Edition No. 77
Arts and Culture
June is Pride Month! Celebrations are steadily resuming after a two-year hiatus in cities and towns throughout metro Detroit.
Community and Family
Campville USA is back at The War Memorial! Join us for a variety of day camps offered from June 20 to Sept. 2.
Communities gather to celebrate Pride Month
June is Pride Month, when the world's LGBTQ+ communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves. The original organizers chose this month to pay homage to the Stonewall uprising in June 1969 in New York City.
Today, Motor City Pride is Michigan's largest pride celebration with over 40,000 participants in its pride events. Motor City Pride is an entirely volunteer run organization with a mission of spreading awareness through pride. This year’s festival and parade return to Hart Plaza June 11-12. The festival includes four performances stages, 14 different food vendors and food trucks that will be selling a wide variety of foods from vegetarian items, noodles, chicken, burgers, and hot dogs. These booths will also have soft drinks and water available for purchase.
GP Pride by WE GP
Grosse Pointe Pride by Welcoming Everyone Grosse Pointe (WE GP) will be held on Saturday, June 18, from 12:00 - 2:30 p.m. in Grosse Pointe Village at the corner of Kercheval and St. Clair. Participants are encouraged to bring friends, neighbors and leashed and friendly Pride pups along for this family-friendly event.
Join GP Pride for a short march, music, activities for children, a selfie station, activism opportunities and so much more! WE GP encourages participants to bring your signs, your joy, your pride, and your commitment to full equality. Additionally, The War Memorial is hosting a Pride Month collaboration between The Family Center and WeGP. Join us for a free one-hour of yoga with Nicole Castka, E-RYT 500 certified yoga instructor on our back lawn for Pride Month! For more details and to register, visit www.warmemorial.org/communityevents/prideyoga.
Celebrations are steadily resuming after a two-year hiatus in cities and towns throughout metro Detroit. There are several events dedicated to celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, including learning about its history, and supporting community vendors. Check out the following links to learn more about participating communities: Detroit Free Press, Detroit MetroTimes, Detroit News.
Summer day camps return and offer diverse activities and education for youth
Campville USA at The War Memorial is all about creating summertime memories for kids and teens. A variety of day camps are offered from June 20 to Sept. 2. Classes include Mad Science, Young Rembrandts, Bilingual Playhouse, self-defense and more. This year’s summer camps marks the first in-person Campville since 2019.
Fifteen camps will be offered in an 11-week span. Each camp has its own schedule, ranging from one-day to one-week engagements.
“Summer is an exciting time for kids to learn new skills, delve deeper into a passion, or just enjoy a new activity,” Leah Celebi, TWM vice president of community engagement and programming, said. “With such an assortment of programs, Campville USA has a camp that will pique kids’ interests or entice them to explore something new.”
Campville USA offers a full spectrum of activities, from arts and fashion to science and self-defense. The War Memorial’s diverse programming is sure to appeal to varied interests of children and teens throughout the summer, ensuring that no one misses out due to vacation plans.
Campville USA is open to the public! Everyone is welcome- there are no residency requirements and membership is not necessary. All Campville USA activities are held at The War Memorial. To learn more and to register for any of the camps, visit the link at the button bellow.
Inspired Thoughts is a collection of highly curated content that embraces the spirit and purpose of The War Memorial: arts and culture, community enrichment, leadership, and patriotism.
Derived from the notion that learning from others is the key to success, Inspired Thoughts is meant to shine a light on those making a difference in the world around them. This collection features artists, poets, writers, architects, and every thought leader in-between. Inspired Thoughts is the strongest reflection of what The War Memorial stands for, and what we aim to be.
The content featured on Inspired Thoughts is curated by War Memorial leadership — we also look forward to featuring special guest curators in the near future. If you are interested in providing content for Inspired Thoughts, please email our Communications team at dmurphy@warmemorial.org.