ARTS CALENDAR
EVENTS IN & AROUND MICHIANA
Classical Arts Guide
Discover concerts, performances, and cultural events across our community.
Featured Events
SBSO: Celebrating the Music of John Williams
May 9, 2026 / 7:30 p.m.
Morris Performing Arts Center, IN
2026
Saturday, April 18
7:30 PM — West Side Story
Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
📍 Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MI
Sunday, April 19
7:30 PM — Recital featuring the Ariel Quartet
Stulberg and Fontana Chamber Arts
📍 Dalton Center Recital Hall, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI
Tuesday, April 21
11:30AM-2:00 PM— Art League Luncheon
South Bend Museum of Art
📍 Beiger Mansion, Mishawaka, IN
Friday, April 24
7:30PM— Joshua Bell
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 Chenery Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MI
Saturday, April 25
7:00PM— Cinderella Ballet
The World Ballet company
📍 Learner Theater, Elkhart, IN
Saturday, April 25
7:30PM— Mozart's Requiem
Jackson Symphony Orchestra
📍 Potter Center, Jackson, MI
Thursday, April 30
5:00PM- 8:00 PM— Ekphrastic: Poetry at the SBMA
South Bend Museum of Art
📍 South Bend Museum of Art, IN
Friday, May 1
7:00 PM — From Cliburn to Kantorow: A Celebration of Tchiakovsky
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 Chenery Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MI
Saturday May 2
8:00 PM — Alexandre Kantorow, 2024 Gilmore Artist
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 Chenery Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MI
Sunday, May 3
2:00PM— Cameron Carpenter
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo, MI
Monday, May 4
2:00PM— Stewart Goodyear
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 Dalton Center Recital Hall, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI
Tuesday, May 5
2:00 PM— Eighth Blackbird
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 Dalton Center Recital Hall, WMU, Kalamazoo, MI
Wednesday, May 6
7:30 PM— Kirill Gerstein & KSO with Beethoven’s Piano Concertos
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 Chenery Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MI
Wednesday, May 6
2:00PM— Lori Sims
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo, MI
Thursday, May 7
2:00PM— Chopin and Viardot: A Dialogue
The Gilmore Piano Festival
📍 Dalton Center Recital Hall, WMU, MI
Friday, May 8-10
53rd Annual Fischoff Chamber Music Competition
📍 University of Notre Dame, IN
Saturday, May 9
7:30PM— Bernstein & Tchaikovsky
SMSO & The Gilmore
📍 The Mendel Center Jenkins Theater, LMC, MI
Saturday, May 9
4:00 PM— Marc-André Hamelin
The Piano Gilmore Festival
📍 Stetson Chapel, Kalamazoo College, MI
Saturday, May 9
7:30 PM— Celebrating the Music of John Williams
South Bend Symphony Orchestra
📍 Morris Performing Arts Center, IN
Saturday, May 9
7:00 PM— Meet Me Here: An American Portrait
Musical Arts Indiana
📍 Kern Road Mennonite Church, IN
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Past Featured Events
Sunday Music Series: Dmitry Rachmanov
April 12, 2026 / 4:00 p.m.
Howard Performing Arts Center , MI
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