The public is invited to the soft opening of the Old Redford Arts Alley at Artist Village. This alley is the first of nine alleys being transformed by the City of Detroit Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship (Detroit ACE) as part of Mayor Mike Duggan’s Blight to Beauty initiative. The Arts Alley Initiative is funded with $5.4 million from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds designated solely for neighborhood beautification. The project also is supported by The Kresge Foundation and Ford Foundation. Transformations are bringing new surfacing, landscaping and amenities, while partnering together with local artists and residents to imbue these improvements with a sense of history, beauty and imagination.

WHEN: Wednesday October 30, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

WHERE: The alley at the corner of Grand River and Lahser in Old Redford Neighborhood