OPENING:
Saturday August 23 from 12 - 8pm
HEIDELBERG PROJECT SUMMER FESTIVAL
“IT’S ALL ABOUT THE D”
On Saturday August 23, 2008, the Heidelberg Project presents
It’s All About The D, a free summer festival celebrating
what hot, cool, and funky in Detroit. The festival will
be held at the Heidelberg Project (3600 Block of Heidelberg
& Elba streets between Mt. Elliott & Ellery),
from 12-8pm. Detroit is internationally recognized for
many great contributions and certainly art and creativity
is no exception. This year the Heidelberg Project celebrates
hair, fashion, and artistic expressions in many forms.
Our featured lineup is as follows:
(3:00 PM) jessica Care moore, internationally-renowned
poet, playwright and native Detroiter steps back on the
scene as a five time “Showtime at the Apollo”
winner. She has been featured on Russell Simmons’s
HBO Def Poetry Jam and has shared the stage with some
of the nation’s greatest performers including Mos
Def, Nas, Sonia Sanchez and Ruby Dee.
(4:00PM) DFW (Detroit Fashion Week) presents “48207’s
Rags to International Riches,” a chance for local
fashion designers to create cool, one-of-a-kind designs
thinking “green” and incorporating found &
recycled materials, emulating the origins of The Heidelberg
Project.
(5:00 PM) Hump the Grinder’s Hair Wars, the internationally-renowned,
Detroit-based show of extravagant hair styles, presents
“Hair in the Hood.” The hottest hair designers
will be showing off their funkiest creations, proving
why the world looks to Detroit for the latest outrageous
hair styles.
“Containers in the D,” curated by Detroit artist
Alice Smith, will feature mini art galleries showcasing
the artwork of a number of local artists in 25’ storage
containers. “The idea is to provide local artists
an opportunity to showcase their work in a private way
so that it does not compete with the Heidelberg environment,”
says Heidelberg Project executive director Jenenne Whitfield.
There will also be a children’s station with lots
of old school games (sack race, double dutch, barrel of
monkeys, hop scotch), crafts, Arts & Scraps Mobile
and a hip hop puppet show.
Enjoy food (Avalon Bakery, Heavenly Chicken & Waffles,
and Frank’s Creative Catering), music, free massages
by Urban Massage Therapy Network and free health screenings
by Henry Ford Health System.
The
Heidelberg Project is a Detroit community based non-profit
organization that empowers people through art. Our mission
is to inspire people to appreciate and use artistic expression
as a means to enrich and improve our lives, and to beautify
and preserve the environment, in which we live, work and
play. Heidelberg Street in Detroit Michigan 3600 Block
between Mt. Elliot and Ellery
Heidelberg
Project office at 313.267.1622
