DEARBORN, Michigan -  Oakwood Common invites the public to attend a “Musical Holiday Extravaganza” from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 to be hosted in the retirement community’s main building at 16351 Rotunda Drive in Dearborn. Proceeds from the event will help to provide prescriptions for needy seniors. “We are delighted to have the musical talents of the Henry Ford Big Band from Henry Ford Community College perform under the direction of Rick Goward,” said Mary Granata, Oakwood Common’s manager of sales. “This is a wonderful community partnership and event … [Read more...]

DEARBORN, Michigan – Artists from the Bellini Opera Theatre will give a free presentation on Italian opera in the Henry Ford Centennial Library Auditorium at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 17. Those who attend the lecture and performance will catch a glimpse of the Golden Age of Italian Opera. The one-hour presentation, titled Lecture and Performance on the Golden Age of Italian Opera from Claudio Monteverdi 1567-1643 to Giacomo Puccini 1858-1924, will include performances by soprano Eva Evola and baritone Dino Valle. The presentation is sponsored by the Friends of the Library-Dearborn … [Read more...]

DEARBORN, Michigan – The Golden Dragon Acrobats of China are bringing their time-honored tradition to Dearborn with an unbelievable show for the entire family. Get ready to experience acrobats perched atop a 30-foot tower of chairs. See the performers bend like rubber and balance each other in human pyramids while riding moving bicycles and juggle strange objects with their hands and feet! The Golden Dragon Acrobats performance is at 7 p.m. on November 19 at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center. The group will be in Dearborn for only one performance. The Golden Dragon … [Read more...]

DEARBORN, Mich. - The Dearborn Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market wrapped up its fourth successful season on the last Friday in October. Over 40 vendors participated in the market; 15 of them, like Binnell Bros knife sharpeners and Marsh Greenhouse Too, were new additions this year. Joan Reed, Market Manager, estimates approximately 17,000 people shopped at the market at some time during the 26 days the market was in session. Some changes in the market made it even more enjoyable this year than in years past. The service drive that bisects the market was closed on market days. Not … [Read more...]

DEARBORN, Michigan – The Dearborn Community Fund invites submissions to the Midwest Sculpture Initiative Visual Arts & Writing Contest. Entries must be submitted between January 2 and February 29, 2012. Three cash prizes will be awarded. Writing and artwork submitted in the contest must have been inspired by one of the 12 sculptures on exhibit throughout Dearborn in the 2011-12 Art In Public Places Project, part of the Midwest Sculpture Initiative (MSI). Artists and writers may submit a maximum of three images of artwork or poems, essays, dialogues, and/or narratives. All … [Read more...]