page_title: Birmingham, Michigan
section_title: Arts and culture
hierarchical_section_title: Birmingham, Michigan / Arts and culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Description: A photo of the 13th Annual Woodward Dream Cruise taken from atop a building located on Woodward Ave. in Birmingham, MI. Self-made at a section of Woodward Ave. located just south of 15 Mile Road in Birmingham, MI.
context_page_description: Birmingham is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Detroit located along the Woodward Corridor. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,103.
context_section_description: Settlers founded the First United Methodist Church in 1821 and conducted services in Elijah Willets' tavern. Its current structure was built in 1839; it is now the oldest church building in the city.  Other houses of worship represent many religions.
  George H. Mitchell and Almeron Whitehead were two of a small group of bachelors who had formed a club called The Eccentrics; they published a newspaper of the same name, issuing the first edition on May 2, 1878. At a price of 2 cents, The Eccentric provided a "live home paper, replete with all the news of the day", with considerable emphasis on the "local items of importance occurring in Birmingham and immediate vicinity". By the turn of the 20th century, The Eccentric ran advertisements for Detroit stores and theaters, as well as offers of property and houses suitable for the "commuter". In the 1920s, the slogan of The Eccentric was "For a Bigger and Better Birmingham". Today, the Birmingham Eccentric newspaper continues its role as reporter of the community's local news.
  In 1923, a group of friends formed The Village Players of Birmingham, a private theatre club. Originally, performances were given in the community house. In 1928 the group commissioned their own theater just outside the downtown area. Today this all-volunteer group is open to everyone and puts on five shows each year.
  The community house is a spacious facility with a New England ambience. Many new churches have been started at this location, including the Bloomfield Hills Christian Church. The Ninowskis organized this church in the late 1970s. As the church has grown, it has moved to several other sites. Joe Ninowski Jr, son of the founders, continues in full-time ministry.
  In 2008, the Birmingham Little League won the nine- to ten-year-old Little League state championship. The team beat Western Little League 12–5 to earn the title.
caption: Woodward Dream Cruise
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