The new “Detroit Collects” exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts gives local collectors of African-American art center stage in a way few museums have done before. Pulling together 60 … Keep Reading…
Detroit’s art scene last made national headlines in 2013, when the city explored selling the contents of the Detroit Institute of Arts to pay off its crippling municipal debt. The museum’s entire … Keep Reading…
There’s plenty to do in metro Detroit this month. In November, Grammy Award-winning singer Celine Dion comes to Little Caesars Arena, the Detroit Institute of Arts hosts its annual gala, … Keep Reading…
Stately and solid, Phil Dick took the stage Wednesday night in the St. Regis Hotel ballroom, dressed in what he called his “loud Detroit suit”: black pinstripes, black shirt, white … Keep Reading…
To mark the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” playwright A.S. Peterson wrote a new adaptation, which was first performed in 2018 at Tennessee’s Studio Tenn Theatre, which had commissioned … Keep Reading…
Since opening its doors in 2006, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit has made a name for itself in the international art world. Now it’s poised to achieve the one thing that’s missing: a physical … Keep Reading…
Many hands may make light work—and they can also make great work. Over the course of the last year, more than a hundred community members in southeast Michigan worked to … Keep Reading…
When Silver, played by Andrea Patterson, swaggers and struts her way into The Paradise Club in the Black Bottom section of Detroit in Dominique Morriseau’s Paradise Blue, we could get the … Keep Reading…
“Hamilton,” shmamilton. Metro Detroit’s spring theater season was dominated by sold-out performances of the hip-hop musical juggernaut, but a look at the fall and winter lineup suggests that that ambitious, timely, … Keep Reading…
Seventy-four arts and cultural organizations in the Detroit metropolitan area will share $12.2 million for their operations over the next three years in a collaboration between The Kresge Foundation, Erb … Keep Reading…
The Detroit Youth Choir took over U.S. homes this summer courtesy of its appearances on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” This fall, it will be taking over an annual Detroit tradition. The … Keep Reading…
Have you ever had dreams that have come true? That’s the premise of a new movie being shot in Michigan. One of the filming locations is Royal Oak. This is … Keep Reading…
The Detroit Youth Choir may not have won America’s Got Talent, but they are getting their own $1 million prize. The Skillman Foundation tweeted that they, along with a number … Keep Reading…
Detroiters have long celebrated the city’s triumphs of fine design. From the elegance of the Guardian building to the original Ford Mustang, Detroit’s iconic designs still define the city today. … Keep Reading…
TIDAL is giving five musicians in Detroit a leg up as part of a new program called TIDAL Unplugged. The initiative was launched earlier this year with funding from philanthropists … Keep Reading…
The Mersey Beatles, an all-Liverpool-born Beatles tribute band and the house band for over 10 years at the world-famous Cavern Club, will return to Village Theater this October. The show … Keep Reading…
From teenage poet, to published essayist, to aspiring memoirist. From college student, to global wanderer, to writing teacher. Author Laura Bernstein-Machlay has been on some journeys, both figurative and literal. … Keep Reading…
When Dave Coulier walks into Travis Coffee Shop, he fits in with the regulars. Perhaps, in this case, it’s because he is one. Growing up in St. Clair Shores, he … Keep Reading…
Those who love Detroit can always see the beauty in our city, whether it’s the stunning Art Deco architecture, any of the hundreds of public murals, or its expressive people. And … Keep Reading…
St. Dunstan’s Theatre opens their season with the Tony-Nominated new musical, Bonnie & Clyde. In Depression-era Texas, a young waitress and aspiring actress, Bonnie Parker, falls in love with Clyde … Keep Reading…