Arts & Entertainment

Published February 18, 2020

DIA Inside|Out art installations coming to Utica this summer

UTICA — The city of Utica has approved a partnership with the Detroit Institute of Arts to bring beauty to certain locations throughout the city through artwork.

Published February 17, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Local singer doesn’t let cancer diagnosis hinder success

ROYAL OAK — Singer-songwriter Raye Williams, of Clawson, at 30 years of age already has a wild life story, from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs.

Published February 17, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

‘The King and I’ to play at Lakeview this month

ST. CLAIR SHORES — For Caroline Oster, it’s the chance to play the biggest role she’s ever taken on in her senior year.

Published February 14, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Music, community engagement inspire Featured Artist in Sterling Heights

STERLING HEIGHTS — For Cameron Jenkins, part of the satisfaction of making art is meeting new people and sharing the work with others. That’s especially true when others include prominent singers and music artists, such as SZA.

Published February 14, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Exhibition spotlights the highs and lows of Orchestra Hall’s history

DETROIT — It’s renowned for its remarkable acoustics and as the home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, but Orchestra Hall very nearly met with the wrecking ball in the 1970s.

Published February 11, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Longtime art instructor lets the ‘Light’ shine on her students

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — From veteran artists honing their craft to people with no prior artistic training, Grosse Pointe Farms artist Carol LaChiusa has taught them all.

Published February 11, 2020

Woodward Talk

Berkley to participate in Detroit Institute of Arts’ Inside|Out program

BERKLEY — This year, the city will be decorated with art, courtesy of the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Published February 10, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

Detroit Institute of Arts, Utica partner to bring another mural to Utica

UTICA — The Detroit Institute of Arts and the city of Utica are partnering to bring another mural to Utica this summer, and they are asking residents to help decide what it will be.

Published February 7, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Student production celebrates music of Gershwin

MACOMB COUNTY — Inside a De La Salle Collegiate classroom the afternoon of Feb. 5, the sounds of George and Ira Gershwin played from a student’s cellphone.

Published February 6, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Sonic the Hedgehog speeds into Sterling to see its gold ring

STERLING HEIGHTS — A handful of Sonic fans and families with kids braved wintry cold temperatures Feb. 6 to witness the blue hedgehog in action at The Halo sculpture. Sterling Heights police briefly blocked off traffic on M-59/Hall Road to help Sonic reach the median where The Halo stands.

Published February 5, 2020

Rochester Post

OU students to foster puppies for Leader Dogs for the Blind

ROCHESTER HILLS — Oakland University will soon welcome some new four-legged friends to campus.

Published February 4, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe Woods author finds ‘Closure’ in new book

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Jon Kesman remembers the days of growing up in Grosse Pointe Woods in the 1980s, riding mopeds with friends, shooting baskets at the local park and dealing with teen angst.

Published February 3, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Arts and Cultural Diversity Commission to host event for Black History Month

EASTPOINTE — The Eastpointe Arts and Cultural Diversity Commission is teaming up with the Anton Art Center in Mount Clemens on a community arts day to celebrate Black History Month.

Costumed attendees descend on the Wyndham Garden Sterling Heights hotel to celebrate an eclectic galaxy of pop culture characters at last year’s Astronomicon.

Published January 31, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Astronomicon soars with new pop culture guests

STERLING HEIGHTS — Paul Methric, the co-founder of the Astronomicon pop culture convention, envisions a day when his event will astronomically expand to larger venues, even Little Caesars Arena.

Published January 31, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Theater group eliminates fourth wall, performs 30 plays in 60 minutes

METRO DETROIT — Get ready for a whole new kind of theatergoing experience. UnTheatre Company kicked off its six-week run of “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind” Jan. 11 at Matrix Theatre Company, 2730 Bagley St. in Detroit.

Published January 29, 2020

Troy Times

Athens grad appears in Broadway tour of ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’

TROY — Caitlin Lester-Sams once graced the stage at Athens High School, appearing in “West Side Story,” “Oklahoma!” and “Man of LaMancha.”

Ryan Krauthamer, 14, will compete on the upcoming season of “American Ninja Warrior Junior,” which is set to air at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, on Universal Kids.

Published January 24, 2020

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield teen to appear on ‘American Ninja Warrior Junior’

WEST BLOOMFIELD — A West Bloomfield Township teen will be appearing on the upcoming season of “American Ninja Warrior Junior.”

Published January 21, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ is ‘golden’

GROSSE POINTE PARK — It’s a classic story with unforgettable characters, plenty of life lessons and lots of candy to satisfy a sweet tooth.

Published January 17, 2020

Warren Weekly

The ‘Waite’ is over

WARREN — John Waite’s career has encountered a lot of “Change.” He’s been a rock ’n’ roller, lead singer, bass player, singer, songwriter and Grammy nominee. He’s gone country, acoustic and bluegrass over the years.

Published January 17, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Michigan Annual art exhibit to be judged by DIA director

MOUNT CLEMENS — It may have been the news that Salvador Salort-Pons, the director, president and CEO of the Detroit Institute of Arts, would be the guest juror of the show that drew a record number of entries for the 47th Michigan Annual exhibit at the Anton Art Center.