Aladdin at the Detroit Opera House

[ February 28, 2009; 12:00 am; ]  
Experience the all-new production from the Grand Rapids Ballet Company, featuring:

Full-length production
Lavish costumes
Scenery that transforms the stage into a Middle Eastern landscape
A full range of orchestral music
A Genie of the Lamp that grows in stature through innovative puppetry
Awesome choreography by Gordon Peirce Schmidt
A magic flying carpet!

 
Where: Detroit Opera [...]

Gomorrah at the DFT

[ February 27, 2009 12:00 am to March 8, 2009 12:00 am. ] Winner of the prestigious Grand Prize at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Gomorrah is an electrifying and trailblazing new drama about an organized Italian crime empire known as the Camorra, one of the most feared and powerful criminal “enterprises” of the modern era.  

Interweaving a number of stories – all based on fact – about lives that [...]

Dedication of the Tina and Leland Bassett Lounge inside Music Hall

[ February 27, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] After 37 years of service to one of Detroit’s cultural jewels, Music Hall for the Performing Art’s “first couple” will on Friday, February 27th  be honored with the dedication of the “Tina and Leland Bassett Lounge” at Music Hall. Tina and Leland Bassett have been tireless supporters of the historic, art deco arts venue, helping [...]

The Color of Business at the DIA

[ February 27, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The Color of Business is an event focused on creating an environment that explicitly provides networking opportunities with entrepreneurs, business owners and investors combined with a spotlight on state, regional and local economic policy initiatives. Productive and sustainable economic growth is a grassroots driven practice. Economic growth cannot be limited to federal level packages and [...]

Tastings at Espresso Jazzy Café

[ February 27, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] You can taste an assortment of beverages (coffee, tea, organic juices and some surprises). Also, we will have a selection of desserts and savory items to taste.
 
Where: Espresso Jazzy Café, Detroit
When: 6:00PM-9:00PM
Tix: $10.00
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Inside Detroit Historic Hotel Bar Tour

[ February 26, 2009; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Attracting and retaining talent is the focus of Inside Detroit’s Bar Tour of the Historic Book Cadillac and Fort Shelby Hotels on Thursday, February 26. 
 
“We want to build a community among those who work downtown but may live in the suburbs,” said Jeanette Pierce of Inside Detroit.  “Our goal with this tour is to [...]

Letter to the Editor: Strip Auto Despair From The Front Page

It’s time to strip the auto industry stories of despair from the front page.  With bailout money in place, the situation seems to be going in some direction and a higher power will ultimately determine its fate.  Plenty of great things are happening in the City and region, but have become “white noise” lost in [...]

Review: “Colors: Dream of the Masta” @ Marlene Boll Theatre

Marlene Boll Theatre, Detroit
Through March 1, 2009
Review by Heather Bonner
Darnell Ishmel and the Ishmel Sisters
More than a play or a concert, “COLORS: Dream of the MASTA” is an “experience.” Or at least, this is how it is explained in the show’s introduction, and the description isn’t far off. Somewhere between a gospel sermon [...]

Southwest Artists’ Network Exhibition @ Center of Music and Performing Arts Southwest

[ March 7, 2009; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Southwest Artists’ Network Exhibition

Saturday March 7, 2009 reception 5:00pm. – 8:00pm

Center of Music and Performing Arts Southwest

The premier exhibition and open house, hosted by the newly formed Southwest Artists’ Network of Detroit (SWAN), is scheduled for Saturday March 7th . The event will take place at the Center of Music and Performing Arts [...]

Apocalypse Re-Collected

[ February 23, 2009 10:00 am to March 13, 2009 10:00 am. ] Through  March 13, 2009

The Beyond Words Gallery , Marygrove College  

An anti war collection of very dark and fantastic works by David Becker , Sergio  De Giusti , Misha Gordin , Scott Hocking and Carole Kabrin. Artist Sergio De Giusti was invited by James Lutomski , Chair of the Art Department at Marygrove College to curate the [...]