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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
Concert Announcements

André 3000 is bringing his jazz flute to Detroit as part of his ‘New Blue Sun’ tour

The ex-Outkast rapper will play two dates in Detroit, at Cliff Bell’s and the Masonic Temple

By Lee DeVito
Jan 23, 2024

Tags: Concert Announcements, Music, On Tour, Things to Do, André 3000, Outkast, Cliff Bell's, Masonic Temple, jazz
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
Food News

Upscale bistro and music venue Soul on Ice opens in Detroit

The project by Herb and Danielle Sanders was partially funded by a Motor City Match grant

By Lee DeVito
Dec 20, 2022

Tags: Food News, Dining, Soul on Ice, Detroit, west side, jazz, soul food, hip-hop
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
Things to Do

Stephanie Mills and George Benson to headline the 25th Annual Jazz on the River

The free jazz festival returns to Trenton's Elizabeth Park

By Alex Washington
Jul 22, 2022

Tags: Things to Do, Jazz, festival, music, live band, stephanie mills, george benson, wayne county, Trenton, Elizabeth Park, free event, public, family-friendly
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
Music News

Rehab of historic Detroit jazz club the Blue Bird Inn enters next phase

The Detroit Sound Conservancy hopes the project could be a catalyst for new development on the west side — and highlight all Motor City music

By Lee DeVito
Apr 1, 2022

Tags: Music News, The Blue Bird Inn, Detroit, Detroit Sound Conservancy, jazz, blues, music
Music News

Detroit's Baker's Keyboard Lounge hosts tribute to jazz artist and activist Abbey Lincoln

By Lee DeVito
Dec 15, 2021

Tags: Detroit, jazz, Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Abbey Lincoln
Music News

You can catch sax sensation Kenny G at Detroit's MotorCity Casino Hotel

By Jerilyn Jordan
Dec 8, 2021

Tags: Kenny G, jazz, Detroit, Sound Board, Motor City Casino Hotel
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
Music News

Edgefest to celebrate 25 years of avant-garde jazz at Ann Arbor's Kerrytown Concert House

By Jerilyn Jordan
Oct 27, 2021

Tags: City Slang, Edgefest, jazz, Ann Arbor, music festival, Kerrytown Concert House
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
Arts

John E. Lawrence to host free jazz concert series at Ypsilanti's Frog Island Park

By Jerilyn Jordan
Jul 1, 2021

Tags: City Slang, Jazz, Michigan, free events, Ypsilanti
Arts

The Detroit Jazz Festival plans for live audience in 2021

By Alex Washington
Jun 24, 2021

Tags: Detroit, Detroit Jazz Festival, Jazz, Hart Plaza, Music