http://wmuk.org en http://wmuk.org/post/retiree-finds-new-joy-tuba-despite-bad-memories <p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">“I didn’t play my horn for a long time because I just got burned out, played too many funerals,” says Kalamazoo tuba player George Forrester Sr. He plays with the <a href="http://www.kalamazooconcertband.org/">Kalamazoo Concert Band</a>. Their concert, “Through the Eyes of a Child” will be performed Saturday&nbsp;at 7:30 p.m. in Cheney Auditorium. &nbsp;</span></p><p> Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:15:52 +0000 Nancy Camden 4122 at http://wmuk.org Retiree finds new joy in the tuba, despite bad memories http://wmuk.org/post/combat-veterans-writing-group-read-honor-veterans-day <p>In the fall of 2009, Kalamazoo writer Margaret von Steinen started a Combat Veterans Writing Group that meets twice a month at the <a href="http://www.pdl.lib.mi.us/">Portage District Library</a>. The group will read from their work at the library Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in honor of Veteran’s Day.</p><p> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:15:28 +0000 Lorraine Caron 185 at http://wmuk.org