Arts & Living

NAACP invites community to annual Juneteenth freedom celebration

The Lenawee County Branch of the NAACP will host its annual Juneteenth celebration on Friday, June 19, from 4-9 p.m. in downtown Adrian. 

‘Gypsy’ comes to the Croswell stage

The Croswell Opera House continues its 2026 Broadway Season with the musical “Gypsy.”

Tecumseh Players to stage One-Act Wednesdays in Adams Park

Back in October 1960, a group of amateur performers from in and around Tecumseh who called themselves the Guild of Tecumseh Players got together to stage a single performance of the play “Charley’s Aunt” at what was then the Strand Theater.

Series spotlighting original music begins on June 4 in Hudson

The Celebrate Hudson Music in the Park series, which brings talented bands and singer-songwriters to play free outdoor concerts in Hudson every summer, is returning this year starting June 4.

Local woman recognized for impact on skilled trades education

Carolyn Racine, vice president of continuing education at Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute in Adrian, was recognized recently with a 2026 Michigan Works! Southeast Impact Award, celebrating her career journey and the growing impact of skilled trades education in Lenawee County.

‘It’s a member of the family’

First United Methodist Church in Adrian celebrates the restoration of its pipe organ.

Symphony marks nation’s 250th with music of Copland, Sousa and more

As America celebrates its 250th birthday this year, plenty of orchestras around the country are programming concerts of patriotic music — and the Adrian Symphony Orchestra is no exception.

INAI Gallery has a new home but a familiar heritage

Back in the early 1970s two Adrian Dominican Sisters who were artists, Sisters Barbara Chenicek, OP, and Rita Schiltz, OP, wanted to find a place to serve as a home for their and other sisters’ creative activities.

Get ready for spring garden work with Lunch & Learn session

“Getting Ready for Spring” will be the topic of the Weber Center’s monthly Lunch and Learn series this month.

Childhood handshake inspires sisters to collaborate across an ocean

What began as a quiet, familiar ritual around the family dinner table has evolved into a children’s book now traveling far beyond its original home.