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2020 April Arts Dearborn Calendar

Due to current circumstances, a number of April Arts programs are cancelled. We will continue to update the website as information is provided to us. We apologize for the inconvenience.

April Arts Dearborn, is a project of the Dearborn Recreation Commission Cultural Arts Comittee, coordinated by the Dearborn Community Fund and sponsor by Blick Art Materials Dearborn.

Click here to download the 2020 April Arts Dearborn Calendar

CANCELLED MARCH 19 – APRIL 18
Materials of expression; Sculpture or Craft
The Work of Chris Nordin
Padzieski Gallery
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
Fine Art Exhibit
www.dcacarts.org

CANCELLED MARCH 27; 7pm – 10pm
THE ARTY PARTY | A kickoff for April Arts Month
Featuring ArtSpace Artists, Fishnet Artist Studios, Artist Society of Dearborn, Dearborn Schools Art Faculty, and Downriver 5.
ArtSpace Connector
13615 Michigan Ave.
Free Admission | Donations Appreciated
For more information, call 313.943.5478

APRIL 3; 8PM
Dearborn Symphony Orchestra
Stage and Screen
Conductor Steven Jarvi and special guest Rich Ridenour celebrate the joy of live music with some of their favorite selections.
Michael A. Guido Theater
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
Tickets $10 – $40

CANCELLED APRIL 4; 8PM
Motown’s 60th Anniversary Tour
Celebrate Motown’s 60th Anniversity with the MotorTown All Stars, featuring members of The Miracles (“Love Machine,” “Oooh Baby Baby,” “Tears of a Clown,”
and more.
Michael A. Guido Theater
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
Tickets $25 – $65

APRIL 6 – 11
Art X Camp
Each day will have a different medium including painting, drawing, metalwork, photography, stone finishing and how to be a DJ.
ArtSpace Connector
13615 Michigan Ave.
Call for more details 313.438.6180
Ages 6 – 12
$5 Registration
$10 Per Class

APRIL 7; 7:30PM
HFC Spring Choral Concert
Blue Fusion, HFC Chorus, Midnight Blue & Renaissance Voices
First United Methodist Church
22124 Garrison, Dearborn
$7 Students/Seniors
$10 Adult

APRIL 11; 6PM
Underwater Bubble Show
This modern fairy tale features Mr. B, the over-worked and always busy hero, who finds himself transported, as if by magic, to a special, colorful, happy place called Bubblelandia, where he is free to linger, dream, listen,watch, savo and marvel, but, above all, to daydream.
Michael A. Guido Theater
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
Tickets $25 – $35

APRIL 11; 2PM
Big Read | Rain Gardens
A free lecture inside of the Tech Workshop
ArtSpace Connector
13615 Michigan Ave.

APRIL 14; 7PM
Big Read | Bipolar Disorder
A free lecture inside of the Tech Workshop
ArtSpace Connector
13615 Michigan Ave.

APRIL 15; 7PM
Mayor’s Arts Awards
Recognizing individuals, organizations and businesses who support the arts in the greater Dearborn community.
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
Studio A | No Charge

APRIL 18; 12PM – 8PM
3rd Annual AANM Book & Print Fest
Venders offer books, prints and other merchandise, along with on-site screen-printing, artist workshops, performances and more.
Special Guest: Saladin Ahmed
Arab American National Museum
13624 Michigan Ave
No Charge

April 18th; 10am – 5pm
Dearborn Gallery Rally
A tour of Dearborn Finest Galleries
Image Works | 3726 Monroe St.
Padzieski Gallery | 15801 Michigan Ave.
Black Box Gallery | 3700 Monroe & Carlyse
Arab American National Museum | 13624 Michigan Ave.
Glass Academy | 25331 Trowbridge St.
Sisson Gallery | 5101 Evergreen Rd.
ArtSpace | 13615 Michigan Ave.
Pop Up Gallery | Location Pending
Sponsored by Blick Art Materials Dearborn
Click Here to Learn More
No Cost

APRIL 18; 12PM – 6PM
Springtime Artist Market
Featuring 50+ local artists, crafters and creatives selling orignal art, handcrafts and merchandise.
Free Admission
www.springtimeartistmarket2020.eventbrite.com

