Your Old Mansion lecture series
For its annual fundraiser, the Grosse Pointe Artists Association (GPAA) has a lineup of speakers who will energize and entertain in the reception room of the historic Alger house at 2 pm on Sundays, once a month from December to April.
A Morning Out: Every 1st and Third Tuesday
Talk about art. Share your memories.
Create your own art. Take your art home to enjoy.
10:30 am - noon,
First and third Tuesdays of every month
The Family Center: Community Yoga
Breathe, stretch, and de-stress with The Family Center’s incredible yoga instructors.
An Evening Out for Vets : Every 2nd & 4th Tuesday
Winston Churchill: "Painting came to my rescue in a most trying time."
The program is free and open to all veterans and their families on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.
All materials are provided.
Grosse Pointe Artist Association: Portraits in the Style of Berthe Morisot with Donald Cronkhite
One of the best ways to learn posthumously from a master painter is to paint a “master copy." In this workshop we will study Woman at Her Toilet, 1875-1880, by Berthe Morisot, considered one of the five top Impressionist painters.
Grosse Pointe Artist Association: The Art and Science of Color -- Understanding and Applying Color Interaction with Mihir Sharma
In this course, students will dive into the complex and fascinating world of color theory, learning how colors interact and influence perception.
Grosse Pointe Artist Association: The Possibilities of Oil Pastels with Saveria Giovinazzo
In The Possibilities of Oil Pastels, students will be introduced to the preferred medium of masters such as Edgar Degas, Jean Francois Millet and Vincent Van Gogh and encouraged to develop their own style using the medium.
Heroes' Movement Inaugural Gala
The night will feature an exciting live auction, with all proceeds directly supporting Veterans’ strength and conditioning programs. Please help us make a lasting impact as we honor those who served.
The Family Center: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
Join The Family Center an engaging and informative discussion with a panel of local experts.
The Family Center: Health For Her – Heart Health
This new program series tackles medical topics of special interest to women. It’s a “girls night out” vibe coupled with the health education you need! This session tackles HEART HEALTH. Our experts will share the latest information on this important topic.
American Red Cross Blood Drive
All Blood Types Needed! Register today for the American Red Cross Blood Drive, taking place in the War Memorial Ballroom on February 13 from 12pm-6pm
Grosse Pointe Veterans Club Meeting
Join the Grosse Pointe Veterans Club for its meeting on Feb. 13 at 2 p.m.
Grosse Pointe Artist Association: Incising Marks in Encaustic with Candace Law
This workshop is for artists who want to add to their creative voices by creating "marks" to express themselves.
In the workshop, we will explore what kind of marks you would like to make and specifically how to incise or cut them into an encaustic surface. We will try a few different techniques, so you will be able to find the one that suits you.
YOUR OLD MANSION: Lessons Learned from the Old Masters
Artist, art historian, popular tour guide and instructor Donald Cronkite will take the podium on February 16 to help explain the influences of the Old Masters like Rembrandt and Monet on the artists of today.
Grosse Pointe Artist Association: Landscapes in the Style of Pierre-Auguste Renoir with Donald Cronkhite
One of the best ways to learn posthumously from a master painter is to paint a “master copy." In this workshop we will study Clearing in the Woods by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. You can see it at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Grosse Pointe Artist Association: Dyeing with Indigo and Other Natural Dyes with Ann Jacob
Learn to dye cotton fabrics using materials from nature. We will explore dyeing with indigo, plant material, rust and more. The first portion of the class will focus on precise folding, clamping and gathering of fabrics to get dramatic patterns such as kumo (circular motifs), shibori and geometrics.
Grosse Pointe Artist Association: Needle Felting Small Creatures with Ann Jacob
At the end of this workshop, you will have critters to take home and share, including owls, dogs, birds and more. Plus you will an understanding of the needle felting basics and skills needed to make other creatures on your own.
Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra Concert
The Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra is a community orchestra dedicated to providing live, classical symphonic music to the community while providing an opportunity for local professionals and accomplished amateurs to perform the classics.
Grosse Pointe Artists Association: Make a Special Print: Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop With Nobuko Yamasaki.
Everyone has a memorable small item sitting around at home. For this workshop bring your special souvenir or important item to sketch. We will then carve the sketch into a special 8inx10in board for printing. Our final step will be printing in one or two colors.
YOUR OLD MANSION: Remembering the Celebrated Career of Mickey Mouse
Be ready to celebrate the long career of Mickey Mouse, who sailed into our lives on Nov. 18, 1928, as Steamboat Willie in an animated black-and-white short that premiered at the Colony Theatre in New York City.
