Art Fair

Banjo 040, originally uploaded by k6martini.

Kalamazoo has a great art community. Be sure to check out the art fair each year and the art hop every month or so. Great night out with a significant other.

Kalamazoo Streets at Night

Untitled, originally uploaded by Danbak3r.

Here's another great arial shot of downtown Kalamazoo. This one is of a calm street lit up by street lights.

Downtown Kalamazoo

IMG_3663_4_5_tonemapped-edit, originally uploaded by oek1000.

There really is no place quite like Kalamazoo!

Gene the Pumpkin Man

Gene the Pumpkin Man - for 53 Years, originally uploaded by bill.d.

It's fall in Michigan...and that means pumpkins! And no one has more pumpkins than Gene the Pumpkin Man! If you haven't visited this location, you need to. It's a unique, fun experience...if you like pumpkins.

Food Dance Building

DSC_0031, originally uploaded by zotttgeek.

This is the new Food Dance Cafe (www.fooddancecafe.com) downtown Kalamazoo. Check it out online!!!!

2 promos in one post

WMU vs CMU #8, originally uploaded by coonjamm.

I have 2 promos in one post for the kalamazoo area. First, the Western Michigan Bronco athletics are, in my mind, becoming more fun to watch. Their football team has been decent this year, and I have been to several baseball, volleyball, and basketball games as well. Hopefully I can make it to a hockey game soon. So, check out some of the games. It's affordable, the fans are great, and they play some decent teams that are fun to watch.

Second, I have been taking a sports photography class through the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (http://www.kiarts.org/). This class is very well organized and I think I would highly recommend any class at the institute. It's a fun way to learn and grow as an individual.

This picture brings both these things together as I took this at a Western Michigan Football game as part of the sports photography class.

Kalamazoo Aerial View

Kalamazoo Aerial View, originally uploaded by Dean Schreuder.

This is a great shot of Kalamazoo at night. Thanks so much for this post Dean!

Cathedral of Christ the King

Cathedral of Christ the King, originally uploaded by bill.d.

This is quite the landmark in Kalamazoo. You can view this as you drive on I-94 between Westnedge and US-131. Of course, you can always get off and view it closer as well. This building is now owned by Kalamazoo Valley Family Church.

Air Zoo Free This Summer

The Kalamazoo Air Zoo has free admission for this summer! I encourage everyone to take advantage of this offer. Rides still cost money, but the exhibits are free and you can get a good idea of what is inside without having to pay the pricey admission fee. This picture is from the Air Zoo website (www.airzoo.org) and there are more pictures available on the Kalamazoo Pics Flickr Pool.

Downtown by Evening

Food Dance (Kalamazoo 1/365), originally uploaded by Dean Schreuder.

Here's a great shot of Michigan Avenue looking east at night. I enjoy the streaking car lights created by the longer exposure.