Tour de Troit Pre-Registration Kick-Off

On Wednesday, July 1, the 8th Annual Tour de Troit will kick-off pre-registration with onsite registration at the Model T Automotive Heritage Complex (T-Plex) followed by a free 10-mile bike ride that will take in notable cycling sites in Detroit and will end up at New Center’s Comerica CityFest.
The Tour de Troit, set for September [...]

The 33rd Annual One Helluva Ride

Saturday, July 11, 2009
The Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society (AABTS) presents the 33rd Annual One Helluva Ride (OHR) on Saturday, July 11, 2009. Join us for a day of scenic bicycle touring over tree-lined, paved roads in Washtenaw, Ingham, Jackson and Livingston counties. Most of the routes wind through rural and recreation areas on beautiful [...]

Performing Arts Camp Scholarship Auditions

Scholarship Auditions for the Summer Youth Arts Camps of the Arts League of Michigan(Youth ages 13-18)
AUDITION: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Arts League of Michigan
Is your child talented? Show us and win a Scholarship to one of the Summer Youth Arts Camps of the Arts League of Michigan!
As you may know, ALM [...]

Palmer Park Green Art Fair

Sunday, June 28, 2009 2 ~ 7 PM
Bluesman, Luther “Bad Man” Keith (above), Ralph Koziarski, Cheryl Strebel, Anthony T. Womack, Robert Thibodeau, Angel and the BADmen and many others fill Palmer Park with music on June 28th
In the 1970’s and 80’s the Palmer Park Art Fair was Detroit’s premier art [...]

Photography by Eileen Monteiro

[ July 1, 2009 1:00 pm to July 31, 2009 1:00 pm. ] Women and Children of West Africa
Cape Verde, Senegal and The Gambia

July 1, thru July 31, 2009

Artist reception: Sat. July 11,2009
1:00pm – 3:00pm – Lobby Gallery

National Conference of Artist, Michigan Chapter
Northwest Activities Center
18100 Meyers Rd (at Curtis)
Detroit, Michigan 48235 313-342-1786 www.nca.org

Summer Social at Gallery Project

Friday, June 26 from 6-11pm
Gallery Projec
Summer is here! Celebrate at Gallery Project’s Summer Social!! Micro-brewed Bavarian Bliss Hefewizen! Gourmet cupcakes by pastry chef Scott Taylor! Live music with Chris Canas Blues Revolution and The Hebops! See the exhibit “Race” A Multimedia Exhibit. Critics say it’s “the don’t-miss exhibit of the year!” Come alone or bring [...]

Paint Creek Center for the Arts: “Mold Made”

[ June 26, 2009 6:00 pm to August 1, 2009 6:00 pm. ] June 26 – August 1, 2009
Opening Reception Friday, June 26, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Hands-on Casting Workshop, Saturday, June 27, 12:00 pm

Detail of 400 Square Inches of Orange, Blake Williams Paint Creek Center for the Arts presents Mold Made, a group show of sculptures made using various casting processes. The show was co-curated by Norwood [...]

Fourth Annual Unfiltered Show

[ July 11, 2009 6:00 pm to August 22, 2009 6:00 pm. ] Exhibition – July 11 – August 22, 2009

Detroit Industrial Projects

Art Exhibition Curated by Mike Kelly

Featuring musical performances by Subourban Son and Paul Harris
“She Devil” Julia Sisi
Detroit Industrial Projects presents the Fourth Annual Unfiltered Show, curated by Mike Kelly, an eclectic mix of outsider/folk/naive/street art with an emphasis on the self-trained artist. This multimedia show [...]

Women of Color Speak Out Against Violence

[ June 30, 2009 12:00 am to July 1, 2009 12:00 am. ] Using Our Arts & Media Skills to End Violence in Our Communities

Allied Media Conference

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 7:00pm
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 2:00am

5 Elements Gallery

This event is FREE to all ages, intergenerational, and will begin at 7pm. All are welcome.

At 7pm will be a self-publishing workshop: Learn how to create and distribute your own [...]

The Detroit Women of Color Third Annual Film Festival

An International Festival Of Films And Workshops.
Friday, July 24 – Sunday, July 26, 2009
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
“Very Young Girls” is an expose of human trafficking that follows thirteen and
fourteen year old American girls as they are seduced, abused, and sold on New
York’s streets by pimps.
Running three consecutive days, DWC [...]