YpsiGLOW lights up downtown Ypsilanti
The fourth annual YpsiGLOW took place on Oct. 25 in downtown Ypsilanti. Community members of various ages took to the streets with luminarie art projects, Halloween costumes and anything that glowed.
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The fourth annual YpsiGLOW took place on Oct. 25 in downtown Ypsilanti. Community members of various ages took to the streets with luminarie art projects, Halloween costumes and anything that glowed.
The EMU School of Art and Design consists of four undergraduate concentrations such as graphic design, two-dimensional, three dimensional and photography/new media and three graduate programs such as studio art, art history and visual art education.
YpsiWrites had its grand opening themed “Everyone’s a Writer” at all three branches of the Ypsilanti District Libraries on Saturday, Oct. 19. The event welcomed writers of all ages and experience and was entirely free.
On Wednesday night, Paint and Pour hosted one of several entirely free EMU Homecoming events at the EMU Student Center. Students attended for a guided painting session of a predrawn EMU-themed canvas. Drinks and snacks were provided as well.
WonderFool Productions, a non-profit arts organization working with the Ann Arbor community to produce events, has teamed up with the Ypsilanti community to produce the fourth annual YpsiGLOW which will take place on Oct. 25 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on N. Washington Street between Pearl Street and Michigan Avenue. The event is free and for all ages.
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, pediatrician, professor and public health advocate whose research exposed the Flint water crisis, held a lecture, Q & A and book signing for her book What the Eyes Don't See on Thursday, Oct. 4 at EMU’s Student Center. The 2018 book was named one of the 100 most notable books of the year by The New York Times. Over 400 students attended the event.
The EMUsic Festival took place on Thursday, Sept. 27. Various musicians of various genres performed at the University Park. The event was free but there was a donation box, and bake sale, benefiting the American Red Cross.
YpsiWrites is a new initiative that will place writing centers at all three locations of the Ypsilanti District Library (YDL) to extend the writing support already present for EMU students into the Ypsilanti community.
Angel Vanas is a native of Ypsilanti and has been a licensed hair stylist for ten years,. She’s also a makeup artist with a passion for her work. Her studio, Star Studio by Angel, is located in downtown Ypsilanti at 224 Michigan Avenue. Vanas took ownership and remodeled the building in May of 2017.
The second community workshop for the local skating community was hosted by New Line Skateparks on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the Ypsilanti Township Community Center. Two design concepts were presented and community members discussed which aspects they wish to be in the finalized design.
On Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Design and Science exhibition had its opening reception and round table discussion at Eastern Michigan University’s Student Center. The exhibition features projects connecting design and science through models, bio-design and representations of natural data. The exhibition will remain at EMU until Oct. 17.
The first Friday of every month, businesses, musicians and artists come together to create a free event to showcase artistic and cultural features. This past Friday, Sept. 6, the Festival of the Honeybee took place in downtown Ypsilanti.
Dr. Chandler L. Wilson is Eastern Michigan University's new marching band director as of this past summer. Wilson has experience in directing as well as composition.