EVENT LISTING: This month for “In Transit” we’ll feature Detroit’s funkiest rhythm section with the sounds and aesthetics of the Arab world. It’s all set in the spirit and celebration of our diverse Detroit and how we can shine a light on inclusion through the performing arts....
EVENT LISTING: Singer-songwriter and Violinist Amanda Shires will be performing at Shelter in Detroit, MI on Saturday, September 17. Shires is gearing up for the release of her album My Piece Of Land which has already been featured in Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone Country, No Depression and more. The album...
Tickets are now available for the 2016 Corporate & Community Wellness Forum presented by Health Alliance Plan (HAP). Businesses and leading southeast Michigan health and human services agencies will collaborate to discuss how to manage the benefits, goals and measurement of long-term workplace wellness programs. The event starts on Wed....
Come visit with organizations who help brave fighters & their families in various supporting ways. This event is possible thanks to Presenting Sponsor-Alisha Baker Farmers Insurance Agency & Host Salon Bliss & Spa of Shelby Twp. Charities taking part in the event are: Rockin’ For A Match (will be doing...
The Belle Isle Conservancy, along with leaders of the Grosse Pointe area’s garden club communities, is hosting the 10thannual Garden Party on Belle Isle on Tuesday, September 13th from 5:30PM-7:30PM. The annual event raises funds for various projects benefiting the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory. Proceeds from this...
Beer, yoga and music will collide for a cause when Detroit’s own Bend + Brew begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 at Downtown Boxing Gym, 6445 E. Vernor Hwy, Detroit. All those 21 and over are welcome to practice yoga, co-led by Sam Arin from Center for Yoga...
The Downtown Synagogue (it’s proper name is the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue) will hold a special viewing of the Holocaust exhibit “They Risked Their Lives: Poles Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust” on Wednesday, August 24 at 5:30 p.m. This will be followed by a panel discussion...
Looking for a job? Do you like working to improve the lives of children? The nonprofit Children’s Center in Detroit has more than 35 open positions and is hosting a job fair tomorrow (Wednesday, June 15) to fill a variety of roles (which range from clinicians to teachers to...
Usher is a big name, and he took to social media today to show off some of Detroit’s best – from Eastern Market murals, to the iconic Motown Museum, to the popular Nojo Kicks downtown. It’s great P.R. for the city. His photos, from his Snapchat story, are...
CBI in downtown Detroit is holding a networking event on May 12th to find people to fill entry-level IT security sales positions at its Detroit office called “Jumpstart Your Cybersecurity Sales Career.” The event is at Cornerstone Barrel House at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 12. They’re...
THE DEETS: The music industry, like many, is going through a ton of changes. Here’s your opportunity to learn from an expert. Join Rocket Fiber for a laid-back conversation and performance from the recording artist JOYA as she talks Music, Tech, NABFEME Detroit and about her new single. This...
On April 8 and 9 at Detroit’s Tangent Gallery/Hastings Ballroom, the first Detroit International Festival of Animation (DIFA) will celebrate and showcase a wild diversity of animations from animators and filmmakers who are local as well as those international. Organizers plan it to be an annual event going...
Here’s a blast from Michigan’s past. Above you’ll find a documentary, “Boblo Memories,” (about 25 minutes long) narrated by none other than former WDIV anchor Mort Crim on Boblo Island. Closing down in 1993, many of our younger readers may not have had the chance to go...
