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Hello, could we have the following added to the calendar? Thanks!
The Hot Sardines
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 7pm in The CUBE
The CUBE
3711 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
Known for their brassy horn arrangements, rollicking piano melodies, and cool vocals, The Hot Sardines are on a mission to make old sounds new again and prove that joyful music can bring people together. Fronted by vocals of Elizabeth Bougerol and bandleader/pianist Evan Palazzo, the 8-piece New York-based ensemble is redefining vintage swing for the new age.
Arrive at 6:15pm for a swing dance lesson and your favorite classic cocktail.
2 Stones Events presents Jazz @ The Point — a series of one-night-only concerts featuring the finest musicians in the area, a wine tasting and light finger foods from Browndog Barlor & Restaurant at the intermission — at the Tipping Point Theatre (361 E. Cady Street, Northville). The doors will open at 6:45 p.m. for the wine tasting; music starts at 7:30; intermission/food at 8:20; second set 8:45. The schedule includes:
Sunday, Nov. 3 — Randy Napoleon Quartet
Saturday, Jan. 18 — Sean Dobbins Trio
Saturday, March 21 — Heather Black Project
Saturday, May 16 — Los Gatos
Saturday, July 11 — Oopapada
For tickets/info, visit https://www.tippingpointtheatre.com/jazz.
Hello WRCJ,
Here is an event that I am hoping that could be added to your community calendar. Let me know if that is possible.
City Lights Chorus
“Festival of City Lights”
Fri. Dec. 6, 2019
8pm
Ward Church (40000 Six Mile Rd. Northville, MI 48168
Come and experience Metro Detroit’s newest all-male acappella ensemble, City Lights Chorus. This award winning group will be presenting their first ever holiday show called “Festival of City Lights.”
The performance will be held at Ward Church (40000 Six Mile Rd. Northville, MI 48168).
Tickets are $15 and are availble at http://www.citylightschorus.com
October 15, 6:00 pm
Classical Pianist Roman Rudnytsky
Detroit Public Library Main Branch
5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI
Clara Stanton Jones Auditorium
Free, no tickets required https://detroitpubliclibrary.org/events/event/6673
October 20, 3:00 pm
Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
467 Fairford Rd, Grosse Pointe Woods; MI
The GPSO season opener features Dr. David Wagner playing organ on J.S. Bach’s “Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 29: Wir danken dir Gott”, Will Haapaniemi playing violin on Prokofiev’ s “Concerto #1 in D Major for Violin and Orchestra” and concluding with Dvorak’s “Symphony #9, From the New World” http://gpsymphony.org/concerts.html
October 20, 7:00 pm
Chamber Music at the Scarab Club
Scarab Club
217 Farnsworth, Detroit, MI (behind the Detroit Institute of Arts)
Tickets: $25.00
Chamber Music at the Scarab Club opens its 22nd season with a program of richly romantic music entitled Ties to the Isles”. We welcome back MOT Concertmaster Eliot Heaton, joining us to perform music for string quartet and quintet by three composers with ties to the British Isles https://scarabclub.org/chambermusic/
October 21, 3:30 pm
Organist Johann Vexo
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor
825 North University, Ann Arbor, MI
Free, no tickets required
Johann Vexo presents a master class on organ improvisation. Vexo is a French organist for both the choir organ at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris and the great organ of the Cathedral of Nancy. https://smtd.umich.edu/performances-events/events/event/?id=12988
October 23, 7:30 pm
Organist Johann Vexo
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
620 Romeo Street, Rochester, MI
Suggested donation $15.00
Johann Vexo presents a master class on organ improvisation. Vexo is a French organist for both the choir organ at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris and the great organ of the Cathedral of Nancy. http://www.stpaulsrochester.org/index.php/event/harmony-in-the-hills-concert-johann-vexo/?instance_id=4295
October 25, 8:00 pm
Academy of Early Music: Cappella Pratensis
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
306 N. Division Street, Ann Arbor, MI
Tickets: $35 General Admission, $30 Seniors (60+), $15 students
Cappella Pratensis is a Dutch-based vocal ensemble that champions the music of 15th and 16th century Renaissance polyphony. This concert featured Jacob Obrecht’s “Missa Maria Zart.” https://academyofearlymusic.org/portfolio/cappella-pratensis/
October 26, 8:00 pm
Academy of Early Music: Cappella Pratensis
Ste. Anne de Detroit
1000 St Anne St, Detroit, MI
Tickets: $35 General Admission, $30 Seniors (60+), $15 students
Cappella Pratensis is a Dutch-based vocal ensemble that champions the music of 15th and 16th century Renaissance polyphony. This concert featured Jacob Obrecht’s “Missa Maria Zart.” https://academyofearlymusic.org/portfolio/cappella-pratensis/
October 27, 3:00 pm
Redford Civic Symphony
St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
27475 Five Mile Road (at Inkster Road), Livonia MI
Free, no tickets required
The Redford Civic Symphony presents of program with Beethoven’s “Egmont Overture”, Zimmer’s “Music from Gladiator” and Dvorak’s Symphony #8. http://redfordsymphony.org/concerts/2019-2020/
November 15, 7:30 pm
Organist Jeremy David Tarrant
Cathedral Church of St. Paul
4800 Woodward Avenue (at Warren), Detroit, MI
Suggested Donation: $10 Adults, $5 Seniors & Students
The Cathedral’s Organist and Choirmaster play a program featuring Charles-Marie Widor’s “Symphonie Romane” and will be joined by classical guitarist Jeff Dwarshuis for Chris DeBlasio’s “God Is Our ighteousness”.Music of J.S.Bach, Marcel Dupre and Louis Vierne will round out the evening. https://detroitcathedral.org/wp2015/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Late-Pentecost-2019.pdf
November 24, 7:00 pm
Chamber Music at the Scarab Club
Scarab Club
217 Farnsworth, Detroit, MI (behind the Detroit Institute of Arts)
Tickets: $25.00
“Flute, Guitar and Strings” features the return of the fabulous Scharrón-Wiesinger Duo performing a great variety of music from Italy, Puerto Rico, Austria and the U.S. The duo will also present a newly commissioned work by Argentinian composer Jorge Morel. Velda Kelly and Nadine Deleury will join the duo to perform Kurt Schertsik’s Quartet, adding another facet to this incredible concert! https://scarabclub.org/chambermusic/
Double Bill:
The Music of Louis Armstrong
Camila Meza Quartet + DSO String Quartet
Friday, January 24, 2020 – 8:00 PM
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra was the first act to ever grace the stage of the Paradise Theatre on December 26, 1941. Bassist Rodney Whitaker, who performed on the inaugural Paradise Jazz Series concert in 1999, leads a top-notch ensemble to pay homage to Satchmo! Whitaker will be joined by trumpeter Marcus Printup, pianist Eric Reed, drummer Herlin Riley, saxophonist Victor Goines, trombonist Vincent Gardner, and vocalists Rockelle Fortin and Chris McDole.
