The widely-heralded Figure Skating in Harlem youth development program — the first of its kind to combine education and the artistic discipline of figure skating for girls of color — is coming to Detroit, the first city selected in a national expansion. Figure Skating in Detroit, which was announced at the city’s annual Christmas tree lighting at Campus Martius on Friday, will serve 300 Detroit girls ages 6-15 in its inaugural year. The after-school program will use the Campus Martius ice rink, the Jack Adams Arena in northwest Detroit, the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Township and, possibly, the new Little Caesars Arena.
November 19, 2016