Archive for July, 2009

Loft Party (Afterhours) at the Loft in Detroit

[ January 27, 2012 12:13 pm to July 4, 2009 12:00 am. ] funky deep sexy house music
Host: Jenny La Femme
Type: Party – Club Party

Network: Global
Date: Friday, July 3, 2009
Time: 12:00am – 5:00am
Location: The Loft
Street: 133 Iron street
City/Town: Detroit, MI
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Phone: 2487396197
Email: jenny@djlafemme.com

Description
Join us for the funky house music party at The Loft space… doors open at midnight goes until 5 am… only 5 bucks until 2 am

Mikki Lulin (Chicago)
Jenny La Femme
Al [...]

Black Is, Black Ain’t and I Repeat Myself When Under Stress at MoCAD

[ February 13, 2009 6:00 pm to May 3, 2009 8:00 pm. ]
Black Is, Black Ain’t, curated by Hamza Walker and organized by the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago.
I Repeat Myself When Under Stress, organized in collaboration with the Siemens Arts Program and curated by Trevor Smith, Curator of Contemporary Art, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts and Thomas Trummer, Project Manager for the Visual Arts [...]

Filming in Detroit

With all the buzz going on around town about Detroit as the new Hollywood (perhaps a bit of a stretch, though Detroit certainly DOES have Hollywood’s attention), there have been loads of potential job openings as crew members for the soon-to-be-opened studios and movie extras, as well as business opportunities for the savvy entrepreneur.  Enter Jenny Feterovich, aka DJ [...]

The Lafayette Petition

As you may or may not already know, Mayor Ken Cockrel has displayed a leaning towards the demolition of the Lafayette Building, another one of Detroit’s history-laden architectural gems which has undeservedly remained abandoned and with no recourse for salvage or renovation on the horizon. 
The question becomes not a matter of whether or not it [...]

Granholm Answers Questions April 1st and “The Arts = Jobs”

Granholm Radio Interview And News From Washington
Governor Jennifer Granholm will be on Michigan Public Radio, Wednesday, April 1st from 9-10am to answer listener questions. If you are available during this time period, please call into Michigan Public Radio to ask the Governor questions regarding her recommendation to nearly zero-out arts and cultural funding in Michigan.
Although [...]

Restaurant Review: Sushi Returns To Oslo

It’s been over a year now since Detroit’s favorite sushi place reopened—after a rather unfortunate and unnecessary closing—under new ownership. Owners Katalia (Kat) and Roberto Lemos (DJ Bet), who worked at the first incarnation of Oslo as bartender and DJ respectively, have very much kept the spirit of the old Oslo alive, and have perhaps [...]

Theatre: Ragtime, the Musical @ Bonstelle Theatre

[ April 17, 2009 8:00 pm to April 26, 2009 2:00 pm. ] Ragtime, the Musical
April 17 – 26
Bonstelle Theatre
3424 Woodward Ave., Detroit

Detroit and America’s history comes alive as the Bonstelle Theatre produces one of the largest shows in its 87-year history: “Ragtime, the Musical.” It will run April 17 – 18 and 24 – 25 at 8 p.m. and April 19 and 26 at 2 [...]

Young Adult Auditions: Summer Musical Theater Conservatory @ BoarsHead Theater

[ April 14, 2009; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. April 15, 2009; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Young Adult Auditions
April 14 – 15 from 4 – 7 p.m.
Summer Musical Theater Conservatory
BoarsHead Theater
425 S. Grand Avenue, Lansing

BoarsHead Theater will hold auditions for the Summer Musical Theater Conservatory April 14 – 15 from 4 – 7 p.m. at the theater. This program is open to all high school freshmen (as of fall 2009) [...]

National “Turnoff Week” @ Barnes & Noble Bookstores

[ April 20, 2009 12:00 am to April 26, 2009 11:59 pm. ] National “Turnoff Week”
April 20 – 26
Barnes & Noble Bookstores
http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com
visit www.tvturnoff.org

Barnes & Noble, Inc. will celebrate national “Turnoff Week,” April 20 – 26, with activities offering alternatives to television, the Internet, electronic games and other screen-related activities.

Turnoff Week is a primary program of the Center for Screen-Time Awareness, an international nonprofit organization, providing tools for people [...]

Put Your Sneakers On The Street During NCAA and The Sneaker Project

The Sneaker Project is partnering with Feet On The Street Tours to offer a 90 minute tour, “The Good, Bad, and Hopeful” a walking tour of the Harmonie Park-Paradise Valley and Campus Martius areas of Detroit. Hear stories, see landmarks, and learn what’s unique about The D.
Tours depart from the lobby of the Boll [...]