Hill Auditorium – The REAL Big House

May 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment

UM Hill Auditorium 1913

Discover the story behind the stage in “A Space for Music, A Seat for Everyone.” The video documentary tells the story of Hill Auditorium, one of the most storied venues in the United States, this afternoon at 5 p.m. on Detroit Public Television, WTVS Channel 56. Produced by the University Musical Society (UMS), the program also will be simulcast online at ums.org/hill100.

One of the performing arts jewels of the University of Michigan, Hill Auditorium opened on May 14, 1913. Designed by the renowned architect Albert Kahn and boasting one of the world’s finest acoustical designs, Hill Auditorium has been a true cultural incubator for the arts community in southeast Michigan for the past 100 years.

With a rich history of performances by the world’s top artists, Hill Auditorium is a shining example of how investment in the arts cultivates a vibrant, engaged community.

Through concert recordings, news articles, and anecdotal interviews, A Space for Music, A Seat for Everyone: 100 Years of UMS Performances in Hill Auditorium provides historical context for the auditorium’s role as a UMS anchor venue and highlights its evolving community function.

Find out more about the film:

We hope you tune in, and thank you for being part of the UMS experience.

Sponsored by AnnArbor.com, part of the MLive Media Group. Presented with support from Detroit Public Television.

The image above was made on Opening Night at Hill Auditorium, May 14, 1913.

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DIA Inside/Out

May 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Self Portrait by Vincent Van Gogh - Detroit Institute of Arts

Check it out. Your Detroit Institute of Arts is opening up its treasure trove for viewing at a public place near you. Well, almost — the works on display are excellent reproductions of the masterpieces which residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties are invited to see, gratis*, currently on display at the DIA. Even if you buy a ticket, it’s a small price to pay to see the real McGill and VanGoghs.

Details from DIA:

Inside|Out, now in its fourth year, brings nearly 80 reproductions of masterpieces from the DIA’s collection to the streets and parks of metro Detroit, pleasantly surprising and delighting residents of the participating communities. Where possible, the works are clustered within walking or biking distance of each other in a grand, open-air gallery.

The DIA is working with the communities to plan educational opportunities and other fun activities, such as bicycle and walking tours. Residents of participating communities will enjoy a designated weekend to visit the museum for free and see “their” works of art. Visitors will receive a 10-percent discount in Café DIA and the museum shop, $1 off Detroit Film Theatre (DFT) tickets and free admission to showings of the DFT 101 film series.

Stay tuned for updates on the Inside|Out photo contest and geocaching series.

Participating Communities and Community Weekend Dates:

  • Ann Arbor – April 20-21
  • Dearborn - Heights June 8-9
  • Fraser - June 1-2
  • Hazel Park - April 27-28
  • New Baltimore - May 4-5
  • Novi - May 18-19
  • Pontiac - April 27-28
  • Redford Township - June 22-23
  • Rochester Hills - May 4-5
  • Southwest Detroit - June 22-23
  • Utica - June 1-2
  • Walled Lake - May 18-19
  • Westland - June 8-9
  • Mackinac

Click here for details on Inside/Out. The DIA itself is open Tuesdays through Sundays.

* DIA admission is free for residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties, where voters passed a millage to support the acclaimed institution, home to some of the most magnificent works of art in the world. Admission also is free to Members of the DIA. For residents of other Michigan counties, and for visitors from out of state, admission is $8 for adults ($6 for senior citizens), $4 for children (free for kids 5 and under), and $5 for college students with valid ID.

 

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Get Versed

May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

InsideOut presents Get Versed

Get set to Get Versed! InsideOut Literary Arts‘ annual showcase happens Thursday, May 23 at the Detroit Institute of Arts. In the program, amazing students of letters will perform original works on stage. The curtain goes up at 5:30 p.m.

The  show has been hailed as one of the best ways to spend $5 in Detroit. The program takes place at the premier Detroit Film Theater inside the DIA.

The fast-paced show offers Metro Detroit a glimpse of the poetic, literary and artistic expression that happens each day as InsideOut writers-in-residence work show Detroit Public School students how to unleash their voices.

“We teach children to discover the beauty of their voices and to write a better world through their words,” Dr. Terry Blackhawk said. An award-winning poet and educator, Dr. Blackhawk founded iO in 1995 after years of working as a Detroit Public School teacher.

iO now serves more than 5,000 K-12 youth in over 30 schools per year, through a celebrated teaching model aligned with state standards in language arts education. iO creates a professionally printed literary journal for each school served.

Teens in Citywide Poets, iO’s after school poetry workshop, perform for local audiences in the thousands and travel across the US to meet and compete with other youth.

