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Experience Inside|Out by Flashlight
Royal Oak Public Library, 222 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI | Get Directions »
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Experience fine art by flashlight in downtown Royal Oak.
Royal Oak is one of 13 Michigan communities selected to host the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) Inside|Out program. Six high-quality reproductions of art pieces from the DIA’s collection were installed in an outdoor art show.
Beginning tonight, join a guided walking tour of Inside|Out. The tour begins at the Royal Oak Public Library. Bring your walking shoes and a flashlight.
Royal Oak's art pieces include:
- Cotopaxi by Frederic Edwin Church, on Mark Ridley's Comedy Castle
- Warrior with Two Pages by Peter Paul Rubens on Pronto
- Selene and Endymion by Nicolas Poussin on Noir Leather
- Eleonora of Toledo and her Son by Agnolo Bronzino on Ariana Gallery
- The Recitation by Thomas Wilmer Dewing outside the Royal Oak Public Library
- Staunch Friends by William Federick Yeames on Qdoba Mexican Grille
If you go
- What: DIA Inside|Out walking tour
- Where: Tour starts at the Royal Oak Public Library
- When: 9 p.m. on July 16; July 30, August 13, August 27
- Bring: Comfortable shoes and a flashlight
- Cost: Free
Event Details
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| Where | Royal Oak Public Library 222 E 11 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067 |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 9:00 pm |
| Website | http://www.dia.org/insideout |
| Price | $0 |
More About Royal Oak Public Library
Royal Oak voters approved a bond in the mid-2000s to pay for extensive library renovations that created this bright, airy space with an engaging children's section, large lounging and reading area, a friends' store, meeting rooms and computer center. Residents can use computers and rent movies for free. A wireless signal in the library covers the building itself and the grounds, which include a large garden, area for outdoor concerts and the Star Dream fountain. The library has become technologically savvy the last few years with an extensive website, teen blog about reading and books, and a Facebook page.
Other events here
- Independent Film Series at the Royal Oak Public Library Today, May 18, 2:00 pm
- Parent-Child Science Workshop at the Royal Oak Public Library Mon, May 20, 10:30 am
- FREE FILM SHOWING GENETIC ROULETTE Sat, Jun 1, 2:00 pm–5:00 pm
- Elder Care program at the Royal Oak Public Library Thu, Jun 6, 7:00 pm
Ronald Wolf
3:51 pm on Saturday, October 27, 2012
The library has excellent programs thanks to its wonderful staff and deserves five stars. I would like to see the library have control over the park as well. I am sure the citizens would vote to increase funding if it knew the library could improve the park and fountain area.
The commission is too busy with helping downtown bars and Arts Beats and Eats to be concerned with resident quality of life issues. As I have said before the park could use more comfortable benches, two or three chess tables, possibly a swing and slide for toddlers and lights to show off the fountain. The tall pine adjacent to the memorial and city hall if decorated for the holidays could be a centerpiece. Its sad that Birmingham has a nice park and we have done nothing new with ours except for the beautiful memorial, and butterfly garden put in by volunteers.