Fundraisers and Benefits

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On the Rocks Detroit Hosts Two Nights of Autorama After-Parties

Hot Cars and Rock and Roll
at Detroit’s Hard Rock Café
February 26 – 27, 2010

60 Second Crush
On the Rocks Detroit will host a weekend of official Autorama After-Parties at Detroit’s Hard Rock Café (45 Monroe St.) on Friday, February 26 and Saturday, February 27 from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. to celebrate Autorama – a [...]

Dance Aid For Haiti!

Music to move your head, heart, and dancing feet!
Friday, February 26, 8:00 pm
Musical Offerings by a variety of Detroit’s Finest Artists
a soulful concert for your listening pleasure
Rock, R&B, Latin Swing and Funk by the
BILL MEYER GROUP
for your dancing pleasure

Your tax-deductible donation at the door is the price of admission. Proceeds will support Doctors Without Borders, [...]

The HUB of Detroit Benefit Concert w/ The Hentchmen and Wheatpaste

Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 9:10pm- 2:00am
The Park Bar

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The Hentchmen and Wheatpaste provide a night of musical entertainment for the benefit of the HUB of Detroit!
Doors at 9pm
Regretfully this show is for people 21 years old and older only.
$5 gets you in with part of the door and bar take going to the HUB of [...]

The Friends of the Freer House Present: the Scarab Club String Quartet

In A Benefit Concert
Historic 1924 Freer Gallery of Art Concert Program
Sunday, February 7, 2010 -2:00 pm

The Friends of the Freer House will host an historical re-creation of the first concert performed at the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. in 1924. Marking the 86th anniversary of the inaugural recitals held at the newly opened Freer [...]

The 11th Annual “SHIVER ON THE RIVER”

Saturday, February 6th, 10:00am – 3:00pm
on Belle Isle at the historic Belle Isle Casino
This winter ecological family fair is a ‘one-of-a-kind’ event. Many exhibitors will be available to answer questions at their organization’s displays. This is an annual co-sponsored event presented by: The Friends of the Detroit River, The Friends of Belle Isle and [...]

Detroit Rocks For Haiti

JAN. 29th & JAN 30, 2010
Over 20 Detroit bands have come together to raise money for victims of the Haitian earthquake. Detroit Rocks For Haiti takes place on Friday, January 29th and Saturday, January 30th at the Magic Stick in Detroit.
Papa Joe Zainea (co-owner of the Majestic Theatre Center) approached retired Detroit Bishop Thomas Gumbleton [...]

in Search of Ann Arbor’s Most Artful Martini

[ February 19, 2010; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] A Fundraiser for the Ann Arbor Art Center
February 19, 2010, 6pm

Ar-ti-ni (ahr-tee-nee) – An artistically crafted, locally mixed martini

Following the phenomenal success of last year’s inaugural Artini martini crawl, this years version will once again challenge some of Ann Arbor’s finest downtown restaurants to create the most artful martini. On February 19, 2010, beginning [...]

Musictastic Sprinting Sandwich Fundraiser for The Hub of Detroit

Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 9:00pm – 2:00am
At The Cass Cafe
Wheatpaste

Photo by Trevor Long
Come to the Cass Cafe on Sunday, January 17th for a night of Music and Bike Sprints with friends from The Hub of Detroit and meet some new friends starting a bike co-op in Lansing as we kick off 2010 with a [...]

Jingle Bell Bash at The Detroit Artists Market

Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 5:30 p.m. to 8: 00 p.m.
The Woodward Avenue Action Association
Presents The 2nd Annual Jingle Bell Bash
Guests must be 21 and years of age and up
Tis the season to celebrate with great food, fun and friends on the Byway!
Join in a great of night of networking and volunteer [...]

Detroit Blues Society Hosting “Blues And Toys For Girls And Boys”

Saturday, December 12th, 2009, 9:00pm
At Callahan’s
The Detroit Blues Society (DBS) believe that children are one of our nation’s most valuable resources. Today’s children are tomorrow’s leaders – civic, business and social. Alarmingly, approximately 13 million of America ‘s children live in poverty. Studies reveal that growing up in poverty can have an adverse psychological [...]