Slatkin, DSO sound resettled in Mahler

To say the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and music director Leonard Slatkin scored a major artistic success Friday afternoon with Mahler's Fifth Symphony would be to miss the larger picture.

3 Metro area art exhibits are sure to challenge, satisfy

Three shows across the metro area stir wit and gravity in varying proportion into cocktails well worth a look, apt to appeal in equal measure to the serious and casual gallery-goer alike. The shows mix up humor and grit in a delightful drink for the eye.

Slatkin to offer belated tribute to Gustav Mahler

This weekend brings the tribute delayed by the strike: DSO performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor, a typically grand-scaled work but one the composer saw as a turning point in the way he approached the creation of a symphony.

‘Ruined’ tallies toll in Congo’s civil war

Lynn Nottage’s play “Ruined,” winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for drama, is a dark and sad story about the horrific lot of women caught up in the enduring civil wars within the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Plowshares Theatre production opens Thursday night.

What's goin on in Metro Detroit entertainment

From big shows to music to clubs and djs, to stage and comedy, film, children's events and more, Metro Detroit has no shortage of fun to suit all tastes. Read on for the lowdown on what's goin' on.

DSO's Fisher Music Center reopens after explosions

Detroit — Music, and not manhole covers, is again in the air at the Max M. Fisher Music Center after Sunday's underground explosions closed the facility.

DIA’s Rembrandt exhibit drew big crowds

Rembrandt turned out to be a good bet for the Detroit Institute of Arts. “Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus,” which closed Sunday after 11 weeks, pulled in 116,392 visitors — well above the museum’s own projections.

Artist creates African-inspired urban oasis

While heading east on Interstate 96, a glance north after driving under West Grand Boulevard reveals a view of beauty and hope amid an otherwise desolate community.

DIA frets its art may be at risk

As Detroit city officials frantically try to stave off state intervention, the city’s dire financial situation raises once taboo speculation: Is the city’s timeless art collection immune from the city’s urgent need for cash?

Manhole blast closes Fisher Music Center

Detroit— At least one manhole cover blew off Sunday morning outside the Max M. Fisher Music Center on Woodward just north of Mack Avenue.

More than 116,000 view DIA Rembrandt exhibit

More than 116,390 visitors trooped through "Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus" by the time the traveling show at the Detroit Institute of Arts closed for good at 10 p.m. Sunday — beating the museum's attendance projections by 6,000 tickets. The museum had extended weekend hours for the past month to accommodate demand.

See ‘Gotterdammerung’ live

"Gotterdammerung," the final installment in the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle, is the most theatrically effective staging of the four works in this epic series, and the clearest representation of the director Robert Lepage's vision.

‘Fela!’: Musical about father of Afrobeat comes to Music Hall

Nominated for 11 Tony Awards and winner of three, this celebration of Fela Kuti’s message of resistance and freedom — cast in his original songs, a stylistic amalgam of African music, rock and jazz that he called Afrobeat — comes to the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts next week to run through March 4.

DSO to perform opus ‘Einstein’s Dream,’ inspired by iconic genius

Seeking congruity in seemingly disparate musical elements, composer Cindy McTee created “Einstein’s Dream” for large orchestra and computer-generated sounds. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform it this weekend.

Sphinx, at 15, has changed face of classical orchestra

The 2012 Sphinx Competition finals will be presented Sunday afternoon at Orchestra Hall with accompaniment by the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, made up of black ...

Charles Wright's 'Fela' exhibit studies the man behind Afrobeat sound

Nigerian instrumentalist and bandleader Fela Kuti is the subject of “Moving to His Own Beat — Fela: The Man, the Movement, the Music,” an exhibit opening Feb. ...

Get insights on applying for Joyce artist awards

The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit will be the setting Feb. 22 for a discussion of how to apply for the 2013 Joyce Foundation artist awards. This year the ...

Detroit area museums amp up the fun factor for curious kids

Though fiscal woes closed the Detroit Science Center in September and the Detroit Children’s Museum in January (to the general public, anyway; the latter is ...

Other museums prepared to test inquiring young minds

A museum doesn't have to be specifically a children's museum to boast exhibits and programs capable of intriguing and entertaining even the fussiest child.

MCACA grants deadline scheduled for March 15

Calling all young Michigan arts leaders! You have until March 15 to apply for grants up to $2,500 from the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs ...

Tales of love, loss and little black dresses

If “The Vagina Monologues” is a political screed about women carving out a place in the world of men, “Love, Loss and What I Wore” is a gentle rumination about ...

Dance celebration in full swing at Berman

During “Dance Month,” which began Jan. 26 and ends Feb. 18, West Bloomfield's Berman Center for the Performing Arts is putting dance in the spotlight with ...

French Quarter fare kicks off DSO ‘feasts’

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s annual series “Musical Feasts” will feature 23 intimate dining experiences accompanied by performances by members of the ...

This week in Metro Detroit entertainment

From big shows to music to clubs and DJS, to stage and comedy, film and more, Metro Detroit has no shortage of fun to suit all tastes. Read on for the lowdown ...

DIA extends hours again for ‘Face of Jesus’

The Detroit Institute of Arts again has extended its hours for its “Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus” exhibit. The museum, which is usually closed on Tuesdays, ...

Kresge honors poet, publisher Naomi Long Madgett

Detroit poet, publisher and educator Naomi Long Madgett has been chosen as the Kresge Foundation’s Eminent Artist for 2012. Madgett is the author of 10 books ...

Detroit Symphony offering series of free webcasts

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has launched a webcast player that will allow music lovers to enjoy an upcoming performance of Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4 and ...

Detroit poet, publisher named Kresge Foundation’s Eminent Artist for 2012

Detroit poet, publisher and educator Naomi Long Madgett has been chosen as the Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist for 2012.

DSO and Mozart take a neighborhood spin

This weekend the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s new policy of spreading the music around the community achieves a kind of democratic apex with a home stopover at ...