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There are three taco festivals coming to metro Detroit

Tacos, tacos, and more tacos

By Randiah Camille Green

Jun 22, 2022

You can head up to Lake Orion's Canterbury Village and Wildwood Amphitheater for the third annual Michigan Taco Fest, where you’ll find tequila, margarita madness, and, of course, tacos from Friday, June 24 to Sunday, June 26. There are seven stages of entertainment, lucha libre wrestling, and strolling mariachi performances...

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Second annual Obsidian Theatre Festival highlights Black performance artists in Detroit

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By Randiah Camille Green
Jun 20, 2022
Thornetta Davis will peform at Detroit Symphony Orchestra poetry and music night

This unapologetically Black event series is hosted by Detroit spoken word artist La Shaun phoenix Moore

By Randiah Camille Green
Jun 20, 2022
Where to celebrate Juneteenth 2022 in metro Detroit

For years, you could find Juneteenth celebrations if you looked hard enough, but now that it's a federal holiday, more cities and organizations are opening up to the celebration

By Alex Washington
Jun 16, 2022
Sofa Stories Detroit film series hopes to amplify youth homelessness

Community arts project to host film screening fundraiser for new series on LGBTQ youth

By Randiah Camille Green
Jun 15, 2022
Vincent Chin, killed 40 years ago, to be commemorated with events in Detroit this week

Chin’s death at the hands of two autoworkers sparked a movement against Asian American hate crimes that is all too relevant today

By Lee DeVito
Jun 15, 2022
The Queer Pride Detroit Bike March celebrates the LGBT community — without corporate sponsorship or police

This alternative to Motor City Pride honors the LGBTQ movement’s radical roots

By Randiah Camille Green
Jun 10, 2022
Detroit venue PJ’s Lager House launches intimate ‘Legends Only’ series with cult country singer Billy Don Burns

The venue is only selling 30 tickets for the show, featuring a performance from your favorite country singer’s favorite country singer

By Lee DeVito
Jun 8, 2022
Burlesque and aerial performances come to Hamtramck’s Planet Ant with ‘Midnight Garden: Fairytales of Good and Evil’

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By Lee DeVito
Jun 7, 2022
More than 60 bands will perform in Detroit as part of the Corktown Summer Days fest

By Lee DeVito
Jun 7, 2022
Michigan Fashion Week celebrates its 10th anniversary with a runway show in Detroit’s Eastern Market

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By Lee DeVito
Jun 7, 2022
Detroit’s Eastern Market will go vegan for VegFest this weekend

Go for the free samples, stay for the local plant-based restaurants

By Randiah Camille Green
Jun 2, 2022
Downtown Detroit’s Beacon Park Saturday Night Market series starts this weekend

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By Randiah Camille Green
Jun 1, 2022
Electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, who were both inspired by the music of the Motor City and also influenced it, perform in Detroit on Saturday

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By Lee DeVito
Jun 1, 2022
Detroit’s Palmer Park Art Fair returns this weekend

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By Randiah Camille Green
Jun 1, 2022
The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is coming to metro Detroit this weekend

The pink truck will be selling limited-edition merch at the Twelve Oaks Mall on Saturday

By Lee DeVito
Jun 1, 2022
The Detroit Women of Comedy Festival brings laughs to Hamtramck

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By Alex Washington
May 18, 2022
Dominique Morisseau’s ‘Detroit ’67’ will make you cry, laugh, and want to sing

The play takes place during the 1967 Detroit Rebellion, but themes of racial divide and police brutality are still relevant

By Randiah Camille Green
May 17, 2022
A rotation of 75 food trucks starts serving in downtown Detroit on Monday

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By Randiah Camille Green
May 11, 2022
Smile! Detroit’s Flower Day is back in Eastern Market this Sunday

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By Randiah Camille Green
May 11, 2022
Motor City Comic Con returns this weekend with cosplay, celebrities, and a ‘Superman’ celebration

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By Lee DeVito
May 11, 2022

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Arts & Culture

20 kid-friendly places within a five hour drive from Detroit

School's out for summer, and that means the kids are going to be around the house a little bit more. Michigan is…

By Metro Times Staff

Jun 24, 2022

Chicago Children’s Museum
700 East Grand Avenue, Suite 127, Chicago; 312-527-1000;chicagochildrensmuseum.org

The Chicago Children’s Museum is a hands-on children’s museum located right on Navy Pier. Children can dig for fossils, brave the treehouse trails, and much more at this museum. We suggest hitting the Navy Pier for a little extra fun after your trip.

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Arts & Culture

This Detroit church is for sale for $789K — let’s take a look

Detroit's gospel and religious roots run deep, and now there's an opportunity for someone to be able to own a church building…

By Alex Washington

Jun 20, 2022

This Detroit church is for sale for $789K — let's take a look

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News & Views

Everything we saw at the 2022 Juneteenth Family Reunion in Southfield

On June 19, people across the country celebrated Juneteenth, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. That included the 4th annual Juneteenth…

By Marc Klockow, Tyrell Boydston

Jun 20, 2022