Community Calendar

Join ADEC as we celebrate FIVE DECADES of impact and create lasting memories alongside our neighbors with disabilities. In 1972, ADEC launched its first Ride A Bike event to support people with disabilities. Since then, it has grown into an ongoing source of support for the individuals we serve.

This year, we encourage our community to continue their participation, alongside our neighbors with disabilities, to raise funds for vital services while focusing on health and well-being.

Ride-A-Bike is more than a cycling event; it’s a celebration of empowerment. Our family-friendly bike loop will take you through multiple “Pedal Portals”, bringing excitement with every turn. For more advanced riders, the longer Pumpkinvine Trail extends from the main loop. Participants of all abilities ride side by side to raise essential funds for ADEC’s programs and services.

For those who want to simply enjoy the festival-like atmosphere, we will have inflatable activities, games, food trucks, giveaways, a transformation station and selfie stop, Art by ADEC, live music from Froggy 102.7, and more!

Get involved by volunteering, fundraising, and registering for the event!

Celebrating a Century of Studebaker History!

Join us for the 100th anniversary of the Studebaker Clubhouse and Proving Grounds! Explore the Clubhouse with staff-guided tours. Walk through the iconic STUDEBAKER tree sign. Enjoy 1920s-era music and kids' games, and so much more! Visit sjcparks.org for more information.

"In partnership with International Motors, patrons can also visit the original Studebaker shop space, tour the testing grounds, and see vintage Studebaker and International vehicles on display!

Food trucks and vendors will be onsite offering food, drinks, and other items for purchase.

IU South Bend brings back Winnie-The-Pooh for our 60th year of the children's theatre program. Join us in the 100-acre wood for the performance (50 minutes), themed activities following the performance, and character meet and greet!

Beckwith Theatre Presents
Cemetery Walking Tour
Riverside Cemetery
Dowagiac, Michigan

Walking tour begins at the Fred E. Lee Mausoleum

Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 at 2pm (**Rain Date October 4th)

Tickets are $16.90/each (includes ticketing fee)

Tour takes about an 1-1/2 to 2 hours.

IU South Bend heads back to the 100-Acre wood for the 60th anniversary season of the children's theatre program. One day only open to the public. Themed activities and character meet and greet following the performance!

Join the Connecting Chords Music Festival for a presentation of selected works from Duke Ellington's acclaimed Sacred Concerts. Participating artists include the Western Michigan University Jazz Orchestra, alto/mezzo soloist Tiffany Gridiron, and other area performers.

Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts are a trilogy of extended musical compositions by the American jazz composer and bandleader. These performances were created between 1965 and 1973 as expressions of Ellington's faith through the fusion of jazz improvisation, big band orchestration, gospel vocals, choral elements and spiritual themes.

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This engagement is supported by a John Stites Jazz Event Award from the John Stites Jazz Artist Organization, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) honoring the memory of John Stites and his passion for jazz music.

This event is co-sponsored by the Stucki Family Foundation (in loving memory of Heidi E. Stucki) and the Kalamazoo Community Foundation Arcturus Fund (on behalf of Betty Upjohn Mason).

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Celebrate the unifying power of the world’s music at the 2026 Connecting Chords Music Festival, running from August 14 – November 29. Established in 2001, the Festival features an incredible variety and quality of musicians every year – if you know, *you know*!

Learn more about the Festival at ccmusicfest.com.

It’s open to the public. Based on Jazz Standards - Straight-Ahead Jazz. Listen. Play. Discuss. It's a Learning Environment. Bring your Instrument, your Ears, your Friends. Popcorn, coffees, soft drinks, and food available at Culture Café.

Produced in partnership with WVPE.

Join us monthly on the Second Thursday from 5-7 p.m. for Martinis and Music.

Music Artist: TBD

Guest Bartender: TBD

Join us for our monthly free movie!

The Addams Family

PG-13 | 1991 | 1hr 39min

October 9, 2026, at 7PM

Concessions available for purchase.

The Beckwith Theatre Company Presents Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott.

A sinister con man, Roat, and two ex-convicts trace a heroin-filed doll to the apartment of Sam Hendrix and his blind wife, Susy. Through deception, they convince Susy that Sam is implicated in a murder, and the doll proves his innocence. She refuses to reveal it and discovers the charade with a neighbor’s help.