“By immersing students in the joy and power of poetry and literary self-expression, InsideOut inspires them to think broadly, create bravely and share their voices with the wider world,” Dr. Blackhawk said.

Tickets for the 2013 Get Versed arts showcase are available online: click here.

 

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20th Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival

May 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Jonathan Biss opens GLCMF

The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival launches its celebratory 20th Anniversary Season with an opening night performance featuring Jonathan Biss and the Pacifica Quartet. The festival opens Saturday, June 8 at the Seligman Performing Arts Center.

Details from the GLCMF:

The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary season June 8-23 with more than 20 concerts in downtown and metro venues. In celebration of a milestone year, the 2013 Festival will feature the return of favorite artists, five new commissions performed by five returning ensembles, and the return of three legendary composers. The festivities kick off on Opening Night, Saturday, June 8 at Seligman Performing Arts Center. The concert will feature world-famous pianist Jonathan Biss and Grammy Award winning ensemble, the Pacifica Quartet.

Pianist Jonathan Biss performed at the very first Festival in 1994 at the age of 13. His last Festival appearance occurred in 1998.

Jonathan Biss, who appeared on the very first Festival season in 1994 at the age of 13, has since appeared with the foremost orchestras of North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia and released a number of solo albums. The most recent album being the first CD in a nine-year, nine-disc recording cycle of Beethoven’s complete sonatas in January 2012. His last Festival appearance occurred in 1998.

Biss will bookend the concert with a performance of Beethoven’s “Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 16″ with his parents, violinist Miriam Fried and violist Paul Biss, along with cellist Andrés Díaz. Biss will also close out the evening with a performance of Dvořák’s “Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 81″ – a work widely acknowledged as a masterpiece of its form. Biss will perform the work with the members of the Pacifica Quartet.

 The Pacifica Quartet made their Festival debut in 1998 as part of the Shouse Institute. This year marks their first return engagement.

Also featured on the evening will be a new work by composer Keeril Makan, co-commissioned by the Festival and the Boston Celebrity Series for the Pacifica Quartet. The work was premiered on the Celebrity Boston Series to a sold-out audience in October of 2012 at Bard College. Makan is an Associate Professor of Music at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received the Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and a 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship.

The Pacifica Quartet made their Festival debut in 1998 as a part of the Shouse Ensemble Institute for young and emerging ensembles. This will be their first return performance to the Festival. Named the quartet-in-residence and full-time faculty members at Indiana University’s Jacob School of Music in March 2012, the Pacifica was the quartet-in-residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2009 – 2012) – a position previously held by the Guarneri String Quartet – and received the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance.

The Festival’s opening night performance will set the tone for the two-week festival. Upcoming concerts during the Festival’s first week will include a Sunday, June 9 at 3 p.m. performance at Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church, and four concerts running Tuesday, June 11 through Friday, June 14 at Temple Beth El and Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian Church. The first week concerts will feature many of the opening night artists as well a number of additional artists including: the Jupiter String Quartet, the Parker Quartet, pianist James Tocco and cellists Paul Katz and Robert deMaine. The Festival’s closing night performance will take place on Saturday, June 22. Find out more about these upcoming concerts by calling (248) 559-2097 or going online to www.greatlakeschambermusic.org.

Opening Night is sponsored by Plante Moran. Major sponsorship for the 2013 Festival is provided by JPMorgan Chase.

 

 JUNE 8 CONCERT INFORMATION

Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 16…………………………………… Ludwig van Beethoven

Miriam Fried, violin; Paul Biss, viola; Andrés Díaz, cello; Jonathan Biss, piano

Return ……………………………………………………………………………………………Keeril Makan

The Pacifica Quartet: Simin Ganatra, violin; Sibbi Bernhardsson, violin; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Brandon Vamos, cello

 Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81…………………………………………..Antonín Dvořák

Jonathan Biss, piano; Pacifica Quartet

ABOUT THE GREAT LAKES CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

The Festival is co-sponsored by St. Hugo of the Hills, Temple Beth El, Kirk in the Hills, and Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings. Subscriptions and single tickets are now on sale. To order or to find out more, please visit www.greatlakeschambermusic.org or call (248) 559-2097.

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The Mountaintop

May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Performance Network presents The Mountaintop

Performance Network Theatre presents a series of community discussions regarding “The Mountaintop,” by Katori Hall – the current Performance Network production that is an imagined portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last night on earth.

The discussions will be held on Monday, May 13 at 6 p.m.; Sunday, May 19 at 4:30 p.m.; and Sunday, June 2 at 4:30 p.m. The programs are open to the public to facilitate dialogue about the play’s innovative take on Dr. King’s final hours.

