The Kiwanis Club of Brooklyn invites you to join us for the 31st Annual Arts, Crafts, Antiques & Collectibles Show on Saturday, November 13th, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at Columbia Upper Elementary School, 321 School St, Brooklyn, MI. Admission to the show is $1.00 or a canned food item donation to the Brooklyn Food Pantry. We are still accepting vendors! For more information, call 517-768-0963 or email brooklynkiwanismi@gmail.com.

The second concert of the season presents works by composers with a progressive voice. Our first half features music by two female composers including the World Premiere of Audrey Kelley’s Speakeasy written in honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment and the American premiere of Fernande Decruck’s Harp Concerto with JSO Principal Harpist Chen-Yu Huang. The second half showcases Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. Berlioz used unique instrumentation to depict the story of an opium-induced dream. PRECONCERT CONVERSATION @ 6:30 PM Join…

The JSO celebrates Beethoven’s 250th 251st birthday with two of his most iconic works, both written in 1803. The Triple Concerto is a celebration of virtuosity with 3 soloists vying for the spotlight. The 3rd Symphony, which was written as Beethoven began to reconcile the loss of his hearing, marks a turning point for Beethoven and is considered by many to be his best symphony! We open the program with a premiere by the American composer Larry Alan Smith that takes inspiration…