• Krasel Art Center A place where imagination and art fills your senses.

• Kresge Art Museum, MSU Kresge Art Museum, founded in 1959, houses Michigan State University's collection of over 7,000 works of art. Portions of the collection are on continuous display, offering a rich diversity of style, technique and media.

• Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra This orchestra began with a small group of mostly volunteer, retired professional musicians who performed a set of three concerts under the direction of a variety of guest conductors to raise funds to support a developing local youth orchestra. That developing youth orchestra program gave birth to the now extraordinarily successful Dorothy Gerber Beginning Strings programs of the Crooked Tree Arts Center. Today, the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra is a relatively large chamber orchestra of approximately ...

• Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival Experience the artistry of world-class musicians performing classic and contemporary chamber works in beautiful venues.

• Chamber Music Society of Detroit Founded in 1944, The Chamber Music Society of Detroit, has emerged as one of the most prestigious presenters of world-class chamber music in the United States today. The tenth oldest of such organizations recognized by Chamber Music America, the society remains dedicated to presenting the world's most outstanding composers and performers of standard classical repertoire and contemporary works.

• Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings Discover the special rapport of Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings: eclectic selections featuring brass, woodwinds and strings in a multitude of combinations.

"After two decades in the trenches, DCWS remains such an indispensable contributor to musical culture in metro Detroit." - Detroit Free Press

• Kerrytown Concert House Operating out of a small and unique facility in a premier location in downtown Ann Arbor, KCH presents a rich and diverse performing arts series (approximately 70 events per year) to a cross-section of southeast Michigan and local community audiences.

• Fontana Chamber Arts Fontana Chamber Arts seeks to enrich the human spirit by supporting the creation and performance of high quality chamber music within the diverse communities we serve.

• Raven Hill Discovery Center Raven Hill Discovery Center is the only place in northern Lower Michigan where children and adults can link science, history & the arts with hands-on activities and explorations both indoors and outdoors. Connections emerge through classes, exhibits and facilities that provide opportunities for all ages to learn, create, grow and play.

• Detroit Science Center Founded by Detroit businessman and philanthropist Dexter Ferry nearly 30 years ago, the Detroit Science Center was among the first centers for scientific exploration and learning in the country to include an IMAX® Dome Theatre. An exhibit floor and program plan encouraged hands-on interaction, exploration and study of science and technology.

• Upper Peninsula Children's Museum A hands-on exploratory learning environment designed by kids for FUN! The Museum offers a variety of exciting programs and exhibits that engage thousands of families from across the region and around the globe each year.

• Saginaw Choral Society By providing mentoring opportunities, in-school performances, and concert ticket incentives, the Choral Society advances vocal art appreciation and nurtures young talent.

• Rackham Symphony Choir The driving rhythms of African Sanctus; the fusion of prose and song of the Holocaust Cantata; and Too Hot to Handel, the blues-jazz-gospel reinvention of Handel's Messiah, inspire and excite. Whether classical or contemporary, the Rackham Symphony Choir's repertoire covers a variety of musical cultures, styles and periods, from the great classical compositions to unique and rarely performed works.

• North American Choral Company The choral company celebrates the human family's kaleidoscopic beauty by cultivating choral music as a form of contemporary art and exploring cultures world-wide.

• Holland Community Chorale From traditional vocal music standards to rousing show tunes, the Holland Chorale is Western Michigan's premier musical entertainment experience...Singing, Dancing, Playing, Energy, Variety, and Excitement!

• Brazeal Dennard Chorale The Chorale is a group of highly trained singers dedicated to developing the choral art to its highest professional level. They are deeply committed to the rediscovery and performance of significant choral works by African American composers.

• Detroit Dance Collective The company is committed to the creation and production of high quality dance and related arts programming that is accessible and affordable to all citizens; and provides a showcase for professional and emerging Michigan artists.

• Eisenhower Dance Ensemble Inc Considered Michigan's premier contemporary dance company, EDE has achieved significant critical acclaim as well as enthusiastic audience support. The company tours nationally and internationally with 6-8 dancers and presents a local 4-5 concert subscription season each year.

• Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers This extraordinary company of poetic and athletic dancers is committed to revealing the language of modern dance to adults and children alike. Critics have called Wellspring's work "dramatic," "impassioned," "seamless," "compelling," "exuberant" and "life-affirming."

