art hop http://wmuk.org en Mandolin orchestra hearkens back to Kalamazoo's history of stringed instruments http://wmuk.org/post/mandolin-orchestra-hearkens-back-kalamazoos-history-stringed-instruments <p>The <a href="http://www.kalmando.com/">Kalamazoo Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra</a> will play Friday during the Art Hop at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum. I talked with the group’s founding members Jackie Zito and Miles Kusik to find out a little bit more about the mandolin and its ties to Kalamazoo.</p><p> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:18:50 +0000 Rebecca Thiele 443 at http://wmuk.org Mandolin orchestra hearkens back to Kalamazoo's history of stringed instruments