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Fine Arts Organizations
Dearborn Community Arts Council
Office
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn 48126, 1-313-943-3095
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays.
Website: http://www.DCACarts.org
Executive Director: Vacant
Office Manager: Kim Jackson
Exhibition Coordinator: Julie Moreno
Officers: Teresa Lousias, president; Sharon Moore,
secretary; Richard Moore, treasurer; Rose Lee Hong, past president.
Advisory Board: Gretchen Ackermann-Moss, Ismael Ahmed, Tom Clark, Randy
Coble, Robert Curtis, Deborah Dingell, Kari Guido, Roy Karcher, Ann Knoop, Theresa Lundy, Kypros Markou, Wendy Sample,
Christine Schechter, Robert Smiley, Chris Stepien, Kurt Heise
The Dearborn Community Arts Council is a non-profit umbrella organization
designed to assist local arts groups with their needs, including promotion,
organization, meeting and teaching space, grant development etc.
At the present time, DCAC has about 40 member groups. Information pertinent to
each group is provided. Additional information on any of the listed groups can
be obtained by calling the DCAC office during regular business hours or by
calling the particular organization directly where a number is included.
Music
Dearborn Community Chorus
President: Robert Kramek
Director: Steven H. Olsen
Contact: Dearborn Recreation Dept. 1-313-943-2354.
Dearborn Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Kypros Markou
President: Sandy Butler
Music director: Kypros Markou
Contact: Symphony office, 1-313-565-2424
The Dearborn Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1961, has a highly acclaimed
reputation for performing classical music. It presents five concerts during the
season, plus a free holiday concert and a Cabaret Concert in late winter.
Dearborn Youth
Symphony
Music director: James Gross
Contact: dys@dys-music.org
or 313-943-2354, ext 27
Website: www.dys-music.org
Offers ensemble playing experience in three orchestras and two flute
choirs for elementary through high school students from throughout
Metro Detroit.
Fair Lane Music Guild
Contact: 1-313-593-5330
Focus: Quality chamber music; all concerts at The Pool, Henry Ford Estate-Fair
Lane, on the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus.
Friends of the Opera of Michigan
Artistic Director: Quinto Milito, 1-313-582-0997
Kindermusik by Tandy
Contact: 1-313-277-2321
Focus: Children's program with music,
dance, creative movement, and school readiness! Prepares for
dance, music lessons, theatre, and life! For your child or baby
(newborn-5 years) weekly classes are taught in space at the Ford
Community and Performing Arts Center! Call Tandy at
(313)277-2321 or kindermusikbytandy@sbcglobal.net to
register! Also, visit
http://tandy.kindermusik.net and
www.kindermusikbytandy.blogspot.com for more info.
The Michigan Bach Festival Inc.
Director: Curtis Posuniak, 1-313-271-1939
Vanguard Voices and Brass
Director: Kevin Dewey
Contact: Estrellita Gibson
Women’s Association for the Dearborn Orchestral Society (WADOS)
President: Mary Bugeia 1-313-562-7524
Music Medley: Pat Daoust, 1-313-565-2296 and Maxine Ziest 1-313-563-9452
Founded in 1962, the purpose of WADOS is to provide financial support for the
Dearborn Symphony, to increase community knowledge and appreciation of music,
and to provide educational opportunities for students. Its main fund-raiser is
its annual Heritage Home Tour scheduled for the third Saturday in May.
Dance
Sickle’s Dance Gallery
2434 S. Telegraph, Dearborn, 1-313-278-1035
Contact: Christine Sickle
Website: www.sicklesdance.org
Dance education in the subjects of ballet, tap, jazz, gymnastics and modeling.
Home of Sickle’s Dance Company, a nonprofit youth performing arts group. Annual
sponsorship of the Dearborn Dance Festival, which celebrates National Dance Week
in Michigan. Sponsor of Miss Dearborn/ Dearborn Heights Scholarship Pageant, for
young women 18-24 years old.
Dearborn Ballet Theatre Inc.
Artistic Director: Loni Lane, 1-313-563-2488
The Dearborn Ballet Theatre is a non-profit group based at the Noretta Dunworth
School of Dance. Participation is by audition.
