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Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre, operated by the nonprofit "Windsor Jazz Concert Series."
  • Culture & Music
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  • The Metro

The Metro: The man behind Canada’s longest-running jazz concert series

Tia Graham, Lauren Myers, The Metro July 1, 2025

Longtime musician and event promoter Hugh Leal has been curating jazz events in the Windsor area since 1976. Thanks to...

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A painting by Brian Delozier, a featured artist at the 2025 Ann Arbor Art Fair.
  • Culture & Music
  • The Metro

The Metro: The evolution of the Ann Arbor Art Fair

Tia Graham, The Metro, Nadia Ziyad June 30, 2025

The annual Ann Arbor Art Fair — one of the largest juried art fairs in the country — will attract...

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Detroit arts innovators Njia Kai (left) and Dr. George Shirley (right) will be honored for their contributions to Black arts & culture this Sunday at the Garden Theater.
  • Community & Quality of Life
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  • The Metro

The Metro: Inaugural gala to honor 2 Detroit innovators in Black arts and culture

Tia Graham, Lauren Myers, The Metro June 27, 2025

Two groundbreaking leaders of Detroit's arts and culture scene will be honored at the GhostLight Arts Initiative's inaugural GhostLight Gala,...

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Sounds Like Detroit 2025 - MI Local
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  • MI Local

MI Local: Best of the year (so far); songs from Sounds Like Detroit contenders + more

Jeff Milo June 25, 2025

The year is flying by! This week, I'm featuring some of my favorite songs of the year released by metro...

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  • In The Groove

In The Groove: New releases from The Beths, Say She She, Wet Leg

Ryan Patrick Hooper June 24, 2025

Loved playing new tracks from The Beths, Say She She, Joy Crookes, Vulfmon, Wet Leg, Bon Iver and many more. ...

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The Motown Museum announced it will pause public tours for a year beginning Oct. 1, as it moves into the final phase of the museum's expansion.
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  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Motown Museum to pause public tours for a year for final phase of expansion

Jerome Vaughn June 18, 2025

The Motown Museum announced this week that it will pause tours of the Detroit institution for one year so that...

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A new InsideOut mural completed by Oshun Williams on the side of Yoshi Hibachi Grille on Livernois Avenue.
  • Culture & Music
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: InsideOut Literary Arts celebrates 30 years with new mural

Hernz Laguerre June 6, 2025

Detroit’s "largest and oldest literary nonprofit," InsideOut Literary Arts, celebrated its 30-year anniversary last week by unveiling a new Detroit...

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Detroit Composer Laureate Patrick Prouty shakes hands with then Deputy Mayor Todd Bettison during Prouty's appointment announcement, Sept. 5, 2024.
  • Culture & Music
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  • The Metro

The Metro: Detroit’s composer laureate is creating music inspired by sounds of the city

The Metro, Cary Junior II, Nadia Ziyad June 6, 2025

The Detroit Office of Arts Culture and Entrepreneurship appointed its first Composer Laureate in December, Patrick Prouty. Embracing his role...

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  • In The Groove

In The Groove: Music from Robert Glasper, Detroit Cobras, Brian Eno + more

Adam Fox June 4, 2025

Adam Fox filling in for RPH again! Today on In The Groove, tracks from Robert Glasper, Detroit Cobras and Brian Eno.Plus,...

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Detroit-based singer-songwriter Jon Mikal-Bartee of The Idiot Kids joined "MI Local" in the studio this week.
  • Culture & Music
  • MI Local

MI Local: Idiot Kids premiere and in-studio interview; new music from Jackamo, Jah Connery + more

Jeff Milo June 4, 2025

Identity and self-empowerment imbued with fast punk-tempos and ferocious guitars: it's "Zeros & Ones," the brand new single from Detroit-based...

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Inside Detroit's Fox Theatre.
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  • Youth

The Metro: More than 700 Detroit students ready to showcase artistry on Fox Theatre stage

Tia Graham, The Metro, Nadia Ziyad May 13, 2025

Detroit Public School Community District is hosting its 56th annual "Evening of Fine Arts" at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday,...

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This combination of photos show Anna Wintour, from top left, Pharrell Williams, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, from bottom left, A$AP Rocky, who will serve as co-chairs, and LeBron James, who will serve as honorary chair for the 2025 Met Gala.
  • Culture & Music
  • News
  • The Metro

The Metro: Superfine tailoring breaking the mold at the Met Gala

Tia Graham, The Metro, Nadia Ziyad May 8, 2025

Earlier this week, the Metropolitan Museum of American Art hosted its yearly Gala as part of its fundraising efforts for...

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