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Things to do this week
WHAT’S GOING ON
Pray for Us opens at Norwest Gallery of Art on Saturday.
Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Submit your events to metrotimes.com/calendar. Be sure to check venue websites for COVID-19 policies.
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Pray for Us
Curated by Detroit photographer Bre’Ann White, Pray for U s explores prayer as an ancestral technology connecting our world to the world unseen. White curated the show as part of a six-month residency of Womxnhouse Detroit, an incubator for BIPOC women and non-binary artists that will culminate in a group show this fall. (White also curated the Detroit section of T he N ew B lack V anguard at the DIA, which was fire, so we know this one’s gonna be good.) In Pray for U s, White will be honoring the bond with her mother Edna White, who she lost to cancer in April. Featured artists include Ghanian filmmaker Kuukua Eshun, who is traveling from G hana to present her film “Born Of The Earth,” as well as Jade Lilly, Wayne Lawrence , Rachel Thomas, Faith Couch, and Dedriauna Walker. An opening reception will be held on July 23 with an artist talk scheduled for July 24.
—Randiah Camille Green
O pening reception from 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, July 23 and artist talk from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, July 24 at N orwest Gallery of Art; 19556 Grand River Ave., Detroit; norwestgallery.com. Show up through Tuesday, Aug. 23.
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Grand Blvd. Art Stroll
Three Detroit galleries are teaming up to showcase art and local businesses along G rand Boulevard with a new annual event. The Grand Blvd. Art Stroll will feature the work of more than 75 visual artists with an all-day reception of live painting, music, cocktails, and, of course, artwork for sale. The inaugural event takes place on Saturday across Irwin H ouse G allery, Chroma, and Blackbird Gallery, which are all located along the historic boulevard.
Three metro Detroit women — Irwin H ouse gallerist Misha McG lown, Chroma’s Stephanie Le n, and Donna Jackson of DMJStudio — curated the community art celebration. “We women were able to work together quickly and spontaneously to pull something together that connects the community and shines a light on the re-emerging energy taking place across the Boulevard,” McGlown said in a press release. “The event demonstrates not only our enthusiasm for each other, but also a desire to collaborate, partner, and build with our neighbors.”
Things kick off at Chroma, a newly opened co-working and event space in Detroit’s Milwaukee Junction neighborhood with a cocktail reception between 12:30-6 p.m. The Stroll marks the close of Chroma’s inaugural exhibition YO U B ELO N G, which features
KUUKUA ESHUN
the work of 40 local artists. If you’re unsure where Chroma is, just look for the building with Sydney James’s “The Girl With the D Earring” mural outside.
As they head further down the boulevard, art patrons can stop in at Blackbird Gallery located in the Fisher Building. The gallery boasts work from both emerging and established artists and will be open from noon-9 p.m.
Finally, Irwin H ouse will wrap up the evening with a festive closing reception and celebration from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. with live painting and drinks. A selection of art from the gallery’s collection will be on view in addition to original works from Detroit artists and beyond.
The event also recognizes and encourages visitors to stop in at other local businesses along the route including Submerge Records, Baobab Fare, the Motown Museum, and DABLS African Bead Museum.
While the Grand Blvd. Art Stroll is starting small with only three galleries for its first installment, McGlown said they are planning for an even bigger event in 2023 that will include businesses and cultural spaces along the Blvd. all the way from I-75 to I-96.
—Randiah Camille Green
From noon-10 p.m. on Saturday, July 23. Chroma is located at 2937 E. Grand Blvd.; Detroit. Blackbird Gallery is at 3011 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit; Irwin house Gallery is located at 2351 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit. Entry is free. See irwinhousegallery.org for more info.
Qulture Club Cannabis High Tea Party
It’s tea time, and we’re not talking about your grandma’s stale crumpet party where everyone sits around with their noses turned up like snooty British royalty.
At this “High Tea Party” at Detroit’s Jam Handy on Saturday, guests will be able to freely consume cannabis, marijuana-infused teas, edibles, and infused small plates — all while learning about the medicinal benefits of different strains and cannabinoids.
Former Fox 2 Detroit news anchorturned-marijuana advocate Anqunette Jamison Sarfoh better known as is hosting the upscale, adult gathering. Since leaving the broadcast news world, Sarfoh launched her cannabis business ulture Club to help spread the word about marijuana’s healing effects. The brand offers several tinctures, topicals, and gummies focusing on specific cannabinoids for pain relief, energy, sleep, and immunity.
It’s a personal affair for Sarfoh, who turned to the plant to treat her multiple sclerosis after getting fed up with addictive pharmaceutical drugs that left her feeling even more ill.
Sarfoh says the gathering is also for experienced cannabis users who want to be around a more mature crowd of likeminded individuals.
A specialized cannabis nurse will be on-site to share holistic health information, and the food will be provided by Chef Sunflower, who will teach attendees how to cook with marijuana at home.
Beyond high tea, the event will serve as a release party for Sarfoh’s new line of ulture prerolls that will be available for sale at CuraLeaf, G reen G enie, U topia G ardens, H uron V iew, Premiere Provisions, and Mission-Om of Medicine.
She’s also expanding her line of CBD products, which will be available at erbo’s Market in Commerce Township and Livonia, Finding R oots in H owell, and online.
—Randiah Camille Green
T he Q ulture Club Cannabis H igh Tea Party is from noon-3 p.m. on Saturday, July 23 at T he Jam H andy; 2900 East Grand Blvd., Detroit. T ickets are $60 and can be purchased online at qultureclub. com/events.
