Arts & Entertainment

Published March 4, 2020

PCCA Saturdays offers free art activities for all ages

ROCHESTER — The community can join the Paint Creek Center for the Arts for a free, fun-filled day of family art this month.

Clawson native Dan Scanlon directed and wrote the screenplay for “Onward,” Pixar Animation Studios’ 22nd feature film, which is loosely based on his own life experiences.

Published March 3, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Clawson native brings original story to life in ‘Onward’

CLAWSON — Dan Scanlon directed and wrote the screenplay for Disney and Pixar’s “Onward,” Pixar Animation Studios’ 22nd feature film. It is set in a fantasy realm that looks strikingly similar to suburban Los Angeles, although the main characters are elves.

Brothers Jack Urich, 22, left, and Sam Urich, 26, right, both of Royal Oak, play twin brothers in a fictional punk rock band in the indie film “Dinner in America,” which recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The brothers are also in a real-life alternative rock band called Wølfdarling.

Published March 3, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak brothers take to big screen in indie film

ROYAL OAK — “Dinner in America,” an independent film shot in metro Detroit that follows an aggro punk rocker played by Kyle Gallner, recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Published March 2, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Annual photo contest invites shutterbugs to get moving

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — During the winter months, while we’re cooped up in our homes waiting for the sun and foliage to return, it can seem like the world has come to a standstill.

Published February 28, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Toy, game exhibit comes to MCC

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Remember the carefree days of playing board games with your friends, dressing Barbie in the latest fashions or building a train set with your family?

Published February 28, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Making Mount Clemens an Art City

MOUNT CLEMENS — Organizers are hoping that a new downtown installation of reproductions from the Detroit Institute of Arts will help Mount Clemens residents fall in love with art.

Published February 25, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Two (or three or more) can play that game

METRO DETROIT — Board games are a staple of family basement rec rooms everywhere. But they’re so much more.

Published February 25, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe teaming up with DIA to create community mural

EASTPOINTE — The Eastpointe Arts and Cultural Diversity Commission and the Detroit Institute of Arts want to hear from Eastpointe residents regarding what they would like to see from a new public art piece that will be installed in Eastpointe.

Published February 24, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

Ike students bring ‘West Side Story’ to the stage

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Eisenhower High School student actors are getting ready to rumble as they prepare to stage the classic musical “West Side Story” Feb. 28-29.

Published February 24, 2020

Farmington Press

Farmington residents, businesses rally against Founders Festival location

FARMINGTON PRESS — Before City Council even approached the topic of the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2020 Founders Festival at a Feb. 18 meeting, passion and tension filled the air.

Published February 21, 2020

C&G Newspapers

DIA millage supporters gather in Macomb County

MACOMB COUNTY — On March 10, voters in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties will decide on whether or not to renew a millage for the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Published February 21, 2020

Madison - Park News

DIA Inside|Out exhibits coming to Madison Heights

MADISON HEIGHTS — Since 2010, the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Inside|Out program has been visiting communities across metro Detroit, fostering appreciation for the arts by installing temporary exhibits at key locations. Now, Madison Heights has been approved to display four pieces of art from June through October.

Published February 19, 2020

Rochester Post

New PCCA exhibit explores ‘Creatures Great & Small’

ROCHESTER — The Paint Creek Center for the Arts is kicking off the new decade with an exhibition that animal and art enthusiasts are sure to enjoy.

Published February 18, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

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.