APRIL 18; 9AM – 11AM
ArtSpark
Studio A
An opportunity to “charge” you or your organization’s artistic battery.
Guest speaker, Lindsay Robillard
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
RSVP at 313-943-5478
No Charge

APRIL 18; 12PM – 4PM
Open House
Fishnet Artist Studios
4357 Schaeffer
248.802.6057

APRIL 18; 8PM
Players Guild of Dearborn
Cabaret: A Miscast Theme
21730 Madison
www.PlayersGuildOfDearborn.org
$10 Admission

APRIL 19; 4PM
HFC Spring Band Concert
Enjoy an exciting evening with the Metropolitan Band
Michael A. Guido Theater
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
$12 General Admission
313.943.2354

APRIL 23 – JULY 9
Conversations in Glass: Select works by J.B. Wood
Stamelos Gallery Center
University of Michigan Dearborn
4901 Evergreen Rd.
Wine & hors d’oeuvres while supplies last.

APRIL 26
Arts Baklava
Serving baklava and beverages for a $10 donation. Three artists from ArtSpace will pitch an art project and the guests vote on who should receive funding.
Sponsored by Blick Art Materials Dearborn
ArtSpace Connector
13615 Michigan Ave.
$10 Donation

APRIL 26; 5PM
Dearborn Community Chorus Spring Concert
Michael A. Guido Theater
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
Tickets $25 – $65

APRIL 29 – MAY 27
Dearborn Schools Citywide Student Art Show
A showcase of grades K-12 student artwork.
Padzieski Gallery
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave
Opening April 29 at 4pm

APRIL 29; 4PM & 7PM
Youth Arts Festival
Padzieski Gallery Student Exhibit & Art Demonstrations @ 4pm. Collage performance featuring band, orchestra, choral and theater students from Dearborn Public Schools @ 7pm. Sponsored by the Youth Affairs Commission. This event is open to the public at no charge.
Michael A. Guido Theater
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave

DEARBORN BUSINESS FOR THE ARTS

DEARBORN ARTS BASED BUSINESSES AND SUPPORTERS OF ARTS MONTH

VILLAGE PICTURE FRAMING & ART GALLERY
APRIL ARTS MONTH SPECIAL OFFERS
20% Off Custom Framing
10% Gallery Items
22191 Michigan Ave.
Monday – Friday 10 – 5,
Saturday 10 – 3:30

GREEN BRAIN COMICS
BRAIN CANDY
A free, curated live program of prose, music, poetry, and visual art. Held on the 3rd Monday of every month, in the Secret Lair, underneath Green Brain Comics.
13936 Michigan Ave.
313-582-9444

BLICK ART MATERIALS DEARBORN
LIVE WINDOW PAINTING
April 4 – 5, Free
14339 Michigan Ave.
313-581-7063

STORMY RECORDS
RECORD STORE DAY
Saturday, April 18th
20% Off Store Wide
13306 Michigan Ave.
313-581-9322

DEARBORN MUSIC
RECORD STORE DAY
Saturday, April 18th
Special Sales
22501 Michigan Ave.
313-561-1000

DEARBORN ART ORGANIZATIONS & PARTNERS

UNDER THE DEARBORN COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL “UMBRELLA”

