Something New at ‘Noel Night’ this Year

By Raymond Rolak

Most know that ‘Noel Night’ is regarded as one of the best events that Detroit has to offer. This 39th year on Saturday December 3, something new is being added on the Wayne State University campus. A special reception highlighting the WSU Faculty Art Exhibition will run from 5:00 p.m. till 9:30 p.m. [...]

This Week @ the DIA, November 30-December 4, 2011

noel night

IN THE GALLERIES

music

ESPECIALLY FOR FAMILIES

Drop-in Workshops

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Saturday from 5-9 p.m.

Over 60 Midtown venues, including the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Science Center, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, and the Detroit Public Library open their doors to the public free of charge during this Cultural Center-wide holiday “open [...]

Writing 101

Our latest 101 entry is about writing.  I am not a great writer, but I seek advice from good writers and try to improve my writing on a regular basis. I regularly come across writers that make some of the same mistakes that I have made in the past. So I have compiled a short [...]

Monday Roundup — 11/28

Freep gets to know Annie VanGelderen of the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center
Stategic Staffing Solution’s CEO, Cindy Pasky, was a ballat dancer — so  . . . the arts are important for future leaders?
Detroit Country Day student performs at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Detroit’s Poetry
The artistic legacy of Fred Meijer
Another deep loss to the arts: Patron of [...]

Letter from the Editor — It’s all in the Concept

There is a pen tied to a string tacked to a wall at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Close by there is a fan blowing air at this pen so that the pen hits the wall, and eventually creates a cresent that looks like a smile made of tiny pen marks. Interestingly, the artist [...]

Detroit Twits — 11/27

@WeWant2HaveFun Linda Grunewald–Detroit Institute of Arts–5 out of 5-Stars by Google Reviews & Trip Advisor- http://bit.ly/tx4pig #Detroit #MI #Video #Women #Fun
@DetroitUnspun Detroit News Hub–Looking for the perfect gift for the Detroit loving bibliophile in your life? @metrotimes has you covered http://ow.ly/7FalY
@DHSDetroit Detroit Hist Society–On November 23, 2007, the Detroit Institute of Arts completed its six-year [...]

In the KNOWN

Graffiti is a special form of art particularly because of not only its origin, but its acquired taste and story. Graffiti has surpassed artistic barriers, and has even grasped political attention. More often than not, society has placed a negative connotation on this art/movement, but I’d like shed some light on the beauty of it.
I [...]

Welcome to the artworld Studio West!

Work Skills Corporation has opened Studio West, the Home of Art with a Heart – a new art gallery in Brighton Michigan. Studio West will showcase the artwork of persons with disabilities and others who support them, through art classes and art therapy programs. Friday night, November 18th, Studio West opened its doors to an [...]

Thank You Legal Aid and Defender Association

People make mistakes. If an individual has a criminal record, she may have a difficult time getting a job, finding housing, and securing credit. This is true even if that individual has only one conviction, and even if that individual has demonstrated that she has been rehabilitated. LADA partners with pro bono private attorneys to [...]

What’s up at the DIA — 11/23

detroit film theatre

IN THE GALLERIES

ESPECIALLY FOR FAMILIES

music

drop-in workshops

Maria Bastos stars in Mysteries of Lisbon, playing the DFT through November 27.

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Mysteries of Lisbon
Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. / Sunday at 2 p.m.

(France/Portugal/2010-directed by Raúl Ruiz) In 19th-century Lisbon, a teenager raised by priests learns an extraordinary secret about his lineage; [...]