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For those who love to support young artists, this event is for you. Youth organization InsideOut Literary Arts is hosting a free release event from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Next Chapter Books on Detroit’s east side for its poetry chapbook. The book is filled with poetry from InsideOut’s Detroit Youth Performance Troupe. New and old poems will be performed alongside the announcement of their 2024 poetry collection. InsideOut alum Charisma Holly will be gracing the stage as the featured poet. The coaches of the 2024 troupe will also share their work and musings with the audience.
Since 1995, InsideOut has provided Detroit kids and teens access to poetry and other forms of creative writing including in-school and after-school writing programs, workshops and events.
In March, the organization hosted its second annual Detroit Youth Poetry Con. The event featured workshops for teens ages 13-19 on topics such as navigating creative writing across genres and career paths within the arts.
As always, have a great week, Detroiters!
313 Scene
- Hometown rapper Eminem was one of several Michigan nominees revealed as the Recording Academy announced contenders in 94 categories ahead of the Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles. The pack is led by Beyoncé (11), followed by Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone, all with seven apiece. (Detroit Free Press)
- This Friday, Detroit gospel singer Twinkie Clark of the Clark Sisters will celebrate her 70th birthday with an event at Dearborn’s Ford Community & Performing Arts Center inside the Michael A. Guido Theater. The event will feature songs from her extensive catalog performed by singers, musicians and an orchestra in a night of gospel music with a classical twist. (Detroit Free Press)
- The tree for the 2024 holiday season arrived at Campus Martius last week. This year’s tree is a 66-foot Norway Spruce harvested from the small town of Manton in northern Michigan. For the next couple weeks, crews will decorate the tree with 25,000 LED lights. The 21st annual Detroit Tree Lighting ceremony, will take place at Campus Martius on Nov. 22. (City of Detroit, Downtown Detroit Partnership)
- Los Angeles news anchor Chauncy Glover, who formerly worked for Detroit’s WDIV-TV, died last week at the age of 39. Glover passed away unexpectedly, according to KCAL, the CBS station in Los Angeles that he joined in October 2023. Prior to that, he spent eight years anchoring at Houston’s KRTK. A cause of death was not immediately released. (Detroit Free Press)
What’s Going on in the D?
- “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!,” NPR’s Peabody Award-winning comedy news quiz show, will perform at the Fox Theatre 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Host Peter Sagal leads a rotating panel of comedians, writers, listener contestants, and celebrity guests through a rollicking review of the week’s news. Tickets are still available on Ticketmaster beginning at $59.
- The Outdoor Adventure Center is hosting a hike at Dequindre Cut 1:30 p.m. Saturday to discuss the history of the remaining bridges and overpasses along the greenway.
- Alternative rock band Modest Mouse is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their album, “Good News for People Who Love Bad News” with a stop at The Fillmore Detroit at 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are available on Live Nation starting at $54.50.
- Tangent Gallery is hosting electronic artist Manic Focus at 8 p.m. Saturday at their space in the Milwaukee Junction neighborhood. The producer will also be joined by fellow electronic artist Pheel. Tickets are $30.