Also on this double bill: Chilean-born singer, guitarist, and composer Camila Meza and her band join forces with a DSO string quartet to perform Meza’s original music.
Tickets
$19 – Upper Balcony
$30 – Mid Balcony
$40 – Main Floor B
$52 – Main Floor A
$60 – Dress Circle
$99 – Box Level
Thursday , October 17th – 6:00 PM
Join us for the opening reception of Art @ The Max VI exhibition featuring work by Detroit artists Ash Arder, Rose DeSloover, Megan Heeres, Scott Hocking, Mel Rosas, David Rubello, Robert Sestok, and Graem Whyte.
The opening reception will feature a DSO ensemble performing an original piece inspired by one of the works on display — Scott Hocking’s Celestial Ship of the North (Emergency Ark) aka The Barnboat. The musicians include Principal Percussion Joe Becker, Assistant Principal Percussion Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal, and David LeDoux, cello.
This event is FREE and open to the public! Ticket required.
Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center
3711 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
6:00 PM – Opening Reception in the third floor atrium
6:25 PM – Remarks and DSO ensemble performance
7:00 PM – Self-guided gallery tours
The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Friday, December 6, 2019 – 8:00 PM
Relive the swinging days of the Paradise. Duke Ellington and his Orchestra headlined a week-long engagement just four weeks after the official opening of the Paradise Theatre, ushering in a decade of performances by legends like Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and countless others!
The Duke Ellington Orchestra – the only ensemble directly carrying on the tradition from Duke himself – returns to the Orchestra Hall stage to perform celebrated classics!
Spoken word artist La Shaun phoenix Moore hosts an evening featuring Detroit’s finest poets and DJ Stacye J, plus an acoustic set by R&B singer and WDET’s Tiny Desk Fan Favorite Johnyce.
Back by popular demand, Storm Large delivers American songbook classics, Broadway tear-jerkers and rock goddess anthems. She may appear to be a six foot tattooed Vargas pin up girl, but with a voice that goes from a velvety purr to a mighty Valkyrie in a single phrase, Ms. Large is a vocalist whose iconoclastic talent defies the laws of nature.
Please be advised that this performance may contain adult content and explicit language (with humor).
Led by drummer Sherrie Maricle, this swingin’ powerhouse trio plays original, traditional, and contemporary standards from all genres of music, with their own unique style, innovative arrangements, and effervescent musical joy.
The CUBE
3711 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
TICKETS:
$15 COVER – GENERAL ADMISSION ADVANCE
$25 COVER – GENERAL ADMISSION DOOR
$49 VIP EXPERIENCE – INCLUDES RESERVED CABARET SEAT AND FREE DRINK
Rejuvenating silent film classics with live music, the Andrew Alden Ensemble brings an exciting new score to the iconic Nosferatu. F.W. Murnau’s German expressionist horror film is revered as one of the scariest Dracula adaptations ever made. The new score by the Andrew Alden Ensemble compliments the horror of the film, and the classic story of Dracula with the sensibilities of classical chamber music and the distinct edge of rock. The music, featuring piano, violin/viola, synthesizers, percussion, guitar, saxophone, and electric sound design, will be performed in person during the showing of the film, giving audiences a new experience of this memorable classic. (94 min.)
A true jazz innovator, drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts never fails to deliver the percussive magic that has been his trademark since his emergence on the contemporary jazz scene. Watts will be joined by bassist Robert Hurst and guitarist Paul Bollenback.
Wallace House Presents “Held Hostage: Ensuring the Safe Return of Americans Held Captive Abroad” with Joel Simon of the Committee to Protect Journalists and Diane Foley of the James W. Foley Foundation
October 7, 2019 | 4 p.m.
Annenberg Auditorium
735 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Free and open to the public.
Each year, it’s estimated that hundreds of American journalists, humanitarian aid workers, business people and tourists are taken captive by foreign governments, terrorist groups and criminal organizations. How can we better understand U.S. hostage policy and the risks and challenges of bringing our fellow Americans home? Join us for a discussion on negotiating with hostile actors, growing threats to journalists and aid workers both at home and abroad, and the safety measures they should undertake.
Panelists:
Diane Foley is the mother of five children, including American freelance conflict journalist James W. Foley. She founded the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation in September 2014, less than a month after his public execution. Diane is currently serving as the President and Executive Director of JWFLF. Since 2014, she has led JWFLF efforts to fund the start of Hostage US and the international Alliance for a Culture of Safety, ACOS. In 2015, she actively participated in the National Counterterrorism Center hostage review which culminated in the Presidential Policy Directive-30. This directive re-organized US efforts on behalf of Americans taken hostage abroad into an interagency Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs and a White Hostage Response Group. Previously, Diane worked first as a community health nurse and then as a family nurse practitioner for 18 years. She received both her undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH.
Joel Simon is the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. He has written widely on media issues, contributing to Slate, Columbia Journalism Review, The New York Review of Books, World Policy Journal, Asahi Shimbun, and The Times of India. He has led numerous international missions to advance press freedom. His book, “The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom,” was published in November 2014.
Moderator:
Margaux Ewen is the executive director of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, a non-profit organization founded after the brutal 2014 murder of James Foley, an American freelance journalist, while he was held captive by ISIS in Syria. The foundation’s mission is to advocate for the freedom of all Americans held hostage or unjustly detained abroad and promote the safety of journalists worldwide. Prior to joining the Foley Foundation, Margaux was North America director for Reporters Without Borders. She has a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry and advocating for media rights and has two law degrees from the Sorbonne in France and from The George Washington University in the U.S.
Saturday, October 26 at 8:00 pm
Silent Movie “Hunchback of Notre Dame” w/ John Lauter at the Barton pipe organ
Tickets: $15.00
Redford Theater, 17360 Lahser Rd (N of Grand River), Detroit https://redfordtheatre.com/events/
Redford Theatre Christmas Show w/ Melissa Ambrose-Eidson at the Barton pipe organ
Sunday, December 15 at 3:00 pm
Tickets: Adults $15.00, Kids $5.00
Redford Theater, 17360 Lahser Rd (N of Grand River), Detroit https://redfordtheatre.com/events/
Sunday, September 15 at 3:00 pm
Scott Smith – Wurlitzer Pipe Organ Pops Concert
Tickets: $15.00
Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Ave. (W. of Livernois), Detroit http://dtos.org/UpcomingEvents.html
Friday, September 20 at 8:00 pm
Silent Movie “Wings” w/ Stephen Warner on the Wurlitzer pipe organ
Tickets: $10.00
Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Ave. (W. of Livernois), Detroit http://dtos.org/UpcomingEvents.html
Sunday, October 20 at 3:00 pm
Zack Frame – Wurlitzer Pipe Organ Pops Concert
Tickets: $15.00
Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Ave. (W. of Livernois), Detroit http://dtos.org/UpcomingEvents.html
Saturday, October 26 at 8:00 pm
Silent Movie “Nosferatu” w/ Scott Smith on the Wurlitzer pipe organ
Tickets: $10.00
Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Ave. (W. of Livernois), Detroit http://dtos.org/UpcomingEvents.html
Saturday, November 23 at 8:00 pm
Silent Movie “Beyond The Rocks” w/ Lance Luce on the Wurlitzer pipe organ
Tickets: $10.00
Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Ave. (W. of Livernois), Detroit http://dtos.org/UpcomingEvents.html
Sunday, Pierre Fracalanza – Wurlitzer Pipe Organ Pops Concert
Sunday, December 8 at 3:00 pm
Tickets: $15.00
Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Ave. (W. of Livernois), Detroit http://dtos.org/UpcomingEvents.html
New Music Detroit brings their 12th annual marathon music festival to Trinosophes, the DIA and The Cube! The avant-garde production features experimental and far-reaching sounds ranging from contemporary chamber music and European folk to experimental electronics and noise improvisation.
