Literary-art Events in Detroit

Check out happening literary-art events all around Detroit, MI

Permission Slip to Breathe

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

SUNDAY APRIL 26: LIL REL HOWERY

 Sun, 26 Apr at 08:30 pm The Comedy Bar USD 50 to 62

Urban Consulate: An Evening with Bryan Stevenson

 Sun, 12 Apr at 05:00 pm Garden Theater Free

The 30th Anniversary of the Billie Holiday Tribute ft. Sky Covington

 Mon, 06 Apr at 07:30 pm Aretha's Jazz Cafe USD 45

Interfaith Events at the DIA (All Levels)

 Sun, 22 Mar at 12:30 pm Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA)

The CAALS Bauder Lecture with Marlon James

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Marygrove Conservancy Free

Out of the Mouth of Woman: A Tribute to the Detroit Queens of Jazz

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:30 pm Aretha's Jazz Cafe USD 45

Author Talk: Tuskegee Airmen with Cheryl W. Thompson and Rochelle Riley

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Silent Book Club Speakeasy at the Fisher Theatre

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Fisher Theatre USD 11

Dr Suess's The Cat in the Hat - Suite Rental Packages

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am Fox Theatre Detroit

Dr Suess's The Cat in the Hat - Suite Rental Packages

 Sat, 28 Mar at 05:00 pm Fox Theatre Detroit

SATURDAY JUNE 13: KIM CONGDON

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:00 pm The Comedy Bar USD 32 to 44

Author Event with Arnold Myint of Family Thai and Jon Kung

 Thu, 02 Apr at 06:00 pm Vesper Books and Wine USD 18 to 45

NOVELISTS, Horse The Band in Detroit

 Wed, 17 Jun at 05:30 pm The Fillmore Detroit

The Inner Work of Parenting with PARR

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Michigan Central Station East Entrance USD 45 to 55

Author Talk: Black Baseball in America With Dr. Gerald Early

 Sun, 29 Mar at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

How to Write a Book in a Day

 Sun, 26 Apr at 10:30 am Michigan Central Station East Entrance USD 246 to 300

The Fix: Author/Book Discussion with Former U.S. Atty Gen. Barbara McQuade

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

2nd Annual Damaged Crowns Still Shine: Women & Men Empowerment Event

 Sat, 11 Apr at 03:00 pm North Rosedale Community House USD 66

Woodward Lecture Series: Adebunmi Gbadebo in Conversation with Ashara Ekundayo

 Tue, 24 Mar at 05:30 pm Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium, Walter B. Ford II Building 201 East Kirby Detroit, MI 48202

The People's Potluck

 Sat, 18 Apr at 01:00 pm Central United Methodist Church Detroit

Silents at the Senate Presents: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Sat, 21 Mar at 08:00 pm 6424 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI, United States, Michigan 48210

Author Talk: Historical Fiction with Vanessa Riley

 Sun, 12 Apr at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Fireside Chat with Dr. Augustus Wood

 Sat, 28 Mar at 12:00 pm 8324 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202

SAGE — Echos And Auras (Live at NEPs)

 Sat, 21 Mar at 08:30 pm NEPs (North End Productions) USD 5 to 15

Labor Arts: The 35th Annual Bernard J. Firestone Labor Arts Tribute

 Tue, 07 Apr at 06:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Woodward Lecture Series: Loris Gréaud

 Mon, 06 Apr at 05:30 pm College for Creative Studies - Taubman Center Free

Book Club/Great Michigan Read

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm Elmwood Park | Detroit Public Library Free

Author Talk: Dark Fantasy and Romance with Naima Simone

 Sun, 17 May at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

For the Women Who Raised Us: A Mother’s Day Poetry Brunch

 Sat, 09 May at 11:00 am 15400 W Grand River Ave USD 27 to 173

Know Your Health Day

 Sat, 27 Jun at 01:00 pm 2701 Elmwood St Free

Chapters & Corks A Curated Wine Flight & Reading Experience

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm 1620 Michigan Ave ste 122 USD 50

Soul Survivors Poetry Event with LeConté Dill

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Source Booksellers USD 0 to 23

Beauty vs Brawn Poetry Slam

 Sun, 22 Mar at 05:00 pm Trinosophes USD 15 to 25

THE LIBRARIANS Film Screening

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Brunch and Learn Series

Thu, 26 Mar at 09:00 am DNR Outdoor Adventure Center

cyclecyclecycle — a dance production

 Sun, 29 Mar at 03:00 pm Detroit Public Theatre USD 13

Sharpen My Pen: In Full Bloom: Sharpening The Rebirth

 Fri, 03 Apr at 06:00 pm 15400 Grand River Ave USD 18 to 39

The Non-Fiction Journey: From Writing to Selling

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:00 pm Wayne State University Press USD 50 to 61

Book Club: Women's History Month

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm Elmwood Park | Detroit Public Library Free

Detroit Writing Room Literary Salons

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm Michigan Central Station East Entrance USD 73 to 268

OVER UNDER QUINTET

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:30 pm 2030 Park Ave, Detroit, MI

Public Housing and Black America

 Sun, 19 Apr at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Author Talk: Dr. April C. E. Langley on Black Women Poets

 Sun, 19 Apr at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Reading by Annell López

 Thu, 19 Mar at 05:00 pm McNichols Campus Library Free

Poetry in Motion Art Show & The Color Experience

 Sat, 11 Oct at 04:00 pm 4750 Woodward Ave USD 13 to 34

National Poetry Month: Japanese Haiku

 Sat, 11 Apr at 04:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Open Mic: An Evening of Poetry

