Kindleberger Arts - Summer Festival & Concert Series

08/30/2026

Tonight is the last concert of our 2026 Summer Concert Series! We're wrapping up the season with Run 4 Cover at The Stage at Kindleberger, we welcome the band for their first appearance in Parchment! Music begins at 6:30pm!

Playing your favorite 80s & 90s Hits, Run 4 Cover is on a mission to transport you back in time, evoking the nostalgia of the 80s and 90s with their electrifying performances. From anthems to ballads, they cover the biggest hits from legendary artists, ensuring that every song takes you on a journey down memory lane.

Get ready to get blown away with Run 4 Cover’s well-executed renditions and remarkable stage presence. Their passion for the era’s music shines through in every note, creating an immersive experience that will have you singing along and dancing the night away. Visit https://run4coverkzoo.com/ to learn more!

Pack your lawn chair and dancin' shoes, bring your appetite and your friends! Food vendors at the park this evening are:

Chino’s Kitchen - burgers, tacos, quesadillas, elotes, tortas
Kazoopy's Pizza and Grinders
Frosty Boy Kalamazoo - Ice cream
All or Nothing - iced coffee, lemonades, dirty sodas

Our Summer Concert Series is part of the season generously sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo and Irving S Gilmore Foundation. We've had a great time at The Stage this season, all crowd pleasing shows scheduled by Kindleberger Arts Commission Talent Search Chair, DeAnna Phillips. A BIG thank you to our amazing sound technicians, Derek Menchinger and Matt Ervin, they are the best in the business! Well done to these three who show up every Sunday evening!

Most certainly, thank you to our fans and friends who came out to enjoy one or multiple concerts this summer in beautiful Kindleberger Park. We hope to see you one last time at The Stage for more fabulous, FREE live music by Run 4 Cover! Let's party!

08/26/2026

We couldn't agree more, Run 4 Cover! See you Sunday at Run 4 Cover at The Stage at Kindleberger ! Music starts at 6:30pm, admission is FREE!

Do your plans include live local music? They should! Just a friendly reminder, we will be on stage this upcoming Sunday in Parchment! Band starts at 6:30pm.

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08/24/2026

Photos from Schlitz Creek at The Stage at Kindleberger performance. A fun night in Parchment!

📷: DeAnna Phillips

08/24/2026

What a show we were given at The Stage last evening! Schlitz Creek at The Stage at Kindleberger was highly entertaining with a skillful bluegrass repertoire and playful banter between band members and with the audience! Yes, truly a great time was had by all on a beautiful night at The Stage!

We will be wrapping up the 2026 Summer Concert Series next Sunday, Aug 30th with the band, Run 4 Cover, playing the best of 80s and 90s hits! Come out to Kindleberger Park in Parchment to sing along and dance the summer away!

Music begins at 6:30pm, admission is FREE! Food vendors will be on site with eats and treats. Entrance to the park at Hubbard St and Park Ave. See you at the park one last Sunday for the season!

📷: DeAnna Phillips

08/23/2026

It's a beautiful day for a concert in the park! Join us in Parchment's Kindleberger Park for Schlitz Creek at The Stage at Kindleberger, 6:30pm start time, FREE admission!

Hailing from the mountains of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Schlitz Creek features what has become known as "Bluegrass With Some Bite." The group performs a unique variety of bluegrass music that cannot be classified as strictly traditional or progressive. Their repertoire includes standard bluegrass tunes as well as a collection of refreshing and unusual choices for a bluegrass band. Performing material from such bluegrass legends as the Dillards and Flatt & Scruggs, they also surprise and delight audiences with selections from the Monkees, Bob Seger, the Beatles, Kenny Rogers, the Bee Gees, and Cheap Trick. Using the classic single-microphone technique, their high-energy stage show has transformed Schlitz Creek into a crowd favorite on the regional bluegrass festival circuit. Don't miss the hot pickin' and smooth vocal harmonizations of the Schlitz Creek Bluegrass Band. https://www.schlitzcreek.com/

Combining a rowdy approach with fun music and down home humor, the boys began playing their music in the bowling alleys, beer gardens, and pool halls of southwest Michigan in 2002. After logging 10,000 hours of dedicated practice and public performing experience, the band's popularity has grown and their schedule is now regularly filled well in advance with events throughout the midwest ranging from private parties to wedding receptions to Woodstock-esque folk festivals. The band has not released recordings of their music because they must be experienced in person to be believed. Their trademark, restored 1973 Georgie Boy motorhome was retired and sold to the raccoons that were living in the back room.

