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June and beyond: A list of this summer’s Pride events across metro Detroit

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May 30, 2024

June and beyond: A list of this summer’s Pride events across metro Detroit

The arrival of June each year signals the return of Pride Month, with LGBTQ+ celebrations popping up all across metro Detroit.

But June isn’t the only month that sees action, with the parties extending deep into summer; July and August hold many options as well. Here’s a list of this summer’s Pride happenings in Southeast Michigan.

Saturday, June 1

Ferndale Pride

12:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Downtown Ferndale

This beloved-but-relaxed bash will include a children’s area, pet adoptions, drag story time, a children’s area and 2024 musical headliner WRECKNO. Info at ferndalepride.com.

*An after party will be held beginning at 8 p.m. at Ferndale’s The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave.

Pride in the Park

4-8 p.m.

Brandon Township Park, 1414 N. Hadley Rd., Ortonville

Sunday, June 2

Drag bingo brunch

Noon

Whiskey Taco Foxtrot, 28 S. Main St., Clawson

The Pride edition of WTF’s monthly drag bingo brunch is hosted by house diva Aphrodite and features six rounds with unique prizes, plus a specialty brunch menu and cocktails. Call 248-629-7067 to reserve.

Ferndale Pride Queens

11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Bobcat Bonnie’s, 240 W. Nine Mile Rd., Ferndale

Two seatings, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, feature performances by the MI Drag Brunchettes and Fantasia Royale Gaga from “Dragula” Season 6. Tickets are sold by the table at $45 per person; the cost includes a brunch meal, welcome drink and two-hour performance. Purchase at midragbrunch.com/eastmi.

Thursday, June 6

Pride Trivia

7-9 p.m.

Brown Iron Brewhouse, 30955 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak

Friday, June 7

Ypsi Pride

5-10 p.m.

Depot Town, East Cross Street, Ypsilanti

Drag, burlesque, and theatrical performances are highlights of Ypsi Pride, as well as queer-owned vendors from the region, organizations supportive of the LGBTQ+ community, family-friendly activities, food trucks, and interactive art spaces. 2024 headliners include Alise King, Fearless Amaretto, and Baddie Brooks.

Saturday, June 8

Pride bingo and brunch

10 a.m. – noon

Cambria Hotel, 600 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit

Pride Picnic

11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Dodge Park, 40620 Utica Rd., Sterling Heights

Celebration includes food trucks, a DJ, dancing, games, prizes, and a “Best Pride costume” runway show.

Motor City Pride

1-9 p.m.

Hart Plaza, Detroit

Michigan’s largest Pride celebration draws 65,000 visitors annually. Join the movement!

Southgate Pride

3-4 p.m.

Southgate Veterans Memorial Library, 14680 Dix Toledo Rd., Southgate

This one-hour celebration is family-friendly and includes face painting.

Sunday, June 9

Palmer Park Run

8 a.m.

1121 Merrill Plaisance St., Detroit

The fourth annual Palmer Park 8K, 5K, and 1 Mile Run & Walk event is Pride-themed and in support of People for Palmer Park. Sign up at welcomehomeyoga.enmotive.com.

Motor City Pride Parade

Noon

Griswold Street, downtown Detroit

Motor City Pride

12:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Hart Plaza, Detroit

Wednesday, June 12

Family Pride Food Truck Rally

4-9 p.m.

Royal Oak Farmers Market, 316 E. 11 Mile Rd., Royal Oak

Includes live performances, local food trucks and free face painting, balloon art, bounce house, and craft table for kids.

Saturday, June 15

Livonia Pride

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Civic Center Park, Livonia

Grosse Pointe Pride

Noon – 2 p.m.

Kercheval and St. Clair, Grosse Pointe

This family and pet-friendly event will feature a short march, a drag performance, children’s activities, a selfie station, activism opportunities, and more.

Pride in the Park

Noon – 4 p.m.

Anrook Park, 297 N. Saginaw St., Lapeer

Pride Prom

7 p.m. – midnight

The Crofoot, 1 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac

This 21-and-up event features performances by Katrina Alexis Monae, Emma Sapphire, and Kourtney Charles. Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased at ticketweb.com.

Friday, June 21

Downriver Pride

Noon – 11 p.m.

Downtown Wyandotte

Saturday, June 22

Downriver Pride

Noon – 11 p.m.

Downtown Wyandotte

Forever Pride Action’s Pride in the Park

Noon – 4:30 p.m.

Rochester Municipal Park, 400 6th St., Rochester

Non-Alc Pride Party

8-10 p.m.

The Loving Touch, 22634 Woodward Ave., Ferndale

Sunday, June 23

Berkley Pride

1-5 p.m.

Downtown Berkley

Arts & Pride Festival

2 p.m.

