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Noir Leather celebrates 40th Anniversary with ‘Kinky Christmas’ party

Festivities include a costume contest, a spanking booth, body painting, and other treats for both the naughty and nice

By Lee DeVito
Dec 13, 2023

Tags: Things to Do, Critics’ Picks, Things to Do, Local Businesses, Noir Leather, Royal Oak, metro Detroit kink community, Slideshow
Things to Do

Winter Blast set to return to Royal Oak in 2024

The free outdoor festival is set for Feb. 2-4

By Lee DeVito
Dec 12, 2023

Tags: Things to Do, Critics’ Picks, Things to Do, Winter Blast, Royal Oak, winter activities in metro Detroit
Culture

Royal Oak Pride returns for second year with ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ stars

Drag queens Brooke Lynn Hytes and Alyssa Edwards will headline

By Layla McMurtrie
Jul 14, 2023

Tags: Culture, LGBTQ+, LGBTQ, Pride, Royal Oak, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Arts

‘Golden Girls’ tribute starring Michigan actors coming to Royal Oak

Blanche and Rose start a sex app

By Layla McMurtrie
Jul 7, 2023

Tags: Arts Stories & Interviews, LGBTQ+, Stage, Theatre, Musical, Royal Oak, Golden Girls, LGBT
Things to Do

Royal Oak and Hazel Park celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride this weekend

It will be the first time the festival was in Royal Oak in 20 years

By Steve Neavling
Aug 9, 2022

Tags: Things to Do, Things to Do, Pride, Pride festival, Royal Oak, Hazel Park, LGBTQ
Culture

Royal Oak's Main Art Theatre is one step closer to being demolished

Royal Oak Planning Commission approves proposal to turn the theater into housing and retail

By Randiah Camille Green
Apr 13, 2022

Tags: Culture, Royal Oak, Main Art Theatre, Friends of the Main Art, Arts & Culture
Arts

Community rallies in support of Royal Oak’s Main Art Theatre

Fans of the longstanding indie art house braved the cold to protest demolition plans

By Konstantina Buhalis
Apr 11, 2022

Tags: Arts Stories & Interviews, Royal Oak, Main Art Theatre, independent cinema, movie theater, indie, cinema
Culture

Friends of the Main Art plans rally to protest demolition of Royal Oak’s long-standing indie theater

The beloved spot could be demolished and turned into housing and commercial space

By Randiah Camille Green
Mar 25, 2022

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, Royal Oak, Main Art Theatre
Culture

Winter Blast Royal Oak announces lineup, activities

By Lee DeVito
Feb 1, 2022

Tags: Culture, Winter Blast, Royal Oak, Detroit
Arts

Royal Oak's Winter Blast rescheduled

By Lee DeVito
Jan 7, 2022

Tags: Winter Blast, Royal Oak, Detroit
Arts

Winter Blast moves to Royal Oak from Detroit

By Lee DeVito
Dec 15, 2021

Tags: Winter Blast, Detroit, Royal Oak, 2022
Arts

Big Sean to host private screening of new 'Spider-Man' for Detroit-area children

By Alex Washington
Dec 13, 2021

Tags: Big Sean, Boys and Girls Club, Emagine, Spider-Man, Marvel, Emagine Royal Oak, Royal Oak, Sean Anderson Foundation
Arts

Detroit Zoo welcomes the return of dazzling and festive Wild Lights event

By Jerilyn Jordan
Nov 17, 2021

Tags: The Scene, Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, Wild Lights, family events, zoo events, holidays
Arts

Detroit rock 'n' roll photographer Leni Sinclair and late poster artist Gary Grimshaw honored with dual exhibition in Royal Oak

By Jerilyn Jordan
Nov 17, 2021

Tags: Detroit, MC5, rock n roll, Royal Oak, Gary Grimshaw, Leni Sinclair, John Lennon, Edo Ramen, art show, photo exhibition, free events
Arts

Club comic icon Dave Attell might talk about romantic fisting at Mark Ridely's Comedy Castle

By Jerilyn Jordan
Nov 17, 2021

Tags: The Scene, Dave Attell, Comedy Castle, comedy, stand up, club comic, Royal Oak
Arts

Grassroots group launch fundraising effort to save Royal Oak's shuttered Main Art Theatre

By Jerilyn Jordan
Nov 12, 2021

Tags: The Scene, Main Art, Royal Oak, independent movie theaters, arthouse, Friends of the Main Art, grassroots
Arts

Royal Oak's Habatat Galleries celebrates 50 years of kicking glass with anniversary glass show

By Jerilyn Jordan
Sep 15, 2021

Tags: The Scene, Royal Oak, glass show, art show, Habatat Galleries
Arts

Skinphorea opens second facial spa location in Corktown

By Shannon Stocking
Aug 9, 2021

Tags: Spa, Facial, Detroit, Corktown, Royal Oak
Arts

R.I.P. Royal Oak's Main Art Theatre, which abruptly closed

By Konstantina Buhalis
Jun 13, 2021

Tags: Main Art Theatre, Royal Oak, Landmark Theatres, indie theatre
Arts

Royal Oak's Main Art Theatre closes temporarily, citing overhead and low attendance

By Jerilyn Jordan
Apr 23, 2021

Tags: The Scene, Royal Oak, indie films, arthouse cinema, Oscars, Minari, Main Art, Landmark, Emagine, Michigan movies