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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
Culture

Detroit Dance City Festival returns for its 11th year

Celebrate dance at this annual community building event from Sept. 8-10

By Layla McMurtrie
Aug 9, 2023

Tags: Culture, Arts & Culture, Stage, Things to Do, Dance, Festival, Community, Art J, Detroit City Dance Festival, Detroit Institute of Arts
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
Michigan Music

Detroit dance party Haute to Death celebrates 15 years

Don’t call them DJs, or promoters. Ash Nowak and Jon Dones view their monthly event as an ongoing art project.

By Lee DeVito
Oct 21, 2022

Tags: Michigan Music, Music, Haute to Death, Ash Nowak, Jon Dones, Marble Bar, DJ, dance
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
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
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
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
Arts

Skate 'N Dance party returns to Detroit's Lexus Velodrome with Motown Funk theme

By Jerilyn Jordan
Oct 6, 2020

Tags: The Scene, skate, dance, Velodrome, skate culture, Detroit skaters, Motown Funk, COVID-19, socially distanced fun, family-friendly event
Arts

The coronavirus has cost Michigan's art scene more than $850,000 so far, according to survey

By Lee DeVito
Apr 7, 2020

Tags: The Scene, coronavirus, Detroit, COVID-19, arts, art community, museums, art galleries, Michigan
Arts

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater bring signature performance to the Detroit Opera House

Staff Pick

By Jerilyn Jordan
Mar 15, 2019

Tags: The Scene, Alvin Ailey, Revelations, Dance, American dance, What's Going On, Staff Pick, Detroit Opera House
Music News

Ben Folds, Awolnation, and Eddie Money top Arts, Beats, & Eats lineup

By Jerilyn Jordan
Aug 1, 2018

Tags: City Slang, Ben Folds, Eddie Money, Ginblossoms, Awolnation, Gleaners, Arts, Beats, & Eats detroit, Royal Oak festival, Slideshow
Arts

Acclaimed 'Mystic India' to bring the magic of Bollywood to the historic Redford Theatre

By Jerilyn Jordan
May 9, 2018

Tags: The Scene, Bollywood, India, India detroit, Mystic India, Bollywood Detroit, dance, theatre, what's going on