Nonchalant Cafe Hour

KalamaBrew Podcast: The Great Taste of the Midwest and creating Liberty’s Ale

Back from a few weeks off to get a few friends hitched, listen in for the lastest conversation with the fine folks at KalamaBrew. This week we discuss the biggest beer tasting event around the region, the Great Taste of the Midwest taking place in Madison, Wis.

Also listen in for the inside story on the creation of Liberty’s Ale, a beer created by and for KalamaBrew blogger John Liberty (with help from the Livery in Benton Harbor, Mich.) ahead of his wedding with his lovely new wife Beth. Click here to listen.

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Red Light Winter director Brock Yordy shares vision for theatre

Brock Yordy, director of the Kalamazoo premier of playwright Adam Rapp’s Red Light Winter, stopped by the NCH today.

Yordy discusses his intimate staging of the provocative play where the audience may just be close enough to see the actor’s tear. But that’s how Yordy envisions modern theatre, with real emotions, genuine gritty characters, and real language that could eclipse the draw of prime time television.