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Experience a collection of African tales in a ton of different artistic mediums like story telling, acting, dancing and drumming. Tickets sell out fast. Be sure to get your ticket ASAP. Times are as follows:
Thursday: 10 a.m.
Friday: 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m.
Experience this annual celebration of musical diversity at Orchestra Hall in Detroit.
Explore Black History at The Henry Ford through musical, dramatic and dance performances, through to With Liberty and Justice for All exhibit and more all month long.
Event cost: Free w/museum admission
Event times: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 1-29, 2024
This West African folktale tells the story of what happens when the sky god, who owns all the stories in the world, gives Ananse the chance to tell these stories to people, but only if he passes three challenging tests.
Bertrand Tavernier’s 1986 American-French musical drama film Round Midnight stars legendary jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon, François Cluzet and Herbie Hancock and captures the Paris jazz scene of the1950s. Martin Scorsese, Philippe Noiret, and Wayne Shorter appear in cameos. Following the film screening, jazz archivist and Dexter Gordon's widow Maxine Gordon will...
Silent French films come to life with live music performed by the Andrew Alden Ensemble. From 1920's Avant-Garde horror to famous shorts by French Filmmaker Georges Méliès, AAE’s textual scores will transform your film experience with original music and fresh new sounds!
Vocal Duo Les Nubians, comprised of sisters Hélène and Célia Faussart from Paris, France, brings their distinctive Afropean, Urban, R&B sound to The Cube for an evening not to be missed.
Hailed by Performance Today’s Fred Child as “one of the groups that has really helped to shape the future of classical music,” yMusic is a group of six New York City instrumentalists flourishing in the overlap between the pop and classical worlds. Their virtuosic execution and unique configuration has...
Renowned children's folk duo Gemini will perform a live family concert at Beth Shalom on Sunday morning, January 28th, at 11:30 a.m. (Please note that this is the family Sunday morning concert. An adult folk show by Gemini will also occur on Saturday night, January 27th - see bit.do/cafeshalom for...
Throughout jazz history, musicians have promoted racial equality and social justice through their music. Join jazz drummer and educator Sean Dobbins for civil rights music, including selections from Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite, at this family concert in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The concert will begin with full orchestral music performances by the Chelsea High School Orchestras, including wind and percussion players from the CHS band program. Following an intermission, the A2SO will take the stage under the direction of Maestro Arie Lipsky. Featured soloist will be acclaimed violinist Aaron Berofsky.
In preparation for this...
The band performs as part of Otus Supply's one-year anniversary celebration.
