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Arts news from around the area, sponsored by the Arts Council of Kalamazoo County, promoting and supporting the arts organizations and artists throughout greater Kalamazoo. Creative Cafe airs live every Saturday morning at 8:05 a.m. on 590 and 106.9 FM WKZO.

Creative Cafe


    • Jun 7, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Creative Cafe 6/7/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2025 21:52


    This episode was LIVE at Art On The Mall in downtown Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 5/31/25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 23:27


    A look ahead to next week's art fair in Bronson Park.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 5/24/25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 23:25


    More arts news from around greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 5/17/25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 23:34


    Outdoor music is celebrated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 5/10/25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 25:41


    The Artist Happy hour is discussed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 5/3/25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 25:56


    Arts news from around the Kalamazoo area.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 4/26/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 24:03


    The upcoming May 2nd Art Hop is discussed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 4/19/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 26:31


    A new mural festival coming to Kalamazoo in September, titled "The Block," is discussed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 4/12/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 25:40


    The Starlight Collective is discussed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 4/5/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 23:30


    The last episode in a series discussing grants to the Arts Council.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 3/29/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 23:09


    Grant programs, and how they affect artists, is discussed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 3/22/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 23:39


    Laura Citino, a fiction writer, teacher and bookmaker from Kalamazoo, discusses her work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 3/15/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 23:37


    Leslie Donaldson, the director of the Kirk Newman Art School, talks about the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 3/8/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2025 23:01


    Arts news from around Kalamazoo and Battle Creek.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 3/1/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 28:18


    Rehema Barber, director of curatorial affairs for the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, joins Kristen to talk about Art Hop 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 2/22/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 25:02


    The Midwest Regional Adult Dance Festival, or RADFest, is featured.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 2/15/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 22:45


    The history of the Queer Theatre in downtown Kalamazoo is discussed, with managing director "C" Heaps and Board of Directors president Raquel Hellenga join Kristen for this episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 2/8/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 23:58


    Arts news from around the Kalamazoo area.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 2/1/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 22:53


    More arts news and artwork are discussed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 1/25/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 26:00


    Jane Ghosh, the president and CEO of Discover Kalamazoo, joins the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 1/18/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 25:07


    Marie Lee, editor of Encore magazine, talks about area art.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 1/11/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 23:09


    Megan Yankee, the executive director of the Stulberg International String Competition, joins Kristen Chesak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 1/4/25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 23:46


    The first show of the new years features the founders of Monoform.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 12/21/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 22:21


    A holiday reading of Little Women is featured.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 12/07/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 22:18


    Arts news from around greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 11/30/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 23:03


    A preview of the final Art Hop of 2024 Friday, December 6.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 11/23/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2024 25:32


    Arts news from around greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 11/16/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 22:25


    Arts news from around Greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 11/09/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 23:14


    November arts news for Greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 11/02/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 22:40


    Updated arts news from around Kalamazoo and Southwest Michigan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 10/26/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 23:15


    More arts news from around Kalamazoo and southwest Michigan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 10/12/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 25:44


    Arts news from around Greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 10/5/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 25:15


    It's Artist Happy Hour on this edition of Creative Cafe!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 9/28/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 22:24


    The latest in arts news from around greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 9/21/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 24:05


    The latest arts news in the Kalamazoo area.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 9/14/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 24:20


    Your weekly look at arts news around greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 9/7/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 27:06


    The latest arts news around the Kalamazoo area.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 8/31/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2024 24:25


    The latest in arts news around greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 8/24/2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 22:21


    Arts news from around greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 8/17/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 25:23


    The latest arts news in Kalamazoo and Southwest Michigan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 8/10/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 24:28


    The latest in arts news around Kalamazoo with host Kristen Chesak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 8/3/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 23:40


    Arts news from around Kalamazoo with host Kristen Chesak from the Greater Kalamazoo Arts Council.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Creative Cafe 7/27/24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 23:42


    Arts news from around greater Kalamazoo and Southwest Michigan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    "Creative Cafe"-Aired Saturday, July 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 23:44


    Arts news and personalities in Kalamazoo's Arts community, sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    "Creative Cafe"-Aired Saturday, July 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 21:24


    This week's edition of "Creative Cafe", sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, preview the July Art Hop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    "Creative Cafe"-Saturday, June 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 22:05


    News and personalities in Kalamazoo Arts community, sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    "Creative Cafe"-Aired Saturday, June 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 24:22


    "Creative Cafe", sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, spotlighting the news and personalities in Kalamazoo Arts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    "Creative Cafe"-Aired Saturday, June 15, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 23:15


    News and personalities from the Arts community in Kalamazoo, sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    "Creative Cafe"-Aired Saturday, June 1, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 22:56


    The latest news from Kalamazoo's Arts community, sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    "Creative Cafe"-aired Saturday 5/25/2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 25:18


    This week's news and personalities in Kalamazoo's Arts Community, sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    "Creative Cafe"-Aired Saturday, 5/18/24

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 25:34


    This week's news and personalities in Kalamazoo's Arts Community, sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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