Landscapes in Oil for Beginners with Linda Boyle
Explore the captivating world of landscape oil painting in this beginner-friendly class!
Designed for those new to oil painting, this course will guide you step by step through the essentials: color theory, composition, layout, materials and tools.
Grosse Pointe Veterans Club Meeting
Join the Grosse Pointe Veterans Club for its meeting on Feb. 13 at 2 p.m.
YOUR OLD MANSION: Ford Power on the Water
For the fifth and final lecture of the series on April 6, historian Mike Kroll will offer a side of Edsel Ford that isn’t often talked about. You probably already know he introduced fine lines and fast motors to the cars produced on the Ford assembly lines, and he paid for the famous Rivera murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts. But did you know he also enjoyed racing powerboats? He used one of them to commute from his home on Lake St. Clair to the office at the Rouge Plant in Dearborn.
Grosse Pointe Veterans Club Meeting
Join the Grosse Pointe Veterans Club for its meeting on Feb. 13 at 2 p.m.
Life Directions Spark of Hope Gala
Join Life Directions on Friday, April 25 at The War Memorial for Spark of Hope- a benefit for Life Directions. This year’s Guiding Light Honorees are Joe & Rosalie Vicari, with Patrick A. Rugiero being recognized as the Lifetime Achievement Honoree.
Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra Concert
The Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra is a community orchestra dedicated to providing live, classical symphonic music to the community while providing an opportunity for local professionals and accomplished amateurs to perform the classics.
The Healthy Grosse Pointe/Harper Woods Coalition
Join us as Dr. Flores defines disordered eating, shares who is at risk and the warning signs, and discusses prevention and treatment.
YOUR OLD MANSION: Our Hike up Mount Kilimanjaro
Artist Melissa Stieber and her husband photographer Patrick Stieber from Owen Sound, Ont., Canada hiked to the summit Mount Kilimanjaro at the border of Kenya and Tanzania. Rising from the acacia forests and scrublands at the border of Kenya and Tanzania, Kilimanjaro is 19,343ft, making it the world’s tallest freestanding mountain.
Grosse Pointe Artist Association: Venturing into Abstract and Non-Representational Art with Marcia Hales
What is the difference between abstract and non-representational art? In this workshop we will explore both and the techniques used in each to add expression to artwork with an emphasis on concept, composition, color and personal style.
The Family Center: Picky Eaters Workshop
DO YOU HAVE A PICKY EATER?
LEARN TIPS FROM OUR EXPERTS THAT WILL MAKE MEALTIMES HEALTHY, DELICIOUS, AND STRESS-FREE
RELAX with Poetry and Painting: a Nancy Philo experience
This class will give you time to find yourself amid the bustle of the holidays. You don't need experience with watercolors or poetry and Nancy will provide all of the supplies.
Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra Concert
The Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra is a community orchestra dedicated to providing live, classical symphonic music to the community while providing an opportunity for local professionals and accomplished amateurs to perform the classics.
Into the Shadows: An Evening of Chamber Music
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra & The American Romanian Festival, celebrating its 20th-anniversary season, present an evening of works centered around the subject of death.
A Masquerade Evening: An Opera Soirée with the Detroit Opera Resident Artists
Conceal your identity and don your alter-ego to enjoy the Detroit Opera Resident Artist Masquerade performance.
Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra Concert
The Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra is a community orchestra dedicated to providing live, classical symphonic music to the community while providing an opportunity for local professionals and accomplished amateurs to perform the classics.
Different Trains: American Romanian Festival Chamber Music Concert
The American Romanian Festival celebrates its 20th-anniversary season with an evening of works centered around the subject of travel and different geographic locations.
Grosse Pointe Sunrise Rotary Run - Join the War Memorial Team!
Join the War Memorial Team for the Grosse Pointe Sunrise Rotary Run!
Something New in Printing: Try Gomuban with Nobuko Yamasaki
In this workshop, Nobuko will introduce Gomuban, a soft, very easy to carve synthetic rubber plate that is used extensively in Japanese classrooms as a relief printing block.
My Masterpiece: GPAA
For this exhibition artists are asked to share their work(s) inspired by the art of another.
Garden Party
As summer winds down, you are invited to a celebration of the gardening season.
Architectural Watercolor 101 with Kate Fincham
Homes hold memories. This two-day workshop offers you the opportunity to learn how to create a watercolor of one of your favorite places from an artist often commissioned for house portraits by both the owners and real estate agents.