Full Circle Dance Company
Artistic Director: Diane Mancinelli, 1-313-845-6314
The Full Circle Dance Company is the resident dance troupe at Henry Ford
Community College. Participation is by audition.
Polish Alliance Dancers of Dearborn, PNA
Contact: Christine Kryszko, 1-313-581-3181;
The focus of this group is authentic Polish folk dancing for boys and girls ages
3-17. Instruction is given in dance and the Polish language and culture. The
Polani Adult Group offers Polish dancing and culture for interested parties ages
18 and older. There is a yearly performance for the public every year in late
April or early May.
PRCUA Tatry Dancers
Contact: RoseAnn Lackey, 1-313-274-0183
This group is designed for children ages 3-15 to offer them instruction in
Polish dance and the Polish heritage. Meets 5:45-10 p.m. Thursdays at St. John
the Baptist Catholic Church in Dearborn Heights.
Theater
Arab Theatrical Arts Guild
1-313-563-4126
Founder: Ray Alcodray
Artistic Director: Ray Alcodray
Website: www.arabtheatre.org
Email: info@arabtheatre.org
Arab Theatrical Arts Guild (ATAG) was formed in late 1997 to promote theater in
the Arab community of metro Detroit. It is designed to encourage participation
as a performer, technical person and as an audience member.
Dearborn’s Ford Community and Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, 1-313-943-2350
Evoking a classic renaissance theatre in a modern environment, our main stage
theatre will serve as home to many local arts organizations. The auditorium has
ample wheelchair seating, elevators to all levels, and an amplified system for
the hearing impaired. This 1,201 seat auditorium features the latest lighting
and sound systems, and is fully supported by modern scenery and costume shops.
The theatre is set to support the greatest professional demands while providing
a friendly environment for our many local cultural arts programs..
Dearborn Heights Civic Theatre
Sponsored by Dearborn Heights Parks & Recreation Department
Canfield Community Center
1801 N. Beech Daly, Dearborn Heights, 1-313-277-7900
Website: www.dhctstage.org
Dearborn Heights Civic Theatre, founded in 1993, is open to everyone interested
in theater. Shows are performed at the Berwyn Center, 26155 Richardson, in north
Dearborn Heights. The group usually stages three shows, including one musical,
per season.
Dearborn Youth Theatre
Sponsored by Dearborn Recreation Department Fine Arts Division
Ford Community and Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, 1-313-943-2354
Artistic Director: Mary Bremer
Dearborn Youth Theatre is made up of students in the Youth Acting Classes
sponsored by the Dearborn Recreation Department. Classes meet in fall and
spring, but only those enrolled in the spring classes are involved in the
production. A fee is charged to cover costs.
Henry Ford Community College
MacKenzie Fine Arts Building on main HFCC campus
Head of Theater Department: Dr. George Popovich
Theater information: 1-313-845-6478
Internet Address:
http://www.hfcctheater.com
Henry Ford Community College has offered a wide variety of shows in recent
years, attempting to eventually present one from almost every theater genre.
Anyone may audition for a show, but cast members usually must sign up for
appropriate courses that semester.
Players Guild of Dearborn
21730 Madison, Dearborn
Theater information: 1-313-561-8587
Internet Address:
www.playersguildofdearborn.org
The Players Guild, founded in 1927, performs two musicals and three dramas
during the regular season, plus a non-subscription show in the summer. The group
also has a youth-theater arm, called the Guildlings, which stages an original
children’s musical each year. Everyone is welcome to audition, but the cast must
become members of the Players Guild.
West Side Theatre Project
Information: 1-313-730-0442
Artistic Director: Greg Phillip Viscomi
The Dearborn-based West Side Theatre Project was created in 1996 to provide
drama enthusiasts theatrical opportunities that otherwise might not be available
in a community-theater setting.
Visual Arts
Alfred Berkowitz Gallery
Location: College of Arts, Sciences and Letters, UM-Dearborn campus,
1-313-593-5058
Frank A. Padzieski Art Gallery
Location: Ford Community & Performing Arts Center,. 15801 Michigan Ave.,
1-313-943-3095
Sisson Gallery
Location: MacKenzie Fine Arts Center, main Henry Ford Community College campus,
1-313-845-6485.
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