Artfully Yours; Pottery painting and bead studio; 2142 West Road, Trenton 48183; 1-734-692-7499.

Biddle Gallery; 2840 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte 48192; 1-734-281-4779. www.biddlegallery.com

Downriver Council for the Arts Gallery; 20904 North Line Road, Taylor 48180; 1-734-287-6103. www.downriverarts.org

Fuentes Gallery; 904 Oak, Wyandotte 48192; 1-734-285-3715.

Outside The Lines Gallery; 8410 Macomb, Grosse Ile 48138; 1-734-692-0523.

Patricia Izzo Studio; 3024 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte 48192; 1-734-347-0987. www.izzophotography.com

River's Edge Gallery; 3024 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte 48192; 1-734-246-9880. www.artattheedge.com

Sharon Sims Studio Gallery; 9954 Lincoln, Taylor 48180; 313-295-1555.

Somata Spa & Gallery; 17573 Fort St., Riverview 48193; 1-734-759-1772.

Arts Organizations

Acanthus Art Group; Meets at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month; Wyandotte City Hall, 3131 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte 48192; 1-734-777-6109; Maureen Keast.

Art Ambience; 1-734-676-3377; Judy Nelms, president.

Artistic Creators Guild; 1-734-284-0062.

Custom Stained Glass; 14755 North Line Road, Southgate 48195; 1-734-281-1511; Karen Carney.

Downriver Arts & Crafts Guild; Meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month; Southgate Veterans Memorial Library, 14680 Dix-Toledo, Southgate 48195; 1-734-777-6109; Maureen Keast.

Downriver Council for the Arts; on Wayne County Community College District-Downriver Campus; 20904 North Line Road, Taylor; 1-734-287-6103. www.downriverarts.org

Downriver Poets and Playwrights Literary Group; Group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of the month in the second-floor conference room of Wyandotte City Hall, 3131 Biddle Ave.; 1-734-671-2135; Mono D'Angelo.

Heritage Decorative Arts of Southeast Michigan; A chapter of the National Society of Tole & Decorative Painters based in Wichita, Kan.; Westfield Activities Center, 2700 Westfield Road, Trenton; 1-313-388-3943.

Romulus Arts Council; 11111 S. Wayne Road, Romulus 48174; 1-734-955-4533.

Wayne County Community College District: Association of Artists; The group has more than 100 active members (mostly students at WCCCD) and some members from the community at large. It was been in existence for 35 years, including 25 at the Downriver Campus; 21000 North Line Road, Taylor 48180; 1-313-715-8010; Carl Kamulski, adviser. www.artarea51.com

Childrens Theater

Downriver Youth Performing Arts Center; 1-734-671-2202; Dr. Noel Jackson, president. www.dypac.com

Dream Machine Performing Arts Academy, Carey Ann's Clown Caravan and Dream Machine Family Concerts; 17841 Poplar, Riverview 48193; 1-734-285-3492; Carol Ann and Roland Owens. www.careyann.com

ShowBiz Kidz; ShowBiz Starz; ShowBiz Kidz is for ages 4-12; ShowBiz Starz is for ages 13-21. Ticket hotline: 1-734-934-7086; 1-734-771-2515; Carol-Ann Black, artistic director. www.sbkonline.com; www.showbizstarz.com

Southgate Community Players; The Young People's Theater is under the direction of James and Kimberly Brown; 1-734-282-4727. www.scponstage.com.

Wyandotte Community Theatre Youth Theatre; 1-313-438-0126. www.wctspotlights.com.

Community Theater Troupes

Midsummer Thespian Project; summer performances; Woodhaven High School auditorium, 24787 Van Horn Road, Brownstown Township 48134; 1-734-783-3333 or 1-734-925-0952.

Southgate Community Players; performances: Davidson Middle School, 13940 Leroy, Southgate 48195; 1-734-282-4727. www.scponstage.com

Trenton Community Players (TCP-Productions); P.O. Box 624, Trenton 48183; 1-734-283-2639; Pamela "George" Brown, president. www.trentonplayers.com

Wyandotte Community Theater; performances at Wilson Middle School, 1275 15th St., Wyandotte; P.O. Box 135, Wyandotte 48192; 1-734-284-8910; Jack Kilburn, president. www.wctspotlights.com

Dance

Ballet Americana - A Mid-States Regional Dance America Company; Patricia and Leif Lorenz, co-artistic directors; 22805 Goddard Road, Taylor 48180; 1-734-374-3904; Joy Squire, director. www.balletamericana.org

Dance Avenue; 14270 Eureka Road, Southgate 48195; 1-734-759-3102; Jessica Gilleran and Sarah Thaut.

DeLiz Dance Studio (Ballroom & Latin); 231 Eureka Road, Wyandotte 48192; 1-734-281-1969; Tonia DeLiz. www.delizdancesport.com

Great Technique Dance Academy; 1412 Eureka Road, Wyandotte 48192; 1-734-28-DANCE; Seth Miller. www.greattechnique.com

Lincoln Park Dance Company; all ages welcome; 3240 Ferris, Lincoln Park; 1-313-706-3310 or 1-734-671-3036; Lisa Allai Stop. lstop@lincolnparkdance.net

Metro Shores Ballet; 8215 Macomb, Grosse Ile 48138; 1-734-676-7233; Dawn Greene. www.metroshoresballet.org

Southeastern Classical Ballet; Dance Grosse Ile; 9505 Groh Road, Hangar 2, Grosse Ile 48138; 1-734-362-0880.

Taylor Dance; 22805 Goddard Road, Taylor 48180; 1-734-374-3904; Joy Squire and Julie Phillips. www.taylor-dance.com

Lectures

Downriver Town Hall Lecture Series & Celebrity Luncheons; P.O. Box 2131, Riverview 48193; 1-734-783-9224; Mary Jarosz, director.

Music

Downriver Community Band; www.myspace.com/thedownrivercommunityband; P.O. Box 853, Allen Park 48101; 1-734-783-9348. www.downriverband.org

Downriver Community Voices; P.O. Box 247, Allen Park 48101; 1-313-575-0642; Aaron Kaleniecki, director.

East River Folk Society; performances: First United Presbyterian Church of Wyandotte, 2250 Oak St.; P.O. Box 423, Wyandotte 48192; 1-734-782-0907.

Seaway Chorale and Orchestra; 1-734-676-9504; Don VanEvery, president.

Southeastern Michigan Choral Society; c/o St. Luke Episcopal Church, 15603 Wick Road, Allen Park 48101; 1-313-388-8952.

Southern Great Lakes Symphony; concerts: Flat Rock Community High School auditorium, 25600 Seneca Drive; 18720 Krause, Riverview 48193; 1-734-246-2890. www.slgs.org

Southern Great Lakes Symphony Overture Society; 1-313-382-0408.

St. Paul's Infirmary Coffeehouse; performances quarterly in February, May, August and November at Downriver Christian Renewal Center; 2322 Ford Ave., Wyandotte 48192; 1-734-782-6329. www.stpaulsinfirmary.org

Sweet Adelines-Heritage Chapter; 13770 Edison, Southgate 48195; 734-281-4798; Jackie Todd.

Taylor Community Chorus; c/o Taylor Recreation Center, 22805 Goddard Road, Taylor 48180; 1-313-717-1242; Mark Ennis.