Drop by the Downtown Lobby for an interactive art experience. Create generative abstract art in various styles through dance and movement and see the data your motion creates from AI body tracking on the lobby's big screen! Afterwards, you can find your art online to download and share.

Come back for trace/play: plays with change for a live performance using the same technology on June 28th.

Join us for a demonstration and talk by artist Nobuko Yamasaki. Nobuko learned woodblock printing as a student at Seika University in Kyoto, Japan. After graduation, she studied with Richard Steiner, a noted woodblock print artist and teacher, in his Kyoto studio. Mokuhanga is a traditional Japanese technique for woodblock printing. It is best known for the ukiyo-e style prints popular in Japan during the Edo period (1603–1868).

This event is part of Japan Week.

Join us for a Japanese Festival with SAKURA Japanese Instrumental Group. The performing artists, hailing from hometowns in both Japan and the Midwest USA, come together to share the soundscapes of traditional music as expressed through the compositions of their mutual mentor Yamada Mizue from Kanazawa, Japan, some pieces from the Kodo One World collection as well as traditional folk music pieces.

Join us for a demonstration on making and decorating nerikiri representing the four seasons by Toshiko Sugii Steffes. Wagashi are traditional Japanese confections originally made to be served at tea ceremonies. They are considered a visual and culinary art form and are often enjoyed during special occasions or seasonal transitions. Nerikiri is a type of Wagashi that is created using white butter beans, sugar, mochi, and food coloring.

Join us for a demonstration on making and decorating nerikiri representing the four seasons by Toshiko Sugii Steffes. Wagashi are traditional Japanese confections originally made to be served at tea ceremonies. They are considered a visual and culinary art form and are often enjoyed during special occasions or seasonal transitions. Nerikiri is a type of Wagashi that is created using white butter beans, sugar, mochi, and food coloring.

Kimono is the national dress of Japan and can be traced back in their history for 1000s of years to the Heian period. Kimono have a distinct style, fabrics and construction and are worn in a very particular way. Representatives from the Japanese Society of Detroit's Women's Club will demonstrate how to wear a Kimono and you will get a chance to see some beautiful examples up close! 

This event is part of Japan Week and is in partnership with the Japan Society of Detroit Women's Club.

Enjoy the sights and sounds of Hawai'i while learning about the Hawai'ian tradition of the Hula and its music.

At the request of John Sinclair's family and friends, the live stream of his funeral will be available for public viewing.

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Enjoy an informal classical music performance for folks of all ages, performed by Concert Music Outreach Collective.

Concert Music Outreach Collective (CMOC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to increase access to live chamber music performances for underserved communities, as well as to feature and promote compositions written by diverse composers. CMOC takes high-level chamber music performances out of the concert hall and into the community through an engagement-based concert series hosted in prisons, shelters, and addiction recovery facilities.

We’ve all heard about ChatGPT and DALL-E -- along with many other AI tools, they are already in use by writers and designers alike to streamline workflows, spark inspiration, and push creative boundaries. How does AI redefine the traditional boundaries of creativity in various domains such as art, music, literature, and design? Can AI truly be considered a creative entity, or does it merely mimic human creativity? And how can AI and human creatives collaborate effectively to enhance the creative process and produce innovative outcomes?