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First Things 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.
Something Musical
Virtual Gilmore features rising pianist
Thomas Brunot
Despite COVID-19, the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival is still bringing first-class pianists to Kalamazoo. But instead of seeing them perform live on stage, you can see their performances live-streamed to your living room. South Korean pianist Chaeyoung Park, winner of the 2019 Hilton Head International Piano Competition, will perform at 4 p.m. Oct. 18 as part of The Gilmore’s Rising Stars Series. Among the works the 22-year-old will play is Brahms’ Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5. Park will also answer live questions after the concert. Tickets are available on a “name your own price” basis and can be purchased at thegilmore.org.
Chaeyoung Park
Something Important
Symposium examines Black mental health Systemic
racism, the historical roots of trauma, and school-induced anxiety and depression are among the topics to be discussed during a two-day online symposium Oct. 15-16. The event, titled “Breaking the Stigma: African American Mental Health Symposium,” will take place from 8:30 a.m.—noon each day via Webex and will provide an examination of the stigmas affecting African Americans. The keynote speakers will be Dr. Rajiv Tandon, professor and chairman of psychiatry at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, on Oct. 15 and Kevin Fischer, executive director of the Michigan affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), on Oct. 16. The event is sponsored by the WMU College of Health and Human Services and The Synergy Health Center, and the cost is $75. To register, visit wmich.edu/events/60799.
Something Nostalgic
See the cars of American Graffiti If you’ve seen the film American
Graffiti, then you know the stars of that blockbuster 1973 movie were the cars. And now you can see several of those iconic automobiles in a new exhibit at the Gilmore Car Museum — Where Were You in ’62?. The exhibit, which runs until spring, features memorabilia from the 1950s and ‘60s, including a jukebox playing music from the era, alongside a diner booth. On display is the 1958 customized Chevrolet Impala that actor Ron Howard drove in the movie, which is on loan to the museum from NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Ray Evernham, as well as a 1932 Deuce Coupe hobbyist-built tribute car, a 1956 white Ford Thunderbird and a 1958 Edsel Pacer four-door hardtop. The museum is located at 6865 W. Hickory Road in Hickory Corners. Its hours are 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday and 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $16 for adults and $11 for youth ages 11-17. Children 10 and younger and active military members are admitted free. For more information, visit gilmorecarmuseum.org. w w w.encorekalamazoo.com | 9
