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Lake Effect Jazz Big Band - Coming to a Venue Near You
Jun 22, 2026
23m 20s
A Black Artist's Path - Creative Development Ecosystem
Jun 16, 2026
24m 44s
We were LIVE at Art on the Mall 2026!
Jun 6, 2026
20m 43s
Celebrating 40 years of Art on the Mall
Jun 1, 2026
25m 02s
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May 26, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/22/26 | Lake Effect Jazz Big Band - Coming to a Venue Near You | Listen to Brad Jensen, Sandra Shaw, and Danny Lopez as they share the story behind one of Southwest Michigan's favorite jazz ensembles, talk about the enduring appeal of big band music, and give us a preview of their upcoming Concerts in the Park performance. Originally aired on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at 8 am on WKZO 590 AM and 106.9 FM in Kalamazoo, MI. Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - KalamazooArts.org | 23m 20s | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | A Black Artist's Path - Creative Development Ecosystem | Today on Creative Café, we welcome Maya James, artist, author, and founder of A Black Artist’s Path, a creative development ecosystem supporting Black artists in building sustainable and liberated careers. We talk about the vision behind the program, an upcoming Mackinac Island residency, and The BAP Collection, a powerful traveling exhibition bringing this work to life through art, film, and community engagement. Originally aired on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at 8 am on WKZO 590 AM and 106.9 F... | 24m 44s | ||||||
| 6/6/26 | We were LIVE at Art on the Mall 2026!✨ | art festivaloutdoor artwork+3 | Val BirchCarolyn Fink+1 | Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | Art on the Malloutdoor art+3 | — | 20m 43s | |
| 6/1/26 | Celebrating 40 years of Art on the Mall✨ | Art on the Mall40th anniversary+3 | Kim ShawJennifer Prenkert Hudson | Arts Council | Kalamazoo | Art on the MallKalamazoo+4 | — | 25m 02s | |
| 5/26/26 | Reverend Millard Southern III - Music, Faith, Democracy, and Community✨ | musicfaith+4 | Reverend Millard Southern III | Allen Chapel AME Church | — | musicfaith+5 | — | 21m 50s | |
| 5/19/26 | Bars for a Cause: A Mic for Meals Initiative✨ | creativityfood insecurity+3 | Slym BenoDJ Certified | Bars for a CauseMic for Meals Initiative+1 | Glow Hall | Bars for a CauseMic for Meals+5 | — | 22m 32s | |
| 5/19/26 | New Executive Director of the Stulberg International String Competition - Dr. Garrett Jones✨ | string competitionarts leadership+4 | Garrett Jones | Stulberg International String Competition | Kalamazoo | Stulberg International String CompetitionGarrett Jones+5 | — | 23m 33s | |
| 5/4/26 | Glow Hall - Kalamazoo's newest space for creativity✨ | creativitymusic+3 | Christopher Keener | Glow HallWKZO 590 AM+2 | Kalamazoodowntown Kalamazoo+1 | Glow HallKalamazoo+5 | — | 25m 16s | |
| 4/28/26 | Lavendar Home Project - Drue McPherson Part II✨ | Lavender Home Projectart exhibition+3 | Drue McPhersonKim Shaw | Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo | Westin Gallery | Lavender Home ProjectDrue McPherson+5 | — | 22m 09s | |
| 4/28/26 | House, Human, Home - Drue McPherson Part I✨ | identitystorytelling+4 | Drue McPherson | Arts Council of Greater KalamazooHouse, Human, Home+1 | Kalamazoo | Drue McPhersonKalamazoo+5 | — | 24m 37s | |
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| 4/15/26 | Creativity in Action - Edison Neighborhood✨ | public artcommunity engagement+4 | Emma Master | Arts Council | KalamazooEdison Neighborhood | creativitypublic art+6 | — | 23m 02s | |
| 4/7/26 | Nike Designer Wilson W. Smith III - Don't miss it!✨ | Nike designart events+3 | Wilson W. Smith III | Nike | KalamazooKalamazoo Institute of Arts | NikeWilson W. Smith III+5 | — | 23m 29s | |
| 4/2/26 | A Conversation Through Us - Negar Dena Afazel | Violinist Negar Dena Afazel joins Creative Café to discuss her new performance “A Conversation Through Us,” a powerful collaboration with vocalist Tricia Tetzlaff that blends violin, voice, and storytelling to explore the shared experiences of women across time and culture. We’ll also talk about the creative vision behind the piece and how the current war in Iran is shaping its outcome. Originally aired on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 8 am on WKZO 590 AM and 106.9 FM. Creative Cafe is a progra... | 23m 16s | ||||||
| 3/24/26 | Akiko Yamamoto, Prairie Ronde Artist Residency - Part III | We round out our 3-part series on the Prairie Ronde Artist Residency with Akiko Yamamoto, a Japanese-born, Brooklyn-based artist whose work explores migration, identity, and cultural translation through intricate layers of paper, texture, and process. Her work has been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum and featured in The New York Times, and now she is bringing her practice to Southwest Michigan through Prairie Ronde. Originally aired on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at 8 am on WKZO 590 AM and 106... | 23m 17s | ||||||
| 3/17/26 | Catching up with Queer Theatre | Connar Klock joins us to talk about the current projects and shows being undertaken by Queer Theatre Kalamazoo. We chat about shows, playwright projects, and upcoming auditions, and construction projects. Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - KalamazooArts.org | 22m 21s | ||||||
