Community Calendar

Hearth Summit Detroit is grounded in the city’s creativity, resilience, and collective spirit and is designed to bring together 200 social entrepreneurs, educators, artists, funders, mental health and holistic practitioners, and more working toward a more just and equitable society. The summit aims to deepen reflection across individual, collective, and ecological wellbeing while centering art as a shared language of healing and connection. To express your interest in attending visit www.hearthsummitdetroit.com/interest. Up to full scholarships are available for anyone in need.

The Central Michigan Public Relations Society of America will bring communications professionals together Thursday, Oct. 8, for a day examining the forces changing public relations, marketing and news media.

“The Future of PR: Trends, Tech & Trust” will feature speakers and panelists discussing the future of communications, the evolving relationship between paid and earned media, local influencer partnerships, ethical uses of artificial intelligence, public trust and Michigan’s changing media landscape.

The program runs from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the University Club of Michigan State University, 3435 Forest Road in Lansing. Admission includes a brunch buffet, breakout sessions, a journalist panel, networking and refreshments. APR professionals may earn 1.0 CEU credit.

Step into a powerful new exhibition celebrating the fearless women of the Greek Revolution.

#WeAreGreekWarriors brings the heroines of 1821 into today’s cultural conversation through bold contemporary art and modern storytelling. Fighters, strategists, and champions of freedom, these extraordinary women helped shape history, yet many of their names remain unknown.

Now, their stories come to life at the Hellenic Museum of Michigan in a groundbreaking exhibition featuring original campaign prints alongside stunning works by acclaimed contemporary artist Ramona Pintea. Reclaiming history through a fresh, fearless lens, the exhibit honors and highlights the women of the Greek Revolution while speaking directly to the women of today. Through dynamic programming, cultural events, and interactive experiences, it connects the strength of 1821 to the leadership, voices, and impact of women now.

Women of all backgrounds and generations are invited to experience this inspiring tribute and rediscover their own warrior spirit.

For more information, visit www.hellenicmi.org.

Changes over the course of the nineteenth century in how Americans voted, from voice vote to public ballot box to private voting booth, also saw changes in the material culture that surrounded voting. Ballots and ballot boxes, campaign pins and ribbons, blank lists and pre-printed party tickets, lanterns and banners–the creative forces of the American print industry filled the country’s cities and small towns with the ephemera of electioneering.

As you look at the items in this exhibit, think about what they tell us about how Americans in the past felt about voting, and about how voting felt. How did Election Days feel when they were full of parades and music and public drinking? What was it like to vote when everyone around you knew who you voted for? And, most of all, who counted as a voter, and who did the counting?

On view September 11-December 22, weekdays from 12-4 pm.

BIG SCREEN REWIND is bringing five horror classics back to MJR Theatres - and tickets are ON SALE NOW!
September 25th - October 1st - Friday the 13th
October 2nd - 8th - Scream
October 9th -15th - The Shining
October 16th - 22nd - The Blair Witch Project
October 23rd - 31st - Halloween

Tickets: $5

Get tickets now: https://www.mjrtheatres.com/big-screen-rewind/

In partnership with Cranbrook Academy of Art and Cranbrook Art Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) presents an artist talk featuring Karyn Olivier (CAA MFA Ceramics 2001). The talk will be introduced by MOCAD’s Co-Director and Artistic Director Jova Lynne (CAA MFA Photography 2017).

Exhibiting a journey through Olivier’s expansive career, the program also celebrates the impact of Cranbrook’s alumni network, while fostering dialogue across generations of artists working in and beyond the Detroit cultural landscape.

Karyn Olivier creates sculptures, installations, and public art. Currently, Olivier is the Public Works Artist in Residence at the Free Library of Philadelphia and will present a solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. She is a sculpture professor at Tyler School of Art and Architecture.

The event is free with museum admission.

Photo of Karyn Olivier. Photo by Ryan Collerd. Courtesy of the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York.

Jean Becker and Tom Collamore, both former staffers to President George H. W. Bush, bring together the most harrowing and hilarious stories behind presidential events over the past sixty years, detailing the art of preparation that goes into these delicate, high stress operations and revealing how they have often been one step away from disaster. “Don’t Tell the President” brings together the uproarious chaos of Veep and the grandeur of The West Wing.

Reception and book signing to follow.

Tipsy Ypsi offers public events throughout the week and private events anytime. With over a 14 years of Paint & Pour Party experience, we’ve developed a creative night on the town that combines art and entertainment! Grab a drink and a brush and follow along as we walk you, step-by-step, through the evening’s featured painting.

Events run for approximately 2-3 hours with FREQUENT sip breaks. You will leave with a painting that is uniquely yours, and you’ll be amazed at the art you can bring to life.

We are NOT a franchise/chain, we do things Detroit style.

Support your local artists!

The oldest human art form comes to the stage for the Detroit Story Fest – live journalism that celebrates our city. Real stories, real stakes, told equally by journalists that have spent their lives covering Detroit, and your neighbors who call it home. Story Fest showcases the city’s best storytellers alongside comedians, filmmakers, dancers, and musicians for a performance that’s second to none.

Michigan Public's April Baer will share a behind the scenes look into reporting of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. She'll revisit why the Detroit-Windsor crossing is key to the economic lives of both countries, and how Canada - the perennial good neighbor - got stuck footing the bill for the new bridge, and how the Moroun family made repeated attempts to stop the project. April Baer will be joined by journalist Andrew Lapin, who reported and produced an episode about the bridges for the podcast 99% Invisible.

This year’s theme is: Villains, featuring stories about what we fear, what we misunderstand, and what we become. What might you encounter? Inquiring minds would like to know.

Detroit Story Fest is presented by the Detroit Opera and Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. And is sponsored by the Knight Foundation, with Supporting Sponsor Knight-Wallace Fellowship.

Step into the glitz and glamour of the roaring 1920s with Chicago, the sultry, sharp-witted Broadway smash hit that proves fame is the ultimate prize. When Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly land in jail for murder, they turn their trials into headline-grabbing spectacles with the help of a slick lawyer and a media frenzy that blurs the line between justice and celebrity. Packed with show-stopping numbers like “All That Jazz,” “Cell Block Tango,” and “Razzle Dazzle,” this sizzling musical delivers iconic Fosse choreography, dark humor, and spectacular entertainment.
It’s bold, brassy, and utterly unforgettable.