• AAUW – American Association of University Women of Dearborn Membership info: 313.563.2644
• Alfred Berkowitz Gallery, U-M Dearborn: 313.593.3592
• AANM – Arab American National Museum: 313.624.0200, www.arabamericanmuseum.org
• ASD – Artists’ Society of Dearborn: www.dearbornart.com
• Black Box Gallery: 313.914.3437
• Blick Art Materials Dearborn: 313.581.7063
• BombaRica: 313.689.3011
• CLAVE – Community of Latino Artists, Visionaries, & Educators: 313.554.9498
• DATA – Dearborn Area Theatre Association
• Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce – DAC: 313.584.6100
• Dearborn Community Arts Council: 313.943.3095 www.dcacarts.org
• Dearborn Community Chorus: 313.943.3095
• Dearborn Historical Museum: 313.565.3000
• Dearborn Historical Society: 313.561.9015
• DISC – Dearborn Ice Skating Center: 313.943.4098
• Dearborn Symphony Orchestra: 313.565.2424
• Dearborn Porcelain Artists: 517.431.2142
• Dearborn Public Schools: 313.827.3000
• Dearborn Recreation Department: 313.943.2350
• Dearborn Senior Services: 313.943.2412
• Dearborn Youth Symphony: info@dearbornyouthsymphony.org
• DDC Dances: 810.444.4553 or 313.737.2033, www.detroitdancecollective.org
• Fair Lane Music Guild: 313.593.5330
• FCPAC – Ford Community & Performing Arts Center: 313.943.2354 www.dearbornfordcenter.com
• Fishnet Artist Studios: 248.802.6057
• Friends of the Dearborn Symphony: 313.565.2424 www.dearbornsymphony.org
• Friends of the Library, Dearborn – FOLD: 313.943.2336
• Garden Club of Dearborn: 313.562.7524.
• Henry Dearborn Quilting Society, 313.240.8374
• HFC – Henry Ford College: 313.845.9600, www.hfcc.edu
• HFCL – Henry Ford Centennial Library / Dearborn Public Library & Rotunda Gallery: 313.943.2330, www.dearbornlibrary.org
• The Henry Ford: 313.982.6150, www.hfmgv.org
• Matrix Theatre Company: 313.967.0599, www.matrixtheatre.org
• Mexican Patriotic Committee: 313.215.5723
• Michigan Rugg Artistes: 313-310-5684
• Motor City Brass Band: 586.924.6866 www.mcbb.org
• Museum Guild of Dearborn: 313.565.3000
• Beaumont Healthcare System / Arts for the Spirit Program: www.beaumont.org/patients-families/support-servies/art-for-the-spirt
• Padzieski Art Gallery: 313.943.5377 www.dcacarts.org
• Players Guild of Dearborn: 313.561.tkts playersguildofdearborn.org
• Raices Mexicanas de Detroit / Ballet Folklorico
• Silver Strings Dulcimer Society: www.silverstrings.org
• Sweet Adelines Michigan: 734.455.0333
• University of Michigan – Dearborn: 313.593.5000
• Vanguard Voices: 313.845.6474 www.vanguardvoices.org
• WCCAHH – Wayne County Council for Arts, History & Humanities: 734.216.0753
• Westside Theater Project: 313.274.9092, gpiscomi@aol.com

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2019 April Arts Dearborn Calendar

April Arts Dearborn, is a project of the Dearborn Recreation Commission Cultural Arts Comittee and coordinated by the Dearborn Community Fund.

Click to Download the April Arts Dearborn Calendar 2019

MARCH 29; 8PM
Dearborn Symphony Orchestra
Music of the Knights
Featuring everybody’s favorite
hits from some of the greatest
songwriters of our generation, the
Three Knights – Elton John,
Andrew Lloyd Webber and
Paul McCartney.
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave.
Purchase tickets at
www.DearbornSymphony.org
313.565.3000

APRIL 4; 7pm
The Arty Party
A Kickoff & Fundraiser to April Arts Month
Black Box Gallery
3700 Monroe & Carlysle
$25 Tickets

APRIL 6; 10am – 5pm
Dearborn Gallery Rally
A Tour of Dearborn’s Finest Galleries
Sponsored by Chariot Transport
Click to Learn More

THRU APRIL 11
Lois Teicher: Restatement
Padzieski Gallery
Fine Art Exhibit
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave.
www.dcacarts.org

THRU APRIL 30
SURA Arts Academy Student
Photography Exhibit
Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave.
Free with Museum admission
$4 Students/Seniors
$8 General Public
www.arabamericanmuseum.org/
SURA-exhibition-2018

APRIL 1 – APRIL 30
Dearborn Public Library
Centennial Library has over
24 events taking place during
April Arts Month including the
Drawing Tree, Black Out Poetry,
Watercolors, LEGO Club, Button
Fest, Tot Time, Maker Day and
more. Check out their website at
www.DearbornLibrary.org

APRIL 1 – APRIL 11
The 2019 Henry Ford College
Annual Student Art Exhibition
Henry Ford College
MacKenzie Fine Arts Center
Sisson Gallery
5101 Evergreen Rd.
www.hfcc.edu

APRIL 3; 7PM
Mary, Her Lamb, and
The Fords of Dearborn
A Free Lecture inside the McFadden-Ross House.
Dearborn Historical Museum, 915 South Brady Street

APRIL 4; 6:30PM
Sargent’s Women (Adults)
Learn about the extraordinary lives of four women painted by the portrait Artist John Singer Sargent.
Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave.

