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With a new executive director, Kalamazoo Civic Theatre gets ready to turn on the footlights again
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An attempt to flee 2020 with a 556-mile roundtrip bike ride into the woods
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Thursday, September 10, 2020
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The 2020 Kalamazoo Black Arts Fest will be a digital celebration
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
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Kalamazoo Juneteenth event celebrates freedom, supports ongoing fight for justice
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Thursday, June 6, 2019
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With audio descriptions of what's onstage, Civic Theatre presents 'theater for all'
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Thursday, April 18, 2019
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Crawlspace Eviction builds a space for its expanding comedy empire in downtown Kalamazoo
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Thursday, March 14, 2019
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AfroFest brings ‘family reunion vibe’ to Black history month community celebration
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The women of Face Off Theatre create a space for the works they want to see staged in Kalamazoo
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Audiotree: Two guys from Portage bring the fruits of their successful business back home again
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