Pricing
General Admission – Single Day (Advance) – $10
General Admission – Single Day (Door) – $20
VIP 3-day Weekend Pass $85
(You must add 1 VIP Experience ticket from all 3 performances to your cart in order to access the VIP Weekend Pass price.)
VIP Weekend Pass holders will receive:
• One reserved seat throughout the entire festival (The Cube, Trinosophes, DIA)
• One complimentary drink at each venue, with access to cash bar thereafter
At 5:30 p.m., DSO bassoonist and contrabassoonist and certified instructor Marcus Schoon, leads a Yang family Tai Chi class accompanied by live music performed by Xiao Hottman. At 7:00 p.m., Detroit Yoga Lab leads a session for yogis of all skill levels. Come one, come all. Choose your favorite or enjoy both!
Free and open to the public
Sosnick Courtyard
51 Parsons St. 48201
(betwwen Cass Ave and Woodward Ave – Midtown Detroit)
Opera MODO / Gabriel Brass Band / FILM: The Princess and The Frog
Thursday, August 15, 2019 – 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Opera MODO presents an evening of opera in an intimate outdoor setting featuringNicole Joseph (soprano), Kaswanna Kanyinda (mezzo-soprano), Branden Hood(baritone), and conductor Steven McGhee from the company’s George Shirley Diversify Opera Resident Artist Program. Afterwards, get a taste of the Big Easy in Sosnick with a special screening of Disney’s The Princess and the Frog (2009) and a pop-up performance by the Gabriel Brass Band.
Free and open to the public
Sosnick Courtyard
51 Parsons St. 48201
(betwwen Cass Ave and Woodward Ave – Midtown Detroit)
Jason Moran & The Bandwagon + Live Skateboarding / Best of Live from Orchestra Hall
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 – 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Jazz pianist and MacArthur “Genius” Jason Moran takes over Sosnick Courtyard with his trio The Bandwagon (Tarus Mateen and Nasheet Waits), as skateboarders shred a halfpipe nearby – an experience of epic proportions! The Los Angeles Times hails Moran, ‘a startlingly gifted pianist with a relentless thirst for experimentation.’ In celebration of Orchestra Hall’s Centennial, stay late for a special watch party featuring 100 minutes (for 100 years!) of highlights from the DSO’s Live from Orchestra Hall webcast series.
Free and open to the public
Sosnick Courtyard
51 Parsons St. 48201
(betwwen Cass Ave and Woodward Ave – Midtown Detroit)
My Brightest Diamond / Marcus Elliot / Sound Sculpture
Friday, August 9, 2019 – 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Classically trained vocalist and self-taught multi-instrumentalist Shara Nova (My Brightest Diamond) blends elements of rock, art pop, and chamber music into a sound totally her own.
Make music with Sound Sculpture – an interactive sound and light instrument – artist Ryan Edwards, and Detroit-based saxophonist and composer Marcus Elliot.
August 1 through 9, 2019 within the DSO Sosnick Courtyard (51 Parsons St., Detroit 48201)
Chandelier Harp by Jen Lewin
Create a musical symphony, using your hands, arms, legs, or body! Designed for active, collaborative, community-based play, Chandelier Harp is a large-scale interactive instrument played by passing your body through low voltage lasers that shine from the top of the walk-through structure to the ground. Much like plucking the string of a harp, passing through the beams triggers custom circuitry and sensors to produce musical notes. Lasers are safe for audience members of all ages and abilities.
Wallace House Presents: The 34th Graham Hovey Lecture
“Seeing Green: The Business and Inequity of Climate Change” with McKenzie Funk
September 10, 2019 | 5 p.m.
Wallace House Gardens
620 Oxford Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Open to the public
While the issue of climate change rises in importance to the U.S. electorate, players in energy, banking and business are cashing in on the environmental crisis. McKenzie Funk, 2012 Knight-Wallace Fellow, is the author of “Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming.” Join him for a critical discussion of drought, rising seas, profiteering, and the hardest truth about climate change: It’s not equally bad for everyone.
Funk writes for Harper’s, National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Outside, The New York Times Magazine and the London Review of Books. His 2014 book “Windfall” won a PEN Literary Award and was named a book of the year by The New Yorker, Mother Jones, Salon and Amazon.com. A National Magazine Award and Livingston Award finalist, Funk won the Oakes Prize for Environmental Journalism for his reporting on the melting Arctic and has received fellowships at the Open Society Foundations and MacDowell Colony for his forthcoming work on data and privacy.
Funk studied philosophy and comparative literature at Swarthmore College and capitalism and the paradigm of endless growth as a 2012 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan. He speaks five languages and is a native of the Pacific Northwest, where he lives with his wife and sons.
The annual Graham Hovey Lecture recognizes a Knight-Wallace journalist whose career exemplifies the benefits of a fellowship at the University of Michigan and whose ensuing work is at the forefront of national conversation. The event is named for the late Graham Hovey, director of the fellowship program from 1980 to 1986 and a distinguished journalist for The New York Times.
The Michigan Depression Glass Society Presents its 2019
Depression Era and Elegant Glass Show and Sale
Nov. 2 – 3 | Sat. 10a-5p and Sun. 10a-4p
Dearborn Ford Community and Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave. (US12) and Greenfield Ave.
Those interested in antiques, home decor, vintage kitchens, setting stylized dinner tables, mixing cocktails or appreciating fine American-made craftsmanship will want to find their way to Dearborn for this nationally renowned glass event.
The show attracts glass sellers and buyers from across the country, with a reputation of being one of the nation’s best-attended all-glass shows. American glassmakers such as Fostoria, Heisey, Fenton, Cambridge, Imperial, Westmoreland and Paden City, along with well-known companies such as Anchor Hocking, Hazel Atlas, Pyrex and Federal will be represented with an array of colorful glassware for home decor, dining, entertaining and cooking.
$5 donation at the door and parking is free. Strollers are not permitted for safety reasons. Visit MichiganDepressionGlass.com for more information and follow on Facebook.com/MiDepressionGlass
Spoken word artist La Shaun phoenix Moore hosts an evening featuring Detroit’s finest poets and DJ Stacye J, plus an acoustic set by New York born, Newark-raised singer and songwriter Peter Collins, making his Detroit debut.
