Heirloom Arts LLC

10/15/2026

Our next Halloween flash sale is this Saturday, October 17th, from 12-6p! Come check out all the flash we have, bring a book, a friend, and a snack (some snacks will be provided!), and hang out with us on one of our favorite days of the year. More flash will be available at the sale! Prices range from $70 for small line work only designs to $250+ for larger, full-color designs. Some color options can be changed! Walk-ins only, first come, first served. See you Saturday!
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10/14/2026

The cast and crew of Q***r Theatre Kalamazoo's regional premiere of "Pillow Fortress" has loved collaborating remotely with playwright Aysha Zackria and dramaturg Kendra Ann Flournoy on adaptations to the script for the play, which opens tomorrow (Oct. 15) at Heirloom Arts LLC. Additional dates include Oct. 18 and Oct. 22-25 (with ASL interpretation available on Oct. 22).

Playwright Aysha Zackria said: "Working with this team has been a dream. I feel very lucky to see the cast breathe life into these characters and to hear them reflect on the story in their own words."

Aysha Zackria is a q***r Pakistani-American award-winning dramatist, writer, and musician who earned her BFA in Dramaturgy from Carnegie Mellon University . She has written plays that examine social issues, including “Proximity,” “Natural Law,” and “Pillow Fortress.” In all of her pursuits, she hopes to amplify opportunities for societal growth through creation. Learn more about Zackria and her work at ayshazackria.com, and grab your pay-what-you-can "Pillow Fortress" tickets at https://www.q***rtk.org/.

10/14/2026

Shhhh... top secret!

Join us for our second Halloween mystery movie event! Like last year, there will be a costume contest with prizes judged by our friends at Heirloom Arts Tattoo 🎃

If you've been coming to our events you have probably seen the teaser for this movie and have a good idea of what it is, but let's not spoil the fun 😉

This one will be very popular so get tickets now at the link in our bio! We're already selling FAST!

10/12/2026

We’re having a blast working with Clare Ray, in their Q***r Theatre Kalamazoo debut, and she says the feeling is mutual:

“I am so honored and stoked to be in my first QTK Show! Uplifting and empowering q***r art is important for any art scene. It’s integral to also perform stories that highlight diversity in the Q***r community and remind us there’s no one way to be any label or identity."

Ray, who has appeared in freelance projects and with Face Off Theatre Company , has spent the majority of their time on-stage playing the clarinet. Ray says she’s enjoying exploring how the “Pillow Fortress” script explores fear and how our lived experiences may shape how we cope ... This production is for anyone with or seeking a strong sense of community. We’re telling the story of 3 individuals from different backgrounds, who, when forced together, explore our dynamics and intersections of our identities. It’s never too late to get to know your fellow neighbors, peers, or local workers.”

“Pillow Fortress” opens this Thursday, Oct. 15, at Heirloom Arts LLC, with additional performances Oct. 18 and Oct. 22-25. American Sign Language interpretation will be available at the Oct. 22 performance, and pay-what-you-can tickets are available at our website.

10/08/2026

We're so excited to work with Lydia Kanous again, following her QTK debut in "Doctor Voynich and Her Children" earlier this year. Other roles Kanous has performed include Lillith in "She Kills Monsters," Miss Scarlet in "Clue," Jessie in "Sweat," Jack's Mom in "Into the Woods" and Paulina in "The Seagull."

"This is the first production I’ve been in where we all walk out together every night and we all hug goodbye," they said. "I’ve started us on pre-show cheers and it truly feels like a slumber party everyday. My favorite part of this production is the collaboration between artists and an always evolving script! Everyone should attend this production -- the script is phenomenal and relatable to people from all different backgrounds and experiences. It highlights real life issues happening today and how important having community is."

Secure your tickets now at https://qtk.ludus.com/index.php (we offer pay-what-you-can pricing). Opening night is just a week away!

10/06/2026

We’re hosting a play at the shop this month! Come check it out!

Here’s what Director Ynika Yuag had to say about their return to Q***r Theatre Kalamazoo to direct “Pillow Fortress”: “I am thrilled to direct the regional premiere of “Pillow Fortress” by Aysha Zackria at Q***r Theatre Kalamazoo. Aysha's voice as a Q***r, Pakistani-American playwright who speaks to issues of power, social responsibility, and coming of age with such sharp and funny dialogue is exactly the kind of work that Kalamazoo needs ... especially as we continuously wrestle with what it means for young adults to show up for each other even when the s**t hits the fan. I remain grateful to QTK for championing new work from Q***r artists that represents all the complicated, touching, and ultimately hilarious ways that we create community.”

Yuag’s directing credits include "Dance Again" (Q***r Theatre Kalamazoo), “Don’t Feed the Pigeons” (Gwydion Theatre Company), “Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine” (Face Off Theatre Company), “Booths” (Grand Rapids Civic Theatre), and the annual devised project “The Abortion Monologues” with Kalamazoo College's Center for Civic Engagement. They have served as an intimacy choreographer at Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, Face Off Theatre Company, Georgetown University, Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids, and NextStop Theatre Company. They’ve also served as dramaturg at NextStop Theatre Company, The Vagrancy, Breaking the Binary Theatre, and Face Off Theatre Company. Ynika is a 2023 Lin-Manuel Miranda Family Fellow in New Work at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, artist with Solas Nua/The Everyman Cork's Tales of Two Cities mentorship and artist development program, and will soon be a Certified Sensitivity Specialist through Ann James & Associates. They are a proud Indigenous, Q***r, Immigrant artist with a BA in Theatre Arts and Psychology from Kalamazoo College. Learn more at ynikayuag.com.

“Pillow Fortress” will be staged at Heirloom Arts Oct. 15, 18 and 22-25.

10/03/2026

It’s a tradition at this point for me to upload an event calendar with a typo on it that I don’t catch for like a week 🌈anyways here’s a CORRECT event calendar! Our Halloween flash days are on the 3rd (today for a few more hours!) and the 17th from 12-6p, the 31st from 12-4p. Our last flash day of the season is November, Friday the 13th, which will be a fundraiser for Battle Creek Chapter of AAZK ! We’re also hosting Q***r Theatre Kalamazoo ‘s season opener, Pillow Fortress, and Stephany Kimberly Nagle ‘s birthday movie night—SO many exciting events WEEEEEEEEEE 🌈🥳🎃👻 ***rtattooartist

09/29/2026

Whooooo’s ready for our first Halloween flash sale of the season? 🎃 THIS Saturday, October 3rd, from 12-6, we are having walk-in flash tattoos! More flash will be available on the day, but check out some of what we will have available on this post. Can’t see us this weekend? Fear not, there are 3 more opportunities to get tattooed this spooky season, and more Halloween-y flash will drop throughout the month. See you all soon!

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09/01/2026

Wooooo here’s the event calendar for the season! We’ll be having our annual Halloween flash sales, and the final Friday the 13th event of the year. We’ve saved the best F13 for last, because this one will be a fundraiser for the American Association of Zookeepers’ Species Survival Plan! We’re also hosting a birthday movie night for our resident horror movie lover, Stephany Kimberly Nagle , and having our quarterlyish clothes swap! It’ll be a cool and fun and spooOoOoOooky season, come see us 🦇🎃

06/30/2026

Here’s the new event calendar for the rest of summer ☀️🌻We have a comedy show hosted by the on July 17th, a summer festival fundraiser hosted by on July 25th, a little walk in day on August 22nd, and a back to school clothes swap on September 19th! Excited for summer, excited for these events 🌈🥳