Get Your Kicks in F2H This Week! (1.13.20)


There’s always a lot of great arts and cultural events in the Farmington/Hills community and this week is no exception. Here are KickstART Farmington’s recommendations for the week of January 13th: Ann Arbor artist Terry Butler, who took Best in Show honors at the 2019 Art on the Grand in downtown Farmington, is featured through … Continue reading Get Your Kicks in F2H This Week! (1.13.20)

The Creative Life in Our Cities: A Conversation with Joy Gaines-Friedler


We have many talented artists and creatives living and working in our Farmington/Farmington Hills community and our weekly interview series, sponsored by City Life Realty, will introduce you to some of them. Today we feature writer and poet Joy Gaines-Friedler. When did you first start writing? As a kid I was always writing in diaries, but I … Continue reading The Creative Life in Our Cities: A Conversation with Joy Gaines-Friedler

What to do in Farmington/Hills this Week (4/7/14): Classical Piano, Puppets, Eggs, and Poetry


Check out some of the fun arts & cultural events to look forward to in the Farmington/Farmington Hills community this week: Monday, April 7th: Art in the Afternoon, for elementary age children at Farmington Community Library, downtown Farmington branch, from 2:00-4:00 pm. More information at 248-553-0300 x220. Wednesday, April 9th: Professor Louis Nagel of the University of Michigan … Continue reading What to do in Farmington/Hills this Week (4/7/14): Classical Piano, Puppets, Eggs, and Poetry

Natalie Bakopoulos, Michael Zadoorian, and Christine Rhein at Mentobe Cafe this Wednesday, 9/25


The fall series continues on Wednesday, September 25th, with a fantastic evening with writers Natalie Bakopoulos, Michael Zadoorian, and Christine Rhein, hosted by Joy Gaines-Friedler. Natalie Bakopoulos holds an MFA in Fiction from the University of Michigan, where she now teaches. Her work has appeared in Tin House, Ninth Letter, and Granta Online, and received a … Continue reading Natalie Bakopoulos, Michael Zadoorian, and Christine Rhein at Mentobe Cafe this Wednesday, 9/25

Help Celebrate National Poetry Month


Join us tomorrow night at Mentobe Cafe at 7pm for a special National Poetry Month edition of our monthly reading series, Wednesday Night Sessions. Joy Gaines-Friedler will read her poetry and attendees will be invited to participate in the creation of a poem. Hope to see you there!