The Ann Arbor Art Center's successful POP-X exhibition returns to Liberty Plaza this week, but it's not the only local initiative rewriting the rules of how arts organizations connect with arts enthusiasts.
The Michigan Theater Foundation is turning to the public to raise the remaining $2.3 million of its $8.5 million theater overhaul.
In the wake of the closing of Ann Arbor's 34-year-old Performance Network Theatre, smaller companies in Dexter, Milan, and Pinckney are finding success.
Special bus service to the Big House will return this Saturday and the transit provider's website will also sport a fresh look this week.
With an influx of new businesses and some area stalwarts reinvesting in their longtime home turf, the area just west of Ann Arbor's Old West Side is becoming a destination neighborhood in its own right.
The Michigan Theater Foundation has big plans for the State Theatre, and they start with a major renovation of the historic building early this fall.
What was once a Farmer Jack is becoming a movie theater. Troy-based Emagine Entertainment is working to turn the former Saline grocery store on E Michigan Ave into a nine-screen multiplex.
After celebrating in the Festifools and Fool Moon festivities this past weekend you might find yourself wondering, "how come there aren't more parades in Ann Arbor?" Well, once upon a time, there were. A lot more. Patti Smith, Concentrate's resident historian, adds 'em up.
After years of ever-dwindling local news coverage, MLive Ann Arbor laid off its only remaining arts and entertainment reporter, Jenn McKee. Their loss is our gain. But how will Ann Arbor-area arts organizations reach new audiences?
Matt Jones is determined to collect, and preserve Michigan's musical identity - one song at a time. He's recorded 150 artists for his River Street Anthology so far... and has no intention of stopping.
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