January
21janAll Day24The Great Squishy Bear Hunt
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We’ve hidden 50 mischievous Bruins around campus. Find one of the 50 hidden squishy bears and bring it back to the Student Life office to
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We’ve hidden 50 mischievous Bruins around campus. Find one of the 50 hidden squishy bears and bring it back to the Student Life office to claim your KCC swag prize!
Grab your friends or make it a solo adventure. Keep your eyes peeled for clues and hints and remember – it’s all about having fun!
Good luck, Bruins! Get out there, show your college spirit, and let’s make this Spring semester unforgettable!
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January 21, 2025 - January 24, 2025 (All Day)(GMT-05:00)
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21janAll Day13feb"Where They Live" Art ExhibitDrawings by Emily Luyk
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Kellogg Community College will exhibit more than two dozen works in the signature colorful, illustrative style of Grand Rapids artist Emily Luyk starting Jan. 21 on campus in
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Kellogg Community College will exhibit more than two dozen works in the signature colorful, illustrative style of Grand Rapids artist Emily Luyk starting Jan. 21 on campus in Battle Creek.
Luyk’s exhibit, titled “Where They Live,” will run through Feb. 13 in the Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center’s Eleanor R. and Robert A. DeVries Gallery, on campus at 450 North Ave. in Battle Creek.
The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular gallery hours, which are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays.
An opening reception with the artist – also free and open to the public – will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, in the gallery.
Luyk is a full-time illustrator, fine artist and muralist whose detailed drawings and paintings depict surreal, fantastic scenes focused on flora, fauna and the cosmos.
“Where They Live” is a collection of 26 such such works created between 2021 and 2024 with pen and acrylic ink, “inspired by the connections and mysteries found, or potentially still undiscovered, in the natural universe,” according to the artist.
Luyk earned an Associate of Arts degree from Grand Rapids Community College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (with honors) from Kendall College of Art and Design, with a focus in illustration and metal working.
Luyk spends most of the year touring the country to participate in some of the nation’s most prestigious fine art fairs, including the Old Town Art Fair in Chicago and the Plaza Art Fair in Kansas City. Recent awards include Best in Category at Art on the Square in Belleville, Illinois; an Award of Merit at the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival in Winter Park, Florida; and an Honorable Mention at the Penrod Arts Fair in Indianapolis.
For more information about Luyk or her work, visit emilyluyk.com.
For more information about Luyk’s KCC exhibit or other KCC arts events and initiatives, contact KCC’s Arts and Communication Office at 269-965-4126.
Pictured above: “Alone Time” by Emily Luyk.
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January 21, 2025 - February 13, 2025 (All Day)(GMT-05:00)
DeVries Gallery - Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center
24jan7:30 pm9:30 pm"Into the Woods" AuditionsFree and open to the public
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Kellogg Community College Theatre and Battle Creek’s What A Do Theatre Company are holding auditions to fill more than a dozen roles for
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Kellogg Community College Theatre and Battle Creek’s What A Do Theatre Company are holding auditions to fill more than a dozen roles for the Tony-Award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical “Into the Woods” this month on campus in Battle Creek.
Auditions for the play – the first full mainstage collaboration for the two organizations – will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Jan. 23 and 24, at KCC’s Binda Performing Arts Center, on campus at 450 North Ave. Individuals auditioning need only attend one night.
KCC Theatre Program Coordinator and show director Brad Poer describes the show as “A slightly dark yet blatantly hilarious interweaving of the characters and stories from Grimm’s fairy tales.”
Poer called the production “musically complex and thematically deep and powerful,” and said the KCC/What A Do production will include puppetry, animated projections and a full live pit orchestra.
Those interested in auditioning for the play should fill out the online “Into the Woods” Audition Form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf94jB53WWNkHp2xYrzOe_NNnRjQDFlyZvxzAe_aywxtIgmFA/viewform in advance.
Auditionees should wear clothes they’re comfortable learning choreography in and come read to sing 30 seconds of any song from “Into the Woods.”
All are welcome to audition regardless of experience, but actors selected must be at least 16 years old by opening night March 14. Auditions are open to community members and KCC students alike.
Production Schedule
Actors selected must be available to perform in the full production of “Into the Woods,” which will run for six showings over two weekends, March 14 through 16 and March 21 through 23, with Friday and Saturday showings at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday showings at 3 p.m.
Rehearsals will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, and run from 7:30 to approximately 10 p.m. Mondays through Fridays through late March. Not everyone will be required to attend each rehearsal, but required tech rehearsals for all cast and crew will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 8 and 9.
For more information, see the KCC Theatre Facebook page audition information post at https://www.facebook.com/KCCTheatre/posts/pfbid029ibAYTefdYG7gZi6M1uf4EGt7xRAorgBi71KhcAdgUV2NGG2FC5Q3M3S9LPjkypRl or email Poer at poerb@kellogg.edu.
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January 24, 2025 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Binda Performing Arts Center
450 North Ave.
29janAll DayBlaze of Glory Basketball Game
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Free soft pretzels, games and fun before the Women’s (5:30 p.m.) and Men’s (7:30 p.m.) home games here at KCC!
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Free soft pretzels, games and fun before the Women’s (5:30 p.m.) and Men’s (7:30 p.m.) home games here at KCC!
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January 29, 2025 All Day(GMT-05:00)
Location
Miller Building
450 North Ave.
Miller Building
February
21janAll Day13feb"Where They Live" Art ExhibitDrawings by Emily Luyk
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Kellogg Community College will exhibit more than two dozen works in the signature colorful, illustrative style of Grand Rapids artist Emily Luyk starting Jan. 21 on campus in
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Kellogg Community College will exhibit more than two dozen works in the signature colorful, illustrative style of Grand Rapids artist Emily Luyk starting Jan. 21 on campus in Battle Creek.