Civic Center Park, 300 W. 13 Mile Rd., Madison Heights

This smaller, more sensory-friendly event appeals, in particular, to visitors who are on the spectrum.

Saturday, June 29

Warren Pride Festival and Parade

11:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Warren City Hall, 1 City Sq., Warren

Sunday, June 30

Blue Water Pride Fest

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

McMorran Plaza, Port Huron

Sunday, July 14

South Lyon Pride in the Park

Noon – 4 p.m.

McHattie Park, S. Lafayette St., South Lyon

Thursday, July 18

Family Pride in the Park

6:30 p.m.

Roseville Veterans Memorial Park, 27325 Barkman St., Roseville

Pride in the Wild

6-9 p.m.

Detroit Zoo, 8450 W. 10 Mile Rd., Royal Oak

Friday, July 26

Hotter Than July

Time TBA

Downtown Detroit

LGBT Detroit’s annual, Black LGBTQ+ party returns this year with a packed and varied list of events. Complete schedule still to be announced.

Royal Oak Pride

Time TBA

Downtown Royal Oak

Saturday, July 27

Hotter Than July

Time TBA

Downtown Detroit

Royal Oak Pride

Time TBA

Downtown Royal Oak

Saturday, Aug. 3

Ann Arbor Pride

Noon

Downtown Ann Arbor

Sunday, Aug. 11

Hazel Park Pride

Noon – 7 p.m.

Green Acres Park, 620 W. Woodward Heights Blvd., Hazel Park

Saturday, Aug. 17

Macomb County Pride

Noon – 6 p.m.

Downtown Mt. Clemens

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Detroit Pistons’ loss to Cavs shows weaknesses before playoffs

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March 4, 2026

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Detroit Pistons’ loss to Cavs shows weaknesses before playoffs

CLEVELAND – In just five days, the Detroit Pistons faced the Cleveland Cavaliers twice.

They split the games to finish their season series against the Central Division rivals, but with a potential reunion looming in the second round of the NBA playoffs, the Pistons came away from both games unsatisfied.

On Friday, it was the Pistons needing overtime to overcome a Cavaliers team missing James Harden and Donovan Mitchell at Little Caesars Arena. On Tuesday, March 3, in Cleveland, however – with Harden back in the lineup – the Pistons struggled in the areas they usually thrive, for a 113-109 loss.

The Pistons’ first loss on the road since Jan. 29 didn’t feature their usual fire for much of the night.

“I’m frustrated with the effort level, the attention to detail that we played on that end of the floor,” coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “The times and opportunities where we did do the right thing, did get stops, we let people outwork us to come up with offensive rebounds. We can’t afford to not play at maximum effort. That’s been our superpower all year long and, tonight, I felt like there were times where we were outworked. If we’re outworked, this isn’t going to be the results that we want.”

The Pistons work at being the league’s most disruptive team via turnovers has given them a top-three defensive rating. They force turnovers on 17.2% of possessions – best in the NBA –and only trail the Houston Rockets in offensive rebounding percentage. They also lead the league in steals and blocks per game. Getting out in transition and capitalizing on second-chance opportunities has created an above-average offense despite struggles on 3-point shooting.

For three quarters against the Cavaliers, little of that materialized – as least until the Pistons grabbed seven steals in the final period (after just two in the first three). Overall, the Pistons were beat on the offensive glass (11-10), mustered just 10 fastbreak points (their lowest total since Jan. 27) and picked up 11 second-chance points (their least since Feb. 6).

It was, in all, a lackadaisical defensive performance, with the Pistons repeatedly losing shooters behind the arc as the Cavs knocked down 17 3-pointers – eight more than the Pistons.

“Obviously they’re a good team, but we haven’t been playing to our standard on that side of the ball,” Pistons wing Javonte Green said. “Coach talked about the effort we need to bring every game. We just need to play harder. We can’t get outworked on offensive rebounds and 50-50 balls, that’s our identity. I feel like we needed to pick up that slack.”

The Pistons also were hurt by a poor shooting performance by Cade Cunningham; he finished with 10 points and 14 assists but shot 4-for-16. Cleveland threw multiple defenders at him all night, and he obliged by passing the ball and setting up his teammates. It led to a big second half for Tobias Harris, who scored all 19 of his points in the last two quarters.

But it wasn’t enough.

“On the defensive end we just couldn’t put up a wall, couldn’t get a stand going,” Cunningham said. “Personally, I had a lot of bad closeouts; just off the ball, I didn’t feel sharp. Just gotta clean all that stuff up.”

With 22 games remaining, the Pistons are focused on cleaning up the margins so they’ll be ready for postseason play. These two games against the Cavaliers have given them a list of areas to clean up.

