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String students collaborate with international jazz performers

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… evening of music that gives string students the opportunity to interact with prominent jazz musicians, is set for … are available from Miller Auditorium at millerauditorium.com/som or by calling (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858. … most renowned jazz and world musicians today: pianist and composer Alon Yavnai and percussionist Jamey Haddad. Yavnai …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4501

Advertising and promotion students take first in national challenge

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… Graduates Scholastic Achievement Award Challenge in Washington D.C.   During the challenge, students were tasked with … high-level executives regarding JAG’s brand positioning, communication strategies and other marketing tactics. JAG is … Joe Taylor Becca Wilson The students participated in the competition as a part of their fall 2012 capstone work for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/3894

Jazz students reunite after 20 years for concert

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… concert Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Hall (Photo credit: keithhallmusic.com) KALAMAZOO—Four Western Michigan University School of … Alumni Series, and the quartet will perform original compositions from their acclaimed 1996 self-titled album. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4188

Irish Fest celebrates Celtic bands, artists and cultural activities

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… by Deanne Puca on Dancers perform at a past Irish Fest. (Photo credit: kalamazooirish.org) KALAMAZOO—The Kalamazoo Irish … June 28-29 , at the Arcadia Creek Festival Place in downtown Kalamazoo. The festival runs from 4:30 p.m. to midnight … ID. Children 12 and under are free as long as they are accompanied by an adult. There is no charge for admission …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7543

Cantus Femina and Collegiate Singers concert features male vocalists

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… forces at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 , in the University's Dalton Center Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Cantus Femina opens the concert with "Ergen Deda," a Bulgarian folk song with drum accompaniment. The centerpiece of the concert is "Reasons for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38182

2017-18 Zhang Financial Broadway in West Michigan Series announced

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… as Nala and the Lionesses in Disney's "The Lion King" (Photo credit: Joan Marcus) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … discounts or subscription options, visit millerauditorium.com or call the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office at … on an expanded partnership with Zhang Financial as they become the Broadway in West Michigan Series title sponsor for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38628

WMU honors innovative teaching at Spring Convocation

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… Programs, the Innovative Teaching Award will be presented to the team of Marian Tripplett and Dr. Dee Ann Sherwood , … in a new way, to produce a quantifiable gain for learner outcomes or the learner experience. Convocation events "Spring … She is experienced in working with individuals, families, communities and organizations, with an emphasis on advocacy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29981

Black Arts Festival returns

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Black Arts Festival is returning to a seven-day format for the first time since 2010 and … Cobb Avenue in Kalamazoo. The festival theme is "Ignite the Community" and includes arts and education programs for … entertainment, and a theatre production by Face Off Theatre Company, a new theater company founded by six women in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25433

John F. Walker obituary

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… University, died Dec. 27 . He was 76. Walker was an instructor and advisor in industrial design for a few years starting in 1987. Prior to coming to WMU, he was owner and partner in Walker design, an … obituary and message book are available at obits.mlive.com/obituaries/kalamazoo . Messages also may be left at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37468

Three from WMU Creative Writing Program win literary awards

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… and their awards are: Brandon Krieg , who is earning a doctoral degree in poetry, has won the New Rivers Press' 2012 … will publish his collection of poems, "Invasives," in October 2014. Dustin M. Hoffman , a recent graduate of the … Gargoyle, Fifth Wednesday Journal, Indiana Review, and elsewhere. He lives in Kalamazoo and is a visiting assistant …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9769