Pop-Up Arcade – DSO Sosnick Courtyard
51 Parsons
Detroit Mi 48201
The DSO Sosnick Courtyard transforms into an all day pop up arcade for Video Games Live with
the DSO.
Rock out on Guitar Hero and enjoy free-play on some of the best retro video games – Frogger, Super Mario, Space Invaders, X-Men, Donkey Kong – in an air conditioned tent right outside Orchestra Hall.
A DSO string trio will perform in the Courtyard at 5:30 PM.
BONUS LEVEL: Take a turn at the arcade and get half off a ticket to Video Games Live at 7:30pm in Orchesta Hall.
*All Video Games Live ticketholders will be entered into a drawing to win a Nintendo Switch.
This event is free and open to the public! No ticket reservation is required.
Greetings, in the Precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Psalm 95:1
I trust my letter finds you in good health and under the tender and loving care of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is with great joy, distinguished honor and humility, that I Pastor Earl A. Hurling, along with the Holy Temple of Faith Church of God in Christ family, extend a heartfelt invitation to you, to come out, Saturday July 20, 2019, at 2:00 P.M., to join us for a community afternoon of Praise and Worship. Holy Temple of Faith COGIC has been chosen by God to host the city of Highland Park’s first Gospel Fest. I beseech thee brethren, to help us lift-up and celebrate the King of Glory during this festive affair.
My vision for the Gospel Fest, is to build-up, edify, empower, restore hope and to bring unity to ALL God’s people, both near and far.
I look forward to seeing you, for this historic event.
The Gospel Fest Celebration will take place at Greater Philadelphia Church of God in Christ, located at 74 Kendall Street, Highland Park, Michigan 48203. The Gospel Fest is a FREE EVENT. The church doors will open at 1:00 PM.
I, Pastor Hurling and the Holy Temple of Faith Church of God in Christ family, would like to thank you in advance for taking time out of your busy schedule, to share the LOVE of God with His people.
It is my prayer that whatever you put your hands to do will prosper and bring glory, honor and praise, in Jesus name as you continue your endeavors in “Building the Kingdom of God”.
Branches Crew 2nd Benefit Gala at the GM Heritage Center May 17, 2019
Branches Crew is a local 501 (c) 3 non-profit that benefits children in need throughout Michigan. What’s unique about Branches Crew is that we run solely by Volunteers and 100% of donations go directly to the beneficiaries (children). One of our programs that carries out our mission is the Donation Drop-off Program, which provides donations of basic necessities to children.
Although you may not know it, these children are often your neighbors or child’s classmates. In the Past 4 years, our Donation Drop-off Program helped over 400 children in need. We want to help more as the need is overwhelming, and with your help, we can!
Proceeds from Branches Crew Benefit Gala will support helping more children via our Donation Drop-off Program. It will be an amazing evening that includes:
– An Opportunity to Experience GM rich history of innovation and tour the entire Heritage Center (which is typically closed to the public)
– Exquisite food inspired from various countries (Italy, Greece, and Thailand)
– Premium drinks
– Complimentary massages
– Music entertainment by Single Shot Steve Flagg
– Entertainment by Speed Painter Dave Santia
– Amazing Silent auction items and more
If you share our passion for helping children in need show your support by attending our Gala, purchase your ticket today at http://www.BranchesCrew.org
Holly Starr is an exciting Christian pop singer who has had 2 songs chart in Billboard Magazine’s Top 30. Holly and her combo will be traveling from the state of Washington to perform at Orchard Lake Community Church, Presbyterian, at 5171 Commerce Road, Orchard lake, Michigan. on Saturday, May 18 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $15; students are free with student ID. Tickets are available at http://www.olccp.com/live-at-the-lake, or call 248-762-5450. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Please add this concert to the May 2019 event calendar. Free parking in the staff lot on Putnam St. Accessible parking outside the Cass entrance.
Sunday, May 5, 2019 2:00 p.m.
2nd Annual Draylen Mason Tribute Concert – Free Concert
Detroit Public Library – Main – Auditorium
5201 Woodward
Detroit MI 48202
Draylen Mason was a charismatic 17 yo bassist in Austin TX who was killed by a bomb left on the family porch in 2018. CutTime Simfonica is celebrating his life, passion, and success with stirring music, words, and pictures in this 90 minute tribute program.
Hello, could we have the following added to the calendar? Thanks!
The Hot Sardines
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 7pm in The CUBE
The CUBE
3711 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
Known for their brassy horn arrangements, rollicking piano melodies, and cool vocals, The Hot Sardines are on a mission to make old sounds new again and prove that joyful music can bring people together. Fronted by vocals of Elizabeth Bougerol and bandleader/pianist Evan Palazzo, the 8-piece New York-based ensemble is redefining vintage swing for the new age.
Arrive at 6:15pm for a swing dance lesson and your favorite classic cocktail.
Tickets:
$18 – General Admission
$55 – VIP Experience Advance (includes admission, reserved cabaret seat, 1 FREE Drink, and 1 commemorative CUBE wine glass)
https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/the-hot-sardines/
https://tickets.dso.org/booking/production/bestavailable/6547
Ok, all set!
2 Stones Events presents Jazz @ The Point — a series of one-night-only concerts featuring the finest musicians in the area, a wine tasting and light finger foods from Browndog Barlor & Restaurant at the intermission — at the Tipping Point Theatre (361 E. Cady Street, Northville). The doors will open at 6:45 p.m. for the wine tasting; music starts at 7:30; intermission/food at 8:20; second set 8:45. The schedule includes:
Sunday, Nov. 3 — Randy Napoleon Quartet
Saturday, Jan. 18 — Sean Dobbins Trio
Saturday, March 21 — Heather Black Project
Saturday, May 16 — Los Gatos
Saturday, July 11 — Oopapada
For tickets/info, visit https://www.tippingpointtheatre.com/jazz.
Hello WRCJ,
Here is an event that I am hoping that could be added to your community calendar. Let me know if that is possible.
City Lights Chorus
“Festival of City Lights”
Fri. Dec. 6, 2019
8pm
Ward Church (40000 Six Mile Rd. Northville, MI 48168
Come and experience Metro Detroit’s newest all-male acappella ensemble, City Lights Chorus. This award winning group will be presenting their first ever holiday show called “Festival of City Lights.”
The performance will be held at Ward Church (40000 Six Mile Rd. Northville, MI 48168).
Tickets are $15 and are availble at http://www.citylightschorus.com
Ok William, it’s on the calendar.
