Arts & Entertainment

Published June 19, 2018

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.

Published May 24, 2018

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Published May 22, 2018

Rochester Post

PCCA opens ‘Members Biennial’

ROCHESTER — The public will get a chance to see a new collection of artwork during the Paint Creek Center for the Arts’ “Members Biennial” exhibition, which opened May 19 and runs through June 16.

Published May 21, 2018

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Franklin Historical Society walking tour offers a glimpse at village’s untold stories

FRANKLIN — The Franklin Historical Society will be showing off some of the village’s most interesting sites and telling some of its most unusual stories in a new walking tour.

Published May 21, 2018

Shelby - Utica News

Comedy competition to bring a night of laughter and music

UTICA — Luv U Detroit will host a comedy competition from 7 to 11 p.m. May 23 in the upstairs performance room at Danny J’s Brick Tavern, 7759 Auburn Road in Utica.

Published May 17, 2018

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

ART! Macomb returns June 1-3

MOUNT CLEMENS — One of downtown Mount Clemens’ favorite art fairs is right around the corner. ART! Macomb will be held June 1-3 around the corner from the Anton Art Center and many other downtown businesses, as the more than 50 featured artists will be spread out, showing and selling their wares.

Published May 15, 2018

Southfield Sun

Potawatomi Nation exhibit explores fate of original residents

SOUTHFIELD — Before the skyline of the Town Center, before the Lodge, and even before the Mary Thompson Farm, the Potawatomi Nation called this area home.