After twenty years together, the Schlitz Creek lineup still consists of the four original founding band members: Master Diesel Mechanic Nick Deaton on banjo, legendary Jeep Climber, Software Engineer, Dave Dekema on Martin guitar, Township Supervisor, Cartoonist and Blues guitarist, John Speeter on mandolin, and WMU Finance Director, Vocalist, Nick Griffith on upright bass.

Bring your chair or blanket and someone to share the evening with. Be sure to come hungry, these food vendors are dishing up tonight:

Chino’s Kitchen
Kazoopy's Pizza and Grinders

Entrance to the park is at Hubbard St and Park Ave, Parchment, MI. We'll see you at the park!

08/22/2026

Can you feel it in the air? Fall is right around the corner, but we're going to squeeze every last bit of summer out of the schedule of Live music concerts at The Stage! Make time to come out SUNDAY evening, AUG 23RD, to enjoy the music of Schlitz Creek at The Stage at Kindleberger, Kalamazoo's Ambassadors of Bluegrass music!

Schlitz Creek features what has become known as “Bluegrass With Some Bite.” The group performs a unique variety of bluegrass music that cannot be classified as strictly traditional or progressive. Their repertoire includes standard bluegrass tunes as well as a collection of refreshing and unusual choices for a bluegrass band. Performing material from such bluegrass legends as the Dillards and Flatt & Scruggs, they also surprise and delight audiences with selections from the Monkees, Bob Seger, the Beatles, Kenny Rogers, the Bee Gees, and Cheap Trick. Their high-energy stage show has transformed Schlitz Creek into a crowd favorite on the regional bluegrass festival circuit. Don’t miss the hot pickin’ and smooth vocal harmonizations of the Schlitz Creek Bluegrass Band!

Take a listen to the band's music samples at https://www.schlitzcreek.com/music

The show begins at 6:30pm, concert and parking are free! Concert goers are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket for lawn seating. You're coming for the music but you'll also want to enjoy the food being served up by Kazoopy's Pizza and Grinders, Chino’s Kitchen, and Cluck & Moo food vendors.

Entrance to the park at Hubbard St and Park Ave. This concert a part of the concert series sponsored by Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo and Irving S Gilmore Foundation.

08/19/2026

One last time we are putting out a call for food vendors who are available for our Summer Concert Series events, August 23 and August 30 in Kindleberger Park, Parchment.

We have fantastic food vendors currently on the schedule but would like to offer more choices to our concert audiences. Looking for more meal options to feed a hungry, happy crowd! The concerts have been hugely popular with a large attendance each Sunday!

Patrons, please help us one last time this season by tagging your favorite food vendor in the comments! If you are an interested food vendor, please contact us at [email protected]! Thank you!

08/18/2026

Thanks to all who came out the The Stage to enjoy The Insiders Tom Petty Tribute band! It was a beautiful evening to enjoy a summer concert in the park, the band was met with fans ready to rock and roll!

The Summer Concert Series brings a different sound to the park each week, and next Sunday, Aug 23rd, we'll enjoy the music of Schlitz Creek at The Stage at Kindleberger! Schlitz Creek features what has become known as “Bluegrass With Some Bite". Don’t miss the hot pickin’ and smooth vocal harmonizations of the Schlitz Creek Bluegrass Band. Click on the link to learn more about the group who hails from the mountains of Kalamazoo! https://www.schlitzcreek.com/

Food vendors at the park next week to serve up appetizing bites and refreshing drinks will be:

Kazoopy's Pizza and Grinders
Chino’s Kitchen
Cluck & Moo

Summer is slipping away, folks. Make plans to meet up with friends and family, come enjoy an end of August evening of FREE live music at The Stage! There's nothing quite like it. www.kindlebergerarts.org.

📷: DeAnna Phillips

08/16/2026

TONIGHT at The Stage in Kindleberger Park, Parchment! THE INSIDERS - a Tribute to Tom Petty!

Close your eyes and you won’t know the difference. Open them and you still might be fooled. The Insiders present the premier Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers experience. With 6 veteran musicians and decades of combined stage and touring experience, The Insiders are genuinely running down the dream.

The band's commitment to this tribute has met with overwhelming enthusiasm, frequently selling out venues. Local Spins’ John Sinkevics remarked, “THE INSIDERS have established a new benchmark for Tom Petty tributes.” https://www.theinsiderstribute.com/

Music begins at 6:30pm, bring lawn chair or blanket. Concessions are on site for purchase, this concert in Kindleberger Park is FREE! Entrance to the park at Hubbard St and Park Ave.