Calendar
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• “Ireland with Michael-A Virtual
Concert”: March 13, 313Presents.com/ Irelandwithmichael, $25+.
• 2021 Outdoorama: Canceled, previously scheduled for Feb. 25-28 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. The Ultimate Fishing Show–Detroit, is still planned, March 25-28, showspan.com/ UFD.
BEATS
• Ann Arbor Folk Festival: The Ark Family Room Series, virtual, 25acts, hosted by
Jeff Daniels, streaming until Feb. 7, noonchorus.com/the-ark, $25+ adv. each night. “Michigan Tribute to John Prine” 7p.m. Jan. 31for a separate $10ticket, theark.org/ shows-events/calendar.
• 3Doors Down: 9p.m. Feb. 5, Feb. 19, March 5, livenation.com/livestreams, $20+ each or $50for all 3shows.
• Nick Fugedi: 5-7p.m. Feb. 6, open air entertainment, Fountain Park, The Village of Rochester Hills, Rochester Hills, TheVORH. com/Events.
• “Inspire the Choir”: 9a.m.-3p.m. Feb. 6, virtual workshop via Zoom, with Eric Whitacre and Stacey Gibbs, presented by Oakland University School of Music, Theatre and Dance, oakland.edu/smtd/communityengagement, for information email smtdadmissions@oakland.edu.
• Andrew Brown’s Djangophonique: vocalist Leila Shaye, 7p.m. Feb. 7, livestream concert series, The Blue LLama Jazz
Club of Ann Arbor in collaboration with livestream platform Mandolin, mandolin. com, $15+, $30+ VIP at 6p.m.
• Judy Collins: 8p.m. Feb. 12, virtual concert, The Town Hall, TheTownHall.org, $40+ each.
• Chantae Cann: Online through Feb. 28, Detroit Institute of Arts, dia.org/ BlackHistoryMonth.
• Music of Florence Price: DIA @
Home through March 1, dia.org/events, free.
• Dan + Claudia Zanes: Through March 6, streaming, Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Clinton Twp., bit. ly/36x2UWB, free.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
• History of the Tuskegee Airmen, Then and Now: the first black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps, 5:30-6:30p.m. Feb. 5, presented by the West Bloomfield Parks + Recreation Commission, register at wbparks.org/.
• “Unapologetic”: Feb. 5-7, streaming, DFT @ Home, free to the first 500people who register, dia.org/blackhistorymonth.
• “I ♥ My Blackness & Yours,” Celebrating Black Photographers: 11a.m. Feb. 6, Feb. 13. register at dia.org/ blackhistorymonth, free. • The Black Body’s Connection to its Environments: 2p.m. Feb. 7, streaming on Facebook and Youtube, facebook.com/ DetroitInstituteofArts, free. • Wednesday Night Virtual Storytelling Series: 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Detroit Association of Black Storytellers will present a selection of personal and historical narratives aimed at youth and families, The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, thewright.org.
• Black-owned Business Virtual Expo: 7 p.m. Feb. 10, hosted by Oakland University Residence Life Association, meet.google. com/nba-ffkm-tps. • “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” film: Feb. 12-14, streaming,dia.org/ blackhistorymonth.
• Excellence in Black Cinema Series: Black films Thursdays at The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315E. Warren Ave., Detroit, 313-4945800, thewright.org. “Black Orpheus”, “Tsotsi” and “Half of a Yellow Sun” will play, Feb. 11, each film will run at 9:30a.m., noon, and 2p.m., free.
• Ibrahim Mahama: Conversation with Ghanaian artist, Part 2, 6-6:30p.m. Feb. 15, The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, 313494-5800, thewright.org.
• Exploring inclusion in the workplace: panel and mixer 4-6:30p.m. Feb. 16, via Zoom, hosted by Oakland University Career Services, bit.ly/3oYK9BK, oakland.edu/ cmi/aacm. • Celebrating the 80th anniversary of
the Tuskegee Airmen: Blue Beacon Series 7-8p.m. Feb. 17, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, Facebook Live, facebook. com/events/854580145334600.
• Wynton Marsalis: Jazz at Lincoln
Center Orchestra-DSO Digital Concerts 6 p.m. March 6, with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Classical Roots Celebrationcontributions of African-American composers and musicians, $125+ for DSO Digital Concert series, $12for individual tickets, dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/2021digital/wave2/classical-roots.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
• 29th Annual “Poetry Art Night”: call for artists and poets, Visual Arts and Poetry competition, (PAN) exhibit and sale, deadline for submissions is Feb. 14, a The Village Fine Arts Association, Milford, milfordvfaa.org/pan2021, prizes, 248421-3337.
• Teen Arts Council Film Fest 2021: Call for filmmakers ages 13-20to share short films by Feb. 19, bit.ly/2YmRcIZ.
• Art on Auburn: The City of Rochester Hills accepting art submissions for Auburn Road community artwork project open to all K-12students attending Rochester Hills, Rochester or Avondale public schools. Register by Feb. 28, pccart.org/ exhibitions/art-on-auburn.