• East Lansing Film Festival The East Lansing Film Festival (ELFF) is the largest and most diverse film festival in Michigan to screen independent and foreign feature, documentary, short and students films from around the world. The ELFF is dedicated to bringing quality foreign and independent films to the state of Michigan in order to expose our audience to diverse cultures, ideas, and creative works.

• Detroit Windsor International Film Festival Spread out over two metropolitan, international cities, the DWIFF is pulls our community into focus, as we welcome the world to share in our creativity, talent and resources.

• Traverse City Film Festival The festival presents the best of independent, foreign, and documentary films in several indoor movie houses, including the State Theatre, the City Opera House, and the Old Town Playhouse.

• Waterfront Film Festival In what has quickly become a tradition, the idyllic resort village of Saugatuck, Michigan comes alive each June with filmgoers, actors, producers and directors sharing the excitement as outstanding independent films from all over the United States are screened in casual, intimate settings. Entertainment professionals from Los Angeles, New York and Michigan created the Waterfront Film Festival.

• Danish Festival Every August the entire Greenville Community comes together to celebrate its Danish heritage. Held annually during the third weekend in August the Danish Festival draws more than 75,000 visitors to Greenville.

• Holocaust Memorial Center It is our hope that by providing opportunities for the ongoing study of the Holocaust and of those individuals who in the midst of evil stood for the best, rather than worst, of human nature, we are creating a legacy for present and future generations - a legacy that can be used as a guide for righteous human behavior.

• Lowell Area Historical Museum Visitors of all ages come here to discover our river of history through the preservation and presentation of artifacts, oral histories, programs, and exhibits.

• Marquette Maritime Museum Began in 1980 as the Marquette Maritime Museum Association, the museum was opened in the old City Waterworks building in 1982. During 2007 there were approximately 12,000 visitors to the museum. Of those, 30% were local, mostly schoolchildren. 40% were from other parts of Michigan and 20% were from out of state. We had visitors from every state except Hawaii and Rhode Island!

• The Community House A unique place for learning, meeting, celebrating...

• The Ark The Ark is Ann Arbor's nonprofit home for acoustic music. Considered one of the top music clubs in the world, The Ark is renowned for the quality and breadth of its programming

• Michigan Shakespeare Festival The Michigan Shakespeare Festival has been presenting the timeless themes and glorious language of William Shakespeare since 1995, growing each year into a premier regional event that draws respected actors from across the nation, and satisfied audiences from throughout the Midwest.

• Wayne State University Press Founded in 1941, Wayne State University Press is a leading publisher of Great Lakes books, Judaica, and African American studies, as well as a wide range of other scholarly and general interest titles.

• Alpena Community College, Spotlight Series The Spotlight Series provides cultural enrichment to the community. Performances connect with audiences of all ages. And regular Spotlight Series attendees find the performances diverse and enjoyable as well.

• Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts The Kirtland Center for the Performing Arts is a major attraction, and an asset for northern, lower Michigan.

• City of Sterling Heights Sterlingfest Art & Jazz Fair is renowned as one of Michigan's best-run and best-attended festivals, Sterlingfest's combination of art, music and food means three days of sun-drenched, summertime fun every year. Sterlingfest mixes the tradition of an arts & crafts fair with a jazz and blues stage, a Suds'n'Sounds stage, Kidzfest children's activities and entertainment stage, a family midway, local restaurateurs and a main national headliner stage.

• Pine Mountain Music Festival A festival that provides first-rate cultural opportunities, a growing educational program for student in grades K-12, and support for promising artists.

• Miller Auditorium, Western Michigan University The mission of Miller Auditorium is to enhance and enrich the cultural development and awareness of the University and its constituents in the region by offering cost-effective, diversified and superior cultural experiences, delivered with the highest level of service.

• Lexington Arts Council Lexington's music program, Music in the Park, began in 1994 with three summer concerts in the Lexington Village Park. This small effort grew over the years to become an annual concert schedule of eight free summer musical events held in Patrick Tierney Park at the Lexington harbor.

• Kalamazoo Institute of Arts The KIA's mission is to cultivate the creation and appreciation of the visual arts for the communities of West Michigan.

