Aquarius Press Presents Two New Books

[ October 3, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Saturday, October 3, 2009, 6-9 p.m

Detroit publisher Aquarius Press’s new book Celebration will take place at Fellowship Chapel from 6-9 p.m. in Detroit. Dinner, live entertainment, book fair and readings by Aquarius Press authors, including release of new books by special guests poets Tara Betts and Curtis L. Crisler of Cave Canem. [...]

Service Street Fair Showcases Everything Detroit

Saturday, September 26, 2009, 12:00pm -12 am

Behind Eastern Market’s Atlas Building, the Second Annual Service Street Fair will highlight the street’s artists, musicians and businesses.
Detroit, Michigan, September 26, 2009 The Service Street Community, together with Rocky’s Investments Presents: The Second Annual Service Street Fair, from Noon until 12 am. Service Street, located between Russell and [...]

Square Blue Residue: Works by Dennis Hayes IV

[ October 3, 2009 7:00 pm to November 7, 2009 9:00 pm. ] October 3 – November 7, 2009
Opening Reception: October 3, Saturday, 7 pm – 11 pm

Loitering at Feynmans PointSquare Blue Residue is a continuation of Dennis Hayes IV’s previous explorations of the portraiture of birds in surreal graphical landscapes. Inspired by the works of James John Audubon, and using almost solely salvaged wood and paint as [...]

Heidelberg Project Barbecue and Street Party

Sept. 26th, 209, 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
We all know about the Heidelberg Project, which bears the name of the street where it was launched in 1986 by world-known art activist Tyree Guyton, who was raised on that very street (in a near-East Side neighborhood near Gratiot and Mt. Elliott). But here’s the story again, for [...]

New Concert Series At Wayandotte Bed And Breakfast

[ October 9, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] An evening of music at the Bishop-Brighton Bed & Breakfast
Friday, October 9th at 7 PM

An evening of music and sweet treats is planned for the Bishop-Brighton Bed & Breakfast located in downtown Wyandotte.  The bed and breakfast, operated and owned by Gerry and Vicki Lucas, is a 1902 English Tudor revival home with a strong [...]

National City Stars of Ballet and Broadway

[ October 9, 2009 8:00 pm to October 10, 2009 10:45 pm. ] Only for Detroit!

Friday, October 9 & 10, 2009 at 8:00pm
Music Hall Main Stage

It’s a brand new Stars of Ballet and Broadway! On one stage for two spectacular nights, ballet royalty and Broadway greats unite to create an unforgettable extravaganza, world premiers and excerpts from Tony award-winning Broadway shows and famous ballet repertoire. This year’s theme [...]

Cedric Tai – Producing a System of Drawing Requires a System of Seeing

[ October 2, 2009 6:00 pm to November 8, 2009 6:00 pm. ] Friday, October 2, 2009 at 6:00pm
Through Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 6:00pm

Russell Gallery
Cedric Tai, artist and educator, was born in Detroit in 1985. He grew up in Northville, MI and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art and teaching certification from Michigan State University, East Lansing.The Russell gallery presents 2009 Kresge Fellow Cedric [...]

Evan Parker/Ned Rothenberg Duo at 2739 Edwin

[ September 28, 2009; 12:00 am; ] Bohemian In Exile
Monday Sept 28th, 2009

A leader of the American avant garde joins a leader of the European avant garde in a duo for winds that features free improvised music with a startling level of interplay.

British saxophonist Evan Parker is a pivotal figure in the development of European improvised music. Along with his early [...]

International Competition Offer’s World’s Largest Artprize

Public invited to use text votes, decide winners
Grand Rapids, Mich. – April 23, 2009 — ArtPrize invites artists of all kinds from around the world to participate in an unprecedented competition that will award nearly one-half million dollars to prize winners, including $250,000 to the artist who receives the most public votes.
Details of ArtPrize, which [...]

Margaret Parker’s Immigration Tunnel goes to Grand Rapids

[ September 23, 2009 6:00 pm to October 10, 2009 6:00 pm. ] September 23 through October 10.
Opening Day (Wednesday, September 23, 2009): 6 p.m. -10 p.m.

An immigration tunnel, Escape/Return Escape/Regresso is part of the art
extravaganza in Grand Rapids called “Art Prize”.Ann Arbor based artist Margaret Parker was drawn to the ambitious event called Art Prize that promises to fill downtown Grand Rapids with artworks for [...]