Concert halls & amphitheaters / Midtown (Cultural Center)
Detroit Institute of Arts (Friday Night Live!)
Detroit's flagship art museum in Midtown's Cultural Center, whose weekly Friday Night Live! series brings music and dance performances on Friday evenings.
01 / The story of this place
Make time for these
Friday Night Live! stages music and dance every Friday evening, often in Rivera Court or the Detroit Film Theatre auditorium, such as the “Coltrane 100: Marcus Elliot Africa/Brass” concert on September 25, 2026. The 1,150-seat Detroit Film Theatre also hosts concerts.
- Weekly Friday Night Live! series
- Performances in Rivera Court
- 1,150-seat Detroit Film Theatre
Famous Detroiters
Famous people tied to this place 4
Lexicon entries for the people who lived, worked, performed or liked to spend time here.
- Frida Kahlo 1907–1954 · painter
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The museum where Rivera painted the Detroit Industry murals while Kahlo lived nearby; it staged the 2015 exhibition on the couple's Detroit year.
- Robert S. Duncanson 1821–1872 · landscape and portrait painter
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Holds several Duncanson paintings, including Uncle Tom and Little Eva (1853), Drunkard's Plight and At the Foot of the Cross.
- Alexander Girard 1907–1993 · architect, interior and textile designer
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Where he staged An Exhibition for Modern Living, a milestone show of mid-century American design.
- Bess Bonnier 1928–2011 · jazz pianist, composer, educator
Performed here
The city's art museum, one of the venues where Bonnier performed regularly.
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Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-09-25
An independently written bilingual guide. This collection is not an attendance-based ranking.
03 / Events
Events at this place
Published events automatically linked from our event guide. Times are local to the venue.
Sep 25, 2026, 7:00 PMThe Marching Band
The Marching Band — film screening at Detroit Film Theatre, Detroit.
Sep 26, 2026, 2:00 PMHola Frida
Hola Frida — film screening at Detroit Film Theatre, Detroit.
Oct 2, 2026, 7:00 PMThe Samurai and the Prisoner
The Samurai and the Prisoner — film screening at Detroit Film Theatre, Detroit.
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