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BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
BERKLEY — Berkley’s yearly celebration of artists and artisans will be back this month. The Berkley Art Bash will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 14, on 12 Mile Road between Kenmore Road and Buckingham Avenue. Now in its 23rd year, the event will bring together vendors to offer their works of art, wearables, pottery, jewelry and more to customers. “We have a lot of new artisans and makers,” Event Director April McCrumb said. “There is an overturn from year to year, which is good. It keeps things fresh, but we also have people that come back and … they want to see their group of customers again.” Presented by the Berkley Chamber of ComSee ART BASH on page 5A
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FERNDALE PRIDE BRINGS OVER 30,000 TO CITY FOR LGBTQ+ CELEBRATION BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
FERNDALE — The 15th anniversary of the Ferndale Pride festival came and went May 31 with more than 30,000 in attendance, according to the event director. The city’s celebration of the LGBTQ+ community saw thousands of people visit downtown Ferndale for Pride to check out its vendors, listen to musical performances or see one of the many drag shows. Looking back on the entire day, Event Director Julia Music said her favorite moment from Pride was when, on its dance stage, Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale handed off her set to Rimarkable, which for Music was a beautiful moment to witness. “Just seeing someone I had
LEFT: Confetti falls from the top of Affirmations community center to mark the beginning of Ferndale Pride May 31. BELOW: Virgil Ciel greets the audience at Ferndale Pride during the Newcomer Drag Show. Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
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JUNE 11, 2025 Vol. 22, No. 12