albert l lorenzo cultural center

This building was originally the Student Union and an office building for Macomb Community College. When they built a new, larger Student Union because of a growing student enrollment, they converted this building into a museum type of facility They chose to rotate the displays to cover various subjects of interest to the community rather than having fixed displays that are always the same as in typical museums. It is large enough to provide very interesting displays. Topics as varied as The Roaring 20s, auto manufacturers or World War II and its impact on Macomb County are rotated every few months.Because of the rotating displays, you could visit every few months and always see something new. The building is connected to the Macomb Center and so it is a good place to visit before or after seeing a show.

What a beautiful theater and a wonderful show! I saw the annual Senior Show and enjoyed every minute. We had terrific seats and were smiling from the time the show started until the last note. I just picked up the new season brochure and I am sure that I will be back to many of their upcoming shows. Lily Tomlin, Sinbad, I Love Lucy, Anything Goes, Burton Cummings, just to name a few...Free parking, close to home, and not a bad seat in the house! : )

My first time visiting the Lorenzo Center and enjoyed seeing the space the exhibit was displayed in; it was spacious, well laid out and plenty to see. There is no entrance fee for ANY of the lectures, entrance or concerts!!! We visited the "Roaring 20's" exhibit. They had three videos that you could watch and much on display. The exhibit runs approximately two months and almost every day there will be an additional speaker, concert or dance. I will return for one of the lectures on Art Deco. Beautiful space. There is a culinary institute attached to the building which is open for lunch and dinner with limited times and reservations a must. I plan on dining here!!

The current presentation is "The Roaring Twenties from rags to riches". In the exhibition hall they are set up with artifacts, and cars that were made or acqired in the 20's. Some of the objects on exhibit are loaned from "Meadowbrook Hall" , and the "Edsel Ford House". They also offer presentations by speakers on events of happenings of the 20's. We attended the presentation about Meadowbrook Hall, and the speaker was excellent. The history is quite interesting. Next presentation will be about the Purple Gang from Detroit, which I'm sure, will be excellent. This is a great thing to do during the day, during the week. Exhibit and presentations are free. You should check it out, you won't be sorry, especially if you are interested in Detroit and this area during the 1920's. .

I have attended two presentations within the past week at the Lorenzo Cultural Center and both were excellent. The presentations are scheduled to last one hour which is just perfect. Advance registration is requested so they can plan for the amount of people who will be attending. There is no entrance fee and no charge to attend presentations. Their website has a list of scheduled events....currently the focus is on the Gilded Age. There are many displays covering this era and the presentations cover a wide variety of topics.

Great place to see a play or concert. Nice venue and perfect location close to everything