New Signage Goes up at Wyandotte Arts Center
The James R. DeSana Center for Arts & Culture will be officially dedicated Friday night.
The James R. DeSana Center for Arts & Culture will be officially dedicated Friday night.
The new James R. DeSana Center for Arts & Culture will be unveiled during an invite-only ceremony.
The Wyandotte Arts Center will officially be renamed the James R. DeSana Center for Arts & Culture during a private, invite-only ceremony on Sept. 14. Mayor Joseph Peterson recommended in June that the change occur in honor of the sitting city council member and former mayor. Peterson said DeSana, 81, is to credit for the arts center as it was under his mayoral tenure in October 2006 that the city purchased the former Masonic Temple with the intention of turning it into a cultural facility. "Thanks to his insight, we now have a cultural facility that meets today's demands for a place where our residents of all ages can showcase their talents, whether it is youth theater, lectures, painting, music, or any of the many other enriching …
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Mayor Joseph Peterson is recommending that the center be renamed the James R. DeSana Arts and Cultural Center in honor of the sitting City Council member and former mayor.
A longtime Wyandotte elected official may soon see his name on more than the city's stationary. Mayor Joseph Peterson is recommending that the Wyandotte Arts Center be renamed the James R. DeSana Arts and Cultural Center in honor of the sitting city council member and former mayor. Peterson said DeSana, 81, is to credit for the arts center as it was under his mayoral tenure in October 2006 that the city purchased the former Masonic Temple with the intention of turning it into a cultural facility. "Thanks to his insight, we now have a cultural facility that meets today's demands for a place where our residents of all ages can showcase their talents, whether it is youth theater, lectures, painting, music, or any of the many other enriching …
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3:20 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
How about we name it after all the bankrupted businesses he helped close down with his liberal ajenda of tax and waste. We have at least 100 closed shops, a bloated government workforce with cops and firemen each receiving $140,000 a year in pay and benefits, teachers making 120,000 a year for 945 hours worked... Is it any wonder Wyandotte is looking more like Detroit every year?   more ›
Pat Perry
5:39 am on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Congratulations to Mr. DeSana!   more ›