• Flint Institute of Arts The museum's permanent collection includes more than 7,000 works of art, many of which are by renowned artists from the past and present. The FIA Art School offers classes for students from age 2 1/2 to senior citizens, and thousands of adults and children visit the museum or participate in its programs annually.

• Crooked Tree Arts Council The Crooked Tree Arts Center houses two art galleries; a 235-seat thrust stage theatre; studios for dance, pottery, painting, and music lessons; offices and meeting rooms. Each session of the Community School of the Arts offers more than 350 hours of instruction in music, art and dance. CTAC also takes its show on the road. More than 5,000 students in Charlevoix and Emmet County were treated to in-school performaces by the Jeff Haas Trio, River North Chicago Dance Company and the Lark String Quartet.

• Evart Downtown Development Authority Evart is located in the heart of Northern Michigan's outdoor recreational paradise and is home to the annual: Summer Musicale Series, Folk Festival, Dulcimer FunFest, and the Wood Carvers Roundup.

• Ann Arbor Summer Festival Each year, the three-week event offers dozens of performances, events, activities, exhibitions, parties and more, with eclectic music, dance, theater, film, visual arts and family fun.

• Calumet Theatre Company Incorporated in 1983 as an independent, non-profit cultural organization to program events and encourage continuing restoration the theatre annually hosts symphony, folk music, jazz, opera, theatre, dance, and community events, as well as public meetings and guided tours.

• Marygrove College Urban, Personal, Unique, Cosmopolitan. Exciting, challenging, encouraging and life-transforming.

• Croswell Opera House and Fine Arts Association Established in 1866 the Croswell Opera House is the oldest continuously operating theatre in Michigan and the third oldest in the United States. At the center of Adrian's downtown the opera house continues to be a center for the arts in Lenawee County. Today the theater has a reputation for presenting quality musicals and plays with the help of its community and equity actors and volunteers.

• Tibbits Opera Foundation Professional summer stock and children's theatre draw large summer crowds. Winter events include concerts, Community Theatre, Christmas shows, recitals, children's theatre, and professional productions. Work from area artists is an ongoing exhibit.

• Detroit Educational Television Foundation WTVS Detroit Public Television is the viewer-supported PBS member station serving the nation's 11th largest television market. We are carried on cable and satellite systems throughout Southeast Michigan and over a thousand communities in Canada.

• River Raisin Ragtime Revue A professional ragtime theater orchestra dedicated to educating and entertaining via the presentation of significant American music. R4 highlights the development of our country's original musical style - ragtime. Utilizing a meticulously-researched and engaging narrative, R4 transports the audience to the cultural and social conditions of turn-of-the-century America. Special emphasis is given to the contributions of African American composers and the obstacles they overcame in attempting to gain ...

• Birmingham Bloomfield Symphony Orchestra The BBSO strives to cultivate interest in the musical arts for the entire family with emphasis on educational growth. The orchestra has been awarded 12 times for being the "Most Outstanding Community Orchestra in Southeastern Michigan" presented by the Detroit Motor City Awards.

• Adrian Symphony Orchestra The orchestra regularly collaborates with extraordinary soloists, including prize-winners of the Naumburg, Leeds, and Tchaikovsky competitions. ASO guest artists have appeared with internationally-known orchestras in venues ranging from New York's Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center to Vienna's Musikverein. Recent ASO soloists have appeared with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Boston Pops, as well as other prestigious orchestras around the world.

• International Symphony Orchestra of Sarnia, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan Formed in 1957 this "international" organization has continued successfully for the past forty years. Annual school concerts provide over 2000 area school children with a live symphony experience. With free admission to all children 14 years and under if accompanied by an adult young people are encouraged to attend regular symphony performances.

• Jackson Symphony Orchestra Our mission is to provide performance, listening, and learning opportunities in a variety of venues which shall have the potential to reach and enrich the lives of everyone in and around the community of Jackson, Michigan.

• Detroit Symphony Orchestra Inc. For nearly a century, the internationally acclaimed Detroit Symphony Orchestra achieved greatness with unforgettable performances, visionary maestros and illustrious guest artists. The standard of musicianship and artistry on the stage of Orchestra Hall is admired throughout the world.

