workshop video series about window anatomy, 6 p.m. Nov. 12, kpl.gov/event/ how-to-unstick-a-painted-window. 2020 Youth Literature Seminar — An online seminar featuring award-winning authors Candace Fleming, Varian Johnson and Paula Yoo, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Nov. 13, kpl.gov/yls; registration required. Meet the Author: Dr. Louis Moore, Civil Rights and the Black Athlete — The author shines a light on the complexities between sports figures and equality in this online event, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19; registration required. Classics Revisited — An online discussion of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 7–9 p.m. Nov. 19; registration required. For Colored Girls Book Club — An online discussion of Passing, by Nella Larsen, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 27; registration required. Parchment Community Library 401 S. Riverview Drive, 343-7747, parchmentlibrary.org The library is open with new hours and curbside delivery service available; see website for more information. Book Sale — 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. every Saturday, outside in front of the library.
