BravoBravo! 2010: The Fashionable Way to Fundraise

It’s almost time for the 11th annual benefit for the Detroit Opera House, BravoBravo! On Friday June 4, 2010, from 7:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m., the opulent Opera House will be transformed into a food and fashion wonderland for some 2,000 gorgeous revelers. For 11 years now, the young professionals group of the Michigan Opera [...]

CATS at the Fisher Theatre

CATS—it’s a musical about cats. Singing, dancing, pouncing, prancing cats. The idea in itself sounds ludicrous (and, truth be told, it kind of is ludicrous), but for 28 years Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony-award-winning CATS has delighted audiences, parents and children alike, with its whimsical look at the lives of Jellicle cats and their annual Jellicle [...]

190 Artists Highlight 29th Annual BBAC Art Fair

May 15, 10AM- 6PM and Sunday, May 16, 2010. 10AM-5PM

Mike Moats
Despite the chill spring events are blossoming. One event that is a true harbinger of the season is the 29th Annual Art Birmingham, the award-winning fine art fair. This year it will kick it up a few notches by taking the celebration to the streets [...]

I don’t believe in art. I believe in artists. – Catalog Essay by Sarah Turner

The show ‘I don’t believe in art. I believe in artists’ only has 2 Saturdays left before the show comes down on May 22nd (Or you could always setup an appointment)! Here is an excerpt from the catalog which is available for $5. Mary Fortuna also contributed to the catalog, but you’ll have to get [...]

Inner Light

“Katherine” by Dale Sparage
As a photographer I’ve learned to pay close attention to the qualities of light, noticing the subtle details it reveals in color, form, and direction. This spring the light glows with a gentle intensity as it illuminates the birth of new growth. It brings to mind the seeds that I’ve planted within [...]

Detroit Abides – Free Movie Night in Eastern Market

Big River, A King Corn Companion & HealthyTown
Wednesday, May 19. 2010 – 7-9p
Eastern Market’s Shed 5
Detroit has been alight with discussions of and proposals for large-scale Urban Agriculture projects. In addition to land use, local economic and community engagement concerns, large-scale Agriculture in an urban setting provides us an opportunity to look into the environmental [...]

“Homophobia & Me”

Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 7:00pm
Through Monday, May 17 at 11:00pm
Windsor Pride, 422 Pelissier

Rainbow Bridge, oil on canvas by Gabrielle Pescador
Pride in the City Committee of Windsor Pride presents a multimedia art exhibit in celebration of International Anti-Homophobia Day on May 17th, 2010. The exhibit includes “Homophobia & Me”, a postcard quilt project, teen [...]

Downtown Redford’s Strolling Art Gallery

[ May 14, 2010 8:00 pm to May 23, 2010 8:00 pm. ] Friday, May 14, 2010 at 9:30pm
Through Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 11:30pm
Downtown Redford

Walk downtown Redford and enjoy the work of over 20 artists (photography, painting, sculpture, jewelry, ceramic, glass and fashion) displayed in buildings and businesses. Walk-in and walk-by and don’t forget to vote for your favorite display.

Artist & Business Coordinator: Jenny Mergos
Contact jmergos@hotmail.com [...]

Melissa Bryan: One Woman Show at Grosse Pointe Art Center

Preview Party on Friday, May 14, 2010 – 6:30 – 9:00 pm.

In collaboration with Grosse Pointe South High School’s Art Fest, the Grosse Pointe Art Center sponsored 9 awards for the Fest. The GPAC Director, 2 Board members and a long standing member of the organization served as jurors for the [...]

Artistic Director From Breathe Art Directs “The Lonesome West” at Planet Ant

[ May 14, 2010 8:00 pm to June 5, 2010 8:00 pm. ] Opens May 14th through through June 5th, 2010

Planet Ant Theatre proudly presents The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh. From the same playwright that brought us The Pillowman (produced with great reviews by Breathe Art Theatre Project in 2007), and A Beheading in Spokane which is currently running on Broadway. The Lonesome West [...]