American Red Cross Blood Drive
All Blood Types Needed! Register today for the American Red Cross Blood Drive, taking place in the War Memorial Ballroom on July 30th from 11am-7pm
Celebrate Summer with 9 artists
In this exhibition, nine artists who worked in the gardens on Grosse Pointe Garden Center’s annual tour this June share their work in the gardens, as well as some of their favorites completed indoors looking out of frost- etched windows.
Curiouser and Curiouser: a solo show by Douglas LaFerle
Doug La Ferle won this solo show as first prize in a 2023 exhibition titled "Table Talk." Juror was Alex Trajano of the "Moth Story Hour" on NPR.
You can preview the exhibition below before visiting it in-person. The show will be open 9 am - 7 pm everyday thru July 26.
"Ode to Mother Earth," an exhibition featuring 61 pieces by 47 artists
For this exhibition, artists were asked to share the details of their relationships with Mother Nature and join the conversation about the health of the planet now and in the future.
We've Got Your Back: An Exhibition and Lecture Series: Victory Gardens
Exhibition and Lecture Series
In the "We've got your back" exhibition and lecture series, we are honoring those on the home front.
The Michigan Military Technical and Historical Society of Eastpointe combed through its collections, combining posters and artifacts for the exhibition that will open at 6:30 pm on Thursday, May 9, along with the first of four lectures that will continue each Thursday at 6:30 through May 30.
We've Got Your Back: An Exhibition and Lecture Series: Jam Handy Organization
Exhibition and Lecture Series
In the "We've got your back" exhibition and lecture series, we are honoring those on the home front.
The Michigan Military Technical and Historical Society of Eastpointe combed through its collections, combining posters and artifacts for the exhibition that will open at 6:30 pm on Thursday, May 9, along with the first of four lectures that will continue each Thursday at 6:30 through May 30.
We've Got Your Back: An Exhibition and Lecture Series: Women of WWII
Exhibition and Lecture Series
In the "We've got your back" exhibition and lecture series, we are honoring those on the home front.
The Michigan Military Technical and Historical Society of Eastpointe combed through its collections, combining posters and artifacts for the exhibition that will open at 6:30 pm on Thursday, May 9, along with the first of four lectures that will continue each Thursday at 6:30 through May 30.
We've Got Your Back: An Exhibition and Lecture Series: Detroit Manufacturing
Exhibition and Lecture Series
In the "We've got your back" exhibition and lecture series, we are honoring those on the home front.
The Michigan Military Technical and Historical Society of Eastpointe combed through its collections, combining posters and artifacts for the exhibition that will open at 6:30 pm on Thursday, May 9, along with the first of four lectures that will continue each Thursday at 6:30 through May 30.
We've Got Your Back: An Exhibition and Lecture Series
Exhibition and Lecture Series
In the "We've got your back" exhibition and lecture series, we are honoring those on the home front.
The Michigan Military Technical and Historical Society of Eastpointe combed through its collections, combining posters and artifacts for the exhibition that will open at 6:30 pm on Thursday, May 9, along with the first of four lectures that will continue each Thursday at 6:30 through May 30.
Soulful Stitches: 21 Quilts/21Stories. An Exhibition by the Cr8tive Circles.
The War Memorial and the Grosse Pointe Artists Association are honored to present Soulful Stitches: 21 Quilts/21 Stories featuring the work of members of the Cre8tive Circles
EXHIBITION: Welcome to Detroit! Forty-eight artists share their recommendations on what to see and do in the city
When the Grosse Pointe Artists Association heard that Conde Nast Traveler named Detroit as one of the best places to visit in 2024, we decided to call on artists to share their recommendations with visitors on what to see and do in the city.
Alger Center Bridge Club
Join the Alger Center Bridge Club every Tuesday 12-4pm in our Community Room. If you do not know how to play, NO PROBLEM! You can learn the rules on your first day. Bring a group, bring a partner, or come by yourself. Enjoy the camaraderie with fellow bridge players. Coffee and light snacks will be provided for you!
Check in by 11:45am
If you had any questions and want to sign up, please contact Jane Hall or Dave Fletcher at 586-206-6556
American Contract Bridge League
Join the American Contract Bridge League every Monday 12-4pm in our Community Room. If you do not know how to play, NO PROBLEM! You can learn the rules on your first day. Bring a group, bring a partner, or come by yourself. Enjoy the camaraderie with fellow bridge players. Coffee and light snacks will be provided for you!
My Favorites: An exhibition by the Lakeside Palette Club of St. Clair Shores
Through May 2, check out “My Favorites” at The War Memorial, an exhibition by the Lakeside Palette Club of St. Clair Shores.