BEER GARDEN & ARTS MAINSTAGE

NEW PUBLIC BEER GARDEN & ARTS MAINSTAGE

A public beer garden and Arts Mainstage will be located on Krasl Art Center grounds at 707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph, MI. There is a $5 cover charge to enter. The beer garden will be open from 10 AM to 6 PM on Saturday and 10 AM to 5 PM on Sunday.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, July 11, 2026 | 10 AM – 6 PM

10 AM – 12 PM Drink & Draw Memory Sketch Tournament hosted by the Drink and Draw Group (co-leads: Chad Eckersley and Nathan Margoni)

The Memory Sketch Tournament is an artist gauntlet presented by Drink & Draw Benton Harbor, hosted by Chad Eckersley and Nathan Margoni. Artists will face off in four challenging rounds, testing their ability to recall and recreate subjects entirely from memory.

Each round features a different drawing category. Competitors will be given a prompt and have just three minutes to complete their sketch. After each round, the hosts will judge the drawings based on accuracy, creativity, and overall execution, advancing the strongest artists through the competition. Only one artist will emerge victorious. The final winner will receive a prize and earn ultimate Memory Sketch Tournament bragging rights.

12: 30  PM French Paper Announcement 

For more than 150 years, French Paper has been proudly making premium paper in Niles, Michigan, inspiring artists, designers, printers, and makers with rich colors, distinctive textures, and an unwavering commitment to craftsmanship. Every sheet is produced using 100% renewable hydroelectric power, proving that exceptional design and environmental responsibility can go hand in hand. We’re excited to be part of the Krasl Art Fair and celebrate the creativity, community, and artistry that make our region so special. 

1 PM  Children’s Music Workshop

CMW is a non-profit children’s theatre organization dedicated to inspiring self-confidence, communication skills, and self-worth in all children. CMW is the only musical theatre organization in Berrien County for young performers ages 6 through age 20. Through theatre, CMW provides youth with opportunities to develop leadership and citizenship skills. CMW is an inclusive arts organization that believes in fostering the active participation of young people from diverse socio-economic and family backgrounds. 

2 PM 269 Mafia Dance Group

269 Mafia is a majorette hip-hop dance family where dancers from kindergarten through 12th grade come together to perform with passion, discipline, and unmatched energy. We move with powerful force through hard-hitting choreography, building confidence, teamwork, and lifelong bonds while representing the 269 with pride. 

3 PM CPR Dance 

CPR Dance: Inhale Movement is a professional nonprofit contemporary dance company based in Southwest Michigan and founded in 2022 by Executive Artistic Director Carolyn Pampalone Rabbers. The company expands community access to professional dance through performance, education, and collaborative artistic practice. Grounded in the belief that movement is as essential to life as breath, CPR Dance creates contemporary works that integrate embodiment, mindfulness, and reflective inquiry. 

4 PM Fusion Center for Dance Performance

Founded in 2015, Fusion Center for Dance is Southwest Michigan’s premier performing arts studio, providing quality dance education for students ages 18 months through adult. Today, more than 250 students participate in classes ranging from ballet, jazz, tap, acro, hip hop, contemporary, musical theater, and more. Fusion’s dancers are excited to share a selection of performances from their award-winning competition season as well as highlights from their recent recital, Happy Birthday America: Dancing Coast to Coast. Through every performance, Fusion strives to inspire confidence, creativity, and a lifelong love of the arts.

4:30 PM All God’s Children Choir 

The All God’s Children Community Choir is a spirited group of talented and enthusiastic children and teens, ages 4 to 18, drawn from many different communities in Southwest Michigan. Led by a diverse team of directors, the Choir is now in its 26th year, inspiring audiences with its messages of brotherhood and sisterhood, unity, peace, justice, and respect for all people.

5 PM Citadel Music-Con Anima SJHS String Quartet  

The Citadel Music Center offers private lessons on all string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments, as well as piano, guitar, ukulele, and voice for all ages. We also provide Kindermusik for children from birth to age 7, chamber music coaching, and an adult community orchestra. The music program serves over 200 students year-round, studying with 20 professional instructors. 

Sunday, July 12, 2026 | 9 AM – 5 PM

9 AM Awards from the Stage 

10 AM Citadel Music-The Lorentz Family (violin, cello, bass duos & solos)  

The Citadel Music Center offers private lessons on all string, woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments, as well as piano, guitar, ukulele, and voice for all ages. We also provide Kindermusik for children from birth to age 7, chamber music coaching, and an adult community orchestra. The music program serves over 200 students year-round, studying with 20 professional instructors. 

11 AM Citadel Dance Program

It is the goal of the Citadel to provide the opportunity for its intensive dancers to further their training toward a life in dance in a supportive, professional, and challenging environment.  Dancers in The Citadel Dance Companies are passionate, dedicated, and committed to dance.  Some may be moving toward a professional career, while others are purely driven by their passion for dance and strive to graduate from our program.

12 PM to 1 PM Ghostlight on Stage

The GhostLight Theatre is an innovative Southwest Michigan playhouse with a diverse, creative, and socially conscious culture, embodied by engaging and passionate performers. We provide storytelling education to audiences and performers of all ages and backgrounds to enlighten, inspire, and illuminate Benton Harbor and the surrounding region. They will be featuring songs from their 2026 season. 

1PM to 2 PM Blazin Heat Drill Team

Blazing Heat Drill Team is dedicated to discipline, teamwork, and excellence. Through precision, hard work, and commitment, we perform with confidence while supporting and inspiring one another. 

2 PM Throw Down Live Competition 

The pottery throwdown live competition is presented by the Krasl Ceramics Guild and hosted by studio manager Jennifer Zona, and Krasl’s new studio  Intern Emily Ferrer participating artists will have many challenges available. There are many short 1-10 minute challenges and 2 longer challenges. Ammature and professional artists are encouraged to participate. 

The shorter challenges include  1- minute teapots, coaching contest, tallest long neck vase, blindfold bowl making challenge, most creamer jugs, largest pot wheel thrown from 10lbs of clay. The longer challenges happening at the same time as the shorter ones include the largest coil build vessel and the most accurate animal portrait busts.