The Detroit Opera House Summer Dance Intensive returns to the Margo V. Cohen Center for Dance at the Detroit Opera House July 21 through August 8, 2008, and will offer a diverse experience for the serious dancer. This rigorous dance intensive provides the serious dance student with optimal technical and performance training in a positive, nurturing environment.

DAVE BRUBECK: Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 8 p.m.

Regarded as a genius in his field, the pianist, composer and bandleader wrote such jazz standards as "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke." Bruebeck was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2007 he was honored with a BBC Jazz "Lifetime Achievement Award."

A hot June night is about to get even hotter. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra annual fundraising Gala serves up a sizzling, Latin-inspired season finale, ?Sinfonia Caliente! The centerpiece of the evening is a performance by the DSO led by conductor Thomas Wilkins and featuring one of the world's foremost performers of Latin-infused jazz, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval. Also included are a tapas reception, a salsa-dancing afterglow and a nightclub.

Internationally-recognized Latin music ensemble The Mambo Kings will team up with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor Jeff Tyzik for a unique concert series incorporating Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz rhythms with classical music.

The Michigan Opera Theatre Children’s Chorus is pleased to announce its first full-length opera performance: Seymour Barab’s The Maker of Illusions, on Monday, May 19, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. on the Detroit Opera House main stage. This is the first children’s opera to be performed completely by Michigan children on a grand scale.

Michigan Opera Theatre concludes its 2008 Spring Opera Season, sponsored by Cadillac, with Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, a tragic tale of forbidden love, May 10–18, 2008 at the Detroit Opera House. A time-tested classic and one of the world’s most popular operas, La Traviata is a grand tragedy of forbidden love and deception exposed.

This morning at 5:38am there was an Earthquake in Detroit, Michigan. While most of us were asleep (me included), Channel 955 staffers Mojo, Kyra, Producer Rachel & Rob the Web Guy were in the studio. All of a sudden we felt like we were swaying... We started calling around and found out that indeed there was an earthquake! 5.4 magnitude, centered around where Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky meet.

Altering the landscape of the summer classical music scene, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's critically acclaimed, cutting-edge music festival 8 Days in June returns to the Max M. Fisher Music Center, June 13 through 21, 2008. The second annual festival will explore the theme "The Power of Change."

McCoy Tyner is one of the most celebrated and sought-after jazz pianists of the last five decades. His melodic panache, harmonic sophistication and rhythmic flair have transcended convention, making him a living jazz icon. The McCoy Tyner Trio, with bassist Gerald Cannon and drummer Eric Gravatt, brings its explosive live set to Orchestra Hall on Thursday, April 10 at 8 p.m.

With his depth, creativity, versatility and musicianship, John Williams has created the musical backdrop for some of the greatest films in history. Although "An Evening with John Williams" and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on Friday, April 11 at Orchestra Hall is sold out, fans have one additional opportunity to hear the conductor's music brought to life. The DSO's Volunteer Council will present an Open Rehearsal & Celebrity Luncheon with John Williams on Thursday, April 10.

For over two decades, the African Children's Choir has raised awareness for the plight of Africa's most vulnerable children through a gloriously rich musical tradition. Through their charming smiles, beautiful voices and powerful song and choreography, the children travel throughout the United States and the United Kingdom carrying with them an inspirational message from their homeland.

A group of business and political leaders is forming a legal defense fund called Detroit Justice Fund to help Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick fight felony perjury charges.