Encore Magazine

12/16/2025

Mark Mesaros, chef de patisserie of Tujax Tavern surprised the Encore office with a sweet treat. Thanks so much for the goodies. They are delicious. Stop by Tujax Tavern for a fabulous dinner and desserts.

Check out the article we wrote about them in Encore September: https://encorekalamazoo.com/delicious-surprise-in-delton/ and admire the beautiful cover image on December's issue.

12/16/2025

Check out this months special feature. Revealed 2025 by Encore's Brian K. Powers.

Poet and spoken-word artist Marcel Fable Price. ©2025 Encore Publications/Brian K. Powers

See all the photos here: https://encorekalamazoo.com/revealed-2025/

12/16/2025

The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts will hold a Gallery Shop Meet & Greet from 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 18, offering the chance to meet local artists as well as shop and enjoy discounts. https://encorekalamazoo.com/first-things-32/

12/15/2025

Parchment Community Library hosts Colleen Cambridge on Dec. 17.

Historic mystery author Colleen Cambridge will give a talk at 11 a.m. Dec. 17.
Colleen Gleason, writing under the Cambridge pen name, has authored a dozen books, including A Fashionably French Murder. Gleason is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who also writes under the pen names C.M. Gleason and Alex Mandon and in various genres, from dystopian romance to historical romance and mysteries. The library is located at 401 S. Riverview Drive. For more information, visit https://encorekalamazoo.com/the-arts-34/.

12/15/2025

Carols by Candlelight presented by Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra on Dec. 17.

Enjoy the warm glow of candlelight and holiday tunes when the KSO's Artists in Residence perform in the round in the Arcadia Ballroom of the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites Kalamazoo in downtown Kalamazoo.
Visit https://encorekalamazoo.com/the-arts-34/ for more information.

12/14/2025

Check out this months special feature. Revealed 2025 by Encore's Brian K. Powers.

Artist Dave Middleton at work in his studio.
©2025 Encore Publications/Brian K. Powers

See them all here: https://encorekalamazoo.com/revealed-2025/.

12/14/2025

May you have a warm and Happy Hanukkah.

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12/13/2025

Check out this months special feature. Revealed 2025 by Encore's Brian K. Powers.

Kalamazoo rapper and activist Ed Genesis. ©2025 Encore Publications/Brian K. Powers

See them all here: https://encorekalamazoo.com/revealed-2025/.

12/13/2025

Western Michigan University The Irving S. Gilmore School of Music presents Brass for the Holidays, performed by Western Brass Quintet and guests, 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Dalton Center Recital Hall. https://encorekalamazoo.com/the-arts-34/

12/12/2025

Check out this months special feature. Revealed 2025 by Encore's Brian K. Powers.

Artist Dave Middleton at work in his studio.
©2025 Encore Publications/Brian K. Powers

See them all here: https://encorekalamazoo.com/revealed-2025/.

Our photographer Brian K. Powers takes hundreds of photos for us in any given year, and many times we have more wonderful images to choose from than we can print. […]

12/12/2025

The Christmas Craft Show at the Kalamazoo County Expo Center will offer 220 booths from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 13 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 14 in the Main & South rooms.https://encorekalamazoo.com/first-things-32/

12/11/2025

Check out this months special feature. Revealed 2025 by Encore's Brian K. Powers.

Double Chocolate Cake from Tujax Tavern's pastry chef Mark Mesaros in all its deliciousness. Tujax Tavern was featured in the September issue of Encore. ©2025 Encore Publications/Brian K. Powers

See all the images here: https://encorekalamazoo.com/revealed-2025/.