| June 4, 2009 12:00 am | to | June 6, 2009 12:00 am |
Thursday, June 4
1a. The N’Namdi Arts Center
52 & 66 E. Forest – grnnamdi.com
Art Exhibition
Pathe Jassi Trio
8:00pm – West African Jazz
Bass player Pathe Jassi fuses the best of Senegalese and Detroit jazz traditions.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Miles Long
9:30pm – Urban Jazz | Funk
Warner boasts a repertoire that runs the gamut from Living Colour to Coltrane, with plenty of original material in the mix.
1b. Detroit Artists Market
4719 Woodward – detroitartistsmarket.org
Art Exhibition & Sale
Caravan of Thieves
8:00pm – Acoustic Swing
Their new and unique bran of gypsy flavored songwriting and high intensity show has won Caravan of Thieves immediate praise.
Tally Hall
10:00pm – Indie Pop Rock
Tally Hall returns from NYC with their infectious blend of ’60s pop harmonies, playful sense of humor and indie rock sensibilities.
Friday, June 5
2. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
315 E. Warren – maah-detroit.org
Listening Party w/Leon Ware
6:00pm
Hear some of his many hits, and stories about their making, from this icon of soul music history.
Leon Ware
8:00pm – R&B | Soul
Songwriter, singer and producer Leon Ware makes his first-ever hometown appearance performing his signature style of highly romantic soul music that has resulted in hit recordings by Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, The Isley Brothers, Quincy Jones and many other music celebrities at Motown and Stax.
Exhibitions at the Museum:
Freedom’s Sisters (Seniors – $5, Adults – $8, Youth – $5)
Motown vs. Stax Records (Seniors – $5, Adults – $8, Youth $5)
Saturday, June 6
3. Scarab Club
217 Farnsworth – scarabclub.org
Art Exhibition & Sale
Midsummer LitFest
8:00pm-12:00am – Poetry | Jazz | Blues
Featuring Mark Doty
8:00pm – Poetry
National Book Award 2008 winner, author of seven books of poems and three memoirs, Mark Doty, considered “a star of contemporary American poetry,” will read from his latest and favorite works.
Midsummer LitFest also features NYC poet Barry Wallenstein with Detroit’s jazz musicians Ron English & Jef Reynolds, and includes a selection of the area’s finest Jazz, Poetry and Blues performers. Produced in conjunction with M.L. Liebler and Springfed Arts.
Wayne State University book sale
12:00pm – 9:00pm
Stock up for your summer reading with books from Wayne State University Press. The Press will be selling a huge selection of used and new books in the garden at discounts of 20% to 80% off retail price! A variety of authors will also be on-hand throughout the day to chat about their books and sign copies.
Complete Schedule
Main Gallery
- 12:oopm-9:00pm
Bloooms, Bugs, Beasts Exhibition: An all-media exhibition with a theme of insects, animals, landscapes and seascapes.
- 3:00pm
Dr. Terry Blackhawk & Inside Out Program Teen Poets
- 3:30pm
Michael C. Jones: Detroit’s Dancing Poet
- 3:45pm
SA-MDW Open Mic (Host Tonja Bagwell)
- 4:30pm
Black Hat with Frankie The K, Caroline Maun and Dr. James Hart
- 4:50pm
Cassie Poe
- 5:10pm
Airea Dee Matthews
- 5:25pm
Faruq Z. Bey with Jef Reynolds & guests
- 6:00pm
Detroit Legacy Sessions featuring The Rev Robert B. Jones, M.L. Liebler & Faruq Z. Bey
- 6:45pm
Barry Wallenstein & New York City Jazz Poetry
- 7:30pm
Dawn McDuffie
- 7:45pm
Mary Jo Firth Gillett
- 8:00pm
Mark Doty
Lounge Gallery
- 12pm-Midnight
People and Scenes Exhibition by Julie Sabit
Garden
- 12pm-9pm
Wayne State University Press Book Signing and Sale
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