Creative Cafe Podcast
1) The Power of Storytelling Part 2
In part two of this 2-part series, Kristen Chesak continues her discussion with Marcel Fable Price about the power of storytelling, and the healing it provides. We enjoy one of Marcel's original fable...Show More
2) The Power of Storytelling Part 1
In this two-part series, Marcel Fable Price joins Kristen Chesak to discuss the power of stories and storytelling, how this rich tradition transcends all cultures and societies, and how storytelling c...Show More
3) New Year's Fest Kalamazoo is 40!
Deb Droppers, Director, and Adam Ostrander, Board Member of New Year's Fest, reminisce about 40 years of alcohol-free family fun during Downtown Kalamazoo's New Year's Fest. Get a preview of the 2025 ...Show More
4) Visiting Brush the Block - Festivals and the economic successes that follow
Kristen sits down with Jane Ghosh, President and CEO of Discover Kalamazoo, Bob Lewis, Partner at Millennium Restaurant Group, and Fritz Brown of Treystar to talk about the economic and social impact ...Show More
Visiting Brush the Block - Festivals and the economic successes that follow
26:49 | Dec 15th, 2025
5) Celebrating the Community Arts Awards - CMA recipients Robin Nott and Brad Wong
In our final installment of the 5-part series spotlighting the 2025 Community Arts Award recipients, we sit down with Community Medal of Arts Recipients Robin Nott and Brad Wong. Originally aired on S...Show More
Celebrating the Community Arts Awards - CMA recipients Robin Nott and Brad Wong
27:17 | Dec 8th, 2025
6) CREATE! Art Hop December 2025
Kristen sits down with Elaine Unzicker, Aubrey Rodgers, and Kim Shaw to preview the December 2025 Art Hop. The theme is CREATE! Enjoy 55 stops, and more than 250 artists at the largest Art Hop of the ...Show More
7) Celebrating the Community Arts Awards - CMA Recipients Fran Dwight and Al Harris, Jr.
In the fourth of our five-part series, we celebrate two of the four Community Medal of Arts recipients, Fran Dwight and Al Harris, Jr. We will celebrate the recipients in person on Tuesday, December 9...Show More
8) Celebrating the Community Arts Awards - Epic Award!
Today we are celebrating the 2025 recipients of Epic Award. We talk to Jeremy Koch and Rob Weiner of Farmers Alley Theatre and John Kern of Prairie Ronde Residency and Gallery. We will celebrate both ...Show More
9) Celebrating the Community Arts Awards - Hoogstraten Award and Business Arts Award
Welcome to the second episode in a 5-part series celebrating the 2025 Community Arts Awards. Today we are celebrating April Woodward Slack, recipient of the Gayle Hoogstraten Arts Leadership Award, an...Show More
Celebrating the Community Arts Awards - Hoogstraten Award and Business Arts Award
21:24 | Nov 11th, 2025
10) Celebrating the Community Arts Awards - Young Artists Award
Welcome to our first in a series of 5 episodes celebrating the 2025 Community Arts Awards. Today, we talk with Ivan Tai and Felix Bahrou. The Community Arts Awards will be celebrated in person on Tues...Show More