Saturday is THE day!!! We need you (AND everyone you know) there.
Short newsletter this week because we have exactly one BIG job: get people to the Pop-Up Art Stop on Saturday. That's it. That's the assignment. Everything else in here is good news and good people, b
I know it's late, Steven! (I'm so sorry)
Short newsletter this week because we have exactly one BIG job: get people to the Pop-Up Art Stop on Saturday. That's it. That's the assignment. Everything else in here is good news and good people, but SATURDAY is the main event. Let's go get 'em.
[Image: Pop-Up Art Stop, 2026]
THE BIG ASK: Pop-Up Art Stop Saturday — 11am–8pm | Open Book Theatre, Trenton
We need a BIG turnout Saturday and here's the truth: the personal invite is what actually works. Not just a social share (though please do that too) — an actual text or call or "hey, come with me" to a real person. That's what fills a room.
Three things you can do right now: 1. RSVP and bring people. RSVP here 2. Personally invite at least 5 people — text them, call them, don't just post and hope. 3. Share it on your socials — every share helps, but it's the personal asks that move the needle.
This is OUR event. Let's pack the room.
ALSO: Talk About Linkage With Everyone Not just at the Pop-Up — in general. Tell your friends, your family, the person in line at the grocery store. If someone says they want to follow our work or get this newsletter, sign them up right here: Sign someone up It's not about dollar amounts. It's about getting people invited and following our adventures!
[Image: Elevate The Mic, 2023]
LINKAGE EVENTS THIS WEEK
Coffee & Chat | Every Monday — 9am till whenever No agenda, no judgment, bedhead welcome. Join the Zoom
Virtual Open Studio | Friday, June 26 — 9–10am Adult show and tell. Bring anything, any type of medium, any stage of done-ness. Haven't made anything in a while? Come anyway — your presence and eye still matter! Join the Zoom
LET'S CELEBRATE
Calvin J. F. Vox won a Poetry Award at the Fenton Arts Council! So well deserved.
Shelly's on a New Album — The release party was last Monday. BIG congratulations on this accomplishment!
A THANK YOU to the Hope Transforms Possibilities curation team! Our Writers, Books, & Publishing Circle is now hard at work drafting the Exhibition Description Panel — and if the conversations are any indication, this is going to be deeply impactful. Artists are leading change, and we're finding our stride in how Linkage contributes to the bigger conversation. So proud of this group!
[Image: Annual Art Workshop, 2023]
OUT IN THE COMMUNITY
Decarceration Activism: An Inside-Out Story | Monday, June 22 — 4:00pm (Virtual) One of our own rockstar members coordinated this one — huge thanks to them! Tore Price, Becca Pickus, and Kenneth "Bear" Tello share how they built a campus-based Decarceration Activism class at the University of Michigan. Eight years of teaching and learning together, in one talk. Join the Zoom
MI-CEMI: Documentary Storytelling & Narrative Change | Wednesday, June 24 — 12–1:30pm (Virtual) A virtual conversation on how documentary film supports advocacy, shifts public narratives, and contributes to systems change — featuring reflections connected to Road to Redemption (Yusef Bunchy Shakur) and Coldwater Kitchen (Chef Jimmy Lee Hill). Full details and registration
"Being Bold" — Call for Michigan Women & Non-Binary Artists | Deadline June 25 Submit up to 2 original works exploring boldness — loud or quiet, soft or unapologetic, personal or collective. Only the first 60 completed applications will be considered, so don't sit on this one. Apply here
Project Reentry Workshop: Accessing Education | Monday, June 29 — 6–7pm SADO Detroit. Penny Kane of Detroit Reconnect highlights free educational and skilled trades scholarship opportunities for returning citizens, plus guidance on how to access them. RSVP
Detroit Lit Summer Writers' Institute | July 18–19 — Apply TODAY! Workshops and panels on landing a book deal, finding your voice, crafting an artist statement, and more. Detroit Lit prioritizes writers of color, and thanks to Arts Midwest, everything is free and open by donation. No barriers, just writing. Register here
[Image: PCAP Annual Exhibition Reception, 2014]
ADMIN
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Volunteer Waiver Form — Helps us track the hours you're putting in this year. Sign Here
That's really it for this week — told you it'd be short. Go invite your people, then come spend Saturday with all of us. Art, friends, probably too many snacks.