Friday, they needed an extra period to win after rallying from a late nine-point deficit despite losing Cunningham late after he fouled out with just under two minutes left in the fourth quarter. Jalen Duren and Daniss Jenkins stepped up in overtime after Duncan Robinson also fouled out.

Mostly, the Cavaliers have proven they can pounce during soft stretches on defense. Thursday brings another rematch with a contender, as the Pistons wrap up a three-game road trip against the San Antonio Spurs (another opponent from last week).

“We didn’t play our best basketball the other night,” Bickerstaff said of the Cavaliers’ game on Feb. 27. “Give our guys credit because we played 53 minutes and were able to pull it out in some adverse conditions. Cade fouls out, Duncan fouls out, our guys still figure out a way to get it done.

“We need to be better. We need to be better defensively, we need to impose ourselves on the game a little bit more than we did last game. I thought the last two quarters of the Orlando game [on Sunday] were the best quarters we’ve played defensively since New York [on Feb. 19]. I hope, and told our guys, that we can continue to build off that, because that’s where it always starts for us. You can tell the tone by how we are defensively and how we’re getting after it.”

Contact Omari Sankofa II at osankofa@freepress.com. Follow him on Bluesky and/or X @omarisankofa.

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Next up: Spurs

Matchup: Pistons (45-15) at San Antonio (44-17).

Tipoff: 8 p.m. Thursday, March 5; Frost Bank Center, San Antonio.

TV/radio: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit; WXYT-FM (97.1).

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Police search for suspect, accomplice after teen injured in shooting outside Detroit school gym

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March 3, 2026

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Police search for suspect, accomplice after teen injured in shooting outside Detroit school gym

March 3, 2026 / 6:54 PM EST
/ CBS Detroit

The Detroit Police Department is searching for a suspect and an accomplice in connection with a shooting last week that injured a teen outside a school gym.

The shooting happened in the 3400 block of St. Aubin, the same area where the Detroit Edison Public School Academy’s Early College of Excellence is located. Police say that at about 8:27 p.m. on Feb. 27, there was an altercation inside the gym that continued outside.

Detroit police are searching for a suspect and their accomplice in connection with a shooting outside a school.

Detroit Police Department

Police say the suspect allegedly fired multiple shots at the victim, striking him. The teen was taken to a hospital for treatment. His current condition is unknown.

Police say the accomplice who was with the suspect was also armed.

Anyone with information is asked to call DPD’s seventh precinct at 313-596-5740, Crime Stoppers at 800-Speak Up or DetroitRewards.tv.

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Bruce Campbell announces cancer diagnosis; ‘Fear not,’ he tells fans

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March 3, 2026

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Bruce Campbell announces cancer diagnosis; ‘Fear not,’ he tells fans

Treatment will delay the Royal Oak-born actor’s plans to tour his new film ‘Ernie & Emma’ this summer.

Royal Oak-born movie star and cult hero Bruce Campbell announced on social media on Monday that he has been diagnosed cancer — a type that is “treatable” but not “curable,” he said.

“I apologize if that’s a shock — it was to me too,” the “Evil Dead” star, 67, wrote in a message posted to Instagram.

He went on to say “I’m not gonna go into any more detail,” and he didn’t. He said the public announcement had to do with scaling back appearances on his schedule, including tour dates behind his latest film, “Ernie & Emma.”

Campbell planned to show the movie June 5 at the Redford Theatre; as of Monday night, that date is still on the Redford schedule, but Campbell wrote in his note he plans to get “as well as I possibly can over the summer so that I can tour with my new movie ‘Ernie & Emma’ this fall.”

The movie is written, directed by and stars Campbell as a man who goes on a journey following the death of his wife. Campbell produced the movie alongside his wife, Ida Gearon, and filmed it in Oregon, where he now lives.

Campbell told The News in January he dedicated “Ernie & Emma” to his childhood moviemaking pals, including Scott Spiegel, who died of a heart attack in September 2025.

“It’s a callback to the carefree days of Super 8, where we could do whatever the f–k we wanted to do,” Campbell said of “Ernie & Emma.” “So I thought, ‘All the boys are responsible for this,’ so they’re all in there.”

Campbell got his start making movies around Metro Detroit with his childhood pal, Sam Raimi. Campbell starred in Raimi’s “Evil Dead” trilogy and has since appeared in most of Raimi’s films; Campbell makes a brief appearance in a photograph in the background of an early scene in Raimi’s latest, “Send Help.”

He’s also an author; Campbell’s autobiography “If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor” was published in 2001.

In his post on social media, Campbell thanked fans and said he was not out to elicit sympathy.

“Fear not, I am a tough old son-of-a-bitch and I have great support, so I expect to be around for a while,” he wrote.

agraham@detroitnews.com

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