Fifty-seven talented high school and college art students have submitted their designs for a Limited Edition Avenue of Fashion Livernois 2019 hand-painted scarf, and you can help pick the winner. The contest is not only showcases the talent of Detroit’s young artists. Yvette Jenkins, owner of Love Travels Imports, which created the contest, hopes it […]
If you are a high school or college art student, here’s your chance to see your artwork immortalized and put to good use. Love Travels Imports is looking for fresh, creative ideas and designs for its Limited Edition Avenue of Fashion Livernois 2019 hand-painted scarf. The winning design will be hand-painted by Sandra Russo in […]
Family fun is planned as part of the autumn Harvest in Palmer Park from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 29. People for Palmer Park will host the annual Harvest Festival, featuring a pumpkin hunt, apple sampling, cider, grilled corn on the cob, activities and entertainment like Farmer John’s Barnyard Express show and petting zoo. […]
The historic Log Cabin in Palmer Park will be the centerpiece for the annual WinterFest coming up on Sunday Dec. 10. The free family-friendly event runs from 2-5 p.m. and offers old-fashioned horse and carriage rides, hot cider, hot chocolate, holiday cookies, candy canes, music, arts and crafts, and, of course, a meeting with Mr. […]
One of the jewels of Detroit, Palmer Park is filled with history and abundant beauty, in both its land and the residences of Palmer Woods that surround it. The 296-acre park holds within it lawns, woodlands, a public golf course, tennis courts, splash park, hiking and biking trails, Lake Frances, and one historic log […]
Tom Palmer would be kicking up his heels to the sound of the Chelsea House Orchestra fiddlers if he was alive to see how the all-volunteer People for Palmer Park have revived the log cabin he built in 1885 near Woodward and McNichols. The public will celebrate his summer home in a combination urban/Victorian merriment. […]
Like the neighborhoods around Palmer Park, the artists in the Palmer Park Art Fair are an eclectic, diverse group ranging in age from 14 to 80 years. They arrive from Chicago, Florida and Minneapolis, Bloomfield Hills, downriver and less than a mile away from the regional park. They bring trailers and trucks full of fine […]
Long before smokestacks from Detroit’s factories became part of the city’s landscape, it was lush with plants and trees. The city was so fertile the French, who settled on the city’s east side and developed ribbon farms, didn’t have to do much to cultivate the land. Now many of the factories have shuttered their doors […]
Palmer Park is a neighborhood on the rise and its third annual Palmer Park Art Fair is certainly proof. The Palmer Park Art Fair started in 1976 and after a strong ten-year run it was retired as the neighborhood declined. Three years ago the nonprofit People for Palmer Park and Integrity Shows brought back the […]