Creative Cafe
Creative Cafe
Latest Episodes
Concerts in the Park - Otsego Jazz Ensemble 40 years of making music
This week on Creative Café, Kristen Chesak welcomes Kim Shaw, and Tim Culver for a conversation about the Otsego Jazz Ensemble, one of southwest Michigan's longest-running community big bands. Learn how the ensemble ...
Community Arts Awards 2026 - Nominate Now
Who inspires our arts community? Who deserves to be recognized for the impact they've made?Join Kristen Chesak on the next Creative Café as she welcomes 2025 Community Medal of Arts recipient Brad Wong and Jeremy Koch of Farmer...
Survival of the Species Exhibition by Randy Walker
Join us for a fascinating conversation about Survival of the Species, an upcoming exhibition opening August 7 at the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Artist Randy Walker, curator Linda Rzoska, and Arts Council Programs Director Kim S...
Mtnwoman Silver and the Journey to Kalamazoo
Join host Kristen Chesak for a conversation with mixed media artist MtnWoman Silver and Arts Council Programs Director Kim Shaw. After relocating to Kalamazoo from Oklahoma City, Silver found more than a new place to paint—she found a creative ...
Debut of the Classica Album - My Favorite Things
We welcome acclaimed soprano Svetlana Stone to share the story behind her debut classical album, My Favorite Things. Learn how an Arts Council KADI grant helped bring this ambitious multilingual recording project to life, hear a...