Published July 7, 2020
DETROIT — Museums and other cultural institutions in Detroit are starting to reopen, but with COVID-19 still very much a concern, these facilities are taking steps to keep guests and staff safe.
Read MorePublished July 7, 2020
UTICA — If you’re looking for a reason to get out and get some fresh air, the Detroit Institute of Arts Inside|Out program has made Utica one of its homes for the summer. As of July 2, six high-quality reproductions of works of art from the DIA’s collection have been installed for visitors to admire.
Read MorePublished July 1, 2020
WEST BLOOMFIELD — Now in its 18th year, the Orchard Lake Fine Art Show will stay on schedule despite the pandemic, with a variety of cautionary measures in place.
Read MorePublished July 1, 2020
MADISON HEIGHTS — The spectacularly colorful mural adorning all four walls of the Jaycee shelter building at Civic Center Park was a huge boon for Madison Heights, garnering statewide attention that made the local Arts Board a finalist in the Michigan Municipal League’s statewide Community Excellence Awards in 2019.
Read MorePublished June 30, 2020
BIRMINGHAM — The board of the Woodward Dream Cruise voted June 30 to scrap the massive event planned for Saturday, Aug. 15.
Read MorePublished June 23, 2020
FARMINGTON/HILLS — While many of Michigan’s economic sectors received the green light to reopen, entertainment establishments across many of Michigan’s regions — with the exception of regions six and eight under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s MI Safe Start Plan — remain in the dark as to when they may be able to reopen.
Read MorePublished June 23, 2020
ROYAL OAK — A global pandemic did not stop Royal Oak-based Habatat Galleries’ 48th annual International Glass Invitational Awards Exhibition.
Read MorePublished June 23, 2020
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Folks will soon get a better look into the history of Macomb Township thanks to the work of an area author. A final edit of “Images of America: Macomb Township,” a book by Linda Osborne Cynowa, will happen this month. The 128-page book, produced by Arcadia Publishing, is due out Aug. 3. It includes around 220 historical photos of Macomb Township.
Read MorePublished June 9, 2020
MACOMB TOWNSHIP — For nearly 10 weeks, Michigan was under a stay-at-home order. That changed June 1 when Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer rescinded the order, moving the entire state to phase four of the MI Safe Start Plan. The order first took effect March 24.
Read MorePublished June 9, 2020
FERNDALE — As the COVID-19 pandemic began to hit the United States and Michigan earlier this year, people were forced into their homes and away from large crowds.
Read MorePublished June 5, 2020
ST. CLAIR SHORES/GROSSE POINTES — Kicking off the game with “Choir Practice” for $200, a local vocal music teacher’s quest to be on “Jeopardy!” culminated in a $100,000 prize for winning the two-week Teacher Tournament.
Read MorePublished June 4, 2020
MOUNT CLEMENS — “We were practically watching physical gallery spaces close before our eyes.” Phil Gilchrist — the executive director of the Anton Art Center, 125 Macomb Place — said that, in times of crisis, the arts can provide a way for people to express their feelings and communicate them to others. But with no galleries where the art could be shared with others, “the entire community, really, has turned to the internet.”
Read MorePublished May 29, 2020
ST. CLAIR SHORES/GROSSE POINTES — Kicking off the game with “Choir Practice” for $200, a local vocal music teacher ended his first stint on “Jeopardy!” Teachers Tournament quarterfinals May 28 with winnings totaling $23,678 and a spot in the June 3 semifinals.
Read MorePublished April 25, 2020
METRO DETROIT — For the past 25 years the University of Michigan Prison Creative Arts Project has given prisoners at state correctional facilities a chance to be seen, heard and understood from beyond the prison walls.
Read MorePublished April 20, 2020
STERLING HEIGHTS — The coronavirus behind the COVID-19 disease is continuing to empty event calendars in Sterling Heights.
Read MorePublished April 13, 2020
GROSSE POINTE PARK — The COVID-19 epidemic has shuttered schools and concert halls, but in at least one Grosse Pointe Park neighborhood, a family of local students is putting its musical skills to good use entertaining the people who live around them.
Read MorePublished April 13, 2020
METRO DETROIT — Even while much of the world is trapped indoors, local creativity and artistic expression continue to inspire.
Read MorePublished April 4, 2020
METRO DETROIT — Whether you want to learn something new, go on an adventure, or just escape reality, comics are a great place to start.
Read MorePublished March 29, 2020
METRO DETROIT — The coronavirus outbreak has shuttered local institutions, and calls for social distancing have most people holed up at home, but that doesn’t mean the only options for entertainment are video games and television.
Read MorePublished March 17, 2020
GROSSE POINTE PARK — The cast and crew behind Grosse Pointe Theatre’s upcoming production of the musical “Little Shop of Horrors” had been looking forward to opening the show March 27 in the Pierce Middle School auditorium in Grosse Pointe Park.
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