Pewabic Pottery, Obsidian Theatre Festival, Birdie’s Bookmobile, One Detroit Weekend | Full Episode

This week on One Detroit: In Detroit’s East Village, you’ll find a working piece of machinery that’s been operating since the time of Henry Ford’s Model T.

One Detroit’s Bill Kubota visits the Pewabic Pottery ceramics factory to learn about its #TrulyDetroit history and how it’s still going strong today.

CEO & Artistic Director of GhostLight Creative Productions John Sloan III shares details on the 4th annual Obsidian Theatre Festival, which highlights Black stories and storytellers.

A Detroit teacher embarks on a mission to get more books into the hands of students and encourages them to read.

Plus, contributor Peter Whorf of 90.9 WRCJ shares some upcoming summer festivals and ways to celebrate the Fourth of July around town.



And we end with a performance by Native American artist Hadassah Greensky and the Swift Voice Singers from The Kresge Foundation’s 100th Anniversary Celebration.

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