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 [...]

Holiday Gift Gallery at Paint Creek Center for the Arts

[ November 20, 2009 1:00 pm to January 2, 2010 1:00 pm. ] November 20, 2009 – January 2, 2010

Ceramic Rattles, Sandra WestleyAt Paint Creek Center for the Arts (PCCA) we’re getting ready to fill our galleries with handmade objects and artworks of all kinds just in time for the holidays. These unique gift items are created by Michigan artists working in all media – glass, ceramic, painting, [...]

Todds Reunion at The Corktown Tavern

Go back in time for two nights only at the Todd’s reunion nights.
Saturday, November 28 and Wednesday, December 23, 2009.
Travel back in time to the decade of decadence- the‘80s-this holiday season to revisit a Detroit dance club that was the epitome of ‘80s glory. Todd’s, formally known as Todd’s Sway Lounge, was a gay nightclub [...]

“Causa Mortis” Supports Friends Of Belle Isle

Friends Of Belle Isle is selling tickets for “Causa Mortis”
November 8, 2009, Sunday Matinee 2:00 p.m.
at the
Detroit Repertory Theatre
Peter Malcolmson has a supply of tickets and will deliver !
The sly, outrageous humor of Mr. Appel will keep the mind percolating, the belly jiggling and the throat giggling. Causa Mortis is about an [...]

Call For Artists: Tangent Gallery

Chair-ity event, To support homeless veterans in Detroit
December 5th, 2009
Tangent Gallery
This is a last call for artists who would like to decorate a simple Ikea chair (brand new, in the box) to be auctioned Dec. 5 at Tangent Gallery in Detroit(turn it into sculpture or keep it functional, but put some passion into whatever you [...]

Metrotimes Debuts Sloshed Beer

The official Metro Times beer will make its debut at the inaugural
Harvest Fest in Eastern Market this Saturday, October 24, 2009. The
beer’s official title, Sloshed, is a tribute to the Metro Times
Sloshed July special issue which featured coverage of local and
statewide breweries. Along with Sloshed beer, 200 Michigan beers from
40 microbreweries will be available [...]