Please add to the Community Calendar:
October 15, 6:00 pm
Classical Pianist Roman Rudnytsky
Detroit Public Library Main Branch
5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI
Clara Stanton Jones Auditorium
Free, no tickets required
https://detroitpubliclibrary.org/events/event/6673
October 20, 3:00 pm
Grosse Pointe Symphony Orchestra
Our Lady Star of the Sea Church
467 Fairford Rd, Grosse Pointe Woods; MI
The GPSO season opener features Dr. David Wagner playing organ on J.S. Bach’s “Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 29: Wir danken dir Gott”, Will Haapaniemi playing violin on Prokofiev’ s “Concerto #1 in D Major for Violin and Orchestra” and concluding with Dvorak’s “Symphony #9, From the New World”
http://gpsymphony.org/concerts.html
October 20, 7:00 pm
Chamber Music at the Scarab Club
Scarab Club
217 Farnsworth, Detroit, MI (behind the Detroit Institute of Arts)
Tickets: $25.00
Chamber Music at the Scarab Club opens its 22nd season with a program of richly romantic music entitled Ties to the Isles”. We welcome back MOT Concertmaster Eliot Heaton, joining us to perform music for string quartet and quintet by three composers with ties to the British Isles
https://scarabclub.org/chambermusic/
October 21, 3:30 pm
Organist Johann Vexo
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor
825 North University, Ann Arbor, MI
Free, no tickets required
Johann Vexo presents a master class on organ improvisation. Vexo is a French organist for both the choir organ at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris and the great organ of the Cathedral of Nancy.
https://smtd.umich.edu/performances-events/events/event/?id=12988
October 23, 7:30 pm
Organist Johann Vexo
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
620 Romeo Street, Rochester, MI
Suggested donation $15.00
Johann Vexo presents a master class on organ improvisation. Vexo is a French organist for both the choir organ at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris and the great organ of the Cathedral of Nancy.
http://www.stpaulsrochester.org/index.php/event/harmony-in-the-hills-concert-johann-vexo/?instance_id=4295
October 25, 8:00 pm
Academy of Early Music: Cappella Pratensis
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
306 N. Division Street, Ann Arbor, MI
Tickets: $35 General Admission, $30 Seniors (60+), $15 students
Cappella Pratensis is a Dutch-based vocal ensemble that champions the music of 15th and 16th century Renaissance polyphony. This concert featured Jacob Obrecht’s “Missa Maria Zart.”
https://academyofearlymusic.org/portfolio/cappella-pratensis/
October 26, 8:00 pm
Academy of Early Music: Cappella Pratensis
Ste. Anne de Detroit
1000 St Anne St, Detroit, MI
Tickets: $35 General Admission, $30 Seniors (60+), $15 students
Cappella Pratensis is a Dutch-based vocal ensemble that champions the music of 15th and 16th century Renaissance polyphony. This concert featured Jacob Obrecht’s “Missa Maria Zart.”
https://academyofearlymusic.org/portfolio/cappella-pratensis/
October 27, 3:00 pm
Redford Civic Symphony
St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
27475 Five Mile Road (at Inkster Road), Livonia MI
Free, no tickets required
The Redford Civic Symphony presents of program with Beethoven’s “Egmont Overture”, Zimmer’s “Music from Gladiator” and Dvorak’s Symphony #8.
http://redfordsymphony.org/concerts/2019-2020/
November 8, 12:10 pm
Organist Christopher Prestia
Cathedral Church of St. Paul
4800 Woodward Avenue (at Warren), Detroit, MI
Free, no tickets required
Today’s Cathedral Church’s “Music at Midday” features Organist Christopher Prestia
https://detroitcathedral.org/wp2015/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Late-Pentecost-2019.pdf
November 15, 7:30 pm
Organist Jeremy David Tarrant
Cathedral Church of St. Paul
4800 Woodward Avenue (at Warren), Detroit, MI
Suggested Donation: $10 Adults, $5 Seniors & Students
The Cathedral’s Organist and Choirmaster play a program featuring Charles-Marie Widor’s “Symphonie Romane” and will be joined by classical guitarist Jeff Dwarshuis for Chris DeBlasio’s “God Is Our ighteousness”.Music of J.S.Bach, Marcel Dupre and Louis Vierne will round out the evening.
https://detroitcathedral.org/wp2015/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Late-Pentecost-2019.pdf
November 24, 7:00 pm
Chamber Music at the Scarab Club
Scarab Club
217 Farnsworth, Detroit, MI (behind the Detroit Institute of Arts)
Tickets: $25.00
“Flute, Guitar and Strings” features the return of the fabulous Scharrón-Wiesinger Duo performing a great variety of music from Italy, Puerto Rico, Austria and the U.S. The duo will also present a newly commissioned work by Argentinian composer Jorge Morel. Velda Kelly and Nadine Deleury will join the duo to perform Kurt Schertsik’s Quartet, adding another facet to this incredible concert!
https://scarabclub.org/chambermusic/
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Double Bill:
The Music of Louis Armstrong
Camila Meza Quartet + DSO String Quartet
Friday, January 24, 2020 – 8:00 PM
Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra was the first act to ever grace the stage of the Paradise Theatre on December 26, 1941. Bassist Rodney Whitaker, who performed on the inaugural Paradise Jazz Series concert in 1999, leads a top-notch ensemble to pay homage to Satchmo! Whitaker will be joined by trumpeter Marcus Printup, pianist Eric Reed, drummer Herlin Riley, saxophonist Victor Goines, trombonist Vincent Gardner, and vocalists Rockelle Fortin and Chris McDole.
Also on this double bill: Chilean-born singer, guitarist, and composer Camila Meza and her band join forces with a DSO string quartet to perform Meza’s original music.
Tickets
$19 – Upper Balcony
$30 – Mid Balcony
$40 – Main Floor B
$52 – Main Floor A
$60 – Dress Circle
$99 – Box Level
https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/new-event-page-5/
https://tickets.dso.org/syos/performance/6049
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ART @ THE MAX VI OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday , October 17th – 6:00 PM
Join us for the opening reception of Art @ The Max VI exhibition featuring work by Detroit artists Ash Arder, Rose DeSloover, Megan Heeres, Scott Hocking, Mel Rosas, David Rubello, Robert Sestok, and Graem Whyte.
The opening reception will feature a DSO ensemble performing an original piece inspired by one of the works on display — Scott Hocking’s Celestial Ship of the North (Emergency Ark) aka The Barnboat. The musicians include Principal Percussion Joe Becker, Assistant Principal Percussion Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal, and David LeDoux, cello.
This event is FREE and open to the public! Ticket required.
Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center
3711 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
6:00 PM – Opening Reception in the third floor atrium
6:25 PM – Remarks and DSO ensemble performance
7:00 PM – Self-guided gallery tours
Ticket link: https://tickets.dso.org/booking/production/bestavailable/6524
Event page link: https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/art-the-max-vi/
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The whole family will enjoy this free, jazzy concert by the Michigan Flute Orchestra.
Sunday, November 3, 2019
2:00 p.m.