| 3/10/26 | RADFest 17 | We were live from Epic Center, talking with artists from RADFest 17, the region's best Alternative Dance Festival. We spoke with Wellspring Artistic Director Marissa Bianan, RADFest curator Jennifer Glaws, and Claire Porter, who has made the journey to share their talents with their peers and our community. Originally aired on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 8 am on WKZO 590 Am and 106.9 FM. Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - KalamazooArts.org | 23m 48s | ||||||
| 3/2/26 | Art Hop 2026 - Kalamazoo Candle Company | The March 2026 Art Hop is right around the corner, and we sit down with Adam McFarlin of the Kalamazoo Candle Company, one of the event’s longtime mainstays. Now in a new home on the Kalamazoo Mall, Adam shares how the business continues to evolve, along with exciting new initiatives designed to bring our community even closer to the world of makers. Originally aired on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 8 am on WKZO 590 Am and 106.9 FM. Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Gre... | 25m 09s | ||||||
| 2/24/26 | Angels in America at the Civic - AIDS Quilt makes a visit | The Kalamazoo Civic Theatre is presenting Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches. Director D. Terry Williams and Director of Volunteers Mike Artis sit down to discuss this epic and deeply moving production, the powerful messages it carries, and why it remains profoundly relevant today. They also share how the community can engage more deeply with the experience through additional programming, including the opportunity to view a section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, attend preshow co... | 24m 16s | ||||||
| 2/17/26 | Mariana Norena, Prairie Ronde Residency Artist - Part II | Creative Café continues its three-part series featuring the artists selected for the 2026 Spring Residency at Prairie Ronde in Vicksburg. In Part 2, host Kristen speaks with Bogotá-born, Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist Mariana Noreña. Mariana’s work explores relationships to place through ecology, history, and material memory, often using natural and locally sourced materials to reflect on belonging and landscape. Tune in to hear how the Prairie Ronde residency will influence her evolv... | 22m 33s | ||||||
| 2/10/26 | Xingyu Huang, Prairie Ronde Spring Residency - Part I | In Part 1 of this 3-part series, Kristen learns more about the artists that will make up the 2026 Spring Residency at Prairie Ronde in Vicksburg, beginning with Artist Xingyu Huang, someone who currently splits their time between Chicago and LA. We will learn what this urban artist is looking to get out of this rural experience. Originally aired on Saturday, February 10, 2026 at 8 am on WKZO 590 AM and 106.9 FM. Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - ... | 23m 23s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | Eclectic Glass Guild - Celebrating 10 years | It is the 10th anniversary of the Eclectic Glass Guild here in Kalamazoo. We celebrate this milestone with Judy Konesni and Jeanne Zumburs to chat about glass, community and what it takes to build something that lasts. Originally aired on Saturday, Janaury 31, 2026 on WKZO 590 AM and 106.9 FM in Kalamazoo, MI. Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - KalamazooArts.org | 24m 25s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | Purpose-Driven Hip Hop - Slym Beno | Today on Creative Cafe, we are joined by Slym Beno, a purpose-driven hip hop artist whose work blends motivational lyricism, faith-influenced storytelling, and an unwavering commitment to authenticity. Originally from Cleveland and now rooted in Michigan, Slym Beno represents P One Entertainment, a platform built around purpose, opportunity, and community impact. His latest project, The Big P EP, invites listeners to reflect, grow, and step boldly into who they are called to become. Beyond th... | 22m 25s | ||||||
| 1/20/26 | Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks at the KIA | On this episode, we explore how museums are not only places where we revisit the past, but spaces that help us imagine the future, and why a bold new exhibition opening this February invites Kalamazoo audiences to think differently about design, innovation, and creativity in everyday life. Originally aired on WKZO 590 Am and 106.9 FM on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at 8 am in Kalamazoo, MI. Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - KalamazooArts.org | 23m 07s | ||||||
| 1/13/26 | Institute of Public Scholarship - "We See You" | As we begin 2026, we are continuing our conversation about storytelling and the power of community voices. Today, we are joined by Dr. Michelle Johnson and Denise Miller of the Institute of Public Scholarship. We will be talking about how their work centers around cultural expression, storytelling, and community voice to support justice, healing, and creative life in Kalamazoo. Originally aired on Saturday, December 10, 2025, at 8 am on WKZO 590 AM and 106.9 FM. Creative Cafe is a program of ... | 26m 52s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | The Power of Storytelling Part 2 | In part two of this 2-part series, Kristen Chesak continues her discussion with Marcel Fable Price about the power of storytelling, and the healing it provides. We enjoy one of Marcel's original fables. Originally aired on Saturday, January 3, 2025, at 8 am on WKZO 590 AM and 106.9 FM in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Creative Cafe is a program of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Home - KalamazooArts.org | 23m 25s | ||||||
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