Location: Michigan
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How Opal Grove Games Is Fostering a Third Place for Black Gamers in Detroit
March 27, 2024
Co-founders Aisha Blake and Ben Lippi opened the store to create an inclusive community — and a little cooperative competition — for new, casual and diehard tabletop players.
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In Rural Eastern Michigan, the Barn Is an Art Form
February 29, 2024
Rustic farm buildings around Port Austin transform into public artworks as part of a collaborative project between the community and Michigan-based artists.
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How New Detroit Bookstores Forged Community Ties to Survive After the Pandemic
February 21, 2024
“What we strive to do is not only be a place where you can come buy books, but a place where you can share your own story,” said Drew Pineda, co-owner of 27th Letter Books.
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Rural Resonances: Three Michigan Musicians Embrace Place in Their Creative Practice
February 20, 2024
They are connected by their work in contemporary classical music and their commitment to the rural communities they’ve chosen to base their artistic practice in.
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Six Midwestern Ensembles Receive Jazz Roads Funding
February 15, 2024
Today, South Arts announced the Winter 2024 Jazz Road Artists—16 artists and ensembles receiving funding through the Jazz Road Tours grantmaking program.. Among these artists are six ensembles based in the Midwest....
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Check-In at These Midwest Hotels Where Art Takes Center Stage
November 13, 2023
From galleries to historic paint factories, these hotels bring creativity to hospitality and showcase local artists.
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Kayla Powers Embraces the Possibilities of Detroit’s Local Botanicals
October 31, 2023
This Detroit-based artist uses foraged plants from uninhabited lots to create natural dyes, pigments, quilts, and more.
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Ghanaian Music Moves Rural Michigan
August 16, 2023
Okaidja Afroso's week-long World Fest residency brought music into schools, stores, and a Main Street theater, spreading connection and curiosity in small town Albion.
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Detroit Public Theatre Brings Plays to the Neighborhood
July 25, 2023
Now in a new permanent space, the black box theatre wants to create a cultural anchor institution for professional theatre for Detroiters.
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Micro Moments of Magic is Counting Connections in Ann Arbor
June 1, 2023
In an alleyway in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor, Micro Moments of Magic is spreading joy, one tally mark at a time.