Wash Your Hands to These 16 Songs By Artists with Metro Detroit Roots
We’ve all heard it by now: one of the top ways to combat COVID-19 is to wash your hands. The recommended time to lather up, according to the CDC, is at least … Keep Reading…
Art & Culture
Detroit photographer is living his dream capturing Detroit music royalty
It‘s one thing to travel the world taking pictures of the life that surrounds you. It’s another thing to travel the world capturing the life of an internationally-known musician. That … Keep Reading…
A Detroit Gallery Is Giving Out Free Meals—and Artist-Designed Coloring Books—to Children While Schools Are Closed
As schools across the country shut down, some children are at risk of missing out on more than just their education. For many families, school is a reliable source of … Keep Reading…
These Metro Detroit Arts and Culture Organizations Need Your Help
Michigan’s arts and culture community is reeling due to cancellations and revenue lost amidst strict public safety measures put in place to blunt the spread of COVID-19. “If we value these organizations and … Keep Reading…
Detroit Institute of Arts to host one-of-a-kind Van Gogh exhibit
It turns out people aren’t in a hurry to loan out their priceless works of art. Jill Shaw has faced that hurdle repeatedly over the last three years while developing … Keep Reading…
Deaf Detroit area rapper Sean Forbes makes history, shoots up the charts
Metro Detroit’s own Sean Forbes is hitting some musical milestones and making history. His new album “Little Victories” is about to break into the Billboard Top 200 which would make … Keep Reading…
Detroit soul music goes way beyond Motown
When you think of Detroit music in the 1960s, chances are the first thing that comes to mind is Motown Records. The iconic label produced some of that era’s biggest … Keep Reading…
Pink unicorn caught on video snow blowing South Lyon driveway
Michigan winters can be tiresome, especially when it comes to dealing with snow. But one South Lyon woman found a way to make snow-clearing duties a little more festive and … Keep Reading…
Avon Players Presents LEND ME A TENOR
Metro Detroit audiences will get a humorous view of world of opera as Avon Players presents the classic farce Lend Me a Tenor, running March 6-21. Henry Saunders (Joe Colosi), the … Keep Reading…
Artists nationwide are invited to submit proposals for a sculpture to be placed outside TCF Center
The Detroit Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship and the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority Art Foundation are calling for artists nationwide to submit proposals for a large-scale public sculpture to … Keep Reading…
Detroit Unveils New Arts Plan
After years of calls from the community to re-establish an arts and culture office within city government, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Rochelle Riley, Director of Arts, Culture and … Keep Reading…
Third Man Records reissued 3 records by French pop star France Gall — and it’s throwing a party at Detroit’s UFO Factory
Detroit — or should we say, Détroit — is about to get a lot more French (again). Jack White’s Third Man Records has reissued three classic LPs by ’60s French pop star … Keep Reading…
On this day, Aretha Franklin recorded ‘Respect’ — and the world was never the same
Valentine’s Day roses, chocolates, and stuffed bears are so cliche. How about some d#@mn R-E-S- P-E-C-T? Oh, to be a fly on the wall on Valentine’s Day in 1967 when the … Keep Reading…
Detroit’s historic Bonstelle Theatre to be restored as part of $46 million AC Hotel project
The first AC Hotel in southeast Michigan is slated to open at the historic Bonstelle Theatre in Detroit. In addition to the construction of a 153-room, 10-story hotel, the theatre … Keep Reading…
Motown Museum unveils flyover video showing the sheer size of its $50 million expansion
Look out baby, ’cause here it comes. The Motown Museum has just unveiled a new flyover video showing the sheer size of the design of what the $50 million expansion will look … Keep Reading…
Detroit and Fiat Chrysler to fund large mural outside new plant on Beniteau Street
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and the city of Detroit are partnering on a project being described as “one of the largest municipal art installations in Detroit’s history.” As part of … Keep Reading…
Technology festival coming to Detroit convention center
Thousands of techies are expected in downtown Detroit this summer for the Campus Party TechFest at the TCF Center. The 24-hour “geek” festival will be held Aug. 20-22 and touch on cutting … Keep Reading…
Detroit’s essential civil rights sites, mapped
When most Americans think of the modern civil rights movement, they think of the South. But Detroit had an important part to play as well. Its proximity to the Canadian … Keep Reading…
Metro Detroit Girl Scouts to Embark on Interfaith Scavenger Hunt at DIA
Hundreds of Girl Scouts from across Metro Detroit will embark on an interfaith scavenger hunt Jan. 26 at the Detroit Institute of the Arts as they recognize symbols and stories … Keep Reading…
Detroit Orchestra Names Jader Bignamini Next Music Director
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday announced the selection of Italian conductor Jader Bignamini as its next music director. The century-old orchestra said it signed a six-year contract with Bignamini, … Keep Reading…