| 16-20 April | Senior Individualized Project art exhibition. Amber Sims, “Dream Drops.” Light Fine Arts Gallery |
| 18 April | SIP Fest, Departments of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Complex Systems. Presentation of senior individualized projects begins with 4 p.m. introduction in Olds Upton Science Hall second-floor commons, then continues with various presentations. Concludes with pizza reception at 7 p.m. in commons |
| 18 April | Olmeca: Workshop and Performance 5 p.m., Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership |
| 18 April | Men’s lacrosse hosts Trine. 7 p.m. |
| 19 April | Xavier Jara classical guitar performance. 7 p.m., Dalton Theatre. Jara is the winner of the 2016 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition |
| 20 April | Community Reflection: Founders Day 11:05 a.m. Stetson Chapel. Celebrating 185 years of community at Kalamazoo College |
| 21 April | Women’s lacrosse hosts Wilmington. 1 p.m. |
| 21 April | Baseball hosts Calvin. 1 and 3:30 p.m. |
| 22 April | Women’s tennis hosts Alma. 1 p.m. |
| 22 April | Reflections and Trajectories of Student Activism at K 10:30 a.m. Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership |
| 22 April | Softball hosts Olivet. 1 p.m. |
| 23 April | Baseball hosts Albion. 2 p.m. |
| 23-27 April | Senior Individualized Project art exhibition. Kelly Haugland ’18. Light Fine Arts Gallery |
| 24 April | Exploring Class and Classism Workshop 5 p.m. Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership |
| 24 April | Men’s lacrosse hosts Adrian. 7 p.m. |
| 25 April | Softball hosts Albion. 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. |
| 25 April | Women’s tennis hosts Albion. 4 p.m. |
| 26 April | Emily Bivens and Ellen Mueller, visiting performance artists. 6-9 p.m., Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership |
| 26 April | Sustainable SIP Symposium Department of Environmental Studies, 7-9 p.m., Dow Lecture Hall |
| 27 April | Community Reflection: This We Believe 11:05 a.m. Stetson Chapel. Join us for a discussion about the many defining beliefs and whether spirituality and religion are the same. |
| 28 April | Workshop: Media, Dialogue and Radical Imagination, 11:30 a.m., Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership |
| 28 April | Women’s tennis hosts Calvin. 1 p.m. |
| 28 April | Softball hosts St. Mary’s. 1 and 3 p.m. |
| 28 April | Men’s lacrosse hosts Hope. 7 p.m. |
| 28 April | Wei Luo, 2018 Gilmore Young Artist, Gilmore Keyboard Festival 2 p.m. Stetson Chapel |
| 29 April | Baseball hosts Alma. 1 and 3:30 p.m. |
| 30 April-4 May | Senior Individualized Project art exhibition. Zoe Johannsen ’18. Light Fine Arts Gallery |
| 1 May | Lawrence Brownleee, Tenor, Gilmore Keyboard Festival 2 p.m. Stetson Chapel with 1 p.m. pre-concert talk by Carl Ratner of Western Michigan University |
| 2 May | Baseball hosts Rochester. 4 p.m. |
| 3 May | 35th Annual Diebold Symposium. Brendan Bohannan, professor of environmental studies and biology at the University of Oregon’s Institute of Ecology and Evolution, delivers keynote address on “Host-Microbe Systems: a Rediscovered Frontier in the Life Sciences.” 4:05-5:15 p.m., Room 226, Dow Science Center |
| 4 May | Community Reflection: Reproductive Justice and You 11:05 a.m. Stetson Chapel. Come hear what K’s Coalition for Reproductive Justice learned at the Civil Liberties and Public Policy conference held April 13-15 and discover how you can help to create a greater conversation around reproductive justice on campus. |
| 4 May | 35th Annual Diebold Symposium. Student oral and poster presentations, day 1. 4-9 p.m., Room 226, Dow Science Center |
| 4 May | Art Hop at the Kalamazoo College Community Studio 5-9 p.m. Park Trades Center 312, 326 W. Kalamazoo Ave. |
| 5 May | 35th Annual Diebold Symposium. Student oral and poster presentations, day 2. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Room 226, Dow Science Center |
| 5 May | Baseball hosts Olivet. 1 and 3:30 p.m. |
| 7 May | Elliot Wuu, 2018 Gilmore Young Artist, Gilmore Keyboard Festival 2 p.m. Stetson Chapel |
| 7 May | Physical Education Department Senior Individualized Project Symposium 6-9 p.m. Dewing Commons/103 Dewing |
| 7-11 May | Senior Individualized Project art exhibition. Alicia Gaitan ’18. Light Fine Arts Gallery |
| 9 May | Igor Levit, 2018 Gilmore Artist Recipient, Gilmore Keyboard Festival 2 p.m. Stetson Chapel with 1 p.m. pre-concert talk by Zaide Pixley, emeritus dean of the first year and advising and adjunct associate professor of music |
| 11 May | Community Reflection: Center for International Programs 11:05 a.m. Stetson Chapel. Hear faculty and students discuss learning in an environment different from “home,” and begin to look inward to imagine what it would feel like to go outward. Sponsored by the Center for International Programs |
