Category: Art & Culture
44th Detroit Jazz Festival to feature NEA Jazz Masters’ performances, tribute to Gretchen Valade
Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation President Chris Collins and artist Brittini Ward preview this year’s festival and unveil this year’s official festival poster. Plus, Collins gives an update on the huge renovation of the jazz center named for the late Gretchen Valade on Wayne State University’s campus.
Read More‘Almost Famous’ metro Detroit musicians band together to fight childhood cancer with benefit concert
Two local musicians are using their personal journey with cancer to give back to others affected by the life-threatening disease. The Almost Famous band puts on their second annual CURE Childhood Cancer benefit concert after the drummer’s own tongue cancer battle.
Read MoreDetroit’s Armenian American music scene celebrated in “We Thrive” documentary by local filmmakers
Armenians and Armenian Americans have long been a part of Detroit’s rich cultural tapestry, and with them these immigrants brought their unique musical sounds. Now there’s a documentary, “We Thrive,” that celebrates and chronicles the history of Armenian music in Detroit.
Read MoreNEA Chair Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson heads to Detroit to discuss ‘living an artful life’
In advance of her visit to Detroit for the 2023 Concert of COlors, National Endowment for the Arts Chair Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson sits down with Stephen Henderson to talk about the importance of the arts in building healthy communities and her historic appointment as the first Black Mexican American woman to lead the NEA.
Read MoreNational Arab Orchestra brings Arab music back home for 2023 Detroit Concert of Colors
The world-renowned National Arab Orchestra returns to Concert of Colors for its second year. Orchestra Founder and Music Director Michael Ibrahim joins One Detroit to talk about their second Concert of Colors performance and the importance of uniting communities through global music.
Read More‘Confessions of a Menopausal Femme Fatale’ takes candid, comedic approach to female aging
With its unique blend of humor, vulnerability and thought-provoking storytelling, Satori Shakoor’s solo theater debut, “Confessions of a Menopausal Femme Fatale,” delves into the experiences of women navigating the challenges of menopause in their lives. Shakoor joins One Detroit to talk about the inspiration behind her monologue.
Read MoreDetroit’s oldest gay bar, Gigi’s, celebrates 50 years as haven for city’s LGBTQ+ community
In recognition of Pride Month, One Detroit explores the rich history of Detroit’s oldest gay-owned bar: GiGi’s. The bar is celebrating its 50th anniversary, having opened in 1973, as a cultural staple and a haven for Detroit’s LGBTQ+ community, and it also is home to the state’s oldest drag pageant, the annual Miss GiGi’s contest.
Read MoreDetroit Public Theatre ends eighth season with ‘Passing Strange,’ a rock musical with a powerful message
The Detroit Public Theatre closes out its eighth season with “Passing Strange,” the award-winning rock musical with a powerful message. The musical follows a young Black musician from LA to Amsterdam to Berlin, as he explores different styles of music and schools of philosophy and spirituality, trying to find what he calls “The Real.”
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Two women create lasting bond through AAPI Advocacy, APA Studies course at MSU
Friends Brenda Hu and Meaghan Kozar talk about a pivotal introductory APA studies class at Michigan State University, how representation for Asian Americans has changed, and what keeps them inspired when it comes to advocacy in their everyday lives for One Detroit’s AAPI Stories series.
Read MoreDetroit DJ Whodat talks love of house music, Black women artistry ahead of Movement music festival
Ahead of her performance at Movement music festival, Detroit DJ Whodat hares her love for house music and talks about being an African American woman in the music industry, and what motivates her to create her unique sound.
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Father-son connect through AAPI activism, art and their experiences as Korean Americans
David and Mike Han weren’t always on the same page. The father-son duo had diverged some since Mike’s youth, as Mike shied away from his Korean heritage, but through the years, they’ve learned to listen to each other and understand who they are as individuals.
Read MoreShakespeare in Detroit returns to Campus Martius Park for summer 2023 performances
Have you ever seen Shakespeare performed in the park? How about in front of a historical monument? The chance to check both these off your list returns this summer with Shakespeare in Detroit, which presents the works of Shakespeare at parks, venues and historical structures around the city.
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One Detroit Weekend: September 22, 2023Looking for something fun to do this weekend? You can check out Detroit After Dark as part of Detroit Month of Design, take your young ones to Disney on Ice: Find Your Hero, or hear Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Live in Concert at the Fisher Theater. See what’s happening in and around Detroit on “One Detroit Weekend.” [Read Now]
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