Detroit Public Library – Main
5201 Woodward
Detroit MI 48202
Limited parking is available in our Putnam Ave. staff parking lot
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The Duke Ellington Orchestra
Friday, December 6, 2019 – 8:00 PM
Relive the swinging days of the Paradise. Duke Ellington and his Orchestra headlined a week-long engagement just four weeks after the official opening of the Paradise Theatre, ushering in a decade of performances by legends like Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and countless others!
The Duke Ellington Orchestra – the only ensemble directly carrying on the tradition from Duke himself – returns to the Orchestra Hall stage to perform celebrated classics!
https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/the-duke-ellington-orchestra/
https://tickets.dso.org/syos/performance/6047
CUBE Poetry Slam – UNPLUGGED
Friday, October 25 – 8:00pm
Spoken word artist La Shaun phoenix Moore hosts an evening featuring Detroit’s finest poets and DJ Stacye J, plus an acoustic set by R&B singer and WDET’s Tiny Desk Fan Favorite Johnyce.
The CUBE
3711 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
Tickets:
$10 – General Admission
$35 – VIP Experience (includes admission, reserved cabaret seat, 1 FREE Drink, and 1 commemorative CUBE wine glass)
https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/cube-poetry-slam-unplugged/
https://tickets.dso.org/booking/production/bestavailable/6496
Storm Large
Monday, February 3, 2020 – 7:00 PM
Back by popular demand, Storm Large delivers American songbook classics, Broadway tear-jerkers and rock goddess anthems. She may appear to be a six foot tattooed Vargas pin up girl, but with a voice that goes from a velvety purr to a mighty Valkyrie in a single phrase, Ms. Large is a vocalist whose iconoclastic talent defies the laws of nature.
Please be advised that this performance may contain adult content and explicit language (with humor).
The CUBE
3711 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
TICKETS:
$60 – VIP Experience
– Includes admission, a reserved cabaret seat, and 1 FREE Drink
$30 – General Admission
https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/storm-large/
https://tickets.dso.org/booking/production/bestavailable/6326
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3DIVAS
Friday, December 13, 2019 – 8:00 PM in the CUBE
Led by drummer Sherrie Maricle, this swingin’ powerhouse trio plays original, traditional, and contemporary standards from all genres of music, with their own unique style, innovative arrangements, and effervescent musical joy.
The CUBE
3711 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
TICKETS:
$15 COVER – GENERAL ADMISSION ADVANCE
$25 COVER – GENERAL ADMISSION DOOR
$49 VIP EXPERIENCE – INCLUDES RESERVED CABARET SEAT AND FREE DRINK
https://www.dso.org/ShowEventsView.aspx?id=6479&prod=6478
https://www.dso.org/TicketsReserve.aspx?performanceNumber=6479
Nosferatu + Live Music
Thursday, October 31, 2019 – 7:00 PM
Rejuvenating silent film classics with live music, the Andrew Alden Ensemble brings an exciting new score to the iconic Nosferatu. F.W. Murnau’s German expressionist horror film is revered as one of the scariest Dracula adaptations ever made. The new score by the Andrew Alden Ensemble compliments the horror of the film, and the classic story of Dracula with the sensibilities of classical chamber music and the distinct edge of rock. The music, featuring piano, violin/viola, synthesizers, percussion, guitar, saxophone, and electric sound design, will be performed in person during the showing of the film, giving audiences a new experience of this memorable classic. (94 min.)
TICKETS:
$12 – General Admission Advance
$20 – General Admission Door
https://www.dso.org/ShowEventsView.aspx?id=6477&prod=6476
https://www.dso.org/TicketsReserve.aspx?performanceNumber=6477
The Cube
3711 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
http://dso.org/cube
Jeff “Tain” Watts Trio
Saturday, September 21, 2019 – 9:30 PM
The Cube, 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
A true jazz innovator, drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts never fails to deliver the percussive magic that has been his trademark since his emergence on the contemporary jazz scene. Watts will be joined by bassist Robert Hurst and guitarist Paul Bollenback.
https://www.dso.org/ShowEventsView.aspx?id=6475&prod=6474
Wallace House Presents “Held Hostage: Ensuring the Safe Return of Americans Held Captive Abroad” with Joel Simon of the Committee to Protect Journalists and Diane Foley of the James W. Foley Foundation
October 7, 2019 | 4 p.m.
Annenberg Auditorium
735 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Free and open to the public.
Each year, it’s estimated that hundreds of American journalists, humanitarian aid workers, business people and tourists are taken captive by foreign governments, terrorist groups and criminal organizations. How can we better understand U.S. hostage policy and the risks and challenges of bringing our fellow Americans home? Join us for a discussion on negotiating with hostile actors, growing threats to journalists and aid workers both at home and abroad, and the safety measures they should undertake.
Panelists:
Diane Foley is the mother of five children, including American freelance conflict journalist James W. Foley. She founded the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation in September 2014, less than a month after his public execution. Diane is currently serving as the President and Executive Director of JWFLF. Since 2014, she has led JWFLF efforts to fund the start of Hostage US and the international Alliance for a Culture of Safety, ACOS. In 2015, she actively participated in the National Counterterrorism Center hostage review which culminated in the Presidential Policy Directive-30. This directive re-organized US efforts on behalf of Americans taken hostage abroad into an interagency Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs and a White Hostage Response Group. Previously, Diane worked first as a community health nurse and then as a family nurse practitioner for 18 years. She received both her undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH.
Joel Simon is the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. He has written widely on media issues, contributing to Slate, Columbia Journalism Review, The New York Review of Books, World Policy Journal, Asahi Shimbun, and The Times of India. He has led numerous international missions to advance press freedom. His book, “The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media Freedom,” was published in November 2014.
Moderator:
Margaux Ewen is the executive director of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, a non-profit organization founded after the brutal 2014 murder of James Foley, an American freelance journalist, while he was held captive by ISIS in Syria. The foundation’s mission is to advocate for the freedom of all Americans held hostage or unjustly detained abroad and promote the safety of journalists worldwide. Prior to joining the Foley Foundation, Margaux was North America director for Reporters Without Borders. She has a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry and advocating for media rights and has two law degrees from the Sorbonne in France and from The George Washington University in the U.S.
