Writers Find Summer Retreat At BBAC

This summer, writers of song, story, memoir and script will find room to grow their craft alongside painters, potters and weavers at the Birmingham  Bloomfield Art  Center.  The inaugural Writer’s Retreat Series features award-winning presenters in four workshops through the summer and culminates in a panel discussion.
In creating the series, the BBAC researched what local [...]

Make your City More Bike Friendly With Energy Block Grants

The excuse of not having money to make your community more bike friendly just got a whole lot weaker thanks to Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG).
This funding is another a portion of the overall economic stimulus package and it can fund bicycling planning, construction, and programming:
Entities may develop and implement programs to conserve [...]

An Afternoon of Poetry

Swords Into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery
Sunday, May 31, 2009
1:00 pm.
Light refreshments will be served
The Swords Into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery is proud to announce a benefit Poetry Reading by Dr. David Strong, Ms. Vievee Frances and Mr. David Olzmann.
Dr. Strong, in the words of Dr. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, re-discovered writing poetry in the [...]

Reshaping Detroit: Villages and Greenways

“This continent has not seen a transformation like Detroit’s since the last days of the Maya. The city, once the fourth largest in the country, is now so depopulated that some stretches resemble the outlying farmland and others are altogether wild.”
– From “Detroit Arcadia“, Harper’s Magazine, 2007. At nearly 140 square miles, Detroit is a [...]

Additional date added: Auditions For Child Actors

Audition notice
BoarsHead Theater has added a second session of general auditions for child actors on June 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. by appointment. Those wishing to audition should be at least 7 years old and have an acting/stage background. To make an appointment call Katie Doyle at 517-484-7800 x 107 [...]

Photo Blog: Detroit Synergy Supper Club at El Barzon

Last week owner and executive chef Nortberto Garita of Southwest Detroit’s eclectic Mexican-Italian restaurant El Barzón invited Detroit Synergy’s Supper Club into his understated eatery to experience some authentic Mexican…and Italian…cuisine. His generous offerings took us on a culinary tour of two continents, revealing some of the best sauces in the city and proving once [...]

Southwest Artists’ Network: “Our Creative Life”

[ May 2, 2009 5:00 pm to July 31, 2009 8:00 pm. ] Through July 31, 2009
The Ladybug Gallery

The Ladybug Gallery hosts an exhibition of work by artists in the Southwest Artists’ Network (SWAN of Detroit), entitled “Our Creative Life”.

While SWAN’s events are located in southwest Detroit the group is building a network of artists from the tri-county area. The exhibit coincides with the Cinco de Mayo [...]

Lamb’s Songwriters Showcase this Sunday at Memphis Smoke

[ May 31, 2009; 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ] Sunday, May 31, 8 pm, Lamb’s Songwriters ShowcaseFeaturing these fine songwriter/performers: Sheila Landis (w/Rick Matle) ,Teddy Richards, Emily Rose, Bob Monteleone, Robert Thibodeau, your host John D. Lamb.Memphis Smoke, 100 S. Main, Royal Oak, 248-543-4300    The artists CDs will be available and there is no cover charge.Sheila is a jazz chanteuse who promises to break [...]

Sunday Brunch with Mac MacDonald at Angelina

[ June 7, 2009; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] Come and meet Mac McDonald, one of America’s African American winemakers. His wines consistently rank between 91 – 95 in Wine Spectator. Enjoy a four (4) course Sunday Brunch. Wine will be served with every course. The cost is $45.00 per person.
After May 30, 2009, tickets must be purchased at Angelina’s Italian Bistro 1565 [...]

Detroit Wig-Out at the Magic Stick

[ June 6, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] Get a wig.Wear a wig.
Wig out in Detroit June 6.

Where: The Magic Stick, the iconic Detroit rock-n-roll club at 4120 Woodward Avenue; (313) 833-9700

When: Saturday, June 6, 2009; doors open 8:00 PM

Why: In the spirit of eccentric coiffure and to benefit Gilda’s Club Metro Detroit.

Entertainment: Black Jake and the Carnies, Dale Beavers & Bootsey X, [...]