Arts & Culture

Coverage of visual arts, performing arts, cultural events, and artistic entrepreneurs.

Mark "Mr. B" Braun performs a free piano concert near the Ann Arbor Farmers Market.

Ann Arbor pianist has been offering free public concerts since COVID

Ann Arbor boogie-woogie pianist and performer Mark Braun, known professionally as Mr. B, has been playing his piano-on-a-bicycle weekly at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market since the COVID-19 pandemic limited opportunities for live music.

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A performance at FunFest in Ypsilanti.
Ypsi’s free FunFest spotlights local musicians and artists for sixth year

Local musicians, artists, and community members will gather at Ypsilanti's Frog Island Amphitheater on Aug. 8 for the sixth annual FunFest, a free, daylong celebration of Southeast Michigan's independent music scene.

A promotional image for "Tales from the Cryptid."
Cryptid-themed improv comedy show extends Ann Arbor run

"Tales from the Cryptid," an improv show about cryptids, fantastical creatures, and other unexplained phenomena, has been renewed for a second run of performances in Ann Arbor.

Part of Ypsi Art Supply's expanded space.
Ypsi Art Supply doubles its space, expanding class and workshop offerings

An art supply store is growing into a creative hub in downtown Ypsilanti as Ypsi Art Supply's newly expanded space welcomes classes, workshops, and collaborative artmaking.

Writer D.E. Carr and the cover to her debut novel, "When Squirrels Fly."
Ann Arbor writer’s debut novel is a cozy mystery with Tree Town setting

D.E. Carr's debut novel, "When Squirrels Fly," manages to combine cozy mystery tropes with quantum physics, migraine research, virtual reality, and the supernatural.

Chelsea’s Sounds & Sights Festival eliminates admission fees, introduces new attractions

The annual Sounds & Sights Festival returns July 24-25 with two days of free live entertainment, art, family activities, and community celebrations throughout downtown Chelsea.

Artist Brandon Gaia Marshall works on a mural in the Ann Ashley parking structure in Ann Arbor, which is intended to help guide the way between the structure and the Ann Arbor Farmers Market.
New Ann Arbor public art will guide visitors from parking to farmers market

A new public art installation in downtown Ann Arbor aims to guide pedestrians between the Ann Ashley parking structure and the Ann Arbor Farmers Market.

A performance at Ypsi Pride 2025.
Ypsi Pride returns with July date, longer hours, expanded programming

Ypsi Pride will move from its longtime Friday evening June time slot to a longer Saturday schedule on July 18.

Bagpipers perform in a parade at the Michigan Celtic festival.
After 30 years, Michigan Celtic festival is bigger than ever

For three decades, the Michigan Celtic festival has celebrated the traditions, music, and heritage of Celtic cultures while strengthening the ties between Saline and its Welsh sister city.

A sampling of the summer reads that Washtenaw County literary experts recommended for this article.
Washtenaw County summer reading: Local literary leaders share favorite recent books

We asked booksellers, publishers, librarians, and others in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti literary community for their personalized summer reading recommendations.

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