 Wed, 22 Apr at 06:00 pm Edison | Detroit Public Library Free

Pen & Persistence

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Michigan Central Station East Entrance USD 23

Eliza Howell Park Winter in the Woods

 Sat, 21 Mar at 01:00 pm Eliza Howell Park Free

Vision & Vino: Charli E. Rose, FD

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm Grandeur Cru Wine Shop Free

DINNER & CONVERSATION : THE PEOPLE'S BROADCAST

 Sun, 22 Mar at 04:00 pm 291 Manistique St Free

The Writer's Sprint

 Sun, 07 Jun at 10:00 am Michigan Central Station East Entrance USD 34

The Parent Table

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:00 am Exact location shared with registered guests only. USD 82

Vesper Service: A Cookbook Club

 Sun, 29 Mar at 03:00 pm Vesper Books and Wine USD 18

"Paradise Lost" by Erin Shields

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:30 pm 4715 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI, United States, Michigan 48202

Character Writing Workshop: Who Are You, Anyway?

 Sat, 04 Apr at 01:30 pm Michigan Central Station East Entrance USD 55

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority of Detroit, Children's Literacy Program Event

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am Chaney | Detroit Public Library Free

Author Talk: John Garrison Marks on Washington's Legacy of Slavery

 Sun, 10 May at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Grant Power Lab

 Sat, 21 Mar at 11:00 am Aya House USD 69 to 338

Our Secret Society: A Women’s History Month Book Discussion

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Duffield | Detroit Public Library Free

Wine, Words and Conversation with Author Elle Wright

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:00 pm 1620 Michigan Ave ste 122 USD 35 to 45

VERSES/VERSUS (an evening of hip-hop monologues and trivia)

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm Human-I-T on 7 Mile USD 0 to 4

Women's History Month Documentary Series

 Sat, 28 Mar at 02:00 pm Chaney | Detroit Public Library Free

Author Talk: Jack Marchbanks: Art and Activism

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Grant Writing Overview

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:30 pm Bethany Lutheran Church Free

Look Inside Detroit Never Left Black Space, White Borders, Latino Crossing

 Sat, 18 Apr at 03:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Racializing the Ummah Author Event

 Mon, 06 Apr at 05:00 pm Source Booksellers USD 0 to 32

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 14 May at 08:00 pm Detroit Free

Love Will Liberate Reading and Book Signing

 Sat, 04 Apr at 03:00 pm Pages Bookshop Free

What They Dont Tell Us: Book Launch & Community Conversation

 Sat, 25 Apr at 03:00 pm Aya House USD 39 to 162

THE TAJUANA GEMINI POETRY COMEDY ( concert )

 Sat, 30 May at 08:00 pm Chicago Blu’z bar and grill

Celebrate National Poetry Month

 Thu, 23 Apr at 03:00 pm Lincoln | Detroit Public Library Free

SAVE THE TOXIC MASCULINITY

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm 13238 Fenkell Ave USD 20

Parkman Romance Book Club

 Mon, 27 Apr at 03:00 pm Parkman | Detroit Public Library Free

The Great Triumph Author Event - Detroit

 Sun, 22 Mar at 05:00 pm Source Booksellers USD 0 to 18

How To Start A Business

 Thu, 02 Apr at 05:30 pm Elmwood Park Branch Library Free

Connecting Chapters Through Written Thoughts and Voices

 Sat, 11 Apr at 02:00 pm 11036 Whittier Ave USD 23 to 39

Coffee & Conversation - Grace & Mercy Book Launch

 Sat, 28 Mar at 03:00 pm Mission:City Free

Passport to Reading

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am 5901 Conner St Free

Find Your Joy at the Library

 Mon, 20 Apr at 12:00 pm Parkman | Detroit Public Library Free

Modern Day High Priestess Book Signing

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:00 pm Teen HYPE USD 50

In Harmony Cafe Presents: Spoken Word Saturdays | Open Mic Showcase

 Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm In Harmony Cafe Sweets & More Free

Lincoln Pays Homage to Four Great American Women!

 Thu, 26 Mar at 03:00 pm Lincoln | Detroit Public Library Free

Second Wednesday Book Club

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:30 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Adult Book Discussion at Bowen Branch Library

 Sat, 11 Apr at 11:00 am Bowen | Detroit Public Library Free

Bar Heavy Tuesdays: A Poetry Open Mic

 Tue, 06 Jan at 07:00 pm 17340 Lahser Rd Free

Lincoln Branch Book Club May Discussion Meeting

 Sat, 16 May at 12:00 pm Lincoln | Detroit Public Library Free

A Reading and Book Signing

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Elmwood Park Branch Library Free

Dr. Suess's The Cat In The Hat at Fox Theatre Detroit

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am Fox Theatre Detroit

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 02 Oct at 08:00 pm Detroit Free

History of Hats: Where Fashion Meets Function

 Fri, 01 May at 04:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 30 Oct at 08:00 pm Detroit Free

The Parkman Romance Book Club

 Wed, 25 Mar at 03:00 pm Parkman | Detroit Public Library Free

Kids Creative Writing Workshop

 Sat, 04 Oct at 01:00 pm Sherwood Forest | Detroit Public Library Free

Professional Report Writing Skills 1 Day Workshop | Detroit, MI

 Fri, 09 Jan at 09:00 am For venue details reach us at [email protected] USD 519 to 1,453

Love, Peace & Unity

 Sun, 30 Mar at 05:00 pm 27th Letter Books Free

The Chaney Branch Book Club

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am Chaney | Detroit Public Library Free

National Library Week Celebration

 Mon, 20 Apr at 10:00 am Sherwood Forest | Detroit Public Library Free

Duffield Local Author Talk

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm Duffield | Detroit Public Library Free