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Event venues / Kalamazoo, Western Michigan University campus (Read Fieldhouse)

University Arena

Western Michigan's 5,421-seat arena inside Read Fieldhouse: basketball, volleyball, gymnastics and indoor track.

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University Arena from the upper seats, full house under the center scoreboard
University Arena from the upper seats, full house under the center scoreboard · Western Michigan University Athletics · Image from the venue’s official website

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The building hosted its first men's basketball game in December 1957 and was named in 1963 for coach Herbert "Buck" Read, who won 345 games over 27 seasons. A $50 million expansion in 1994 added three floors of offices, locker rooms, a gymnastics training space and an academic center. The court got its Michigan-map graphics for the 2015-16 season, and LED lights and a new sound system arrived in summer 2017. Look for the big W on the roof.

  1. 5,421 seats
  2. Broncos basketball home since 1957
  3. Michigan-map court since 2015-16
  4. LED lighting and new sound since 2017
On-court ceremony honoring the 1985 women's basketball team, 2025
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Broncos players and a full crowd at University Arena
Western Michigan University Athletics · Photo from the venue’s official website

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Event venues / Eastern Market

100 Proof

Detroit City Distillery's event venue inside the old Stroh's Ice Cream Factory, for private dinners, corporate nights, pop-ups and Lions watch parties.

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The Colony Club

A 1929 former women's club on Park Avenue turned event venue, with gilded ceilings, chandeliers and room for up to 500 guests.