APRIL 5
2nd AANM Book + Print Festival
Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave
Shopping, printing, artist talks,
introduction of new work and more.
Presented with Maamoul Press

APRIL 6; 8PM
Alexander Zonjic A-Z
Featuring Urban Jazz Coalition
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave.
Studio A | 313.943.2354
Purchase $25 tickets at
www.DearbornTheater.com

APRIL 7; 4PM
HFC Spring Band Concert
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave.
$7 Students/Seniors
$10 Adults
313.943.2354

APRIL 10; 7PM
Mayor’s Arts Awards
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave.
Recognizing individuals, organizations and businesses who support the arts in the greater Dearborn community.
Studio A | No Charge
FCPAC

APRIL 13; 12PM – 6PM
Fishnet Open Studios
Food, refreshments, and art for sale
Fishnet Studios
4355 Schaefer Rd. Dearborn
No Handicap access

APRIL 14; 3PM
Motor City Festival of Bands 10
Featuring performances from five separate bands as well as an amazing 200+ musician band finale.
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave.
734.943.2354
$11 Student|$13 Senior|$15 Adult

APRIL 18; 7PM
Film Screening
Wild Relatives + Seed Swap
Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave.
Available while supplies last.
$7 Members; $10 General Public
www.arabamericanmuseum.org

APRIL 23; 7:30PM
HFC Spring Choral Concert
Blue Fusion, HFC Chorus, Midnight Blue & Renaissance Voices First United Methodist Church
22124 Garrison, Dearborn
$7 Students/Seniors
$10 Adult

APRIL 24 – MAY 29
Dearborn Schools
Citywide Student Art Show
A showcase of grades K-12 student artwork.
Padzieski Gallery
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave.
Opening April 24th at 4pm

APRIL 24; 4PM
Youth Arts Festival
Padzieski Gallery Student Exhibit & Art Demonstrations @ 4pm.
Collage performance featuring band, orchestra, choral and theater students from the Dearborn Public Schools @ 7pm.
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave.
This event is open to the public at no charge.

APRIL 26; 8PM
Spring Doo Wop &
Rock N Roll Festival
Featuring Larry Chance, The Earls, Joey Dee, The Starliters, The Spaniels, The Crests, Tommy Mara, The Shades of Blues, Ken Brady and The Casinos.
Michael A. Guido Theater
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave.
Purchase tickets at www.DearbornTheater.com

APRIL 27; 7PM
Dearborn Community Chorus Spring Concert
Michael A. Guido Theater
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave.
$10 Students | $15 Adults
Purchase tickets at www.DearbornTheater.com

APRIL 28; 1PM – 4PM
First Lady’s Tea
Dearborn Hills Golf Course
1300 S Telegraph Rd.
www.DCACArts.org
313.943.3095

APRIL 29; 10:30AM
Little Architects (Ages 2-5)
Tots and preschoolers are welcome to a playdate with blocks and bricks.
Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave.
Space is limited

APRIL 30; 7:30PM
HFC Spring Jazz Concert
Big Band, Blue Fusion, Midnight Blue & Studio 110
Adray Auditorium, MacKenzie Fine Arts Center, Henry Ford College, 5101 Evergreen, Dearborn
$7 Students/Seniors | $10 Adults

MAY 3; 8PM
Dearborn Symphony Orchestra
Grand Finale!
Celebrating the future! Hear today’s outstanding young musicians featuring the winners of the Youth Artist Solo Competition and the DYS side-by-side!
Conducted by Nick Palmer.
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave.
Purchase tickets at www.DearbornSymphony.org
313.565.3000

DEARBORN ARTISTS IN ACTION

PLACING TALENTED ARTISTS AT LOCAL BUSINESSES TO PERFORM LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS

THURSDAY, APRIL 4
1PM – 4PM
Henry Ford Centennial Library
16301 Michigan Ave.
Janet Kondziela, Painting

THURSDAY, APRIL 4
1PM – 3PM
Bryant Branch Library
22100 Michigan Ave.
Janice Frank, Fiber Artist

