Arts & Entertainment

Published June 28, 2018

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.

Published June 12, 2018

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival celebrates 25 years

BEVERLY HILLS — The 25th annual Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival is returning to metro Detroit.

Published June 8, 2018

Warren Weekly

Opera ensemble spins story into song for students

WARREN — Students who attend McKinley Elementary School had the opportunity to enjoy the opera when members of the Michigan Opera Theatre Touring Ensemble performed “Rumpelstiltskin” at the school June 6.

Published June 5, 2018

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Denise Davis kicks off Eastpointe’s Music in the Plaza concert series

EASTPOINTE — Inclement weather couldn’t stop Denise Davis and the Motor City Sensations May 30 as they kicked off Eastpointe’s Music in the Plaza concert series, which moved into Eastpointe City Hall for a cool concert.

Props and items were sorted through recently in preparation for the garage sale.

Published May 29, 2018

Farmington Press

Acting troupe’s garage sale to offload surplus props, furniture

FARMINGTON HILLS — Through the Farmington Players’ garage sale this weekend, people can buy almost anything they’ve seen onstage during the group’s theatrical productions, from stage lighting to old-school phones.

Published May 29, 2018

Grosse Pointe Times

Irish band puts modern spin on traditional music

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Irish eyes will be smiling when the trio One for the Foxes makes its metro Detroit debut June 7 at The War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms. The band blends Irish, American and other folk music styles for a sound that’s at once traditional and modern.

Published May 29, 2018

Royal Oak Review

Local clay artist wins Community Arts Award

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Commission for the Arts recently named clay artist Laurie Eisenhardt the winner of its fourth annual Community Arts Award.

Published May 25, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Utica’s Weekend Unwind returns on Friday nights

UTICA — Utica will host live music and community bonding every Friday night June 1 through Sept. 7 as part of Weekend Unwind at Jacqueline K. Noonan Riverwalk Park/Memorial Park, 7530 Auburn Road, next to the Utica Public Library in downtown Utica.

Published May 24, 2018

Advertiser Times

Motown Museum offers performing arts camps for students

DETROIT — The Motown Museum is expanding its summer camp experience to reach more kids and teach them how they can achieve their dreams of performing and honing their talents.