Arts and Culture

Concept art for a mural at B-Cubed Bakery in Ypsilanti Township.

Residents plan mural for Ypsi Township bakery

Residents of Ypsilanti Township's Gault Village neighborhood plan to show love for locally-owned B-Cubed Bakery by painting a mural on the bakery building.

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"Portal to the Imagination" by Rocco Pisto will be featured in the Michigan Water Color Society's upcoming show at the Ann Arbor Art Center.
Michigan Water Color Society to showcase signature members’ work in Ann Arbor exhibition

The Michigan Water Color Society will showcase its members' work in Ann Arbor for the first time in decades in an upcoming exhibition at the Ann Arbor Art Center.

FestiFools founder Mark Tucker at FestiFools 2024.
20 years of FestiFools: Founder Mark Tucker looks back on Ann Arbor’s beloved puppet parade

We chatted with FestiFools founder Mark Tucker about the unlikely origins and enduring spirit of the community puppet parade.

A poster for the "Visceral Soup" exhibit at 22 North Gallery in Ypsilanti.
EMU grad students showcase their art in “Visceral Soup” show in Ypsi

The new art show “Visceral Soup" features work from 11 Eastern Michigan University Master of Fine Arts students working across ceramics, painting, installation, and mixed media.

Director Trevor Zhou in Ann Arbor's Nickels Arcade.
“Ann Arbor” film will explore director’s complex relationship with the city he grew up in

Trevor Zhou's debut feature "Ann Arbor," which begins shooting this spring, is rooted in memory, identity, and the question of who one might have been if life had taken a different path.

25 years of celebrating LGBTQ+ cinema: Ann Arbor Film Festival’s Out Night marks big anniversary

This year marks a major milestone for the Ann Arbor Film Festival’s annual showcase for queer cinema.

A performance of "GATZ."
“Great Gatsby” will be read onstage verbatim in New York theater company’s Ann Arbor performance

The New York-based theater company Elevator Repair Service will bring "GATZ," a six-and-a-half-hour production involving a verbatim reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," to Ann Arbor March 27-29.

Jess Merritt brings “Torch Songs for Today” to Kerrytown Concert House

Singer-songwriter Jess Merritt found a sweet spot where she can fully express both her creative and analytical sides.

Jessica Tharp, owner of Book Love Bar in Ypsilanti.
15 years after Borders’ end, Ann Arbor and Ypsi independent bookstores succeed by playing to their strengths

Despite the collapse of the big-box bookstore, local independent stores have successfully emphasized community, tactile experience, curation, and collaboration.

An open mic night at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse.
UMS residency returns to Ypsi with pay-what-you-can concerts, film screening, kids’ events, and more

The University Musical Society (UMS) will host another residency at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse this spring, bringing performances, participatory events, and family programming shaped by local partnerships and direct community input.

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