Film Review: Inception

The term “auteur” has historically been thrown around a lot a bit haphazardly, preemptively. Auteur theory was popularized by the likes of Francois Truffaut (a film critic who made films that examined the constructedness of filmmaking) in his Cahiers du Cinema, with cinematic juggernauts like Hitchcock and Welles regarded worshipfully as the de facto examples. [...]

BravoBravo 2010: Destination Fashion Reflections

All things evolve over time. For 11 years, BravoBravo! has been the premiere social event of the summer, attracting thousands of the metro area’s young, sexy professionals and arts supporters, raising nearly a million dollars since its inception for the Detroit Opera House and Michigan Opera Theatre.
In that time, the buzz caught on. Now it [...]

BravoBravo! 2010: The Fashionable Way to Fundraise

It’s almost time for the 11th annual benefit for the Detroit Opera House, BravoBravo! On Friday June 4, 2010, from 7:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m., the opulent Opera House will be transformed into a food and fashion wonderland for some 2,000 gorgeous revelers. For 11 years now, the young professionals group of the Michigan Opera [...]

CATS at the Fisher Theatre

CATS—it’s a musical about cats. Singing, dancing, pouncing, prancing cats. The idea in itself sounds ludicrous (and, truth be told, it kind of is ludicrous), but for 28 years Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony-award-winning CATS has delighted audiences, parents and children alike, with its whimsical look at the lives of Jellicle cats and their annual Jellicle [...]

Experience the Launch of 3D Tours with a Brew-Ha-Ha!

Sunday, February 21, 2010 beginning at 4:00pm
For the launch Discover Detroit Dining/3D Tours outing, it’s a “Brew-Ha-Ha!”  Michigan is home to some of the most top-rated craft breweries in the world, raking in medals from top competitions such as the World Beer Cup and the Great American Beer Festival.  There are currently over 70 craft [...]

Ohmigod, Legally Blonde the Musical

Never underestimate the power of blonde ambition. The charming Elle Woods from the 2001 cinematic confection Legally Blonde is back in her own imperturbably perky musical, fresh from a successful Tony Award-winning Broadway run and an unprecedented partnership with MTV (which aired the musical uncut last October to 12.5 million viewers as well as a [...]

It’s Not Over Yet, the Music of the Night: The Phantom of the Opera at the Detroit Opera House

The Phantom of the Opera is the most popular and successful musical of all time. It has played in 125 cities in 25 countries to over 100 million people and has grossed over $5 billion in its lifetime. It has firmly situated itself as an emblem of Western popular culture, with songs and melodies more [...]

Detroit Synergy Supper Club at Detroit Fish Market

[ September 23, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] For the first time ever, the city of Detroit will be celebrating its fine dining culture with the inaugural Detroit Restaurant Week, and Supper Club will be joining in the festivities!

Detroit Synergy’s Supper Club has partnered up with Detroit Restaurant Week (presented by Paxahau Promotions Group and sponsored by the Greater Downtown Districts) to host [...]

Chicks and Glowsticks at 5E Gallery

[ September 4, 2009; 10:00 pm; ] CHICKS AND GLOWSTICKS
THE ULTIMATE ELECTRO, HOUSE, GHETTO TECH PARTY
Host: DJ FLUFF/ DJ ROW/ DIDDYBOP RICK/$$B~RICH$$
Type: Party – Club Party
Network: Global
Price: $12 Tickets, $15 @ the Door
Start Time: Friday, September 4, 2009 at 10:00pm
End Time: Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 4:00am
Location: Five Elements Art Gallery 2125 Michigan Ave
Street: 2125 [...]

Tour D’etroit Finale at 5E

[ September 5, 2009; 10:00 pm; ] The Tour Reaches it’s last stop this Saturday, Sept. 5th, and for the finale we have asked Detroit resident Monty Luke (Planet E/ Mothership) to be our special Guest. Monty, has also informed us that he will be digging deep and spining a special All Vinyl set!

With us as always are your Tour guides:

Joe Vargas
Steven [...]