Arts and Culture

Book explores the career of naval architect Frank Kirby. Two of his three surviving ships are in Detroit and Muskegon Lake.

High school students of color can apply for the Spark Artistic Mentorship Program Scholarship for the 2026-2027 school year.

The Sanford Dam Mural Project is raising money to put an 80-foot mural on the newly built dam’s powerhouse wall, along with a community gathering space and a trail that connects the dam to the Sanford Village Park.

Val Harmon of Onekema has been a house music DJ for over 50 years, starting in the Chicago club scene in the 1970s.

The upcoming event, Music Under the Stars, at the Delta College Planetarium, will feature musicians from the Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra.

The festival starts Wednesday and runs through Sunday. The first two nights will be spent in Rogers City and Harrisville before films make their way down to Alpena.

Dawn Vanneste of Shepherd, Michigan makes mittens out of thrifted fabrics and sweaters. Memory mittens are made from clothing of loved ones who've passed on.

Two events, a memorial service for the public, and a separate private ceremony for the families of the crew, were held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the tragedy.

"It's an honor to play his music," musician Mike Fornes said, who's been performing with a Gordon Lightfoot tribute band for years.

Studio 23 in Bay City is presenting the biennial exhibition 50 Artists of the Great Lakes Bay Region. The works of the artists will be on display through Nov. 29 at the Studio 23 gallery.