Saturday, October 26 at 8:00 pm
Silent Movie “Hunchback of Notre Dame” w/ John Lauter at the Barton pipe organ
Tickets: $15.00
Redford Theater, 17360 Lahser Rd (N of Grand River), Detroit
https://redfordtheatre.com/events/
Redford Theatre Christmas Show w/ Melissa Ambrose-Eidson at the Barton pipe organ
Sunday, December 15 at 3:00 pm
Tickets: Adults $15.00, Kids $5.00
Redford Theater, 17360 Lahser Rd (N of Grand River), Detroit
https://redfordtheatre.com/events/
Sunday, September 15 at 3:00 pm
Scott Smith – Wurlitzer Pipe Organ Pops Concert
Tickets: $15.00
Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Ave. (W. of Livernois), Detroit
http://dtos.org/UpcomingEvents.html
Friday, September 20 at 8:00 pm
Silent Movie “Wings” w/ Stephen Warner on the Wurlitzer pipe organ
Tickets: $10.00
Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Ave. (W. of Livernois), Detroit
http://dtos.org/UpcomingEvents.html
Sunday, October 20 at 3:00 pm
Zack Frame – Wurlitzer Pipe Organ Pops Concert
Tickets: $15.00
Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Ave. (W. of Livernois), Detroit
http://dtos.org/UpcomingEvents.html
Saturday, October 26 at 8:00 pm
Silent Movie “Nosferatu” w/ Scott Smith on the Wurlitzer pipe organ
Tickets: $10.00
Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Ave. (W. of Livernois), Detroit
http://dtos.org/UpcomingEvents.html
Saturday, November 23 at 8:00 pm
Silent Movie “Beyond The Rocks” w/ Lance Luce on the Wurlitzer pipe organ
Tickets: $10.00
Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Ave. (W. of Livernois), Detroit
http://dtos.org/UpcomingEvents.html
Sunday, Pierre Fracalanza – Wurlitzer Pipe Organ Pops Concert
Sunday, December 8 at 3:00 pm
Tickets: $15.00
Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Ave. (W. of Livernois), Detroit
http://dtos.org/UpcomingEvents.html
Strange Beautiful Music 12
FEAT. NEW MUSIC DETROIT
Thursday, September 12 – Saturday, September 14, 2019
Thursday, September 12, 2019 – 6:00 PM
Trinosophes, 1464 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48207
https://www.dso.org/TicketsReserve.aspx?performanceNumber=6455
Friday, September 13, 2019 – 7:00 PM
DIA, 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
https://www.dso.org/TicketsReserve.aspx?performanceNumber=6457
Saturday, September 14, 2019 – 5:00 PM
The CUBE, 3711 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48201
https://www.dso.org/TicketsReserve.aspx?performanceNumber=6459
New Music Detroit brings their 12th annual marathon music festival to Trinosophes, the DIA and The Cube! The avant-garde production features experimental and far-reaching sounds ranging from contemporary chamber music and European folk to experimental electronics and noise improvisation.
Pricing
General Admission – Single Day (Advance) – $10
General Admission – Single Day (Door) – $20
VIP 3-day Weekend Pass $85
(You must add 1 VIP Experience ticket from all 3 performances to your cart in order to access the VIP Weekend Pass price.)
VIP Weekend Pass holders will receive:
• One reserved seat throughout the entire festival (The Cube, Trinosophes, DIA)
• One complimentary drink at each venue, with access to cash bar thereafter
Tai Chi and Yoga
Friday, September 6, 2019 @ 5:30 PM – 8 PM
At 5:30 p.m., DSO bassoonist and contrabassoonist and certified instructor Marcus Schoon, leads a Yang family Tai Chi class accompanied by live music performed by Xiao Hottman. At 7:00 p.m., Detroit Yoga Lab leads a session for yogis of all skill levels. Come one, come all. Choose your favorite or enjoy both!
Free and open to the public
Sosnick Courtyard
51 Parsons St. 48201
(betwwen Cass Ave and Woodward Ave – Midtown Detroit)
http://www.dso.org/sosnick
Opera MODO / Gabriel Brass Band / FILM: The Princess and The Frog
Thursday, August 15, 2019 – 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Opera MODO presents an evening of opera in an intimate outdoor setting featuringNicole Joseph (soprano), Kaswanna Kanyinda (mezzo-soprano), Branden Hood(baritone), and conductor Steven McGhee from the company’s George Shirley Diversify Opera Resident Artist Program. Afterwards, get a taste of the Big Easy in Sosnick with a special screening of Disney’s The Princess and the Frog (2009) and a pop-up performance by the Gabriel Brass Band.
Free and open to the public
Sosnick Courtyard
51 Parsons St. 48201
(betwwen Cass Ave and Woodward Ave – Midtown Detroit)
http://www.dso.org/sosnick
Jason Moran & The Bandwagon + Live Skateboarding / Best of Live from Orchestra Hall
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 – 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Jazz pianist and MacArthur “Genius” Jason Moran takes over Sosnick Courtyard with his trio The Bandwagon (Tarus Mateen and Nasheet Waits), as skateboarders shred a halfpipe nearby – an experience of epic proportions! The Los Angeles Times hails Moran, ‘a startlingly gifted pianist with a relentless thirst for experimentation.’ In celebration of Orchestra Hall’s Centennial, stay late for a special watch party featuring 100 minutes (for 100 years!) of highlights from the DSO’s Live from Orchestra Hall webcast series.
Free and open to the public
Sosnick Courtyard
51 Parsons St. 48201
(betwwen Cass Ave and Woodward Ave – Midtown Detroit)
http://www.dso.org/sosnick
My Brightest Diamond / Marcus Elliot / Sound Sculpture
Friday, August 9, 2019 – 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Classically trained vocalist and self-taught multi-instrumentalist Shara Nova (My Brightest Diamond) blends elements of rock, art pop, and chamber music into a sound totally her own.
Make music with Sound Sculpture – an interactive sound and light instrument – artist Ryan Edwards, and Detroit-based saxophonist and composer Marcus Elliot.
Free and open to the public
http://www.dso.org/sosnick
August 1 through 9, 2019 within the DSO Sosnick Courtyard (51 Parsons St., Detroit 48201)
Chandelier Harp by Jen Lewin
Create a musical symphony, using your hands, arms, legs, or body! Designed for active, collaborative, community-based play, Chandelier Harp is a large-scale interactive instrument played by passing your body through low voltage lasers that shine from the top of the walk-through structure to the ground. Much like plucking the string of a harp, passing through the beams triggers custom circuitry and sensors to produce musical notes. Lasers are safe for audience members of all ages and abilities.
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Wallace House Presents: The 34th Graham Hovey Lecture
“Seeing Green: The Business and Inequity of Climate Change” with McKenzie Funk
September 10, 2019 | 5 p.m.
Wallace House Gardens
620 Oxford Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Open to the public
While the issue of climate change rises in importance to the U.S. electorate, players in energy, banking and business are cashing in on the environmental crisis. McKenzie Funk, 2012 Knight-Wallace Fellow, is the author of “Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming.” Join him for a critical discussion of drought, rising seas, profiteering, and the hardest truth about climate change: It’s not equally bad for everyone.
Funk writes for Harper’s, National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Outside, The New York Times Magazine and the London Review of Books. His 2014 book “Windfall” won a PEN Literary Award and was named a book of the year by The New Yorker, Mother Jones, Salon and Amazon.com. A National Magazine Award and Livingston Award finalist, Funk won the Oakes Prize for Environmental Journalism for his reporting on the melting Arctic and has received fellowships at the Open Society Foundations and MacDowell Colony for his forthcoming work on data and privacy.
Funk studied philosophy and comparative literature at Swarthmore College and capitalism and the paradigm of endless growth as a 2012 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan. He speaks five languages and is a native of the Pacific Northwest, where he lives with his wife and sons.
