DETROIT – The Fox Theatre was buzzing all day Wednesday with singers, dancers, a drum line, and all the big-show energy ahead of the 57th Annual Evening of Fine Arts, a concert and art exhibition featuring the best performers and visual artists from the Detroit Public Schools.
“It’s a huge celebration of the arts,” Andrew McGuire, DPSCD Deputy Director of Fine and Performing Arts, said. “It’s a huge celebration of student voices being lifted onto one of our largest stages here in the city.”
More than 700 young men and women are there for the yearly showcase of the best and brightest performers and visual artists, featuring performances by students from Renaissance, Cass Tech, Martin Luther King, Mumford, and Henry Ford high schools, along with the Detroit School of Arts, the John King Performing Arts Academy, and the Duke Ellington Conservatory of Music and Art…