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Detroit Jewish Book Fair Presents Mary Gabriel, author of Ninth Street Women  This National Book Award finalist discusses her exhilarating chronicle of five women whose lives and painting propelled a revolution in modern art: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler. Learn more >

Friday Night Live! Jenny Scheinman and Allison Miller’s Parlour Game Two of the indie-jazz scene’s foremost instrumentalists unite on a collaboration that mingles panoramic Americana-infused arrangements with a Brooklyn jazz pocket. The result is as ambitious as only violinist Jenny Scheinman and drummer Allison Miller could envision. Learn more >

Book Lecture | Seeing the Sacred in Samsara Renowned Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Michigan, Donald S. Lopez, Jr. will discuss his new book. Lopez will offer historical, aesthetic, and religious insights, giving a sense of the nuanced narratives and themes illustrated in the paintings. Learn more >

Ballet Folklórico de Detroit Celebrate the Day of the Dead with special performances by Ballet Folklórico de Detroit, a Mexican folkloric dance group based in southwest Detroit that aims to preserve the culture of Mexico and promote positive growth within the community. Learn more >

Detroit Film Theatre | Los Reyes In Santiago, homeless dogs Futbol and Chola are not really homeless at all. Scrappy and irresistible, they live in Los Reyes, the city’s oldest skateboard park, kept company by dozens of teenage boys in constant motion. Learn more >

Every Thursday at 1 p.m., we welcome adults 55+ with special free programming including films, lectures, art-making, and tours followed by a complimentary coffee and cookie reception.

Enjoy free family fun every day at the DIA with art-making, performances, games, tours and activities for kids of all ages.

Join us in your hometown with DIA Away's mobile interactive studio, Behind the Seen lectures, and Inside|Out, high-quality art reproductions.

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