| Fire and the Loft provide unique settings for performance and slam poetry, live music, live theater, improv comedy, day and overnight retreats, and art exhibits that are a part of Kalamazoo's Art Hop, inside the 1903 Portage Street Fire Station. Fire currently hosts weekly, bi-weekly and monthly music, visual art, poetry and relaxation events. Fire's 2009 Year End Newsletter Excellent Links dj DISobedience Black Arts and Cultural Center Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo The Douglass Community Association Edison Neighborhood Association People's Food Co-op Kalamazoo Poetry Slam Bread for the Journey Boheme Belly Dance |
Friday, March 5th 1st Friday Spoken Word This is Fire's original poetry show four year's running, where you'll hear slam poets, page poets, and everything in between. Throw in a great feature and the best DJ around (DJ Disobedience) and you've got the hottest spoken word show in Kalamazoo. $5 admission 9 pm doors open 9:30 pm open mic 10 pm feature Saturday, March 6th Blair National Poetry Slam Champion and published poet BLAIR will read and perform poems from Moonwalking, his new manuscript about the life, career and influences of Michael Jackson out on Penmanship Books. He will be joined by his band The Boyfriends, a group of men and women on acoustic guitar, upright bass, drums violin and clarinet. doors open at 8 pm $5 admission www.MYSPACE.COM/BLAIRANDTHEBOYFRIENDS www.MYSPACE.COM/BLAIRMUSIC www..SERIOUSARTISTS.COM/BLAIR.html .Click Here to see WHAT'S HAPPENING AT FIRE. Wednesday, February 3 (and every Wednesday) Relaxation Wednesday Yoga and TaiChi noon - 1 pm (1/2 hour of yoga & 1/2 hour of tai chi) Yoga taught by Kama Tai and Tai Chi taught by Michelle Johnson $5 for 1/2 or $8 for full hour Did You Know? Fire has a recording studio! for rates and to set up a studio time email Michelle @ fire@thisisfire.com or call 269.344.6659 If you are using safari, right click here and choose "open link in new window" to see some of the CD covers of shows and recordings already produced @ the Studio Interested in Belly Dance Classes, African Dance Classes, Tai Chi or Yoga?? Click here for more info! |
| dj DISobedience is spinning soul of the 60's, 70's and 80's on WIDR 89.1fm Saturday's from 11am - 1 pm. You can listen the old fashioned way or download her podcasts by going to www.widr.org . |
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Fire is located @ 1249 Portage Rd. Kalamazoo, MI 49001 |
a Kalamazoo Arts Non-Profit
