Arts & Entertainment

Published July 23, 2019

Michigan Fine Arts Competition winners on display at BBAC

BIRMINGHAM — Ceramic sculpture artist Sue O’Connor packed her bags last week to head to England and visit her family, a trip she makes fairly regularly.

Published July 19, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Exhibit to feature art through survivors’ eyes

MOUNT CLEMENS — Apoignant collection of art slated to be on exhibit at the Anton Art Center next month will feature the works of local survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Published July 19, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

Talent, tales define Orchard Lake Fine Art Show

ORCHARD LAKE — An award-winning art show will sweep through West Bloomfield Township the last weekend of July, bringing with it more than 100 artists and their all-original works.

Published July 15, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Shakespeare Royal Oak to kick off 19th season

ROYAL OAK — The Bard is back. William Shakespeare’s verse will resonate once again through Starr Jaycee Park, with the Water Works Theatre Company presenting three shows July 25 through Aug. 4.

Published July 15, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Appetite for Art and Kids Fest to take place this weekend

UTICA — The city of Utica has some fun summer events coming up for the community to come out and enjoy. On July 20 and 21, the city is rolling out its annual Appetite for Art and Kids Fest.

Published July 9, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Symphony concerts at Ford House celebrate 10th anniversary

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — It might seem like it was just yesterday, but 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of lakefront summer concerts by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on the grounds of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores.

Published July 9, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale paints LGBTQ rainbow flag onto city crosswalk

FERNDALE — A new, colorful addition has been brought into a small section of downtown Ferndale.

Published July 9, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak artist receives award for ‘Stasis Hiatus’

ROYAL OAK — Royal Oak artist Steve Miller recently received the Corinne Maillard Robinson Award and $250 for his submission to the 2019 Michigan Fine Arts Competition, which is held by the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center.

Published July 9, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Detroit Zoo to host photography competition

ROYAL OAK — Bright colors, interesting textures, exotic species, authentic human reactions. The Detroit Zoo offers myriad opportunities for anyone wielding a camera to capture the perfect photo.

Published July 8, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

CVHS student lives out dream on ‘America’s Got Talent’

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A Chippewa Valley High School student is living out his dreams in front of the world.

Published July 8, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Mural to transform WeatherTech building in downtown Utica

UTICA — Downtown Utica is brushing up on its artistry and culture with a new project along Auburn Road.

Published June 27, 2019

Madison - Park News

City seeks support for Art Board to win award

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights Art Board has been building momentum in the community with one head-turning project after another — the most recent being an outdoor mural that spans all four walls of the Jaycee shelter building at Civic Center Park, with imagery that celebrates the power of the imagination.

Published June 25, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak Outdoor Art Fair to return for 49th year

ROYAL OAK — Summer is officially here, and organizers are hoping for a sunshiny, dry weekend July 6 and 7 for the 49th annual Royal Oak Outdoor Art Fair at Memorial Park.

Published June 25, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Featured artist lets the paint tell the story

Mary Shahbazi recalls her first experiences, as a girl with a part-Cherokee background and an interest in art, drawing in the dirt with a stick when she was about 4.

A large art installation called “The Beauty of Letting Go,” designed and created by Sarah Smith, of Clinton Township, will be on display outside the Anton Art Center in Mount Clemens through September. Several other public artworks are on display around the city this summer as part of KaBoom! and the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation’s Play Everywhere grant challenge.

Published June 21, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Mount Clemens: It’s where the art is

MOUNT CLEMENS — Mount Clemens has been transformed into a massive outdoor art gallery following the recent installation of some public art.

In April, Macomb Township author Tony Aued released his ninth novel, “Bottom of the Ninth.” It’s a sports murder mystery set at Comerica Park in Detroit, the home of the Detroit Tigers, and details a future Tigers superstar who is found dead at the ballpark.

Published June 19, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Local author releases sports murder mystery

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Tony Aued has written about death in Detroit before and continues the theme with his new book, “Bottom of the Ninth.”

Published June 18, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Bar trivia serves up competition with a twist

METRO DETROIT — At 6:45 p.m. on a sunny, warm Thursday in June, Augie’s Bar and Grill in Madison Heights is close to empty. It’s just too nice outside. But by 6:55 p.m., the dining room is full. Thursday at Augie’s means it’s time for some bar trivia — two hours’ worth of questions read off by a host, while players on teams write down their answers and turn them in for points. Each correct answer is worth a certain number of points, and the highest-scoring team wins.

Published June 17, 2019

Advertiser Times

Midtown embraces artists from around world for Concert of Colors

DETROIT — Take a musical and cultural journey around the world just by visiting Detroit.

Artist Natalia Wohletz will present a selection of her linoleum block prints at the Fine Art Fine Wine Fair this weekend in Orchard Lake.

Published June 13, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

Fine Art Fine Wine returns to St. Mary’s

ORCHARD LAKE — Next weekend, there will be a little something to tantalize every palate — and palette — during the annual Fine Art Fine Wine Fair at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Preparatory.

Published June 11, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Production of ‘Annie’ pays tribute to Grosse Pointe Theatre’s family

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — When Michael Trudel takes the stage as Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks in Grosse Pointe Theatre’s production of “Annie,” he’ll be giving a nod to his family.