Arts and Culture Destinations

Below is a list of Arts and Culture Destinations in the state of Michigan. This list is to be used as a reference. If you are an arts and culture organization that can welcome school groups and are interested in being included in the database, CLICK HERE for the application.  

Instrumental Music, Vocal Music

Kerrytown Concert House

Ann Arbor Washtenaw

Kerrytown Concert House offers educational Jazz and/or Classical program featuring Michigan artists who specialize in educational programming.

Instrumental Music

Lansing Concert Band

Lansing Ingham

The Lansing Concert Band is a community band with a rich history spanning over 50 years in the mid-Michigan area. Today the all volunteer, seventy-five piece, adult concert band is a first-class performing ensemble, appearing in many concerts, festivals and civic functions throughout the year. This non-profit organization's charter is to serve Lansing and surrounding communities by providing quality musical entertainment and a vehicle with which adult musicians can continue to perform and expand their musical horizons.

Activities:

The band's year-round activities have included traditional holiday concerts, children's concerts at MSU's Wharton Center Great Hall attended by over 2500 elementary students from Lansing and surrounding communities, pops concerts, and performances for graduation exercises, outdoor park concerts, and other community events. For the past 20 years, the band has been featured in concert at the City of Lansing's Independence Day celebration at Riverfront Park.

Instrumental Music

Lansing Symphony Orchestra

Lansing Ingham

In addition to presenting the finest in orchestral performances, the Lansing Symphony Orchestra is committed to taking an active role in the development of music education programming for our community. Throughout the season, we will present programs for area youth, including in-school performances, Young People's Concerts, open rehearsals, opportunities to perform Side-by-Side with the orchestra at our Holiday Pops, and our annual Symphony Youth Competition.

Dance, Instrumental Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, Vocal Music

Ludington Area Center for the Arts (LACA)

Ludington Mason

The Ludington Area Center for the Arts is committed to excellence through:

Events
Exhibits
Programming
Performances
Arts education
Fiscal responsibility
Cultural collaboration
Support for local artists
Facility utilization and preservation

Ludington Area Center for the Arts (LACA)

Instrumental Music, Vocal Music

Macomb Center For the Performing Arts

Clinton Township Macomb

The Macomb Center for the Performing Arts presents Page to Stage, a theater and literacy program that brings to life, through professional actors, stage adaptations of significant works of literature. Check website or call for show dates and titles.

The Macomb Center also offers choral opportunities for students in grades 1-12 and summer workshops (Show Choir, Flute, Clarinet, Drama, Children’s Chorus) focus on enhancing and expanding on what students learn in the classroom through weeklong workshops, using highly qualified and recognized instructors.

Instrumental Music

Marquette Symphony Orchestra

Marquette Marquette

The Mission of the Marquette Symphony Orchestra is to create, provide and promote professional performances of orchestral music through collaboration with residents and music educators of the region.

Instrumental Music

Michigan Philharmonic

Plymouth Wayne

The MICHIGAN PHILHARMONIC, under the direction of Nan Washburn, now looks forward to its exciting 70th Anniversary Season, the fifth since the organization changed its name. For 65 years, the orchestra was known as the Plymouth Symphony, and also Orchestra Canton for its smaller presentations. Now, as the Michigan Philharmonic, we continue offering exciting new opportunities to provide culturally enriching and educational programming in Plymouth, Canton and surrounding communities.

The orchestra plays a full season of concerts from September to May, with several special concerts and events throughout the year. A unique feature of the Michigan Philharmonic is the adventuresome programming which has garnered the orchestra 6 ASCAP awards.

By highlighting new music at each concert, our audiences have the opportunity to meet composers and gain an appreciation of the wonderful, new repertoire in the classical music genre. The Philharmonic also sponsors the Michigan Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, providing a unique, enriching and exciting musical experience for aspiring young players throughout Southeastern Michigan. In 2013, the orchestra was awarded the prestigious Knight Foundation Arts Challenge Grant and 2nd Place honors from The American Prize, professional orchestra division.

Dance, Instrumental Music, Theatre, Vocal Music

Miller Auditorium – Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo Kalamazoo

At Miller Auditorium, we are committed to assisting local, 501(c)3 non-profit, agencies who are meeting the needs of our valued community. Our community voucher program is designed to put ticket vouchers toward Miller Auditorium shows into the hands of organizations within Kalamazoo County that serve children and youth who normally would not have access to them. This program also provides vouchers for fund-raisers to organizations who are trying to meet the needs of underserved segments of the community. Your requests mean a great deal to us, so all are reviewed and given serious consideration.

Miller Auditorium – Western Michigan University

Cultural, Instrumental Music, Vocal Music

Motown Museum

Detroit Wayne

The Motown Museum group visits throughout the year.

Instrumental Music, Vocal Music

Music Center of South Central Michigan

Battle Creek Calhoun

The Music Center of South Central Michigan provides musical listening, learning and performance opportunities to people of all ages and skill levels. Established in 2000, we are one of the largest arts non-profits in Michigan!

Our many programs at The Music Center include IMPACT: free after school classes, Sojourner Truth Choir, Ars Voce Ensemble, Battle Creek Boychoir and Battle Creek Girls Chorus, Battle Creek Community Chorus, the Community Music School with several locations in our region where we teach lessons and classes for all ages and skill levels, and Michigan's oldest continuously running orchestra, the Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra.

Although we service many areas of South Central Michigan, our main office is located in Battle Creek on the campus of Kellogg Community College. Stop by today to see all we have for you!