NOVI — The 37th annual Festival of Chariots, a 1,000 year-old spiritual festival from India, which is celebrated around the world, will take place in Novi July 17.

METRO DETROIT — Since 1859, two years before Abraham Lincoln became president, the South Channel range lights have stood tall at the southeastern tip of Harsen’s Island.

MOUNT CLEMENS — The Anton Art Center has many things. From its gallery to its studio and classes, the Mount Clemens center has nearly everything related to the world of arts.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton River Cut-Off boat launch will be closed until later this fall, according to a statement by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

FARMINGTON — The annual Farmington Founders Festival is set to return for its 58th celebration of summer July 14-16 in downtown Farmington.

FARMINGTON HILLS/WARREN — On June 7, before the 2021-2022 school year ended, several Warren Woods Tower High School students visited the Zekelman Holocaust Center.

METRO DETROIT — July is Wildlife Conservation Month in Michigan, and the Michigan Wildlife Council is celebrating by hosting a few special activities for the public to enjoy.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — After a two-year hiatus, Oakland Township’s Music in the Meadows summer concert series is back.

BERKLEY — Colorful stylings of chalk art will once again take over the streets of Berkley for the city’s Street Art Fest.

STERLING HEIGHTS — As the U.S. has said “arrivederci” to pandemic shutdowns, Sterling Heights’ summer Italian festival, Festa Italiana, has found its stride once again.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — In 2001, Barbara Gasparski, of Shelby Township, founded the Shelby Township Fine Art Society, and today it is a club that is still very much active in the community with Gasparski as a member.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Dance Mobility’s Adapted Ballroom Dance Competition — the first of its kind in the United States — will take place at Roeper Lower School in Bloomfield Hills July 16.

DETROIT/GROSSE POINTES — A future Frida Kahlo or Claude Monet could be showing their early work at the Detroit Institute of Arts right now.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — The 19th Orchard Lake Fine Art Show is set to come to West Bloomfield July 30-31.

NOVI — Tuesday afternoon, a group of people dressed like they were about to work out stood in a block on the football field at Novi High School, dancing and cheering in unison to music playing through a boombox.

CLAWSON — The Clawson Fourth of July Committee recently expanded its Independence Day celebrations to include a third day and a full carnival.

ROYAL OAK/FERNDALE — As the Baldwin Theatre celebrates its centennial anniversary in 2022, the Main Stage productions in Stagecrafters’ 2022-23 season will follow a “from screen to stage” theme.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — RockStar, featuring 1997 Cousino High School graduate Ken Lewandowski, comes to the “Music on the Lake” St. Clair Shores 2022 Summer Concert Series July 13 at 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, 32400 Jefferson Ave.

MOUNT CLEMENS — Mount Clemens residents, friends and community members gathered to celebrate Juneteenth at the Cairns Community Center on June 18.

ROCHESTER — Families can once again enjoy the magic of the big screen under the stars this summer.