Dame Jane Glover, Ryan Patrick Hooper and Key'mon Murrah smile in WDET's main control room

Detroit Opera showcases unique talents with ‘Xerxes’

March 3, 2023

Under the leadership of Yuval Sharon, Detroit Opera has put on some groundbreaking productions, and another one opens this weekend....

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Astronomicon returns to Livonia with a growing list of celebrities

March 1, 2023

Astronomicon pop culture convention is where some of movie and television’s favorite actors and voice actors head to Michigan for...

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Detroit Today: America has a pop culture addiction

February 25, 2023

Smartphone addiction is real, but for many of us, it can feel necessary to constantly be online. Our daily life...

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Detroit poet jessica Care moore brings ‘Vibe Sessions’ to Carr Center

February 24, 2023

Multi-hyphenate poet jessica Care moore is launching a three-part series entitled "Vibe Sessions" this Saturday at the Carr Center in...

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College for Creative Studies students team up with Carhartt to create sustainable fashion

February 23, 2023

During their 2022 Fall/Winter semester, students at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit had the opportunity to team up...

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Sam’s Jams Live: Urban Art Orchestra

February 21, 2023

In this second installment of Sam's Jams Live, WDET Creative Producer and longtime Detroit musician Sam Beaubien is joined by Urban...

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First annual Black Bottom Jazz Showcase aims to take audiences to ‘a simpler time’

February 17, 2023

In honor of Black History Month, the first annual Black Bottom Jazz Showcase will take place on Saturday, Feb. 25,...

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The Carr Center’s Black History Month programming highlights esteemed Black artists

February 15, 2023

In honor of Black History Month, The Carr Center in Detroit's museum district is hosting a wide array of activities...

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Thornetta Davis and her five backing musicians smile with Tia Graham in WDET's live studio

Listen to Thornetta Davis perform live in WDET’s Studio A

February 15, 2023

Detroit's Queen of Blues, Thornetta Davis, will be performing two live shows at The Carr Center on Feb. 16 and...

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book cover for "Ecology of Soul: A New Mythology of Death and the Paranormal, Volume One" by Joshua Cutchin

How embracing the paranormal could produce a deeper meaning of life

February 10, 2023

Researcher Joshua Cutchin is one of the leading voices of today's paranormal community who are calling for a vast reconsideration...

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Listen to Dixon’s Violin perform live in WDET’s Studio A

February 9, 2023

Detroit’s own Dixon’s Violin has made it his life's work to use music to express natural human emotions in a...

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Enter NPR's 2023 Tiny Desk Contest

Enter the 2023 NPR Tiny Desk Contest

February 8, 2023

101.9 WDET and NPR are looking for unsigned musical artists in Detroit to enter the 2023 Tiny Desk Contest.Are you...

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