Literary-art Events in Detroit

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

Be Ready When the Luck Happens: An Evening Conversation with Ina Garten

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:30 pm 3011 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI, United States, Michigan 48202

DBC's 10th Annual African American Family Book Expo & Read-In 2026

 Sat, 21 Feb at 12:00 pm 24230 W McNichols Rd Free

Detroit Red

 Sun, 08 Feb at 02:00 pm 4743 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI 48201-1201, United States

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19: DELO AND FRIENDS

 Thu, 19 Feb at 07:00 pm The Comedy Bar USD 30 to 42

Interfaith Events at the DIA (All Levels)

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

Candlelight: The Lord of the Rings

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Christ Church - Detroit

The CAALS Bauder Lecture with Marlon James

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

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 28: TIM BUTTERLY

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm The Comedy Bar USD 30 to 42

TBS: A Black Love Movie Night & Wine Experience Powered By Sip N Read

 Sat, 14 Feb at 06:00 pm T & T Sip n Read LLC USD 193 to 242

One Grand Poetry Slam! #2

 Sat, 07 Feb at 08:00 pm Aretha's Jazz Cafe USD 23 to 215

Maxine Linehan: Love Changes Everything - The Iconic Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber

 Sat, 14 Feb at 06:30 pm The Cube

Author Talk: Historical Fiction with Sadeqa Johnson

 Sun, 01 Mar at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

VANTAGE Magazine Launch Party

 Fri, 13 Feb at 06:00 pm Detroit Shipping Company - The Galleries Free

The Love Jones Experience After Dark Retreat

 Sat, 07 Feb at 11:00 pm 1600 Clay St USD 135

Author Talk: Romance Writer Elle Wright with Beverly Jenkins

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

R&B THURSDAZE

 Thu, 12 Feb at 09:00 pm Miss Eva's Detroit USD 13 to 135

Author Talk: Black Business in Detroit with Dr. Kendra Boyd

 Sun, 15 Mar at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

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

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

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 27: TIM BUTTERLY

 Fri, 27 Feb at 07:00 pm The Comedy Bar USD 30 to 42

Future of Black Radio, a Black History Month

 Sat, 28 Feb at 05:00 pm William V. Banks Broadcast Museum & Media Center Free

Poetic Foreplay Valentine's Day Edition

 Sat, 14 Feb at 08:00 am 19940 Van Dyke Ave USD 39 to 77

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

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

Author Talk with Anthony Brogdon

 Sat, 07 Feb at 02:00 pm Duffield | Detroit Public Library Free

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

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

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

Book Club

 Sat, 07 Feb at 02:30 pm Chandler Park | Detroit Public Library Free

Author Talk: Journalist Kevin Sack on Mother Emanuel AME Church

 Sat, 21 Feb at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

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

 Sun, 29 Mar at 02:00 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

Adult Battle of the Books

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Hip Hop Science MD Live Meet Maynard Okereke

 Tue, 10 Mar at 06:00 pm Garden Theater USD 27 to 35

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6: DAPHNIQUE SPRINGS

 Fri, 06 Feb at 07:00 pm The Comedy Bar USD 36 to 47

Fiction 101: Weaving Romance Around Suspense

 Mon, 09 Feb at 06:00 pm Hubbard | Detroit Public Library Free

Love Jones (Galentines Day Edition) Zenith Supper Club

 Sun, 15 Feb at 08:00 pm 1600 Clay St USD 55

The 313 SLAM! Detroit Slam Poetry Competition

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm The Collective USD 15 to 59

Many Moons Collective- Galentines Edition

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm Vamonos! USD 10

The Red Ribbon Monologues

 Sun, 08 Feb at 02:00 pm The LOVE Building Free

SUNDAY APRIL 12: DANNY POLISHCHUK

 Sun, 12 Apr at 07:00 pm The Comedy Bar USD 30 to 42

Lullaby for the Grieving Author Event with Poet Ashley Jones

 Sat, 14 Mar at 06:30 pm Source Booksellers USD 0 to 19

Sharpen My Pen: Love Rooted in Rebirth Poetry Night

 Sat, 21 Feb at 06:30 am The Enigma Hub USD 18 to 39

Checkmates & Card Decks: Games, Jenga and Community

 Sat, 21 Feb at 04:00 pm 1620 Michigan Ave ste 122 USD 25

Book Club

 Thu, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm Elmwood Park | Detroit Public Library Free

Destroy All Hearts Collage Workshop + Discussion with Cary Loren

 Sat, 14 Feb at 01:00 pm Buffalo Prescott Free

The Parkman Romance Book Club

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

Friday Concert Series: King Sophia

 Fri, 20 Feb at 04:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Author Storytime with DeAnn Wiley

