About this episode

Kristen Chesak discusses creativity and community initiatives with Slym Beno and DJ Certified.

This week on Creative Café on WKZO, Kristen Chesak welcomes back purpose driven hip hop artist Slym Beno along with Kalamazoo DJ, host, and entertainment entrepreneur DJ Certified. Together, they discuss the power of creativity to inspire change through two exciting initiatives: Bars for a Cause: A Mic for Meals Initiative at Glow Hall, a benefit concert supporting local meal programs and raising awareness around food insecurity, and Spotlight Thursdays, a weekly showcase creating opportuniti...

People in this episode

Host: Kristen Chesak

Guests: Slym Beno, DJ Certified

Topics covered

• creativity
• food insecurity
• benefit concert
• local meal programs
• community initiatives

Keywords

• Bars for a Cause
• Mic for Meals
• food insecurity
• benefit concert
• Kalamazoo
• creativity
• local meal programs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bars for a Cause, Mic for Meals Initiative, WKZO

Places: Glow Hall

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