Events Calendar

Participants will receive a journal and all the materials they need to experiment creating their very own Junk Journal. Utilizing recycled papers, magazines and various other scraps, to decorate, participants are also welcome to bring in their own photos and imagery to express their creativity. 

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult).

The Concert of Colors returns in 2026 for its 35th annual celebration, bringing together global music, culture, and community across Midtown Detroit. 

As a longtime partner and host venue, the Detroit Institute of Arts continues to play a central role in the festival, presenting performances and programs that connect audiences through the power of music. 

Small containers, eggs and boxes morph into fantastic percussion instruments when dried beans, rice, stickers and fun papers are added.

An East Indian Musical Celebration of Miles Davis is a groundbreaking fusion project spearheaded by jazz producer Bob Belden and Mumbai-based keyboardist and arranger Louiz Banks. 

Sitar and tabla, ghatam and khanjira, mridangam and Carnatic violin blend seamlessly with muted trumpet and saxophones, screaming electric guitar, grooving electric bass lines, piano, upright bass, and drums, creating a profound fusion of Indian classical music and American jazz.

Small containers, eggs and boxes morph into fantastic percussion instruments when dried beans, rice, stickers and fun papers are added.

Small containers, eggs and boxes morph into fantastic percussion instruments when dried beans, rice, stickers and fun papers are added.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult).