Fox 2's Charlie LeDuff did a book reading at the club in 2013 (Facebook photo)
The 108-year-old Scarab Club next to the Detroit Institute of Arts just received a share of a $57,000 grant from the city of Detroit for renovations, Curbed Detroit reports.
The old arts and social club at 217 Farnsworth Street will share the grant with Belle Isle, which will use the grant to cover re-opening the connection between the aquarium and the conservatory, Rebecca Golden writes in Curbed Detroit.
She goes on to write:
While many Detroiters know and love Belle Isle, the tiny Scarab Club is a little less famous. The 1907 building, famously host to evenings with Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Norman Rockwell and inaugural Whitney Director Juliana Force, is a strange temple of sorts, lovingly adorned with touches of deco opulence as well as red brick austerity. Today, the club remains a hub for visual, literary and performing arts, hosting poetry readings, community event and musical performances in a variety of Genre.
