KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – With an emphasis on innovation, arts, culture, and music, and community, the 10 day 269 Fest begins Friday in downtown Kalamazoo.
Organizers says since Kalamazoo already produces an extraordinary amount of programming every fall, this festival seeks to gather it under one brand, on one calendar, so residents and visitors can move easily from a concert to a pitch competition to a block party to a gallery opening without ever needing to leave downtown.
“Last year we found out something we already suspected, which is that this city has more going on than most people realize,” said Bobby J. Hopewell, former Mayor of Kalamazoo and now President and CEO of Kabundant. “The work was never about inventing something new. It was about pointing at what our neighbors have been building for years and giving people one week to actually go see it. Year two, we get to enhance that even further.”…