Photo of the Week: Beethoven Symphony No. 7 by the University Symphony Orchestra

Seated on state, members of the University Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven Symphony No. 7. Conductor Kennith Kiesler stands in front of the orchestra on stage.

I was thrilled to learn the University of Michigan University Symphony Orchestra was performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 this week at Hill Auditorium, the orchestra’s first public performance for the 2021-22 year.

Symphony No. 7 is one of my favorite pieces, I can never decide which movement I like best.

I studied the symphony in college and still remember how much I enjoyed it the first time I heard it. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Beethoven Symphony No. 7 by the University Symphony Orchestra

Photo of the Week: Inside|Out Program, Chief Shoppenegons at Lake Erie Metropark

Wearing ancestral dress with pants with decorating white and brown trim, a man looks in the distance while holding an oar.

Hard to believe it’s been 12 years since the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) launched their Inside|Art program in 2010 as part of their 125th-anniversary celebration.

For 2021, the Inside|Art program has over 25 communities in Michigan participating, with installations at towns, cities, county parks, community colleges, and local metroparks.

Which is where I saw this week’s photo of the week, at Lake Erie Metropark in Brownstown Township. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Inside|Out Program, Chief Shoppenegons at Lake Erie Metropark