Luyk’s exhibit, titled “Where They Live,” will run through Feb. 13 in the Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center’s Eleanor R. and Robert A. DeVries Gallery, on campus at 450 North Ave. in Battle Creek.
The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular gallery hours, which are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays.
An opening reception with the artist – also free and open to the public – will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, in the gallery.
Luyk is a full-time illustrator, fine artist and muralist whose detailed drawings and paintings depict surreal, fantastic scenes focused on flora, fauna and the cosmos.
“Where They Live” is a collection of 26 such such works created between 2021 and 2024 with pen and acrylic ink, “inspired by the connections and mysteries found, or potentially still undiscovered, in the natural universe,” according to the artist.
Luyk earned an Associate of Arts degree from Grand Rapids Community College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (with honors) from Kendall College of Art and Design, with a focus in illustration and metal working.
Luyk spends most of the year touring the country to participate in some of the nation’s most prestigious fine art fairs, including the Old Town Art Fair in Chicago and the Plaza Art Fair in Kansas City. Recent awards include Best in Category at Art on the Square in Belleville, Illinois; an Award of Merit at the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival in Winter Park, Florida; and an Honorable Mention at the Penrod Arts Fair in Indianapolis.
For more information about Luyk or her work, visit emilyluyk.com.
For more information about Luyk’s KCC exhibit or other KCC arts events and initiatives, contact KCC’s Arts and Communication Office at 269-965-4126.
Pictured above: “Alone Time” by Emily Luyk.
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January 21, 2025 - February 13, 2025 (All Day)(GMT-05:00)
DeVries Gallery - Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center
02feb3:00 pm4:00 pmCommunity-wide Hymn and Spirituals Sing-alongFree and open to the public
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Kellogg Community College will open a monthlong series of Black History Month events with the return of its popular Community-wide Hymn and Spirituals
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Kellogg Community College will open a monthlong series of Black History Month events with the return of its popular Community-wide Hymn and Spirituals Sing-along Feb. 2.
The event will begin promptly at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, in the auditorium of the Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center, located on campus at 450 North Ave. in Battle Creek. Admission is free and open to the public, but a freewill offering will be collected to support future music initiatives at the College.
The sing-along event will be conducted by KCC Music Area Coordinator and Vocal Arts Director Dr. Gerald Case-Blanchard, who will lead the audience in singing traditional Christian hymns and African American spirituals favored across a variety of denominations. KCC faculty pianists Nancy Brown and Kathy Cary will accompany on the piano in addition to performing special music.
Hymnals with lyrics and music will be provided as community members are given the chance to sing a wide variety of selections, ranging from classic traditional to contemporary Christian worship songs.
In addition to pre-selected hymns and spirituals, audience members will have opportunity to call out their favorites from the audience.
This is anticipated to be the final year of the Community-wide Hymn and Spirituals Sing-along event, which in past years has been presented by the College’s Sacred Music Certificate Program. That certificate program has been deactivated in anticipation of the launch of a new Associate in Fine Arts in Music degree, to be formally announced by the College in the coming weeks and launching with the Fall 2025 semester.
For more information about the Community-wide Hymn and Spirituals Sing-along, contact KCC’s Arts and Communication Department at 269-965-4126.
For more information about Music studies at KCC, visit kellogg.edu/music or contact Case-Blanchard at 269-565-7859 or case-blanchardg@kellogg.edu.
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February 2, 2025 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center Auditorium
450 North Ave.
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Black History Month events continue at Kellogg Community College Feb. 4 with a free lunch and learn event hosted by regional hip-hop artist, advocate and
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Black History Month events continue at Kellogg Community College Feb. 4 with a free lunch and learn event hosted by regional hip-hop artist, advocate and educator Ed Genesis.
KCC’s “Lunch ’n’ Learn with Ed Genesis” event will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, in the Kellogg Room on campus at 450 North Ave. in Battle Creek. The event will also be streamed live to the student lounges at KCC’s regional centers in Coldwater and Hastings.
Genesis, a longtime hip-hop artist based in Kalamazoo, will speak on the topic of “Social Justice Through a Hip-Hop Lens,” examining how the art form relates to social justice issues including racism, mass incarceration, class, violence and gender.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will include a light free lunch for those attending in the Kellogg Room. (Participants at the regional centers are encouraged to bring a lunch to enjoy during the presentation.)
For more information about Ed Genesis, see his Facebook page at facebook.com/ed.genesis.9.
For more information about this and other Black History Month events at KCC, visit kellogg.edu/bhm or contact KCC’s Student Life Office at 269-565-2634 or studentlife@kellogg.edu.
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February 4, 2025 11:00 am - 1:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
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Kellogg Room
450 North Ave.
05feb10:00 am2:00 pmBruin Boost: An Ursa Major Party
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We’re creating an INTERSTELLAR experience just for our students to explore a galaxy of opportunities, create a cosmos of connections, and experience an out-of-this-world part
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We’re creating an INTERSTELLAR experience just for our students to explore a galaxy of opportunities, create a cosmos of connections, and experience an out-of-this-world part of college life!
Here’s what’s in the stars:
• Students can create student organizations, KCC resources, and service-learning partners.
• Prizes, giveaways, FREE LUNCH courtesy of the Bruin Bistro, and a pair of gloves to keep student paws warm throughout the winter.
• Activities including a create your own Moon Dough station, and sampling Astronaut snacks from GLFC Ice Cream
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February 5, 2025 10:00 am - 2:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
Location
Student Center
450 North Avenue
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