METRO DETROIT — Cosplay is a chance for people to dress up as their favorite character as well as to meet countless friends along the way.

ROYAL OAK — Shakespeare Royal Oak will be back at the end of July hosting its annual shows in Starr Jaycee Park for the 24th season.

SOUTHFIELD — For Southfield resident Pam Lippitt and her mother Sally Lippitt, the Ann Arbor Art Fair was one of their favorite places to visit together. Nearly 20 years after Sally's passing, Pam still honors her mom by attending it.

MACOMB COUNTY/DETROIT — There have been some improvements made in the local community courtesy of a group of dedicated Eagle Scouts that included three sets of siblings.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Cranbrook Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition will showcase under-acknowledged furniture and furnishings from the decades following the Cuban Revolution.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Marge Iscaro has been selected as the Shelby Township Senior Center’s featured artist for the months of July and August.

ROCHESTER — You don’t have to travel to Detroit to enjoy the masterpieces of the Detroit Institute of Arts this summer.

TROY — On My Own of Michigan will hold its annual summer fundraising event, ‘Bingo Bonanza,’ at the Troy Community Center.

ROYAL OAK — Pride Royal Oak is coming in hot with headliners from the internationally acclaimed show “RuPaul’s Drag Race” for the third annual Pride event July 26-27.

BERKLEY — Downtown Berkley brought in thousands of people July 13 for its annual Street Art Fest.

FERNDALE — Downtown Ferndale is looking to add to the public art in the city.

NOVI — Connoisseurs of all things different, strange, odd, gross and just plain weird have been coming out in droves to the annual Oddities and Curiosities Expo over the last few years, so much so that the show’s owners found it necessary to make it a two-day exposition in a larger space at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.

ROYAL OAK — Take a trip to the swamp July 19-28 at “Shrek the Musical Jr.” at the Baldwin Theatre in downtown Royal Oak.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — In what has become a long-standing tradition in West Bloomfield, the Orchard Lake Fine Art Show is set to return this summer.

BIRMINGHAM — Downtown Birmingham will host the annual Day On The Town 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, July 27.

FARMINGTON — The event that perhaps defines Farmington unlike any other is set to return to the city’s downtown soon.The 60th edition of the Farmington Founders Festival is scheduled to take place July 18-20.

CLAWSON — The Fourth of July in Clawson holds a special place in local history. Beginning in 1933, the event has yet to miss a year of celebration besides one year during wartime.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township SummerFest featured tons of fun activities for the whole family to enjoy June 28-29 at the Shelby Township municipal campus.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan announced June 21 that it recognized many inspiring volunteers, including two from Shelby Township, at a special banquet event during National Volunteer Month.

MADISON HEIGHTS — A two-in-one car show and barbecue contest will bring together fans of both subcultures at Civic Center Plaza this fall.