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Arts

Detroit’s Kresge Arts intermingles sound with visual and literary arts in first-ever online exhibition

The exhibition includes themes of solidarity and community, inspired by 1970s Detroit radio DJ The Electrifying Mojo

By Layla McMurtrie
Apr 5, 2024

Tags: Arts, Music, News, Kresge Arts, Detroit artists, Michigan artists, Detroit art, sound art, music, visual art, poetry, Detroit poets, Slideshow
Culture

Ann Arbor’s eccentric FoolMoon festival returns with following FestiFools parade

The event’s huge dance party will feature Detroit DJ Problematic Black Hottie

By Layla McMurtrie
Mar 26, 2024

Tags: Culture, News, Things to Do, Visual Art, Ann Arbor events, Ann Arbor festivals, FoolMoon festival, FestiFools, Detroit events, things to do this weekend in Ann Arbor, music, art, Slideshow
Metro Detroit

Watchdog group demands termination of Oakland University researcher for mishandling dangerous toxin

The botched project caused the deaths of mice and exposed staff to a genotoxin, which can damage DNA

By Steve Neavling
Mar 20, 2024

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Education, Oakland University, Stop Animal Exploitation Now, animal research, education, Oakland County, Michael Budkie, genotoxin, research
Arts

MAP Fest returns for a second year with goals to grow and highlight ‘the beauty of the hood’

Organizers hope to expand the day of music, art, and poetry with more interactive activities

By Layla McMurtrie
Mar 14, 2024

Tags: Arts, Music, Things to Do, MAP Fest, Detroit events, Detroit festivals, music, art, poetry, Detroit music, Highland Park, Avalon Village, Mama Shu, Rock Local Entertainment Cafe, Detroit artists, Detroit talent, Slideshow
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
Concert Announcements

Afro Nation festival set to return to Detroit this summer

Mark your calendars

By Randiah Camille Green
Feb 28, 2024

Tags: Concert Announcements, Music, News, Afro Nation Detroit 2024, summer music festivals, things to do in Detroit, summer in Detroit, music, Slideshow
Metro Detroit

Motown Museum unveils immersive exhibits and progress on expansion campaign

New experiences will showcase stories of Motown legends through music and photo archives

By Layla McMurtrie
Oct 5, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Music, News, Motown Museum, Music, Detroit Music, Hitsville USA, The Temptations
Metro Detroit

Duggan announces changes to tax plan to address concerns by Detroit’s urban farmers

Community gardens and urban farms will be exempt from the land tax increase while side lots will see a small increase

By Randiah Camille Green
Sep 1, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Nature, Politics & Government, Detroit Land Value Tax Plan, Urban farming, Detroit property taxes, News
Music News

Annual community music festival SW Fest returns for third year

The Southwest Detroit event has continued to grow since it debuted in 2021

By Layla McMurtrie
Aug 16, 2023

Tags: Music News, Critics’ Picks, Music, News, Things to Do, Music, Detroit, Mexicantown, Southwest Detroit, Art, Community, Festivals
Michigan Music

Cranbrook Art Museum’s Poolside Performances series features set by Na Bonsai

The Detroit-based singer and producer will perform songs from her recent ‘Alkhemy’ EP

By Randiah Camille Green
Aug 16, 2023

Tags: Michigan Music, Critics’ Picks, Things to Do, Music, Music, Art, Performances, Cranbrook, Detroit, Museum
Metro Detroit

Macomb County Pride welcomes all to ‘Summer Sashay’ with third annual festival

You can have brunch with drag queen Jadein Black

By Layla McMurtrie
Aug 10, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, LGBTQ+, Things to Do, Pride, LGBTQ, Macomb County, Festival, Music, Drag Queen
Michigan Music

Big Sean in Detroit this weekend to celebrate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary

The Sean Anderson Foundation is donating another recording studio to Detroit youth

By Layla McMurtrie
Aug 8, 2023

Tags: Michigan Music, Music, Big Sean, Detroit, youth, Hip-Hop, music
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
Arts

Ann Arbor’s Evan Haywood hosts art show at The Deep End

‘I want everybody to just come and be their truest self,’ he says

By Layla McMurtrie
Aug 3, 2023

Tags: Arts Stories & Interviews, Art, Music, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, The Deep End Cafe and Gallery, Events, The Deep End Cafe & Gallery
Things to Do

Motown legend Smokey Robinson returns to Detroit this weekend

The tour comes in the wake of Gasms, the singer-songwriter’s first studio album of new material since 2009

By Steve Neavling
Aug 2, 2023

Tags: Things to Do, Music, Smokey Robinson, music, Detroit concerts, Detroit tours, Motown, Fox Theatre
Food News

Former NBA star will open soul food restaurant in downtown Detroit

Kevin Johnson is bringing Fixins' Soul Kitchen to the D

By Layla McMurtrie
Aug 2, 2023

Tags: Food News, Restaurants, Food, News, Basketball, NBA, Kevin Johnson
Arts

Inaugural MAP Fest brings Detroit’s creative forces together for a day of art and entertainment

From vision to reality

By Layla McMurtrie
Jul 20, 2023

Tags: Arts Stories & Interviews, Arts & Culture, Music, Art, Poetry, Festivals, Community
Food News

USA Today Wine + Food Experience launches 2023 tour at Belle Isle

Detroit executive chef Jared Bobkin leads culinary experience in upcoming tour

By Layla McMurtrie
Jul 6, 2023

Tags: Food News, Things to Do, Michigan, Detroit, Food, News, Wine, Belle Isle, Events, Restaurants
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
Metro Detroit

Most Detroiters are unsatisfied and would like to move, survey found

The findings paint a gloomy picture of life in Michigan’s largest city

By Steve Neavling
Jun 6, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Survey, poll, Detroit, suburbs, quality of life, education, jobs, affordable housing, Gallup, Detroit Regional Chamber