Matt Perigo

During this month’s Art Hop, PMN’s own Matthew Perigo will be displaying his most recent works. Drop by from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. Friday, June 7 to get a look at Matt’s creations.

During the day, Matt is PMN’s instructor for Education for Employment. But the rest of the time he’s busy building strange, unimaginable creations, both physical and digital. You really have to see this stuff in person to get a good idea of what Matt can produce. Check out his Tumblr for more previews – mattperigo.tumblr.com.

Allied Superfund Site
Duration – 7:51
“Clean Up, not Cover Up”. More and more of these signs are popping up, raising awareness about a local superfund site. We caught up with Kalamazoo city officials and residents at a rally as they continue to push the EPA to clean up the toxic pollution.

Spring Project Connect
Duration – 2:17
What started as an outreach to the homeless now opens its doors to anyone in need.

Portage Youth Advisory Committee
Duration – 6:28
Teens in our community hear a lot in the news about national and state government, but not so much about the local level. Portage leaders set out to find a way that teens could understand what is involved in running a city, and how city government impacts the lives of residents.

Kalamazoo Township Open House
Duration – 2:30
You could say it was an epic event forty-three years in the making. For the first time since 1970, Kalamazoo Township invited the community in for an open house.

Portage Family Fishing Fair
Duration – 3:26
One of the best parts about summer in Kalamazoo County is our abundance of lakes. To find out some of the ways to enjoy the water safely, we visited the Family Fishing Fair held in Ramona Park.

Oshtemo Rotary Visitors
Duration – 2:09
Young professionals from all over the world have the opportunity to see how their jobs are done in different cultures, thanks to exchanges sponsored by Rotary International. The Oshtemo Township Fire Department recently hosted a group of visitors from Greece.

Jail Expansion
Duration – 5:16
For many years, Kalamazoo County has needed to send prisoners out to other county jails because of a lack of space. But now, after more than a decade of planning, the jail expansion is finally completed! Connect takes you inside this new facility.

Summer Road Construction Overview
Duration – 7:22
Every summer, road crews work hard to patch up the damage caused by our winter weather. It’s also the time to improve our roads. Here’s a preview of some of the projects you’ll see as you’re driving around in the next few months.

May Election Preparations
Duration – 2:33
On Tuesday, May 7th, Kalamazoo County voters will go to the polls to vote on renewing the Kalamazoo County Transportation Authority millage. We visited Kalamazoo County Clerk and Register of Deeds Timothy Snow to find out what preparations are being made for the election.

Walking & Biking Clubs
Duration – 7:17
Are you looking for a way to see some beautiful scenery while exercising? Wouldn’t it be even better if you could do it for free and meet new people? A great option is one of the walking or biking clubs sponsored by the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail!

Recycled Art in the Park
Duration – 2:27
An exciting new event this spring is the first ever Recycled Art in the Park competition sponsored by the City of Portage! Artists are creating sculptures using one hundred percent recycled materials, and you will get to vote for a winner during the first week of May.

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This Month on Connect:

 
Mock Trial Tournament
Duration – 7:44
Local teens can experience being an attorney or a witness in the Mock Trial competitions sponsored by the Michigan Center for Civic Education. Connect attended a school performance by the Kalamazoo Central High School Mock Trial team to see how they argue a case.

Portage Senior Center
Duration – 3:05
Senior Citizens in our area don’t need to be lonely or bored, thanks to many programs geared to their needs. We visited the Portage Senior Center to see their renovations and find out what activities are available there.

Roundabout Update
Duration – 6:49
Connect sits down with local Roundabout experts, Chris Barnes from the City of Portage; and Nick Schirripa from the Michigan Department of Transportation to talk about the roundabout at Milham, Texas Dr & 12th Street, and also about other roundabouts coming to the area.

Red Cross Project Hero Day
Duration – 2:57
From time to time, everyone dreams of being a superhero. Forget the superpowers, though — we have heroes right in our own community. In March, the Red Cross sponsored an event called “Project Hero.”

Comstock Community Garden
Duration – 3:13
In southwest Michigan, we’re blessed with many beautiful and productive gardens. What do you do if you want to have a garden but can’t plant where you live? A community garden just may be the answer. Comstock Township is taking applications to be a part of theirs.

Parchment Stars Dance 2013
Duration – 1:40
Now in its sixth year, “Parchment Stars Dance!” pairs professional dancers and Parchment celebrities for an awesome evening with a wide variety of dancing. Connect watched the stars come out to support Parchment’s summer arts program.

You may have noticed over the past several days that PMN’s normally scheduled programming has not been playing. This has been due to the failure of our switching router which allows us to link the diverse array of programming and playback sources (live feeds, satellite, tape decks, DVD players, etc. ) to our 5 television channels.  PMN has still been able to provide programming, in part, because we had already begun the transition to a server-based model for content delivery.  After an unsuccessful attempt to get the router operational again, the decision was made to accelerate the transition (from several months down to a few weeks) to a full file server-based playback system.

We ask you to bear with us, as we make the switch. PMN will continue to provide alternate programming, although a growing percentage of it should resemble our normal schedule as incoming programming gets converted (to electronic files) and our server capabilities are expanded.

We thank you for your understanding and for your continued support of community media.  And we hope that you are as eager as we are to get the full line-up of Public Media Network programming back on line.