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Birmingham's David Bloom is organizing "An Imperfect Union," a seven-panel collaborative mural at Baldwin Public Library honoring America's 250th anniversary, with artist applications due Wednesday, Aug. 12.
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Cranbrook Academy of Art alumna Karyn Olivier opens her solo exhibition "Bend, Break, Mend" at MOCAD on Saturday, Aug. 8, with a free Family Day and artist conversation, curated by fellow Cranbrook alumna Jova Lynne.
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Birmingham presented three design concepts for a $300,000 playground renovation at Crestview Park during an Aug. 4 Parks and Recreation Board meeting, with an online survey for resident feedback expected soon at engage.bhamgov.org.
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Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills is accepting participants for its Education for Ministry program, a weekly small-group faith study beginning in September that requires no prior religious background.
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Cranbrook's Bloomfield Hills campus offers two distinct family-friendly experiences this August: a Discovery Days solar eclipse program at the Institute of Science on August 12 and a Monumental Connection poetry reading at the Art Museum on August 8.
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Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills is launching a six-workshop Community Science Network series for adults starting Sunday, Aug. 9, covering topics from insect identification to pollinator conservation, with no prior science experience required.
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The Birmingham Shopping District has three free events on tap for August — an outdoor movie night, the Farmers Market Corn Festival, and a classic car show.
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Jayoung Yoon, who earned her MFA in Fiber from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2009, has been named a 2026 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Craft/Sculpture, receiving an $8,000 unrestricted grant after being selected from nearly 4,000 applicants.
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Cranbrook alumnus and former faculty member Scott Klinker will launch his new design book, "Fine Design," at a free public event at Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills on Wednesday, September 23, during Detroit Month of Design.
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Birmingham families can fill summer weeks with drop-in swim sessions at Goldfish Swim School, the weekly Farmers Market on Old Woodward, and free Wednesday concerts at Shain Park, plus a Kids Zone and MI Bon festival in early August.
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Bloomfield Township launched a resident feedback campaign on July 22 asking neighbors to share deer-related complaints, photos, and videos as officials consider next steps on the local deer population.
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The Woodward Dream Cruise returns Saturday, August 15, 2026, bringing classic cars, live entertainment and heavy foot traffic to Birmingham and Bloomfield businesses along the 16-mile Woodward corridor.
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