The People’s Arts Festival at the Russell Industrial Center

[ August 29, 2009 12:00 am to August 30, 2009 12:00 am. ] The People’s Arts Festival (PAF) – the largest assembly of artists, performance artists, musicians and filmmakers in the City of Detroit – is back with a vengeance this year in an expanded, bigger, bolder version.

To celebrate its third anniversary the 2009 PAF will run for two days – from 11:00 a.m.-midnight and from 11 [...]

Macho City at the R&R Saloon

[ August 29, 2009; 10:00 pm; ] MACHO CITY, August 29th
w/ Detroit legend Carlos Souffront (Ghostly International)
Host: Macho City

Type: Party – Night of Mayhem

Network: Global
Start Time: Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 10:00pm
End Time: Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 5:00am
Location: R&R Saloon
Street: 7330 Michigan Ave
City/Town: Detroit, MI

Phone: 3138492751
Email: machocitydetroit@gmail.com

Description
Thank you Detroit!

July’s Macho City with Nancy Fortune (France/Clone Records) and Tommyboy (Texas) was incredible. Nancy treated a packed floor to an amazing set [...]

Potato Party at Gleaners Food Bank Garden

[ August 29, 2009; 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. ] Potato Party!
Celebrating the history of urban agriculture in Detroit
Host: Earthworks Urban Farm
Type: Party – Club Party
Network: Global
Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009
Time: 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Location: the garden behind Gleaners Food Bank
Street: 2131 Beaufait
City/Town: Detroit, MI

Phone: 3135792100EXT204
Email: earthworks@cskdetroit.org
Description
A celebration of agriculture in Detroit in honor of Hazen “Potato Patch” Pingree, Detroit’s pioneering urban farming mayor (born August 30, 1840).
Saturday, August 29th 12:30 -2:30 pm at the [...]

Never Say Goodbye: Michael Jackson Birthday Tribute at Bert’s Marketplace

[ August 29, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE
Michael Jackson Birthday Celebration
& Tribute to Our Fallen Heroes

With DJs:
RICK “The Godson” WILHITE
DEZ aka ANDRES
KENNY DIXON JR.
MARC DUNCAN
MARC KING

+ Prize for the best Michael Jackson, James Brown, Rick James and Aaliyah costumes!
That’s right people, get ta gettin!

+ Give-Aways from Vibes Music, Mahogani Music, Fusicology and more… [...]

The (Final?) Michigan State Fair

[ August 28, 2009 12:00 am to September 7, 2009 12:00 am. ] The Michigan State Fair proudly presents its 2009 entertainment line-up starting on Friday, August 28 at 7 PM and ending Labor Day, Monday, September 7 in Detroit, at the Fairgrounds.

Kicking off the Fair on Friday, August 28 at 7 PM will be Mark Farner, formally of Grand Funk Railroad. Farner sang with Grand [...]

Rockin’ on the Riverfront with Edgar Winter

[ August 28, 2009; 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm. ] The multi-instrumentalist and rock, pop and blues music pioneer Edgar Winter will heat up the Detroit Riverfront Plaza on Friday, Aug. 28 for the sixth concert in the 2009 Rockin’ on the Riverfront concert series, sponsored by Andiamo Detroit Riverfront and in partnership with Detroit’s Classic Rock Station 94.7 WCSX-FM.

Winter is still jamming as [...]

Night Rhythms at 5E Gallery

[ August 28, 2009; 10:00 pm; ] DJ Minx, TAZ, The Quiet Storm & Emuzik, are back for another installment of “Night Rhythms” at the 5E Gallery. Bringin you the best in Deep and Soulful House Music!!!

Event Information:
Friday, August 28, 2009
10:00 PM – 4:00 AM
21+
cover: $5.00
music: House, Deep House, Neo Soul, Afro Latin vibes

Venue Information:
5 E Gallery
2125 Michigan [...]

Coffee is Sexy at Espresso Jazzy Cafe

[ August 28, 2009; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Coffee Is Sexy: Soul Sippin
Libations, Coffee and Soul the last Friday of Every Month.
Host: The Mahogany Tasters

Type: Party – Mixer

Network: Global
Price: $5 per person
Date: Friday, August 28, 2009
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: Espresso Jazzy Cafe’
Street: 212 E. Grand River (Paradise Valley)
City/Town: Detroit, MI

Phone: 3139425467
Email: chuckjaxonjr@gmail.com

Description
Come join us for our monthly joint.
http://themahoganytasters.ning.com/

Friday Night Live! at the DIA with Taslimah Bey’s Ragtime Band

[ August 28, 2009; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Friday Night Live!
Taslimah Bey’s Ragtime Band
Friday, August 28, 2009 7 & 8:30 p.m.
Taslimah Bey’s Ragtime Band performs music in the Ragtime tradition, featuring the compositions by jazz legends Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton and Fats Waller. Taslimah Bey is a regular performer at Jazz and Ragtime Festivals across the country, including Preservation Hall in [...]

Detroit Reads: Walk for Literacy on the Riverwalk

[ August 28, 2009; 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Detroit Reads!
Walk for Literacy @ The Detroit RiverWalk
Host: UNA-YPIC MI Young Professionals for International Cooperation

Type: Causes – Rally

Network: Global
Price: ABSOLUTELY FREE
Date: Friday, August 28, 2009
Time: 8:00am – 6:00pm
Location: Detroit RiverWalk
Street: Atwater @ Rivard Street
Phone: 2489142386
Email: unaypic@unadetroit.org

Description
Detroit Reads!

The United Nations Association- Young Professionals for International Cooperation is teaming up with The Detroit Public Library, who has launched an aggressive literacy campaign in the city of Detroit [...]