There’s a new film production company starting up in Pontiac at the hands of a filmmaker with more than 20-years experience working in the industry. Josh Becker, author, and director … Keep Reading…
Scott Simon asks Peter Weller about his career in art, from playing the titular character in 1987’s RoboCop to getting a doctorate in art history. He explained his love of … Keep Reading…
Dominique Morisseau, the Detroit-born writer whose plays chronicle the resilience of ordinary African Americans, has won a MacArthur “genius” award.Morisseau, 40, is one of 25 fellows announced Thursday by the John D. … Keep Reading…
For 93 years, the Fillmore Detroit has played host to some of the greatest entertainers in the world. The venue, which shut down in the spring for renovations, finally is ready … Keep Reading…
The Mother of all Musicals, GYPSY, comes to St. Dunstan’s Theatre Guild of Cranbrook St. Dunstan’s Theatre is opening its 2018-2019 season with the classic musical, Gypsy, which will run October … Keep Reading…
The Chamber Music Society of Detroit is celebrating its 75th anniversary this season by expanding its programming to make its acclaimed concerts more easily accessible to the entire region. CMSD … Keep Reading…
Left to Right: Kayak, Tower and Tree, Horizon Taylor Mentzer is constantly looking for open calls to further her artistic practice. When she saw the City of Ann Arbor’s open submission to design … Keep Reading…
David DiChiera, the founder of Michigan Opera Theater, a regional company that attracted world-class talent and became a bastion of culture and a booster of revitalization in a downtown Detroit … Keep Reading…
Some Detroiters regard DALLY IN THE ALLEY as the first sign of autumn in the city’s Cass Corridor. Others see it as a chance to extend summer festival season by … Keep Reading…
Adult activities • Patriot Week with Bloomfield Township Senior Services featuring University of Detroit history professor Roy E. Finkenbine is 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 13 at the Bloomfield Township Senior Center, … Keep Reading…
Aretha Franklin’s impact on music is sure to be felt for generations to come, and there’s proof all around Metro Detroit. Dozens of musicians said Franklin inspired them. Her legacy is … Keep Reading…
A previous version of this calendar listed the “Summer White Concert” as happening Saturday at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill. The concert has been postponed and moved to … Keep Reading…
The great American soul singer Aretha Franklin has died at the age of 76, her representative has said. She was reported to have been gravely ill with her family at her bedside. … Keep Reading…
The Belle Isle Art Fair returns August 4-5 with some favorites and some new surprises. The fair has grown to over 100 juried artists from twenty states and includes all … Keep Reading…
Margaret Mayan Glinke (“muggs”) was born in Merrill, Michigan and graduated from Aquinas College in Grand Rapids. Her painting technique consists of an impasto layer of gauze, sand and modeling … Keep Reading…
The 37th Annual Allen Park Arts and Crafts Street Fair will be held August 3-4, 2018. This annual community event attracts over 50,000 visitors to downtown Allen Park. The event … Keep Reading…
In nearly a quarter-century leading Wayne State University theater productions, Tony Schmitt loved laboring to awe audiences. “Tony could cover the spectrum,” said Blair Anderson, a former WSU theater department chair. … Keep Reading…
Red, white and blue-festooned buildings, classic summer tastes, fifes and drums and fireflies are the backdrop for the most robust expression of the Fourth of July — connecting with family, … Keep Reading…
Meadow Brook Theatre finishes the season with Burt & Me, May 30-June 24. In this romantic musical comedy featuring the music of Burt Bacharach, Joe and Lacey are high school sweethearts who drifted apart … Keep Reading…
It’s hard to believe that Cinetopia 2018 has already come and gone (where does the time go?), but that doesn’t mean that the news about some of the films shown at the … Keep Reading…