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| 1 event,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, |
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| 2 events,Join Judy Bowman to help create a collaborative collage in celebration of Black History Month. Judy Bowman is a mixed-media collage artist born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Her art practice centers on exalting America’s Black culture. Through vibrant hues, textured paper, and acrylic paint, Bowman illuminates narratives that move beyond institutional racism and the Join us for a special On the Shoulders of Giants program featuring African American young men from the Collegiate School in New York City—the oldest all-male private school in the country. As founders of the Carter G. Woodson Society at Collegiate, these high school students bring a powerful youth perspective to the study and stewardship of African | 1 event,Through collage, flowers, and creative storytelling, With Love & Flowers: A Tribute to Detroit’s Black Matriarchs, presented by Black Bottom Archives, offers a hands-on, community-centered experience rooted in reflection and care. In celebration of Women’s History Month, this gathering invites participants to honor Detroit’s Black Matriarchs while reflecting on the question: What does it look like |
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| 1 event,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, |
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| 1 event,Date: Saturday, March 7th, 2026 Location: Detroit Opera Time: 7:30pm The Handmaid’s Tale is a powerful warning story about a future where freedom is lost and a strict religious government takes control. Based on the book by Margaret Atwood and turned into an opera by Poul Ruders, this fast-paced production is coming to Detroit for a performance you won’t forget. |
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| 1 event,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, |
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| 1 event,Date: Saturday, March 14th Location: Music Hall Je’Caryous Johnson presents SET IT OFF based on the hit iconic movie by the same name. Fans will get to relive the ride that made them love SET IT OFF the movie, but this time around they will experience it LIVE ON STAGE. |
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| 1 event,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, | 1 event,Join us on March 19th for a special Third Thursday as the Wright Presents - Permission Slip to Breathe. Centered on rest, resilience, and collective power, the evening recognizes the profound ways Black Women sustain families, lead movements, shape culture, and transform communities. Through performance, reflection, and shared experience, guests are welcomed into a sacred space of | 1 event,Proportioned Orchestra began as an ensemble in June 2016. Initially, the group was comprised of drums, vocals, and double bass. Dr. Professor Leonard King — drummer, vocalist, arranger, and founder of the ensemble — gradually expanded the lineup to include four double bassists, guitar, drums, and vocals. This distinctive instrumentation allows the group to perform |
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| 1 event,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. |
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| 2 events,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. 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, |
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| 2 events,Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited. Learn more Celebrate the final week of Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation with a Hip-Hop showcase featuring projections of animated works by Konstance Patton Ke-nee-go-keshek and Jonathan Thunder, along with performances by rappers KHALFANI and Thomas X. Highlighting shared experiences of Native and Black Americans, each featured artist presents Hip-Hop as a powerful, culturally enriching, and uplifting creative force | 1 event,Detroit Poet Laureate Jessica Care Moore and award-winning illustrator Dare Coulter bring their poetic visual masterpiece to life in an interactive crown-making workshop, poetry reading, book signing, and writing workshop for children ages 12 and under. Be ready to have fun, create art, use your imagination, and dream big! (90 minutes) The DIA Pop-Up Shop | 1 event,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. |
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| 1 event,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. |
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| 1 event,Celebrate 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 |
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