Arts & More

Learn to make simple sushi at Krasl Art Center

Lorraine Caron — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:09:00 +0000

Krasl Art Center in Saint Joseph presents a workshop on making sushi on Saturday, May 25. Foodie Mark Toncray of Coloma will teach the class. He wants to demystify the process of making sushi.

A memoir about murder, surfing, and that complex relationship we have with our parents

Rebecca Thiele — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:34:46 +0000

Author and Western Michigan University alum Kelly Daniels will read from his memoir Cloudbreak California on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. at Michigan News Agency in Kalamazoo. Cloudbreak California begins with Daniels’ father who confesses to murdering a man and then disappears. Then the story follows Daniels as he travels to places like Mexico and Guatemala, living simply, meeting colorful characters, and searching for a story to write.

'Neither snow nor rain': Museum shows what it took to get your mail

Nancy Camden — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:25:12 +0000

Wanted: Young skinny wiry fellows. Not over eighteen. Must be expert riders. Willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages were $25 per week.

This is an example of what you might find at the U.S. Post Office Museum in Marshall. It's an ad to hire men for the pony express...and the job sounds less than appealing.

See Michigan's native plants and animals at Asylum Lake Preserve

Lorraine Caron — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:23:57 +0000

A gathering at the Asylum Lake Preserve in Kalamazoo on Saturday, May 18, invites residents to tour the green space, learn about its history and help protect its future. The event is from 1-5 p.m. and begins at the Parkview entrance.

Into the Woods: What happens after you get what you want?

Rebecca Thiele — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:34:37 +0000

Kalamazoo College’s Festival Playhouse is kicking off their 50th anniversary Thursday with the musical Into the Woods. Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine is about what happens to the characters in Grimm’s fairy tales after the ‘happily ever after.’