FRIDAY, APRIL 5
11AM – 2PM
Henry Ford Centennial Library
16301 Michigan Ave.
Anne Korinek, China Painting

SATURDAY, APRIL 6
11AM – 2PM
Green Brain Comics
13936 Michigan Ave.
Lauren Savatsky-Reynolds, Painting

SATURDAY, APRIL 6
1PM – 3PM
Esper Branch Library
12929 Warren Ave.
Gail Churchill, Painting

THURSDAY, APRIL 11
3PM – 5PM
Bryant Branch Library
22100 Michigan Ave.
Janet Kondziela, Painting

SATURDAY, APRIL 13
1PM – 3PM
Esper Library
12929 Warren Ave.
Anne Korinek, China Painting

SATURDAY, APRIL 13
1PM – 3PM
Dearborn Animal Shelter
16121 Reckinger Rd.
Lauren Savatsky-Reynolds, Painting

SATURDAY, APRIL 13
11AM – 2PM
Blick Art Materials
14339 Michigan Ave.
Gail Churchill, Painting

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17
1PM – 3PM
Dearborn Animal Shelter
16121 Reckinger Rd.
Elena Adam, Colored Pencil Drawing

THURSDAY, APRIL 18
11AM – 2PM
Dearborn Historical Museum
915 South Brady St.
Anne Korinek, China Painting

SATURDAY, APRIL 20
12PM – 3PM
Lolly By Golly
1903 Monroe St.
Lauren Savatsky-Reynolds, Painting

SATURDAY, APRIL 20
1PM – 3PM
Dearborn Animal Shelter
16121 Reckinger Rd.
Janet Kondziela, Painting

SATURDAY, APRIL 20
1PM – 4PM
Bryant Branch Library
22100 Michigan Ave.
Anne Korinek, China Painting

THURSDAY, APRIL 25
1PM – 3PM
Bryant Branch Library
22100 Michigan Ave.
Janice Frank, Fiber Artist

FRIDAY, APRIL 26
6PM – 8PM
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center,
Padzieski Gallary,
15801 Michigan Ave .
Jan Dale, Painting

SATURDAY, APRIL 27
11AM – 2PM
Blick Art Materials
14339 Michigan Ave.
Janet Kondziela, Painting

DEARBORN ART ORGANIZATIONS & PARTNERS

CURRENTLY UNDER THE DEARBORN COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL “UMBRELLA”

• AAUW – American Association of University Women of Dearborn
Membership info: 313.563.2644
• Alfred Berkowitz Gallery, U-M Dearborn: 313.593.3592
• AANM – Arab American National Museum: 313.624.0200,
www.arabamericanmuseum.org
• ASD – Artists’ Society of Dearborn: www.dearbornart.com
• BombaRica: 313.689.3011
• CLAVE – Community of Latino Artists, Visionaries, & Educators:
313.554.9498
• DATA – Dearborn Area Theatre Association
• Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce – DAC: 313.584.6100
• Dearborn Community Arts Council: 313.943.3095,
www.dcacarts.org
• Dearborn Community Chorus: 313.943.2190
• Dearborn Historical Museum: 313.565.3000
• Dearborn Historical Society: 313.561.9015
• DISC – Dearborn Ice Skating Center: 313.943.4098
• Dearborn Symphony Orchestra: 313.565.2424
• Dearborn Porcelain Artists: 313.563.4470
• Dearborn Public Schools: 313.827.3000
• Dearborn Recreation Department: 313.943.2350
• Dearborn Senior Services: 313.943.2412
• Dearborn Youth Symphony: 313.943.2354 ext. 27
• DDC Dances: 810.444.4553 or 313.737.2033,
www.detroitdancecollective.org
• Fair Lane Music Guild: 313.593.5330
• FCPAC – Ford Community & Performing Arts Center: 313.943.2354
www.dearbornfordcenter.com
• Friends of the Dearborn Symphony: 313.565.2424
www.dearbornsymphony.org
• Friends of the Library, Dearborn – FOLD: 313.943.2336
• Garden Club of Dearborn: 313.562.7524.
• General Federation of Women’s Clubs: 313.562.0980
• General Henry Dearborn Quilting Society, 313.240.8374
• HFC – Henry Ford College: 313.845.9600, www.hfcc.edu
• HFCL – Henry Ford Centennial Library / Dearborn Public Library &
Rotunda Gallery: 313.943.2330, www.dearbornlibrary.org
• The Henry Ford: 313.982.6150, www.hfmgv.org
• Matrix Theatre Company: 313.967.0599,
www.matrixtheatre.org
• Mexican Patriotic Committee: 313.452.7355
• Michigan Rugg Artistes: 313-310-5684
• Motor City Brass Band: 586.924.6866 – www.mcbb.org
• Museum Guild of Dearborn: 313.565.3000
• Beaumont Healthcare System / Arts for the Spirit Program:
www.beaumont.rg/patients-families/support-servies/
art-for-the-spirt
• Padzieski Art Gallery: 313.943.5377 www.dcacarts.org
• Players Guild of Dearborn: 313.561.tkts playersguildofdearborn.org
• Raices Mexicanas de Detroit / Ballet Folklorico
• Silver Strings Dulcimer Society: www.silverstrings.org
• Sweet Adelines Michigan: 734.455.0333
• University of Michigan – Dearborn: 313.593.5000
• Vanguard Voices: 313.845.6474 – www.vanguardvoices.org
• WCCAHH – Wayne County Council for Arts, History & Humanities:
734.216.0753
• Westside Theater Project: 313.274.9092,
gpiscomi@aol.com

