This event is in the past.It took place on June 6, 2026 at Hatcher Graduate Library.


Sam Karres' sketchbooks capture Greektown's Greek-American community in late 20th century Detroit: musicians, dancers, restaurant scenes, and familiar faces rendered in vivid watercolor and expressive line. A transportive glimpse into a neighborhood's living history.
Greek-American history
Detroit heritage
watercolor sketches
community portraits
Tips
📚archive spans 1955-2012
🎨free and open to the public
Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres
Burns Park


Sam Karres' sketchbooks capture Greektown's Greek-American community in late 20th century Detroit: musicians, dancers, restaurant scenes, and familiar faces rendered in vivid watercolor and expressive line. A transportive glimpse into a neighborhood's living history.
Greek-American history
Detroit heritage
watercolor sketches
community portraits
Tips
📚archive spans 1955-2012
🎨free and open to the public
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