detnews.com - The Arts

Ancient wonders come alive at U-M museum

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:12:00 EST

Long-hidden art and artifacts from the ancient Mediterranean will see the light for the first time in years in the University of Michigan's newly expanded Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.

ArtServe Michigan puts on a party

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

ArtServe Michigan, which fights for the arts and culture statewide, is throwing a party, called Ignite 09: Uniting Voices for Arts and Culture, at The Max M. Fisher Music Center on Tuesday evening. Ignite aims to shine a beacon on the vital role of the arts in society, and boost the nonprofit advocacy group's budget.

Science, art collide in Cranbrook show 'Animal Logic'

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

The show is the first in a series of collaborations between Cranbrook Institute of Science and the Cranbrook Art Museum. Because the latter is closed until 2011 for an 18-month renovation and expansion, the two have teamed up to stage shows.

John Adams adds to quartet's set

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

The St. Lawrence String Quartet, artists in residence at Stanford University, come to Ann Arbor's Rackham Auditorium on Sunday afternoon to play composer John Adams' first String Quartet on a program with Ravel's Quartet in F and the last such work by the father of the string quartet, Joseph Haydn.

What's goin' on in Metro Detroit this week

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Read on for our picks among big shows and other offerings for music, the arts and more.

Sir Ian McKellen: Where there's a Will, there's a wizard

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Ian McKellen, who has attained worldwide fame for his roles as the wizard Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings" and Magneto, the twisted mutant of "X-Men," is latest recipient of The Shakespeare Theatre Company's annual Will Award.

Artist Glenn Barr uses cartoons, noir cool and mythology in new show

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:00:00 EST

At Royal Oak's 323East gallery, Glenn Barr -- one of two artists from Detroit's 1990s underground to make it big -- has his first local solo show in seven years. Both sides of the artist's creative id, surrealist and noir, are on full display through Nov. 27 with a mix of original paintings and prints.

Pilobolus dances to its own tune

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:00:00 EST

The zany dance company Pilobolus makes its debut at the Detroit Opera House this weekend in a program of classic and new numbers. All of them promise enough surprises to prove the troupe's edge remains as sharp as when it was founded 38 years ago.

What's goin' on in Metro Detroit

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:00:00 EST

Our picks and other happenings organized by music, stage, film and more.

DSO exec, wife plead to inciting riot in Ohio

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:22:00 EST

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra's chief financial officer will be sentenced next month after he and his wife pleaded guilty to inciting a riot outside an Ohio nursing home.