WJR Events for Thursday, January 26, 2012

Detroit Revealed: Photographs 2000-2010

Contemporary artists shed light on life in the Motor City during the past decade in the exhibit Detroit Revealed: Photographs 2000-2010. From its neighborhoods, factories and vast urban prairies, the exhibition includes more than 50 photographs by selected artist.

Once Upon a Time: Prints and Drawings that Tell Stories

Once Upon a Time: Prints and Drawings that Tell Stories will highlight selections from many familiar series, portfolios, and books, as well as examples that have rarely or never been seen at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

New Holland Brewing Brewery and Distillery Tours

New Holland Brewing Company offers brewery and distillery tours at the Production Brewery on Commerce Court every Saturday, and live music and food and beer pairings at the New Holland Pub on 8^th Street. Tours are $10 per person and include samples of our beer as well as a take-home New Holland pint glass. Summer tour hours begin May 7 and run through November 19.

Gift of a Lifetime: The James Pearson Duffy Collection

The Detroit Institute of Arts recently received a generous bequest and rich art collection from James Pearson Duffy, one of Detroit’s most unorthodox collectors. This exhibition showcases this varied collection of drawings, paintings, prints, sculptures and photographs.

The Chris Webber Collection: Exceptional People During Extraordinary Times, 1755 - Present

Chris Webber, Detroit native, National Basketball Association All-Star player (retired) and NBA announcer, collects rare artifacts that illuminate the lives and legacies of African American greats such as Phillis Wheatley, the first African American author; Rosa Parks, mother of the modern civil rights movement; civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and many others.

Thank God for Michigan! Stories from the Civil War

The Grand Rapids Public Museum is preparing an interactive exhibit, Thank God for Michigan! Stories from the Civil War, which opens June 13, in recognition of the date the first local soldiers left to join the battle. It showcases more than 100 artifacts from the museum's vast collection – uniforms, weapons, photographs, letters and more and tells the personal stories of Michigan’s involvement in the historic conflict. It will examine the causes and impacts of the war from national, regional and personal perspectives.

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Detroit Eastern Market: Flower Day

Celebrated on Mother's Day and attended by more than 150,000 people annually, Flower Day at the...