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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
Food News

Michigan James Beard semifinalists include rising vegan chef and Dearborn staples

AlTayeb, Shatila Bakery, Alpino, Folk, and Nepantla’s chef Rocky Coronado are all up for the coveted award

By Randiah Camille Green
Jan 24, 2024

Tags: Food News, Local Businesses, Restaurants, James Beard Awards, AlTayeb, Shatila Bakery, Alpino, Folk, Baobab Fare
Metro Detroit

Detroit promotes peace with free ‘Peacenic’ festival this weekend

The event is described as a “collective gathering of the community and law enforcement to share in food, fellowship and fun in the name of peace'

By Steve Neavling
Jul 11, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Things to Do, Detroit, Detroit police, Law enforcement, event, Peacenic, crime, games, Detroit Parks and Recreation, Heilmann Recreation Center
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
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
Music News

The incomparable rebel prince of 'popera' Rufus Wainwright heads to the Masonic's Cathedral Theatre

By Jerilyn Jordan
Sep 22, 2021

Tags: City Slang, José González, Rufus Wainwright, folk, popera, unfollow the rules, live music, Detroit, Masonic Temple
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
Music News

Folk icon Loudon Wainwright III returns to the Ark with 50 years of raw and quirky tunes

By Jerilyn Jordan
Sep 1, 2021

Tags: City Slang, Loudon Wainwright III, Rufus Wainwright, folk, the Ark, Ann Arbor
Food News

NY-based Barcade to open in Detroit — finally

By Alex Washington
Aug 9, 2021

Tags: arcade, bar, barcade, games, craft beer
Arts

Detroit's Vault of Midnight eyes more space, announces move to Milwaukee Junction

By Jerilyn Jordan
Jul 14, 2021

Tags: The Scene, Vault of Midnight, Detroit, comics, games, comic shop, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids
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

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