DEARBORN - The Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) Theatre and Music Department present "Grease," which will play for the month of April on weekends at the Adray Auditorium, located in the MAckenzie Fine Arts Center on the main campus. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. on April 13-14, and April 20-21; Sunday at 2 p.m. on April 15 and April 22.

DETROIT — Professor and Chair of Art History, Dr. Hashim Al-Tawil of Henry Ford Community College will host a lecture and discussion on his findings studying Arabic text on the muqarnas ceiling of the 12th-century Cappella Palatina (Palatine Chapel) in Sicily, which is being called an art-historical puzzle. The event will be held at the DIA. Al-Tawil has studied the ceiling extensively and will guide attendees through a stylistic analysis and linguistic interpretation of the calligraphic text and images. The event begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 10.

INDIANAPOLIS — The 2012 Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 5 was highlighted by Roman and ancient Egyptian themes, but what viewers may not have known while watching is the Arab American connection behind some of the designs.

The Brigham Young University (BYU) Museum of Art is expected to launch its exhibit,  “Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture” on Feb. 24.

DEARBORN — A new exhibit, Fighting for Democracy: Who is the ‘We” in “We, the People?” opened Feb.2 at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) in Dearborn. It highlights the stories of seven diverse individuals, their service to their country and their civic engagement that helped change our American democracy. 

DEARBORN/ANN ARBOR — It may seem that hip hop and museum culture couldn't be further apart, but recording artist Khaled M. is used to breaking down barriers.