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Arts

Norwest Gallery hopes to secure new location for Womxnhouse Detroit and a bigger gallery space through Seed and Bloom program

The newly announced initiative from the Gilbert Family Foundation gives $150,000 over three years to 10 BIPOC artist-led organizations

By Randiah Camille Green
Mar 6, 2024

Tags: Arts, Local Businesses, Visual Art, Seed and Bloom, BIPOC artists in Detroit, Gilbert Family Foundation, Norwest Gallery of Art, arts
Cannabis News

Federal ban on marijuana means Michigan cannabis company can’t sue state agency, judge rules

Court says Viridis Laboratories lacks legal standing because it deals in ‘illegal contraband’

By Steve Neavling
Aug 4, 2023

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Viridis Laboratories, Marijuana, U.S. District Court, law, Michigan, Controlled Substances Act, Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency
Concert Announcements

Arts, Beats & Eats is pre-selling tickets for the first time with early-bird discount

Pending state approval, it would be the first major Michigan festival to be licensed for cannabis consumption

By Lee DeVito
Jun 8, 2023

Tags: Concert Announcements, Music, Things to Do, Arts, Beats & Eats, Royal Oak, Michigan festivals, House of Dank
Cannabis News

Arts, Beats & Eats gets green light for weed

Festival organizers now have to get the appropriate state licenses

By Randiah Camille Green
Feb 23, 2023

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Arts, Beats & Eats, Michigan marijuana magazine, Cannabis, Marijuana Media Detroit, Slideshow
Festival Guide

Royal Oak’s Arts, Beats & Eats celebrates 25 years with more national music, brand activations

Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort and House of Dank have invested more than six figures into on-site lounges

By Lee DeVito
Aug 31, 2022

Tags: Festival Guide, Music, Arts, Beats & Eats, Royal Oak, metro Detroit, Festival Guide, Cover Story
Movies

Dan Savage's HUMP! Film Festival is bringing alternative porn to Ann Arbor this September

And we're not talking that boring, vanilla stuff. Think bondage, furries, and sex toys gone wrong.

By Randiah Camille Green
Aug 12, 2022

Tags: Movies, Movies, HUMP! Film Festival, Dan Savage, Savage Love, Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor
Music News

Flo Rida, 311, and Montell Jordan to play Arts, Beats & and Eats

Lineup for Labor Day festival is loaded with 1990s and mid-2000s throwbacks

By Randiah Camille Green
Jul 27, 2022

Tags: Music News, Music, Arts, Beats, & Eats, Flo Rida, 311, Royal Oak, Music, Labor Day
Cannabis News

No weed at Arts, Beats & Eats this year, Royal Oak votes

City officials say, ‘maybe next year’

By Randiah Camille Green
May 10, 2022

Tags: Marijuana News, Weed, Arts, Beats & Eats, Michigan marijuana magazine, Cannabis, Media Detroit, Cannabis, Magazine, Detroit, Cannabis, Newspaper Detroit, Marijuana Media Detroit
Michigan

Michigan Democrats pledge to mount a fierce fight to protect abortion rights

In response to a leak of draft on the SCOTUS decision on ‘Roe v. Wade,’ Gov. Whitmer says she’ll ‘keep fighting like hell’ to ensure abortion remains safe and accessible

By Steve Neavling
May 3, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Health Care, Abortion Rights, Abortion, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court, Michigan, law, Gov. Whitmer, Rashida Tlaib, Gary Peters, Debbie Stabenow
Things to Do

Jack White kicks off tour, Dearborn’s Ramadan Suhoor fest is back, hip-hop in Eastern Market, and more things to do

Select events happening in metro Detroit

By Metro Times editorial staff
Apr 6, 2022

Tags: Things to Do, Jack White, Arts, Beats + Lyrics, Ramadan Suhoor Festival, The Potency Test, things to do in Detroit, Video
Arts

VH1 spotlights Black Detroit artists, innovators, and culture in YouTube series

By Alex Washington
Oct 27, 2021

Tags: jessica Care moore, Payroll Giovanni, El Club, TwerkxTequila, Cass Tech, Detroit vs. Everybody, Sheefy McFly, murals, arts, rapper
Metro Detroit

Duggan appoints Detroit’s first historian to highlight African Americans’ contributions to the city

By Steve Neavling
Oct 25, 2021

Tags: Jamon Jordan, Detroit, history, Mayor Duggan, arts, culture, Rochelle Riley, race, Underground Railroad, Paradise Valley
Arts

Dan Savage’s new book draws from lessons learned from 30 years of writing alt-weekly sex advice column

By Lee DeVito
Sep 22, 2021

Tags: Books, Dan Savage, Joe Newton, Savage Love, Savage Love from A to Z: Advice on Sex and Relationships, Dating and Mating, Exes and Extras, Sasquatch Books
Fall Arts Guide

A selection of upcoming artistic happenings in metro Detroit and beyond

By Metro Times editorial staff
Sep 15, 2021

Tags: Fall Arts Guide, Fall Arts, Michigan, Detroit, Grand Rapids, ArtPrize, arts, art galleries, theater, autumn, things to do, Cover Story
Food News

Royal Oak’s Arts, Beats & Eats ditches food and drink tickets for 2021 fest

By Lee DeVito
Jul 13, 2021

Tags: Arts, Beats & Eats, Royal Oak, Michigan, Detroit, tickets, festival
Metro Detroit

Rising COVID-19 cases force Detroit Institute of Arts to close until Friday

By Steve Neavling
Mar 29, 2021

Tags: Coronavirus, Detroit Institute of Arts, Midtown, Detroit, arts, Dr. Khaldun, Michigan
Arts

Dlectricity art and light festival plots 2021 return to Detroit

By Jerilyn Jordan
Feb 22, 2021

Tags: The Scene, Dlectricity, Midtown, arts, Detroit, free event, COVID-19, Beacon Park
Metro Detroit

Michigan Senate passes sweeping criminal justice reform bills

By Scott McClallen, The Center Square
Dec 11, 2020

Tags: License, Bill, Crime, Criminal Law, Law, Economics, Suspension, Criminal Justice, Offender, Michigan, Politics
Savage Love

Savage Love: Aroused state

By Dan Savage
Apr 29, 2020

Tags: Savage Love, Savage Love, always aroused
Savage Love

Savage Love: Big moves

By Dan Savage
Apr 22, 2020

Tags: Savage Love, savage love