Leftist Lounge

Leftist Lounge Detroit
at the US Social Forum
Friday, June 25th
http://www.leftistlounge.com/
The Last Night of the Forum!
9pm-3am!
5 Dancefloors
DJ’s Sake-1, Chela, Rimarkable, Graffiti, Willie Maze, Dez, Waajeed, People’s DJs Collective, Sacari.
Soul, Hip-Hop, House, World, Salsa, Afrobeat, Live Music + Performances!
Eastern Market District @ Russell St + Division St
Shuttles from Major Hotels and Cobo Hall Departing Every 10 minutes.
Less than [...]

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 [...]

Detroit Abides – Free Movie Night in Eastern Market

Big River, A King Corn Companion & HealthyTown
Wednesday, May 19. 2010 – 7-9p
Eastern Market’s Shed 5
Detroit has been alight with discussions of and proposals for large-scale Urban Agriculture projects. In addition to land use, local economic and community engagement concerns, large-scale Agriculture in an urban setting provides us an opportunity to look into the environmental [...]

Ann Arbor Public Art Commission Seeks Public Perspective

Public Art Survey Gives Citizens a Voice
he Ann Arbor Public Art Commission has launched a survey to gather input from the community on public art. The Commission invites the public to respond by going to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YWGBJ8V and completing the survey.
At the end of the survey period, the commission will tabulate the data and use [...]

Detroit Bikes! Uno de Mayo Ride & After Party

Celebrate freedom from the French in Southwest Detroit with our annual Cinco de Mayo Ride, which happens to be a little early this year! This year’s ride will be even more unique as Detroit Bikes!, which was recently awarded an HEP mini-gr! ant, will donate bike helmets to the Clark Park Coalition and throw an [...]

Get Pumped: 6th Annual Hodaddy’s Downtown Ho Hump

A D-Town Bicycle Cruise
Saturday, May 1, 2010, 10:30am – 8:00pm

If you’re doing the entire ride it will be 42 miles, if you’re doing just the downtown loop then it will be 20 miles.
he start of the ride will be at 9 mile & Woodward in Ferndale. Park in the lots on the southeast corner this [...]

Johnny Cupcakes’ “Back to Basics” Suitcase Tour at 323East

Indie Brand Hosts Fan Meet and Greet, Limited Edition Tees and Sweet Treats
May 1, 2010
Indie entrepreneur Johnny Earle (aka Johnny Cupcakes) makes a rare stop at Royal Oak’s 323East on Saturday May 1 as part of his “Back to Basics” Suitcase Tour. One of only 30 U.S. tour dates, Johnny Cupcakes himself [...]

555’s May Buena Vista Night

Fundraiser and Membership Drive
Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 7:30pm- 12:30am
Enjoy a romantic spring evening including a visual arts exhibition featuring works from local and national artists, light food and refreshments, dancing, and live music by Sylvia Inwood and the Woodtones and the Cupcake DJ Collective on the outdoor patio under cantina lights in view of [...]

“Exposed:  The Art of Getting Published”

[ May 1, 2010 2:00 pm to May 15, 2010 2:00 pm. ] At Pontiac’s Creative Arts Center from May 1 to May 15, 2010
The reception will be held on Saturday, May 1 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Exposed: The Art of Getting Published is a multi-media exhibit hosting the works of John Cohassey and Steven Mitchell. The reception is a “meet and greet” artist event. John [...]

Knoll Lecture Features Design Director Benjamin Pardo

Knoll Lecture on Design

Cranbrook Institute of Science Auditorium
Thursday, April 29, 2010- 6 pm

Benjamin Pardo, Senior Vice President and Director
of Design at Knoll
Each year, Cranbrook Academy of Art presents the annual Knoll Lecture on Design thanks to a generous gift to present prominent designers in a public forum to students and the community of southeast [...]