Category: Arts & Culture Clip
12th annual “Menorah in the D” illuminates message of unity in downtown Detroit
A 26-foot Menorah is the star of the 12th annual Menorah in the D Hanukkah celebration at Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit. One Detroit’s Daijah Moss has more on the history and meaning of the Jewish holiday.
Read More12/26/22: One Detroit Arts & Culture – Kwanzaa at the Charles H. Wright Museum, Hudson’s Holidays, Aida in Concert, Jit Masters
One Detroit focuses on the different ways Metro Detroiters can enjoy this holiday season, including Kwanzaa at The Wright, “Aida in Concert,” and the Detroit Historical Society’s Hudson’s Holidays exhibit.
Read More12/19/22: One Detroit Arts & Culture – Marvel author Saladin Ahmed, Friendship Circle holiday market, Artlab J winter gala
One Detroit Editor Chris Jordan sits down with Eisner Award winning Marvel comic book author Saladin Ahmed to talk about his series ‘The Spine-Tingling Spider-Man,’ other projects, and the role of representation in comics. An annual holiday market at the Soul Studio at Friendship Circle gives special needs adults the chance to make and sell holiday gifts in the community. Plus, One Detroit has the story from ArtLab J’s 10th annual Winter Gala in 2021 to hear how they prepared for the show.
Read MoreIrwin House Gallery hosts third annual Gift of Art holiday exhibit and art sale
The Irwin House Gallery’s annual Gift of Art holiday exhibit and art sale has returned for the third holiday season in a row to encourage people to give the gift of art during the holidays.
Read MoreMotor City Youth Theatre presents ‘In Search of a Christmas Carol’ play based on Charles Dickens’ story
This holiday season the Motor City Youth Theatre presents a new, original story “In Search of a Christmas Carol,” based on timeless Charles Dickens’ Christmas story of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Read More‘Da Kink in my Hair’ musical returns to Toronto for its 20th anniversary production
The critically acclaimed ‘da Kink in my Hair’ musical by Trey Anthony has returned to Toronto for its 20th-anniversary production, featuring One Detroit Arts & Culture host Satori Shakoor.
Read MoreDetroit Public Theatre presents Heather Raffo’s ‘Noura,’ an Iraqi American story of belonging
“Noura,” a new play by the Michigan-born and internationally renowned Iraqi American actor and playwright Heather Raffo, tells the story of an Iraqi American family who’s confronted with their past during Christmas dinner after fleeing their home country.
Read MoreObsidian Theatre Festival celebrates Black stories, features ‘Wild Horses’ play as season two finalist
A new play, “Wild Horses,” has been featured as one of four finalist-chosen plays that celebrated and highlighted African American stories and voices at this year’s Obsidian Theatre Festival. We talked with “Wild Horses” director Ny’ea Reynolds.
Read More‘Bad Axe’ film hits the big screen to tell an Asian-Mexican American family’s story in rural Michigan
Following the breakout success of “Bad Axe,” a documentary about an Asian-Mexican American family navigating COVID and racial tensions in Bad Axe, Michigan, director David Siev and his family talk about the creation of the film and its premiere in theaters across America.
Read MoreDetroit artist Scott Hocking’s ‘Retrograde’ exhibit explores his 25 year-career as sculptor, photographer
Detroit artist Scott Hocking has been creating sculptures and photography projects for 25 years. His latest exhibit, “Retrograde” opens at the David Klein Gallery on Nov. 19 through Feb. 18, 2023. One Detroit Arts & Culture host Satori Shakoor sits down with Hocking at the David Klein Gallery to discuss his new exhibit and how it culminates around 25 years of work.
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10/31/22: One Detroit – Wynton Marsalis’ DSO residency, 2021 Penny Stamps series, Detroit’s punk pioneers Cinecyde
One Detroit talks with renowned jazz musician Wynton Marsalis about his residency with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Then, associate producer WIll Glover gets the scoop on the latest announcements from the Penny Stamps speaker series. Plus, One Detroit’s Chris Jordan chronicles the history of Detroit’s first punk band, Cinecyde, and the music they’re still making 40 years later.
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Underground sound: Detroit’s punk rock history on display at the All-Star Garage Rock Punk Revue
One Detroit producer Chris Jordan takes viewers back to the two-day Detroit All-Star Garage Rock Punk Revue music festival to learn more about the origins of Detroit’s punk rock history and how it continues to evolve. He talks with festival organizer Smitt E. Smitty, host Michael Halloran, and several of the artists who performed there about the foundation many of the early bands laid, and how newcomers are turning those influences into their own unique sounds.
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