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‘We have to be committed’: Community groups focus on preventing violence on Detroit’s east side
Read full article: ‘We have to be committed’: Community groups focus on preventing violence on Detroit’s east sideBullet holes remain in the windows of a house on Detroit’s east side, at the corner of Fairmount Drive and Shakespeare.
A taste of the UP for Michigan ‘trolls’: Where to find pasties in the Lower Peninsula
Read full article: A taste of the UP for Michigan ‘trolls’: Where to find pasties in the Lower PeninsulaPasties are beloved by Michiganders, so what better way to celebrate Upper Peninsula Day on Tuesday than with the savory treat?
What’s the origin of Valentine’s Day? Here’s the dark and mysterious story
Read full article: What’s the origin of Valentine’s Day? Here’s the dark and mysterious storyValentine’s Day -- the holiday made for a Hallmark movie. At least that’s what it seems like now. But it wasn’t always so closely associated with roses and teddy bears.
UK: Sculpture by controversial artist attacked with hammer
Read full article: UK: Sculpture by controversial artist attacked with hammerBritish police have cordoned off an area outside the BBC’s Broadcasting House in central London after a man was spotted scaling the building and using a hammer to attack a statue by controversial sculptor Eric Gill.
O'Farrell's 'Hamnet' wins book critics award for fiction
Read full article: O'Farrell's 'Hamnet' wins book critics award for fictionFILE - Author Maggie O'Farrell poses for the media at the Costa book awards in London on Jan. 25, 2011. O'Farrell's "Hamnet," an imagined take on the death of Shakespeare's son from the bubonic plague, has won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)NEW YORK – Maggie O'Farrell's “Hamnet,” an imagined take on the death of Shakespeare's son from the bubonic plague, has won the National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction. “Hamnet,” an unfortunately well timed story for the current pandemic, explores the impact of the boy's illness and death on his family. The book critics circle was founded in 1974 and has hundreds of members around the country.
The dark and mysterious origins of Valentine’s Day
Read full article: The dark and mysterious origins of Valentine’s DayValentine’s Day -- the holiday made for a Hallmark movie. Though, Chaucer’s mention of Valentine’s Day in this poem is also disputed. Slowly, but surely, Valentine’s Day started getting sweeter. (Wikipedia Commons)Shakespeare romanticized Valentine’s Day in his work and it began to really take off in Britain and in Europe. And then boom - Hallmark hit the map in 1913, and started mass producing Valentine’s Day cards.
Shakespeare in Detroit connects grade school students to theater
Read full article: Shakespeare in Detroit connects grade school students to theaterDETROIT – The director of a new program called Shakespeare STEAM is using the stage to give Detroit students the tools they need to succeed -- something she said she missed out on in school. Shakespeare in Detroit has dedicated its entire season to an educational pilot program that teaches children about Shakespeare and everything that goes into putting on the play. Shakespeare in Detroit is connecting grade school children to theater by providing vocational and artistic training in its program, called “Shakespeare STEAM.”As the artistic director and a graduate of Detroit Public Schools, the program is personal for White. “I wanted to give the opportunity for kids who sat in the seats that I once sat in to have the opportunity to learn everything about theater,” White said. There is a matinee at 12:15 p.m. Saturday at the Detroit School of Arts.