Arts and Entertainment

Our Best of Detroit list — where you, the readers, decide the winners and finalists — is finally here, and we’re thrilled to share...

Here is a breakdown of awards and honors Hour Detroit received in 2026 at two prestigious awards ceremonies. SPJ Detroit’s 2026 Excellence in Journalism Awards Hour Detroit...

Arcade or entertainment venue Winner: Barcade Detroit; barcade.com Finalists: Breakout Escape Rooms, Escape Room, Free Play Pinball Arcade, Offworld Arcade,Art fair Winner: Ann Arbor Art Fair Ann Arbor; theannarborartfair.com Finalists: Art & Apples Festival,...

The greatest challenge for Karl Shymanovitz, who serves as music director and conductor for Disney’s The Lion King, is not, as you might expect,...

We've barely cracked open 2026, and I’ve already had mind-altering experiences at the club, the theater, and venues in between.Let’s start in downtown Detroit,...

May 1996 Actress Kate Peckham was the cover girl for Hour's first issue.May 1999 Denise Ilitch talks about her family, the family business, and more....

On a snowy Detroit afternoon, Lawrence Mitchell-Matthews pauses to savor the cold weather. “I've always loved fresh, crisp air,” he says. “It's like a...

My collection of ticket stubs is my memory keeper. In a year with so much to look back on, they help me keep track of...

Detroit Opera has announced that the contract with Artistic Director Yuval Sharon will come to a mutual end with the close of the 2025-26...

Balance is something anyone needs to survive the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. Perhaps it’s not a coincidence that balance is also...

With Highways and Valleys opening the opera season in Detroit, two rarely performed American operas are brought to the fore. Knit together by an...

When Dance Theatre of Harlem returns to Detroit this weekend, it won't feel like a visit. Now in its ninth Detroit residency, the company's...

On Tuesday, Troy-based Emagine Entertainment announced it plans to sell 100% of its business to Belgium-based movie theater chain Kinepolis. The $105 million agreement...

By the end of the year, Emagine Entertainment will be in new hands, the Troy-based movie theater chain announced Tuesday.The news comes after Emagine...

Detroit boasts its very own Detroit Opera House, a magnificent Italian Renaissance style building. Currently home to Detroit Opera, formerly known as Michigan Opera...

The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy announced the full musical and culinary lineup for 2025's Detroit Harvest Fest at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park. The...

The Motown Museum made major news over the weekend with the announcement of a new CEO and the name of its new expansion complex.Following...

Fifty years after KISS made their legendary visit during Cadillac High School’s homecoming weekend, it still feels like something out of a movie. Following an...

For thousands here locally, the month of October is synonymous with a visit to downtown Pontiac’s Erebus Haunted Attraction. 2025 will be its first...

 Twice, the new novel from Mitch Albom, comes out on Oct. 7. However, the book is already making waves thanks to Netflix.Per Variety, the...