Fabulous selection of classes for all age groups. Beautiful gallery on both first and second…read morefloors. Great gift shop with special gifts handmade by local artists.

Beautiful art! Fabulous selection. A great place to find high quality paintings, photography,…read moreglass, and more for your home or special occasion. Personalized customer service! Free gift wrap----Over 40 MI artists on display! Gifts from $20 to over $2000. Something for everyone!

We really like going to the symphony for the Halloween one. The kids get to dress up in costumes…read moreand then go through a costume parade. Then later they do a drawing for the ticket winners for the costume parade. It's nice to give the kids an experience of music that they can enjoy. During the symphony Halloween show they have an intermission. We always sit in the back so that we're out of the way in case the kids get a little restless. Everyone seems really nice and enjoys having the kids around watching the symphony.

This place is always an explosion of color as the mainstay paintings in the gallery are very vivid…read moreabstractions that look like a storey-tall petri dish of protozoa infused with Crayola. We always wander through here at the Art Hop, although they were closed for the August hop. I was a little bummed because they had several new mobile/sculptures that looked like some sort of pom-pons or Fraggles hanging from the ceiling I would've liked a closer glance at (fortunately, since their walls are floor-to-ceiling windows you can still get a great glimpse of the artwork when they're closed both from the Kalamazoo Mall itself and the hallway leading to Down Dog Yoga).

OMGosh!! Knowing what this place is known for and the…read moreintense training they give each young actors, makes this place a 6 Star Barn! Loved the pizza before the Show! We were there on the 7th of July and the Barn was packed. Everyone around us were excited and loud in laughter! Loved it. The BAR SHOW was the icing on the cake of a delightful evening! The staff served us well! Such a delight in seeing them all! Working the show and then the Bar Show later kept this old man up too late. But I totally would do it again.

Wonderful professional theatre that presents musicals and plays throughout the summer and early…read moreautumn. Most seasons include a wide range of classic musicals, e.g., Anything Goes, Fiddler on the Roof, modern musicals, e.g., Escape to Margaritaville, Rock of Ages along with comedies like Clue, The Play that Goes Wrong with an occasional drama in the mix. Each year, the highly talented veterans are joined by several apprentices, who add new voices and choreographic skills. After the main stage show, they also do a very fun cabaret style show in the rehearsal shed bar, which serves pizza and light snacks along with beverages. Always a very enjoyable time!

Love this artist's trademark style -- whirled, glossy finishes to all manner of ceramics from vases…read moreto lamps, glasswear to candle holders. His wax burners cost less than a Scentsy and are so much more special -- they make a great gift!

We absolutely love our incredible metallic photograph of a peacock that we purchased from Zach…read moreElmblad at an Art Hop earlier this year. The colors are so super vivid, and when the sunlight dances across the image, the metallic backdrop is absolutely radiant. In addition to being a super talented photographer, Elmblad is also the author of several books and does photographic commissions (weddings, real estate, etc.).

This is such a great free museum! Nate and I were in town recently and wanted something to do, so…read morewe stopped in. We were greeted at the front desk and given the layout of the museum. I love that they have free lockers to store your coat and personal items. Really handy as we had our winter coats on. The museum has a few special exhibits as well as a permanent collection that includes a ton of information on the history of Kalamazoo, a mummy, and a planetarium. (The planetarium show is $3 per person.) We learned about the Kalamazoo State Hospital and explored the super cool traveling exhibit Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity. I learned a lot about animals' skin and their adaptations, how skin has informed technology, and how skin has affected people historically in terms of racism and prejudice. There are a few interactive elements to the exhibit but I think it would be best for middle school kids and up. The museum overall was well kept and for the most part had working installations. I saw some kids playing and the history of Kalamazoo was really interesting. It took us about two hours to explore the museum. It's not a place I need to go every time I'm in Kalamazoo, but I would say if you're a local and have never been, you should check it out. Or if you're visiting and looking for an indoor activity!

It's been many, many years since I've been to the museum. I was very proud to show my friend and…read moreher little one. The building of wonders and artifacts. I was surprised to see so many cool new things like a small diner, a storyboard, sounds machines, wind tunnels. It was really cool! Some of the local favorites were still there. Including the mummy which we just had to check out. After looking at that we went and played a game of fact or opinion! We didn't even realize we'd played for hours and hours. Time really does fly when you're having fun!

Had better food in the lunch hour. Came another day during dinner on a slow Tuesday. Ordered the…read more1/2 lbs burger the special of the day at half off. The waitress asked how would I like it cook, Medium rare. Please. When it arrived it was a good burger but it was well done. I got the house chips but they Were on tolerable deep brown over cooked. The Waitress never came back into it after the meal was completed and even then never asked how was everything. Had to ask both times for refill my ice tea. Am not sure if I would recommend this place to friends, or if I will come back. I did eat the whole burger, it was good, but that was it.

Behind the Blackhawk Bar and Grill. This is a fantastic place to see any performance! Indoor…read morestage with overlooking loft - back side is open through large screen wall. Indoor and outdoor bar, horseshoes, fire pit, lawn chair seating - very cool!