Art Birmingham Kicks Off Summer Art Season [MAP LINK]

Festival returns to Shain Park for Mothers Day weekend.

Art Birmingham Crowd

Metro Detroit’s first major outdoor art festival begins this weekend. Art Birmingham is celebrating its 35th anniversary May 7 and 8 in Shain Park (click link for map). The event’s director, Karen Delhey tells WDET’s Pat Batcheller it’s become a Mother’s Day weekend tradition. It’s a fundraiser for the Birmingham Bloomfield Arts Center, which offers art classes and exhibitions for the community. Art Birmingham will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 8. Click on the audio player to hear the conversation.

Pat Batcheller

 

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  • Pat Batcheller is a host and Senior News Editor for 101.9 WDET, presenting local news, traffic and weather updates during Morning Edition. He is an amateur musician.