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A black and white image of a Black man with locs playing an electric guitar and wearing a Mollywop! t-shirt.
In the Museum  Black History Month  Family  Free  Music

Black History Month: Mollywop!

  • Fri, Feb 18 , 2022
  • 7:00 PM
  • Detroit Film Theatre Auditorium

Mollywop! is a brilliant Detroit-based funk, soul, jazz and R&B collective led by guitarist Malik Yakini, with Aisha Ellis on drums, Ufuoma Akili on bass.

Four quilt squares made out of brightly colored cloth arranged in abstract designs.
In the Museum  Art-Making  Black History Month  Family  Free

Drop-In Workshop: Quilt Design

  • Sat, Feb 19 , 2022
  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Art Making Studio

Quilting has a rich and varied history throughout the world, with its earliest roots in ancient Egypt.

Two kids sitting on folding chairs in the DIA galleries while writing notes.
In the Museum  Black History Month  Family  Free

Black History Month: A Matter of Life and Language - Poetry Workshop for Youth

  • Sat, Feb 19 , 2022
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Holley Room

Writers from InsideOut Literary Arts invite middle school and high school students to participate in a poetry writing workshop at the DIA.

Two kids sitting on folding chairs in the DIA galleries while writing notes.
In the Museum  Black History Month  Family  Free  Music

Black History Month: A Matter of Life and Language | A Poetry Series for Youth

  • Sat, Feb 19 , 2022
  • 1:30 PM
  • Lecture Hall

Ticket registration and proof of vaccination required. 

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