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Youth Arts Festival Spotlights Talented Dearborn Students

April 25, 2018, Showcase Highlighting Dearborn Students’ Talents Opens City-Wide Art Show

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Dalia Elmokadem, a senior at the Michael Berry Career Center, was one of four Senior Artists selected to exhibit a collection of their artwork in the Padzieski Gallery during last year’s Dearborn Public Schools City Wide Art Show.  Other exhibiting seniors: Tyler Bankey, Edsel Ford; Juliana Sanroman, Fordson HS; and Nadia Aboumourad, Dearborn High. To see more photos from the 2016 Youth Arts Festival, visit the photo album on the Dearborn Community Fund Facebook page at http://tinyurl.com/zjnjykp.


The 2018 Youth Arts Festival, a showcase highlighting the creative talents of over 400 students from Dearborn Public Schools (DPS) and Henry Ford College, takes place on Wednesday, April 19 from 4 to 8:00 p.m. at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center.America the Beautiful Youth in Arts 2016 PM 2

The Festival, a colorful and high energy event, features visual, instrumental, choral and theatrical offerings and the opening of the DPS City Wide Art Show, which runs through mid-May. Admission is free and open to the public to enjoy and show support for the students.

The Youth Arts Festival is a project of the nonprofit Dearborn Community Fund (DCF).

“This event is truly a festival—not just a concert—because of the variety and high spirited energy of the art and the performances by Dearborn students,” explains DCF Executive Director EmmaJean Woodyard. “It’s exciting for everyone involved because this is the only time during the year that all of the schools in Dearborn showcase their arts initiatives at one time, in one place, demonstrating how many of our young people are involved in the arts. It’s also offers a unique opportunity for the students to see and hear what their peers are doing.”

Festival activities begin at 4 p.m. with the opening of Dearborn Public Schools City Wide Art Show at the Center’s Padzieski Gallery. The exhibit, which remains in the Gallery through mid-May, includes selected works from K-12 students. Opening art awards occur at 4:10 p.m. in the Michael A. Guido Theater followed by Senior Talks in the Gallery at 5:30 p.m.

Between the art awards and the 7 p.m. collage concert, patrons can view the student art in the lobby and Gallery, participate in a variety of interactive art demonstrations, and enjoy music performed by a students. Representatives from the Dearborn Symphony and Friends of the Dearborn Symphony will host an information table.

A Collage Performance begins at 7 p.m. in the Michael A. Guido Theater. Choral and instrumental performances include groups from the Dearborn Public Schools and Henry Ford College.

The Youth Arts Festival is a co-operative project by the DCF, Dearborn Public Schools and Henry Ford Community College with valuable support provided by the City of Dearborn/Parks & Recreation Department, Dearborn Community Arts Council and additional sponsors.

For more information about the Youth Arts Festival, other DCF projects or how to contribute to the Fund, call 313-943-5478.

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Dearborn Community Fund
313-943-5478 (phone)
communityfund@ci.dearborn.mi.us
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, MI 48126-2904

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