In 2008, a gang of Kalamazoo art-lovers decided to get together and make steps towards an all-ages art and performance space here in our fair city. In many ways, this rag-tag group of folks were the fore-runners and progenitors of DIT Kalamazoo as we know it now. Weekly meetings and an active Facebook page lead to a great deal of progress being made: a number of benefit shows raised a little money, non-profit status was achieved, and seeds were sown.
That initial effort eventually slowed and stalled as life happened and the folks involved found less and less time and energy to put forth. By 2009, things had slowed and the Kalamazoo Collective Arts Center initiative took a break until 2012, when a -new- rag-tag group of folks picked it back up, again with the end-goal of operating an all-ages safe-space art and music venue here in Kalamazoo!
‘Kcactus’ by Jose Rincones
Things are moving forward at a steady pace, but in order for this ultimate goal to become a reality, the KCAC needs a little thing called CHEDDAR. Hence, Sunday, Feb. 16th, an AWESOME PUNK-ROCK FUNDRAISER WILL BE HELD, featuring the excellent acts
courtesy Fisherking’s Facebook
Courtesy Natty D’s Facebook
AN (Formerly PAN)
Throwback photo courtesy PAN’s Myspace page
And excellently, a 1-time reunion performance by
ACKLEY KID
Courtesy Ackley Kid’s Facebook page
Show starts at 9pm at Shakespeare’s Lower Level. This one is 21+ (sorry, young-punks) and also ABSOLUTELY FREE, so make sure you bring enough money for a beer and a few bucks in the KCAC’s Hat.
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