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Latest entertainment news, brought to you by a team of writers and editors at the Detroit Free Press, including @juliehinds & @AtTheRiv.

[Freep Entertainment @FreepEnt]

Country star @MorganWallen hits the stage at Ford Field for 50,000 in the first of two sold-out nights in Detroit.

[Niraj Warikoo @nwarikoo]

“Mike was part of the first wave of Western comics to perform for local audiences in the Middle East” https://t.co/QWpUcKEg2l

[Freep Film Festival @Freep_Film_Fest]

The @freep hosted Laurie Brown, editor & publisher of the @canadianrecord, a small Texas newspaper struggling to survive. Laurie & the paper are the subject of a short doc directed by @HM_Courtney. The film is part of Shorts #4 screening 4/29 @ 8pm @ Michigan Science Center.

[Kresge Foundation @kresgefdn]

Congratulations to the @Freep_Film_Fest for an amazing opening night with the Michigan premiere of Coldwater Kitchen, a fascinating documentary on the criminal justice system, rehabilitation & the power of food. Check out the entire #freepfilmfest lineup: https://t.co/XmBK2Isy6q

[Paul Egan @paulegan4]

The @Freep_Film_Fest is under way. Friday at 6:30, catch the world premiere of "Lead and Copper" about the #FlintWaterCrisis at the MI Science Center Planetarium. Afterwards, we'll discuss w director Will Hart & Flint resident Leon El-Alamin https://t.co/XPjFNmSo8S

[Freep Film Festival @Freep_Film_Fest]

Thom Powers and Elvis Mitchell, these two film powerhouses - and Michiganders - in conversation together at the Michigan Science Center for a recording of @PureNonfiction podcast. @ElvisMitchell @thompowers

[Freep Film Festival @Freep_Film_Fest]

These two great short films featuring Detroit artists Sydney James and Senghor Reid along with four other films are screening this Sat., April 29 at 2 p.m. at the @DIADetroit's Detroit Film Theatre as part of "Shorts #1 Creative Types." Come get inspired! https://t.co/L53G3PDdqp

[One Detroit @OneDetroit_PBS]

The 2023 @Freep_Film_Fest returns tomorrow, April 26-30, at select Detroit venues and through virtual screenings.

Preview two films featured this year, the @freep-produced "Coldwater Kitchen" and @SuzanneJoeKai's "Like A Rolling Stone: The Life and Times of Ben Fong Torres."

[Freep Film Festival @Freep_Film_Fest]

Paying forward lessons learned and advocating against anti-Black violence in memory of her son, Oscar, Wanda Johnson holds space for Angela Williams, whose teen son, Ulysses, survives a police encounter in Troy, Alabama, living to tell his story. https://t.co/79uuRVLJ7k

[Freep Film Festival @Freep_Film_Fest]

Elvis Mitchell will host a live recording of his radio show “The Treatment,” with actor Laurence Fishburne, who appears in Mitchell’s film “Is That Black Enough for You?!?” and is an executive producer on another festival film, “The Cave of Adullam." https://t.co/M20xAGXlnl

[Phoebe Wall Howard (original blue check) @phoebesaid]

Fact is, you say #climatechange and people often look for the exit. But the documentary "Chasing Carbon Zero" by @milesobrien premiering on @novapbs 4/26 (and streaming, too) is fascinating.

https://t.co/QJvRsnUgYm via @freep @freepautos @FreepEnt @Ford @novapbs @cnn @NewsHour

[Susan Selasky @SusanMariecooks]

Cannabis company offering jobs to former metro Detroit Burger King workers. @BurgerKing @stiiizy @CannabisInsider @metrodetroitn @freep @FreepEnt

https://t.co/ZLumMEEXbl

[Freep Film Festival @Freep_Film_Fest]

Some exciting news for Opening Night! Nationally recognized Detroit Youth Choir will open the fest with a short a cappella performance before the film Coldwater Kitchen on Wed., April 26. Get their early to get a great seat - doors open at 6 p.m. & program begins around 7 p.m.

[Freep Film Festival @Freep_Film_Fest]

Jason Wilson runs a Training Academy in Detroit where Black boys who are emotionally, mentally and spiritually in debt are trained and transformed. This film introduces us to four young recruits. Catch executive producer Laurence Fishburne after the film. https://t.co/qw58WsjNzE

[Freep Film Festival @Freep_Film_Fest]

The American-born son of Chinese immigrant parents Ben Fong-Torres broke barriers writing for Rolling Stone and becoming a full-time editor. This documentary chronicles Ben propelling its meteoric rise into popular culture. https://t.co/WmFp45toFm

[One Detroit @OneDetroit_PBS]

TONIGHT 7:30p ET: @BryceHuffman313 on Detroit's #airpollution. We talk with @Freep_Film_Fest filmmakers @SuzanneJoeKai and Brian Kaufman. A preview of @InterlochenArts' Cinderella. Plus, the #OneDetroitWeekend.

Watch on @detroitpublictv or on-demand at https://t.co/2qZK1dWU1H.

[Freep Film Festival @Freep_Film_Fest]

Thanks to @DPTVOneDetroit for highlighting two fest films - Like A Rolling Stone: The Life and Times of Ben Fong-Torres & Coldwater Kitchen. And some extra news: because of demand, we have added a 2nd screening of Coldwater Kitchen. Link to tix in bio. https://t.co/Ojiw7MRdEz

[Rising Voices @RisingVoicesAAF]

Join Rising Voices on April 26-30th for the Freep Film Festival's first annual AAPI Film Series. All screenings are free and will be held at the Detroit Historical Museum.
For more information, go to: https://t.co/NGF8wGVCTX

[Rising Voices @RisingVoicesAAF]

Join Rising Voices as we celebrate our communities' stories at the Freep Film Festival's free AAPI Series spotlighting Asian American documentaries.
https://t.co/to5dXvTXXx via @freep

[Freep Film Festival @Freep_Film_Fest]

Join @ElvisMitchell for a live taping of his popular radio show "The Treatment" with special guest "Boyz n the Hood" & "The Matrix" star Laurence Fishburne at the @DIADetroit's Film Theatre on Sat., April 29 @ 7pm. https://t.co/eLTOBSdjPr