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Bands with WMU ties to perform songs from classic Beatles album
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… the album Abbey Road to rave reviews. Both bands are comprised almost entirely of WMU alumni or employees. Corn Fed … on rooftops and sideburns on kittens." The Corn Fed Girls is Phil Barry , guitar; John Campos , mandolin; Mike Fuerst … , bass; and Darcy Wilkin , guitar. Red Sea Pedestrians RSP is known as a melting pot of singer-songwriters and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1378
Future of long-term health care topic of public lecture
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… health care will be the topic of conversation for the next visiting economist in Western Michigan University's Sichel Lecture Series. … at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1 , in Room 2028 of Brown Hall. His presentation is free and open to the public. Norton's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/101
Kalamazoo Film Society presents 'Searching for Sugar Man'
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… and 9 p.m. Saturday; and 2:30, 5 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5. "Searching for Sugar Man" tells the incredible true … of Rodriguez, the greatest 1970s rock icon who never was. Discovered in a Detroit bar in the late 1960s by two …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3224
Tiempo Libre comes to Miller Auditorium
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… KALAMAZOO—One of today's hottest young bands, Tiempo Libre is coming to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium … trained at Cuba’s premier conservatories, today the group is a hit in the U.S. and abroad, celebrated for its sophisticated performances of timba, a joyous mix of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6328
Get a taste of Kalamazoo restaurants and live entertainment
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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on Taste of Kalamazoo is July 25-27. KALAMAZOO—Food from 30 area restaurants … July 25-27, at the Arcadia Creek Festival Place. Admission is free each day before 4 p.m. Thursday admission … Boss Blues 6 to 7:30 p.m., Kingly T 8 to 9:30 p.m., The Diggity 10 to 11:30 p.m., Ultraviolet Hippopotamus Midnight to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8237
'The Addams Family' comes to Miller Auditorium
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… Family," based on the famous characters created by cartoonist Charles Addams, is coming to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium … do something he's never done before—keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10202
WMU to host communitywide LBGTA diversity career fair
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… fair Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The fair is free and open to the public. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan … WMU's main campus in Kalamazoo. The fair targets lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender individuals and their allies … diversity. About the fair First held last fall, the fair is a response to sentiments such as those expressed in the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10900
Kalamazoo City Commission candidate forum set
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… Kalamazoo City Commission candidate forum set Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's Fetzer Center KALAMAZOO—A city commission candidate forum later this month at Western Michigan University will bring issues …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10558
Alumni featured in last Frostic Reading event of the fall
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… Tuesday, Dec. 12 , in 157-159 Bernhard Center. The reading is free and open to the public. Mancilla Mancilla is the author of the short story collection, "All the Proud … of El Gaucho." He earned a doctoral degree from WMU and is an adjunct professor of general education at Aquinas …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/44076
WMU Sunseeker heads to Texas for Formula Sun Grand Prix
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… and Canada will compete in the annual track race that is held on grand prix or road style closed courses. It … race that can be up to 2,500 miles in length and is run on normal highways. On years when the American Solar Challenge is held, the Formula Sun Grand Prix—FSGP—serves as the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7680