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Detroit Youth Choir’s Disney+ series debuts Wednesday, screening set for DIA Saturday
The uplifting and joyful Detroit Youth Choir is no stranger to television, as we know, but now the local ensemble is getting ready for their big streaming debut.
“Choir” is a six-part docuseries about the DYC and director Anthony White as they work towards a big performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
All episodes will premier on Disney+ Wednesday, but local fans can get a sneak peek of the first episode at a screening 2 p.m. Saturday at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The event is free with general admission and includes a post-screening question and answer session and a performance by the choir.
The Detroit Youth Choir started many years ago, but it wasn’t until a fruitful 2019 appearance on “America’s Got Talent” that the group became a well-known name in the city and nationally. Since taking second place on the reality competition show, the nonprofit group has been everywhere, performing at Orchestra Hall, charity galas, movie theaters and halftime shows.
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“(Disney) is going to take it to the next level,” White told The Detroit News last year. “What other youth choir in the country have a docuseries made by Blumhouse? It’s crazy. The crew that filmed became like family to us … they were just hanging out in rehearsal, hanging out at Carnegie Hall with us.”
The six-episode arc of “Choir” follows the kids as they perform at the Detroit Institute of Arts and audition to be part of the 50-singer group that will go on to dazzle them at Carnegie. The series not only follows the choir and its performances, but focuses on the drama of the school-aged kids as they ponder balancing after-school activities and growing into older teenagers.
mbaetens@detroitnews.com
‘Choir’
featuring the Detroit Youth Choir
Out Wednesday on Disney+
“Choir” screening event
2 p.m. Sat.
Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward, Detroit
Free with general admission, which is free for residents of the tri-county
Dia.org
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – Simba is saying goodbye to the Detroit Zoo.
Zoo officials announced that the lion is moving to the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after more than a decade in Michigan.
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums recommended the transfer “to support the sustainability of a healthy, genetically diverse and demographically varied lion population in zoos,” according to a news release.
Officials say Simba fathered a cub named Binti.
“Though we will miss him dearly, we know he will receive the highest level of care in his new home and continue to be a fantastic ambassador for African lions in the wild,” the zoo said.
PAO restaurant in downtown Detroit, noted for its Pan-Asian cuisine, recently received huge accolades for its interior design and space.
For People magazine’s 50th anniversary and its 2024 Beautiful Issue, the editors at OpenTable and People named “The 50 Most Beautiful Restaurants in America.” PAO landed at No. 22 on the list.
“Original details from the 1920s-era Detroit building combine with a new mezzanine and glass garage-style doors,” OpenTable said of PAO.
The collaboration sought out and chose the beautiful restaurants in each state noting them for many design aspects.
“These super-stylish stunners deliver unforgettable dining experiences,” according to People magazine.
“Located in the historic Michigan Oriental Theater, PAO Detroit has always been a special project for our team,” said Joe Barbat, chairman and CEO of Barbat Holdings, PAO’s owner. “This accolade not only highlights the restaurant’s beauty but also enhances the storied legacy of this iconic building in downtown Detroit.”
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PAO’s menu features a variety of small and large plate items such as Pao Pao shrimp, tuna carpaccio and lo mein mein noodles. More recently, PAO added a six-course rotating tasting menu that’s offered every Wednesday featuring bluefin tuna tacos, sesame chicken dumplings, tuna carpaccio and shoyu lamb chops. Two menu options are offered at $50 and $65 per person. Also on Wednesday is PAO’s “Sip & Share” with half off small plate appetizers and signature cocktails from 5-11 p.m.
Contact Detroit Free Press food and restaurant writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news and tips to: sselasky@freepress.com. Follow @SusanMariecooks on Twitter. Subscribe to the Free Press.
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN — Steady rain showers will move into southeastern Michigan on Thursday as cooler temperatures settle in the region, according to the National Weather Service.
Showers will move into southeastern Michigan along and south of Interstate 94 toward the Ohio border during the morning hours with temperatures in the 50s across the region, according to the weather service.
The showers will steadily move north and engulf the metro Detroit area by the afternoon hours when the rain becomes more widespread with highs only reaching the low 60s, according to the weather service.
Showers will continue throughout the afternoon and evening hours, before leaving southeastern Michigan sometime around 8 p.m., according to the weather service.
Friday will be clear and sunny across southeastern Michigan with highs touching the mid 60s, according to the weather service.
More rain is expected Saturday across southeastern Michigan with spotty showers throughout the afternoon hours, according to the weather service.
There will be lots of sunshine with highs reaching 70 degrees Sunday across southeastern Michigan for Mother’s Day, according to the weather service.
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