| 11 May | Academy Street Winds concert. 8 p.m. Dalton Theater. “Channel Surging” (music of England and France) |
| 12 May | Jazz Band concert 8 p.m. Dalton Theater |
| 14-18 May | Senior Individualized Project art exhibition. Alejandro Alaniz, “Mi Cultura: A Mexican American Experience at K.” Light Fine Arts Gallery and lobby |
| 17-20 May | “Intimate Apparel” by Lynn Nottage. Kalamazoo College Festival Playhouse. Esther, an African-American seamstress loves Mark, a white Jewish fabric seller, but agrees to marry George, a Caribbean man she corresponds with under false pretenses |
| 18 May | Community Reflection: What Are You Proud Of? 11:05 a.m. Stetson Chapel. Join in a discussion to better understand the goal of Pride Week and what Pride Months mean all around the world. Sponsored by Kaleidoscope. |
| 21-25 May | Senior Individualized Project art exhibition. Bonnie Darrah ’18. Light Fine Arts Gallery |
| 25 May | Community Reflection: Sing-along 11:05 a.m. Stetson Chapel. Come sing along to classic songs while celebrating the approaching end of the school year. The music will be loud, the fun will be extreme. Sponsored by the Interfaith Student Leaders. |
| 27 May | Memorial Day holiday |
| 28 May-1 June | Senior Individualized Project art exhibition. Dorothy Carpenter ’18, “Portrait of Anyone.” Light Fine Arts Gallery |
| 1 June | Bach Festival Vocal Master Class. 11 a.m. Recital Hall. Renowned Baritone Stefan Szkafarowsky coaches Kalamazoo College voice students |
| 1 June | Community Reflection: The Cauldron 11:05 a.m. Stetson Chapel. Join us for the unveiling of the 2018 edition of The Cauldron. We will be announcing the winners of this year’s Divine Crow Awards as well as the Stephanie Vibbert Award. The authors/artists of these distinguished works will then present their award-winning pieces. Sponsored by The Caudron. |
| 1 June | Bach Festival Lecture 5-8 p.m. Kalamazoo Public Library. Andrew Koehler, Music Department chairman, speaks about the 85th anniversary of the Ukrainian Holodomor of 1933, when millions of Ukrainians perished needlessly on Josef Stalin’s orders. The lecture will give insight to the history of this tragedy as well as a look into Ukrainian composer Yevhen Stankovych’s “Requiem for Those Who Died of Famine,” which will be performed by the Kalamazoo Bach Festival Chorus and Kalamazoo Philharmonia on June 2 |
| 1 June | Art Hop at the Kalamazoo College Community Studio 5-9 p.m. Park Trades Center 312, 326 W. Kalamazoo Ave. |
| 2 June | “Feast or Famine” Kalamazoo Philharmonia Walton’s “Belshazzr’s Feast” and Stankovych’s “Requiem for Those Who Died of Famine” directed by Andrew Koehler, Music Department chairman, in collaboration with Bach Festival Chorus of Kalamazoo, directed by Chris Ludwa, conductor of the College Singers. 8 p.m., Chenery Auditorum. Tickets available from Bach Festival of Kalamazoo |
| 3 June | College Singers concert. 3 p.m., Dalton Theater and lobby |
| 4 June | International percussion concert. 7 p.m., Light Fine Arts Portico (rain location: Dalton Theatre) |
| 4-8 June | Senior Individualized Project art exhibition. Michelle Orta ’18. “the deconstruction and reconstruction of self.” Light Fine Arts Gallery |
| 5 June | Baseball hosts Olivet. 1 and 3:30 p.m. |
| 6 June | Bach’s Brunch Concert, Bach Festival 11 a.m. Dalton Theater. Pastries, fruit and beverages provided |
| 6 June | Jazz Band/Burgers and Blues. 5 p.m., Kalamazoo College Quad |
| 6 June | Bach Rocks, Bach Festival 7:30 p.m., Dalton Theater. Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet present their blend of Arabic-, Eastern European- and world music-influenced original compositions. Preceded at 2:45 p.m. by workshop with Dave Sharp Worlds Quartet |
| 7 June |
Spring term classes end |
| 8 June | Community Reflection: Kalamazoo College Council of Student Representatives 11:05 a.m. Stetson Chapel. Join KCCSR for an end of the year wrap up; we will celebrate this year’s accomplishments as well as on-going conversations. |
| 8 June | String Methods MUSC 163 Final Concert. 1:40 p.m. Light Fine Arts steps (rain site: Dalton Theater) |
| 8 June | Breaking Barriers With Bach–Classical to Celtic, Bach Festival 7:30 p.m. Dalton Theater. Jessica Louise Coe, soporano, Cara Lieurance, recorder and flute, Cori Somers, violin, and Carl Witt, piano and harpsichord, compare and contrast classical Baroque-era pieces and traditional Celtic music |
| 9 June | Season Finale, Bach Festival 7:30 p.m. Dalton Theater. The Merling Trio and guest artists |
| 10-17 June | Post-Baccalaureate Fellow Art Show. Marissa Klee-Peregon. Light Fine Arts Galley |
| 17 June |
Commencement |
| 13 June-15 September |
Summer break |
| 25 June | 2018 Hornet Golf Jamboree |