There's an important debutante arriving on the Detroit arts scene.

Following up on a program that has awarded more than $1 million to metro Detroit artists, the Kresge Foundation is set to unveil Art X Detroit, a five-day event that will showcase newly commissioned work by 39 fellowship recipients.

The event, free and open to the public, will run April 6-10 at a dozen Detroit locations, including the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, the Detroit Science Center and the Magic Stick.

The installations and performances will be led by Kresge's two Eminent Artist award recipients: visual artist Charles McGee -- whose new Midtown sculpture will be unveiled to kick off the event -- and jazz trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, who will play a three-concert career retrospective.
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sounds like a pretty cool event