 Sat, 07 Feb at 10:30 am Conely | Detroit Public Library Free

Chaney Branch Book Club Meeting

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

Author Talk: Danielle Allen on Curvy Girl Romance

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

Flights N Fiction: A Wine Tasting Experience at Sip N Read

 Fri, 13 Feb at 07:00 pm 1620 Michigan Ave ste 122 USD 27

Empowered Women's Series: Intimate Conversation with Kyle Smitley

 Wed, 25 Feb at 04:00 pm BasBlue USD 13

JAZZ ON REPEAT First Fridays Concert Series

 Fri, 06 Feb at 08:00 pm Aretha's Jazz Cafe USD 18

More Than a Stray- Book Launch and Storytime

 Sun, 15 Mar at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

The Parkman Romance Book Club

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

Detroit Book Launch 2.18: An Evening with Charlie Lewis & Rhonda Walker

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:00 pm Detroit Historical Museum Free

Silent Book Club Speakeasy at the Fisher Theatre

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

I Idenify As Blind Author Event with LACHI

 Mon, 09 Feb at 06:00 pm Detroit Food Commons USD 11 to 43

Literacy for Kids presents Freedom Braids, with author Monica Duncan

 Wed, 25 Feb at 09:30 am Main | Detroit Public Library Free

BLACK HISTORY MONTH - VENDOR EDITION

 Sun, 15 Feb at 08:00 am 23500 W Seven Mile Rd USD 25

Detroit Labor Movement

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Growing Our Roots: Crafting Heritage Trees

 Sat, 07 Feb at 04:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

THE TAJUANA GEMINI POETRY COMEDY ( concert )

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

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

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

Bookish Pop-Up

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm Batch Brewing Company Free

The Non-Fiction Journey: From Writing to Selling

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

National Poetry Month: Japanese Haiku

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

Diversity In Romance

 Mon, 23 Feb at 06:00 pm Hubbard | Detroit Public Library Free

Hip-Hop monologue writing workshop

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:00 pm 4841 Cass Ave 3rd floor USD 0 to 6

Woodward Lecture Series: Loris Gréaud

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

Book Club: Women's History Month

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

Local Author: Melissa DiVietri

 Tue, 24 Feb at 02:00 pm Chase | Detroit Public Library Free

Monthly Book Club - Graced Sisters Read!

 Fri, 25 Jul at 06:30 pm Graced to Grow Beyond Fear Free

FEBRUARY BOOK CLUB

 Tue, 17 Feb at 06:00 pm Pages Bookshop USD 15

Detroit Romance Author Meetup at Sip N Read

 Sat, 07 Feb at 06:00 pm 1620 Michigan Ave ste 122 Free

The Black Curator Author Event

 Sat, 28 Feb at 03:00 pm Source Booksellers Free

Eliza Howell Park Winter in the Woods

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

Community Conversation - Marlon James

 Thu, 26 Feb at 05:30 pm Marygrove Conservancy Free

Hip-Hop monologue writing workshop

 Tue, 10 Mar at 07:00 pm 4841 Cass Ave 3rd floor USD 0 to 6

Lincoln Pays Homage to Four Great American Women!

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

Reading by Annell López

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

Adult Book Discussion at Bowen Branch

 Sat, 14 Mar at 11:00 am Bowen | Detroit Public Library Free

"Paradise Lost" by Erin Shields

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

Meet the Buzzbees special Storytime

 Mon, 09 Mar at 04:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Poetry Workshop with Ms. Galaxy

 Sat, 21 Feb at 02:00 pm Elmwood Park | Detroit Public Library Free

Book Club

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

Poetry in Motion Art Show & The Color Experience

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

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

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

Great MI Read: Everything I Learned, I Learned In A Chinese Restaurant

 Sat, 14 Mar at 02:00 pm Jefferson | Detroit Public Library Free

Black History Month Author Visit & Craft

 Tue, 24 Feb at 05:00 pm Sherwood Forest | Detroit Public Library Free

March is Reading Month Book Bingo

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm Campbell | Detroit Public Library Free

Book Club

 Sat, 17 Jan at 11:00 am Elmwood Park | Detroit Public Library Free

SAVE THE TOXIC MASCULINITY

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

Internet Poetry Workshop with Joshua Gillis

 Sat, 07 Feb at 02:00 pm Buffalo Prescott USD 23

Valentine’s Day Brunch with Author Marli Blackman — Book Reading & Signing

 Sat, 14 Feb at 11:00 am KeyBank Free

Bar Heavy Tuesdays: A Poetry Open Mic

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

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

 Thu, 02 Oct at 08:00 pm Detroit Free

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

 Thu, 30 Oct at 08:00 pm Detroit Free

Kids Creative Writing Workshop

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

Love, Peace & Unity

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

The Focus Flow Hub

 Mon, 18 Aug at 05:30 pm Bamboo Detroit Free