Aromatherapy has been linked to a range of benefits—from easing pain and anxiety to improving sleep and managing side effects of treatment. In this hands-on session, you’ll learn about the power of essential oils and create your own personalized aromatherapy blend to take home.

Join us on July 15^th for a free behind the scenes look at the Inside-Out Program from DIA Community Engagement Manager Colleen McNamara.

Celebrate National Teddy Bear Picnic Day with Us!

Bring your favorite teddy bear or stuffed friend and join us for a fun-filled hour of singing, dancing, and more! Toddlers and their parent/caregiver will have a great time playing together on the lawn overlooking the lake during this structured class led by Mary Edwards.

Healthy eating doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. In this hands-on demo, we’ll use fresh, in-season produce to create quick, tasty, and portable recipes perfect for snacks or light meals. You’ll get to see, taste, and take away simple ideas you can use right away.

Eighty-one artists from 23 area high schools are participating in the 9th Annual Promising Artists Exhibition. Thank you to juror Steven Prokuda, associate art director at Hour Media and 2021 graduate of College for Creative Studies, for helping organize the Exhibition.

Wondering what you can do to reduce stress and enhance your mental wellness? Uncover effective tools for optimizing your mental health and learn how to prioritize your wellbeing during this informative workshop.

The Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra is a community orchestra dedicated to providing live, classical symphonic music to the community while providing an opportunity for local professionals and accomplished amateurs to perform the classics.

In this workshop Nobuko Yamaski will teach Kirie, the ancient Japanese art of paper cutting. A noted cutout picture artist is the late Takidaira Jiro.

To make Kirie art, the class will cut out a simple design in black paper, then lay it on a sheet of Bristol paper colored with pencils in bright colors.

Join Life Directions on Friday, April 25 at The War Memorial for Spark of Hope- a benefit for Life Directions. This year’s Guiding Light Honorees are Joe & Rosalie Vicari, with Patrick A. Rugiero being recognized as the Lifetime Achievement Honoree.

One of the best ways to learn posthumously from a master painter is to paint a “master copy."

In this workshop we will study Branch of the Seine near Giverny (Mist), one of 18 works in Monet's Mornings on the Seine series. He painted the works from a flat-bottomed boat anchored to the riverbank where the Epte River flows into the Seine. As the light changed fro dawn to day, he worked on one canvas after another.To keep them in order, he numbered them, placed them in grooves built into the boat and had the gardener, whom he enlisted as his assistant, hand them to him.

Hosted by Executive Director, Jaime Rae Turnbull, and Schaap Center program partners, this town hall invites our community members in for a chance to have their opinions heard.

Join the Grosse Pointe Veterans Club for its meeting on Feb. 13 at 2 p.m.

For the fifth and final lecture of the series on April 6, historian Mike Kroll will offer a side of Edsel Ford that isn’t often talked about. You probably already know he introduced fine lines and fast motors to the cars produced on the Ford assembly lines, and he paid for the famous Rivera murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts. But did you know he also enjoyed racing powerboats? He used one of them to commute from his home on Lake St. Clair to the office at the Rouge Plant in Dearborn. 

In this class, we will learn how there is so much more to know about graphite pencils!

Can't draw? No worries! You will be given printed images to work with as we explore the different degrees of graphite, their uses, and how to apply them to artwork.

Join us for this unique workshop designed to help you navigate the emotional and practical challenges of separation with clarity, confidence, and support.

One of the best ways to learn posthumously from a master painter is to paint a “master copy." In this workshop we will study Max Beckman's Self Portrait in Olive and Brown. You can see it at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Beckman is one of the leading German expressionist painters. He escaped Nazi German in 1937 and lived in exile in Amsterdam during the war. He started painting this portrait after the German troops withdrew from Amsterdam at the end of the war. He completed it on Nov. 29, 1945, noting in his diary -- "Germany is dying, et moi -- self-portrait 1945 finished.

The War Memorial partners with Grosse Pointe Memorial Church for a Kids Coalition Against Hunger packaging event. Be a part of this humanitarian food aid effort.

Join the Grosse Pointe Veterans Club for its meeting on Feb. 13 at 2 p.m.

Be ready to celebrate the long career of Mickey Mouse, who sailed into our lives on Nov. 18, 1928, as Steamboat Willie in an animated black-and-white short that premiered at the Colony Theatre in New York City. 

No experience necessary!

Saveria Giovinazzo, a respected artist and experienced teacher, has developed this class to introduce watercolor pencils, a convenient medium that can produce "wow" results.

She has planned multiple exercises and small projects with a focus on encouraging students to explore how they can use the medium to suit their own artistic style.

During the classes, students will practice the application of the watercolor pencil to paper, color mixing/blending and layering/glazing.

Join us for an engaging and informative workshop designed to help seniors master essential technology skills! This hands-on session will cover the basics of using smartphones, creating and managing email accounts, and accessing telehealth services. Our goal is to empower seniors to stay connected with their loved ones and easily access important resources that enhance their daily lives.

At the end of this workshop, you will have critters to take home and share, including owls, dogs, birds and more. Plus you will an understanding of the needle felting basics and skills needed to make other creatures on your own.

Learn to dye cotton fabrics using materials from nature.  We will explore dyeing with indigo, plant material, rust and more.  The first portion of the class will focus on precise folding, clamping and gathering of fabrics to get dramatic patterns such as kumo (circular motifs), shibori and geometrics.