The annual Graham Hovey Lecture recognizes a Knight-Wallace journalist whose career exemplifies the benefits of a fellowship at the University of Michigan and whose ensuing work is at the forefront of national conversation. The event is named for the late Graham Hovey, director of the fellowship program from 1980 to 1986 and a distinguished journalist for The New York Times.
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The Michigan Depression Glass Society Presents its 2019
Depression Era and Elegant Glass Show and Sale
Nov. 2 – 3 | Sat. 10a-5p and Sun. 10a-4p
Dearborn Ford Community and Performing Arts Center
15801 Michigan Ave. (US12) and Greenfield Ave.
Those interested in antiques, home decor, vintage kitchens, setting stylized dinner tables, mixing cocktails or appreciating fine American-made craftsmanship will want to find their way to Dearborn for this nationally renowned glass event.
The show attracts glass sellers and buyers from across the country, with a reputation of being one of the nation’s best-attended all-glass shows. American glassmakers such as Fostoria, Heisey, Fenton, Cambridge, Imperial, Westmoreland and Paden City, along with well-known companies such as Anchor Hocking, Hazel Atlas, Pyrex and Federal will be represented with an array of colorful glassware for home decor, dining, entertaining and cooking.
$5 donation at the door and parking is free. Strollers are not permitted for safety reasons. Visit MichiganDepressionGlass.com for more information and follow on Facebook.com/MiDepressionGlass
Thank you Jennifer, it’s on the calendar.
Poetry Slam – UNPLUGGED
Saturday, August 17, 2019
in The Cube
Spoken word artist La Shaun phoenix Moore hosts an evening featuring Detroit’s finest poets and DJ Stacye J, plus an acoustic set by New York born, Newark-raised singer and songwriter Peter Collins, making his Detroit debut.
Tickets:
$10 – General Admission
$35 – VIP Experience Advance (includes admission, reserved cabaret seat, 1 FREE Drink, and 1 commemorative CUBE wine glass)
https://www.dso.org/ShowEventsView.aspx?id=6346&prod=6345
https://www.dso.org/TicketsReserve.aspx?performanceNumber=6346
Pop-Up Arcade – DSO Sosnick Courtyard
51 Parsons
Detroit Mi 48201
The DSO Sosnick Courtyard transforms into an all day pop up arcade for Video Games Live with
the DSO.
Rock out on Guitar Hero and enjoy free-play on some of the best retro video games – Frogger, Super Mario, Space Invaders, X-Men, Donkey Kong – in an air conditioned tent right outside Orchestra Hall.
A DSO string trio will perform in the Courtyard at 5:30 PM.
BONUS LEVEL: Take a turn at the arcade and get half off a ticket to Video Games Live at 7:30pm in Orchesta Hall.
*All Video Games Live ticketholders will be entered into a drawing to win a Nintendo Switch.
This event is free and open to the public! No ticket reservation is required.
*Excludes box level seats
https://z-m-www.facebook.com/events/1130498430478244/
https://www.dso.org/ShowEventsView.aspx?id=6117&prod=6116
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Greetings, in the Precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Psalm 95:1
I trust my letter finds you in good health and under the tender and loving care of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is with great joy, distinguished honor and humility, that I Pastor Earl A. Hurling, along with the Holy Temple of Faith Church of God in Christ family, extend a heartfelt invitation to you, to come out, Saturday July 20, 2019, at 2:00 P.M., to join us for a community afternoon of Praise and Worship. Holy Temple of Faith COGIC has been chosen by God to host the city of Highland Park’s first Gospel Fest. I beseech thee brethren, to help us lift-up and celebrate the King of Glory during this festive affair.
My vision for the Gospel Fest, is to build-up, edify, empower, restore hope and to bring unity to ALL God’s people, both near and far.
I look forward to seeing you, for this historic event.
The Gospel Fest Celebration will take place at Greater Philadelphia Church of God in Christ, located at 74 Kendall Street, Highland Park, Michigan 48203. The Gospel Fest is a FREE EVENT. The church doors will open at 1:00 PM.
I, Pastor Hurling and the Holy Temple of Faith Church of God in Christ family, would like to thank you in advance for taking time out of your busy schedule, to share the LOVE of God with His people.
It is my prayer that whatever you put your hands to do will prosper and bring glory, honor and praise, in Jesus name as you continue your endeavors in “Building the Kingdom of God”.
click on link for your free ticket;
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gospel-fest-tickets-63006694720?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Respectfully,
Thank you Pastor, we have added the Gospel Fest Celebration to our Community Calendar.
Branches Crew 2nd Benefit Gala at the GM Heritage Center May 17, 2019
Branches Crew is a local 501 (c) 3 non-profit that benefits children in need throughout Michigan. What’s unique about Branches Crew is that we run solely by Volunteers and 100% of donations go directly to the beneficiaries (children). One of our programs that carries out our mission is the Donation Drop-off Program, which provides donations of basic necessities to children.
Although you may not know it, these children are often your neighbors or child’s classmates. In the Past 4 years, our Donation Drop-off Program helped over 400 children in need. We want to help more as the need is overwhelming, and with your help, we can!
Proceeds from Branches Crew Benefit Gala will support helping more children via our Donation Drop-off Program. It will be an amazing evening that includes:
– An Opportunity to Experience GM rich history of innovation and tour the entire Heritage Center (which is typically closed to the public)
– Exquisite food inspired from various countries (Italy, Greece, and Thailand)
– Premium drinks
– Complimentary massages
– Music entertainment by Single Shot Steve Flagg
– Entertainment by Speed Painter Dave Santia
– Amazing Silent auction items and more
If you share our passion for helping children in need show your support by attending our Gala, purchase your ticket today at http://www.BranchesCrew.org
Thank you Massimo, we have added it to the Community Calendar.
The Holly Starr “Yes” Tour!
Holly Starr is an exciting Christian pop singer who has had 2 songs chart in Billboard Magazine’s Top 30. Holly and her combo will be traveling from the state of Washington to perform at Orchard Lake Community Church, Presbyterian, at 5171 Commerce Road, Orchard lake, Michigan. on Saturday, May 18 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $15; students are free with student ID. Tickets are available at http://www.olccp.com/live-at-the-lake, or call 248-762-5450. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Thank you Patrice, it’s on the calendar.
Please add this concert to the May 2019 event calendar. Free parking in the staff lot on Putnam St. Accessible parking outside the Cass entrance.
Sunday, May 5, 2019 2:00 p.m.
2nd Annual Draylen Mason Tribute Concert – Free Concert
Detroit Public Library – Main – Auditorium
5201 Woodward
Detroit MI 48202
Draylen Mason was a charismatic 17 yo bassist in Austin TX who was killed by a bomb left on the family porch in 2018. CutTime Simfonica is celebrating his life, passion, and success with stirring music, words, and pictures in this 90 minute tribute program.
Ok Genevieve, it has been added to our Community Calendar. Thank you.
Thank you for placing in on the calendar!
Thank you Mike, added to the calendar.
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