Events
Drum Classes
TéMaTé Institute for Black Dance and Culture will be hosting drum classes for the next two weeks. If you are interested please email lariel@connectdetroit.org.
From the Bottom Up Closing Panel & Digitization Workshop
Detroit Historical MuseumCelebrate the closing of the From the Bottom Up exhibition by hearing from some of the Black Bottom storytellers featured in the Black Bottom Archives' Sankofa Community Research Project and help to preserve community history in a community digitization event. Bring family photos, documents, or memorabilia to be digitized while you keep the originals. Join us in
Legato Memory Café
Detroit Symphony OrchestraLegato Memory Café welcomes people experiencing dementia or other cognitive changes and their care partners/loved ones. This monthly gathering fosters connection and support through social engagement while enjoying light refreshments, followed by an activity/craft (rotates monthly). Legato Memory Café meets in Allesee Hall, located within The Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center. 10:30-11 AM: Refreshments
West African Dance Class
Wednesday West African Dance Class 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM | Instructor(s): Team Temate Join us every Wednesday for an engaging dance class suitable for all levels, from beginners to advanced dancers. Our instructors guide the class so that everyone can participate comfortably and grow at their own pace. Please bring water to stay hydrated,
Amir Elsaffar New Quartet
Detroit Opera HouseComposer, trumpeter, santur player, vocalist, and bandleader Amir ElSaffar has been described by The New York Times as “the celebrated trumpeter and composer who explores vital connections between jazz and Arabic music.” His New Quartet features the brilliant Greek pianist Tania Giannoule, playing microtonal and prepared piano, along with longtime collaborators Tomas Fujiwara on drums and Ole
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Detroit Opera HouseSign up for tickets here - Paul Taylor Dance Company – Fill out form
West African Dance Class
Wednesday West African Dance Class 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM | Instructor(s): Team Temate Join us every Wednesday for an engaging dance class suitable for all levels, from beginners to advanced dancers. Our instructors guide the class so that everyone can participate comfortably and grow at their own pace. Please bring water to stay hydrated,
Third Thursday at The Wright
Charles Wright MuseumStarlit Verses Starlit Verses is a National Poetry Month experience that brings together the commanding voice of Detroit’s Poet Laureate, Jessica Care Moore, with the rich, soaring harmonies of Starlit Ways, traveling from Columbus. This dynamic evening centers the brilliance of Black artistic expression, where poetry and music converge to create a space of reflection,
Mr. B’s Blues and Boogie Festival
Detroit Institute of ArtsBlues and boogie-woogie pianist Mark Lincoln Braun has become one of the premier purveyors of a vanishing art. Having learned his craft firsthand from the early masters, he is a rare living link to the first generation of blues and boogie pianists. Steeped in the rich legacy of this tremendously exciting music, Mr. Braun studied
The Wright Museum’s Signature Earth Month Event
Charles Wright MuseumGROW YOUR GARDEN: LIVING SUSTAINABLY IN YOUR "BACKYARD" “Grow Your Garden” is The Wright’s signature Earth Month program, now in its second year. Designed for all ages and experience levels, this interactive event promotes sustainable living through gardening, cultural heritage, and Detroit-based environmental leadership. This year’s theme, "Living Sustainably in Your Backyard," highlights four