SAVE THE DATE

Saturday, April 20
7:00 pm
General Admission $10

Aiden and Bill Schnell in concert with special guest Cabin 52 to open the show!

Stay tuned for all the event details still to come!

Featuring:
Exquisite handmade artisan items
Many Box Factory Artists will have their studios open
Food and drink offerings including a full bar
Live music

Admission to Spring Makers Market at the Box is just $5.

INTERESTED VENDORS – please note that applications are no longer being accepted for this event. Look for information in early fall regarding our Holiday Makers Market.

Our Series 3 Art Exhibition will open on May 3rd and run through June 1.

Opening reception Friday, May 3
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Free and open to the public

Featuring the artwork of:

Kathleen Newman
Kristin Hosbein
Carol Myers
Fine Arts Students of Indiana University South Bend

Kathleen Newman and Kristin Hosbein have paired up to bring you a series of paintings featuring water scenes and landscapes, including images from the Michigan shoreline. Newman and Hosbein both express a desire for their artwork to call the viewer to pause and reflect on the beauty of the world around us.

Carol Myers uses drawing, encaustic monotype, printmaking and large fiber pieces to explore the idea of embodiment: creating in concert with mind, body and spirit. Myers also uses full figure outlines and asemic writing to explore the way ‘society has written on us.’

The talented Fine Arts students of Indiana University South Bend bring you a group exhibition showcasing artwork in the areas of painting, drawing, printmaking, photography and sculpture. The exhibit is curated by Dora Natella and Ron Monsma.

Image credit Kathleen Newman

We are so excited to welcome The Dacia Bridges Project to the Box Factory stage for the first time in what promises to be an unforgettable evening!

We’ve planned an entire evening for you, starting at 5:00 with some very special local female artists and makers, food from the fabulous Chef Audrey S. Peeples and the musical sounds of Emma Hamel (believe us when we say we’ll all be saying “We knew her when….”). Local favorite Morgan Ingle will open the concert portion of the evening followed by our headliners The Dacia Bridges Project! Did we mention we will have a full cash bar open as well? We’ll even be featuring our friends from Lazy Ballerina Winery and there WILL be cocktails too! Mark your calendar and do not miss this fabulous “Ladies” Night like no other!

Friday, May 17
doors open at 5:00 pm // live music starts at 6
$10 in advance // $12 at the door

The Dacia Bridges Project is described as one of “Kalamazoo’s Finest Female Musicians” and includes:

Dacia Bridges – lead vocal, guitar, songwriter
Cori Beth Somers – violin
Carolyn Koebel – drums & percussion
Sarah Halsey Fuerst – bass

Dacia Bridges is a powerhouse vocalist cited by some as reminiscent of Tina Turner, as well as an accomplished songwriter and performer. From the age of five on she has been gracing the stage not only as a singer, but also as a professional dancer, choreographer and model. She recently relocated to the United States after spending decades performing to great acclaim in Germany and throughout Europe.

Dacia has teamed up with musicians Sarah Fuerst, Cori Somers and Carolyn Koebel to form The Dacia Bridges Project, an all-female quartet like no other!

This project is funded in part by Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Saturday, June 8
7:00 pm // $10

Genna & Jesse are duo alchemy at its finest. Sweet and savory, raspy and smooth, together they create heartfelt, unique acoustic-soul music, featuring tight and soaring harmonies and energetic guitar and piano accompaniment. Whether they sing their own songs, or the well-chosen songs of their peers, audiences are along for the ride in an intimate, witty and inclusive show. Drawing inspiration from their romantic nomadic lifestyle, Genna & Jesse might best be described as modern troubadours, generously offering listeners glimpses of their always-moving world with something fresh, true and genuinely independent.

Their live performances are gentle and inviting – yet powerful – due in part to solid stagecraft and a comfort level with their music and with each other. Another big factor in their shows is Genna’s subtle phrasing and exceptional interpretation. She delivers songs as gifts to an audience. The stunning harmonies that Genna and Jesse weave are the final secret ingredient in their performance magic.

They are not content to perform only their own songs, however. With so much talent flying under the commercial radar, Genna and Jesse actively seek out and perform songs by lesser-known artists who they meet in their travels and collaborations. Their evocative performances of these tunes provide a springboard for connecting community – artists and audiences. Every show is different because they are not content to sit in their comfort zone. They stretch their creative boundaries, finding new music and playing with it – truly playing WITH it, having fun.

Genna and Jesse began performing together in 2009 when Genna hired Jesse to play piano in her band. While working together, a romantic union blossomed and the two decided to write and perform as a duo.

Genna Giacobassi is originally from Lansing, MI. Her parents are both musicians and she grew up surrounded by, and immersed in, music. She attended Interlochen Arts Academy High School, where she studied voice. A rebellious spirit, she put aside a future in performing the works of others in order to obey her internal muse. In 1995, still a teenager, she dropped out of school and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to hone her performance and songwriting skills. Her soulful voice is at once easygoing and acrobatic, with hints of Billie Holiday, Ricky Lee Jones, Lucinda Williams and Joni Mitchell.

Jesse Dyen has a colorful musical history — he has drawn praise for his anti-war anthem “Sons and Daughters,” from Willie Nelson, bought beer for Joe Strummer, broken Joan Baez’s guitar string, and been to jail with Daniel Ellsberg. Jesse has self-produced hundreds of tracks and has appeared in projects as nearby as Oakland and as far away as Cape Town, South Africa. His album “Contents Under Pressure,” recorded in his hometown Philadelphia and featuring some of Philly’s finest musicians, has received radio airplay both domestically and internationally, and was recorded by producer/drummer Andy Kravitz, who also engineered and produced a number of the duo’s recent singles including “Tumbleweed and Tonic” and “I Won’t Do it Again.”