Arts & Entertainment

Published July 13, 2018

Music in the Plaza provides community fun and opportunity to give back

EASTPOINTE — Music duo Bob and Carl, who performed at the Music in the Plaza concert series July 11, are no strangers to the Eastpointe community.

Students, along with West Bloomfield Youth Assistance Chair Curt Lawson, center, pose in front of a work of art in the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Published July 12, 2018

West Bloomfield Beacon

Youth Assistance teams up with art museum to host local students

WEST BLOOMFIELD — West Bloomfield community groups came together once again to give kids the chance to experience art.

Published July 10, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Seniors enjoy life’s second act by appearing in short film series

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Even in today’s fractured television universe, with more channels and online options than ever catering to different audiences, TV remains a youth-driven medium. That’s one of the elements that makes Grosse Pointe Woods writer/director Harry Burkey’s latest project welcome. Alongside a cast of acting newcomers, he made a series of short comic films that resemble a sitcom that focuses on the lives of a small group of senior friends.

Published July 2, 2018

Royal Oak Review

Shakespeare Royal Oak to embark on 18th season

ROYAL OAK — Shakespeare will be returning to Starr Jaycee Park, with the Water Works Theatre Company presenting three shows July 26 through Aug. 5.Read More

Published July 2, 2018

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Music in the Plaza strikes again with Kat Orlando Duo

EASTPOINTE — Rain couldn’t stop the show for the Kat Orlando Duo, featuring Larry Pinho on guitar, which performed at 6:30 p.m. June 27 inside Eastpointe City Hall for Eastpointe’s Music in the Plaza concert series.Read More

Published July 2, 2018

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Rock concert to benefit Turning Point

MOUNT CLEMENS — Turning Point Macomb, the Mount Clemens-based shelter for victims of domestic and sexual abuse, will benefit from an upcoming rock concert at the Emerald Theatre. Femmes of Rock will perform on Sunday, July 15, at the venue, located at 31 N. Walnut St. in Mount Clemens.

Published June 28, 2018

C&G Newspapers

Local musician to bring marimba rhythm to concert

STERLING HEIGHTS — From a young age, Paul Demick learned the power of persistence through percussion.

Published June 28, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Festa Italiana to offer feast of memories, Italian flavors

STERLING HEIGHTS — Jeffrey Heinzman remembers attending the local Festa Italiana event every year for basically all of his life, partly because his uncle used to play in a band at the festival.

Published June 26, 2018

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Youth Action Board kicks off summer with concert

BIRMINGHAM — On June 15, Birmingham’s Shain Park hosted the Youth Action Board’s Teen Summer Concert featuring young musicians from all over the community.

Published June 26, 2018

Sterling Heights Sentry

Local artist’s library mural design unveiled

Kelly Gray got an early start dabbling in art, drawing animals and flowers as soon as she was able to pick up a pencil at around 2 years old. “It’s all I ever wanted to do,” she said.

Published June 25, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby concert series offers free outdoor events for the whole family

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — If you like live music, grab a blanket, some food and your family and head out to the Shelby Township municipal campus this summer for the 2018 summer concert series, which will consist of four free concerts over the next two months.

Published June 22, 2018

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Added value for library card holders at the movies

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Imagine going to a movie for a reasonable price and getting popcorn too.

Published June 20, 2018

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe Music in the Plaza concert series continues with 2MD

EASTPOINTE — Since 2013, Eastpointe’s Music in the Plaza concert series behind City Hall, 23200 Gratiot Ave., has had residents from all over southeast Michigan come to enjoy the summer weather, bring out their lawn chairs and hear tunes from multiple music genres.Read More

Published June 19, 2018

Rochester Post

Meadow Brook is ‘perfect fit’ for ‘Antiques Roadshow’

ROCHESTER HILLS — Five years ago, “Antiques Roadshow” executive producer Marsha Bemko attended a special dinner at Meadow Brook Hall. A format change — moving filming sites from conference centers to historical locations — was implemented for season 23 of the popular Public Broadcasting Service show “Antiques Roadshow,” and Bemko remembered the hall’s beautiful home and grounds.

Arthur Cartwright depicts a harrowing scene, shot locally, in a short film titled “The Lottery.”

Published June 19, 2018

Troy Times

Filmmaker explores environmental, sci-fi themes

TROY — Troy resident and 2007 Athens High School graduate Robert Butler got the idea for his latest short film, “The Lottery,” from a friend.

Published June 19, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Food, music, dance and family fun planned for After 6 on Kercheval

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Be ready to eat, drink and be merry: After 6 on Kercheval will have its first event of the season from 6 to 10 p.m. June 23 along Kercheval Avenue in Grosse Pointe Park’s business district.

Published June 12, 2018

Farmington Press

Doo-wop gets youths involved in musical fundraiser competition

FARMINGTON HILLS — Livonia resident Suzy Hoover, 49, has fond family memories of growing up in Inkster with the backdrop of doo-wop crooning from the family’s records and over the radio.

Published June 12, 2018

Farmington Press

Nonprofit theater organization takes center stage with final act for the year

FARMINGTON HILLS — A pirate’s life is definitely the life for Beverly Hills resident Bradley Lieto, who plays an indentured servant in an upcoming production of “The Pirates of Penzance, or, The Slave of Duty.”

Published June 12, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe Theatre to ‘Shuffle Off to Buffalo’ for 70th season-ender

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — To close its 70th anniversary season, Grosse Pointe Theatre is bringing back a beloved classic. The dancing and singing spectacular that is “42nd Street” will be staged June 17 to 30 inside the Christian A. Fenton Performing Arts Center at Grosse Pointe North High School.