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Meet The Wise Olayami Dabls And Visit His Incredible African Bead Museum

Olayami Dabls’ speech is concentrated in profound intelligence. And his voice is as powerful as his collection of beads and African art, largely collected from the bead people of Mali, West Africa. Through both mediums, he tells a story about sincerity guiding Detroit’s newer qualities, and the remarkable cornerstone for African culture, MBAD African Bead Museum. Dabls is owner and museum curator of MBAD African Bead Museum. He moved to Detroit with his parents from Mississippi because of the...

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Catalyst For Social Change Opening At Riopelle This Friday

Showcasing expressions of justice is always relevant in Detroit. Local artists have created inspired political and social works of the past or present as another impetus to honor the capacity of art to move places and people to action. Calling it Catalyst, Riopelle will host the event at their groundlevel space in Eastern Market, open to the public on March 13th. “Political and social movements are often long difficult struggles to transform the world,” said Ian Matchett, Riopelle artist. “How...

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Detroit Yoga: Your Guide To 5 Studios In The D

Finding the right yoga studio is a bit like dating. You have to shop around to find what personality suits you. Below is a list of five Detroit yoga studios that can be found inside the city limits. Perhaps you’ll find the one… or maybe even yourself… Namaste. Yoga Shelter Midtown Detroit Found tucked away in Midtown in the outskirts of WSU’s campus, the Midtown Yoga Shelter is an open, friendly environment that seems serious about yoga. Even for a mid-day Friday class, students were h...

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Nelson Mandela Tribute At Art In Motion

Nelson Mandela visited Detroit in June of 1990 shortly after leaving prison and before his election as South Africa’s president. His presence impacted our city with such reverence that Detroit renamed Atwater Street to “Nelson Mandela Drive.” This past weekend, I met Ida Hawkins. She’s a New York born artist, nestled on Livernois in Detroit – very alive to what people need to see visually. Now a little over a year after Mandela’s passing, Hawkins, too, desired to continue to honor his life. At...

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Check Out The Grit & Glamour Fashion Show This Thursday Night

Pull up your most stylish winter britches for the 2015 Grit & Glamour fashion show. This Thursday, February 5 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Penobscot Building (in the Congress Corridor) in Detroit, ladies will be modeling lounge wear, leg wear, and other garments and accessories. There will be light refreshments, a prize drawing and the show is free and open to the public, hosted by Busted Bra Shop. Donations are welcome. After the event, there will be a cash bar at Athens restaurant, and Buhl B...

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"Ware Wolves in Sheep's Clothing" Opens at Pewabic

An idiom of Biblical origin, a werewolf in sheep’s clothing depicts a character that plays role contrary to their true nature. It is a dangerous human relationship to experience, and yet a compelling artistic one to curate. The exhibition, Ware Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, opens at Pewabic this Friday, Jan. 23 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Detroit, Michigan. Titled through their work, exhibition artists, Steve Hansen and Kip O’Krongly, address issues that find difficulty making whole connections in...

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Playful Art Exhibit Opens Friday: It's Like Toys In Here

In a time that celebrates Detroit’s abstract city canvas, Detroit Artist’s Market welcomes the exhibition “It’s Like Toys In Here.” The show toys with the idea that playfulness isn’t frivolous, but an exercise in dealing with potentially serious subjects. It also brings a great room of color to a cold season, and was featured in our City 5 list of things to do in Detroit this week. Opening this Friday, Jan. 18 with a reception that is free and open to the public from 6-9 p.m., artists from t...