• Interlochen Center for the Arts Situated on a 1,200-acre campus, Interlochen Center for the Arts is the only community in the world that brings together: 2500 students for a summer arts camp program, 500 students for a fine arts high school, two 24-hour listener-supported public radio stations, year-round arts programs for adults AND 600 arts presentations annually by students, faculty and world-renowned guest artists and eight decades worth of alumni worldwide, including a galaxy of arts luminaries.

• Kalamazoo Symphony KSO presents professional orchestra performances and education programs for audiences throughout southwest Michigan, fostering lifelong appreciation and support for symphonic music.

• Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra Founded as a community orchestra in 1928 by five musically-inclined members of the local Methodist Church the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra has since grown to become a main player in Ann Arbor's world of art and culture. Since 1986 the A2SO has been a fully professional orchestra, first under the baton of Carl St.Clair, followed by Sam Wong and now headed by Maestro Arie Lipsky.

• Jewish Ensemble Theatre  Our mission is to produce theatre of the highest professional standards and to provide a stage for the exploration of ideas that confront issues of humanity and community from the Jewish perspective.

• Wild Swan Theater Twenty nine years of rave reviews from young people, parents, teachers, and the press has made Wild Swan Theater one of the most admired professional theaters for families in the nation, garnering praise for its ingenious artistry, its innovative audience accessibility program, and its projects for participants with disabilities.

• PuppetART, Detroit Puppet Theater and Puppet Center Founded in 1998 by a group of puppeteers and artists trained in the former Soviet Union, all members of the PuppetART troupe are masters of puppetry art theater. PuppetART offers a repertoire of eight productions, including one created for adult audiences. Performances feature hand, rod, shadow, floor tabletop and string or marionette puppets. All events at PuppetART combine a theater performance, a tour of the museum and a workshop in the studio.

• Ironwood Theatre, Inc. Dedicated to bringing arts
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• Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit is an internationally acclaimed youth development program that concentrates on helping young artists excel on stage and in life. Mosaic's mission is to empower young people to maximize their potential through professional performing arts training and the creation of first-rate theatrical and musical art.

• Little Traverse Civic Theatre Every participant, whether backstage, onstage, or in the audience is a valued contributor to the continuation of live theatre in northern Michigan.

• Grand Rapids Civic Theatre The GRCT is the largest community theatre in Grand Rapids and one of the largest in the entire United States, with over 3,000 season ticket holders annually. We reach over 90,000 people during a single season: 110 performances of the six main stage productions; twenty performances of the two productions for children; and a varying number of special events - under the leadership of our professional staff and over 30 guest artists.

• Williamston Theatre Project With an Arts Project grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs in support of their first full season, the Williamston Theatre launched 2006-2007 with the Midwest premiere of "Rounding Third," a comedy by Richard Dresser. Performances June 26-Aug. 3, 2008 of Talley's Folly by Lanford Wilson Winner of both the 1980 Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award as best play of the season.

• Buckham Fine Arts Project The gallery was established in 1984 as a center for innovative and diverse contemporary visual and performance art for Flint and surrounding areas. The artist-member volunteers who run the gallery are eager to exhibit artists from as many diverse locations as possible. It is the philosophy of the gallery to create an open atmosphere which allows both emerging and established artists to take charge of their own creative pursuits.

• Michigan Legacy Art Park Artist David Barr founded the Michigan Legacy Art Park in 1995. He began to envision the Art Park in 1988 as a place where "artists could tell the story of Michigan through the fundamental materials of nature" while connecting man to nature, nature to man, and transcending those boundaries without disturbing the balance.

• Detroit Zoo Mission Statement: Demonstrate leadership in wildlife conservation and animal welfare. Provide a broad audience with outstanding and unique educational opportunities that lead to the appreciation and stewardship of nature. Inspire our community with engaging, meaningful and memorable experiences. Provide innovative zoological facilities that contribute to the region's economic vitality. Demonstrate organizational excellence consistent with a commitment to outstanding service and progressive ...

• Binder Park Zoo The Mission of Binder Park Zoo is that people in Michigan will understand, conserve, and empathize with nature, and have a quality outdoor recreation experience.

• John Ball Zoo Celebrating the Wonders of our Natural World...