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































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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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