“The Mountaintop” runs on select dates through June 2.

 

The Baton Passes On: Community Discussion;  6 p.m. on Monday, May 13 at Performance Network Theatre – FREE

Performance Network Theatre invites the acclaimed Civil Rights historian Matthew Countryman and Associate Professor of Theatre and writer-in-residence at the University of Michigan OyamO (a.k.a. Charles F. Gordon) to lead a comprehensive discussion regarding the themes of “The Mountaintop”. Due to the complexity of “The Mountaintop”, Performance Network Theatre offers perspectives from both historical and theatrical sources. This event is perfect for the historic and/or theatre enthusiast who is interested in discussing and analyzing Katori Hall’s unique depiction of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last night on earth and the tools she used to create the story. It is not a requirement to see the production of “The Mountaintop” before attending the discussion as it may serve as a useful guide during an audience member’s viewing of the show. This event is first come, first serve: General admission.

 About the Panel:

Matthew Countryman is faculty director of the University of Michigan’s Arts of Citizenship program and is an associate professor of History and American Culture, where he teaches modern U.S. and African-American history and comparative race relations. Countryman is the author of “Up South: Civil Rights and Black Power in Philadelphia”, which won the 2006 Liberty Legacy Foundation Award from the Organization of American Historians for the best book on the subject of civil rights history. His research interests include African American social and political movements, comparative race and ethnicity, and United States politics.

OyamO’s plays have been performed in theatres across the country, including the Yale Repertory Theatre, the Manhattan Theatre Club, the Working Theatre, the Public Theatre, Negro Ensemble Company, the Arena Stage Theatre, the Goodman Theatre of Chicago, the Kennedy Center in D.C., and many more. He is also a past member of the NEA Professional Nonprofit Theatre Panel and was a 1998 panelist for the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund of San Francisco. He has received fellowships from the Berrilla Kerr, Guggenheim, Rockefeller and McKnight Foundations, as well as grants from the Ohio and New York State Arts Councils and three NEA fellowships. OyamO received his MFA in playwriting from the Yale School of Drama and is a member of PEN, Dramatistis Guild, New Dramatists (alumni), the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Writers Guild East, the O’Neill Playwrights Center, and the Black Theatre Network. With HBO, he has written an episode for the “Famous Black American Anthology” and a TV adaptation of “I Am a Man”. He was a site monitor for the NEA and is a former vice president of the board of directors of The Theatre Communications Group. He wrote a musical based on the history of Detroit, the research funds for which were provided by UM’s OVPR through its Arts For Citizenship program. The Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit commissioned him to write two plays, one on the Civil Rights Movement in Detroit, “City in a Strait”, produced May 2007, the other on the Fisk Jubilee Singers, “Sing Jubilee”, for a May 2008 production at the Detroit Institute for the Arts. Join Performance Network Theatre to explore “The Mountaintop” with these fascinating individuals.

 

Backstage Cafe: Where Artists Share Their Creative Caffeine; 4:30pm on Sunday, May 19 at Performance Network Theatre – $10/$5 for students and seniors

Join us in the Performance Network Theatre’s lobby for an in-depth conversation exploring the nuances of making theatre from the artist’s perspective while sipping complimentary coffee from Mighty Good Coffee and Roastery. Associate Artistic Director Carla Milarch interviews Brian Marable on portraying the historical icon, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Brian Marable does not imitate Martin Luther King, and thereby creates a solid, real character. In a final speech we hear the fiery skills that marked the career of, arguably, the greatest orator of the 20th century, but Marable has made it all his own,” John Quinn of Encore Michigan. Backstage Cafe is the perfect event for cultural gurus and aspiring theatre professionals. Only 20 seats! Reservations suggested.

 About the Artist

A native Detroiter, born and raised, Brian Marable is a graduate of Cass Technical High School’s Performing Arts Department, and attended Wayne State University as a theater major. Marable has appeared in productions such as “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Old Settler” with Plowshares Theatre Company, “Take Me Out” and “Piano Lesson” at Performance Network Theatre, “Superior Donuts” at the Purple Rose Theatre, and the award-winning Best Play of the Year (2003) “Jesus Hopped the A Train” with African Renaissance Theatre Company. Join Milarch and Marable to discover the genius behind his original portrayal of one of the greatest figures in American history.

 

 The Baton Passes On: Community Discussion; 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 2 (after the final performance of “The Mountaintop”) at Performance Network Theatre – FREE

Join diversity-centric children’s theatre personality, LaRon Williams, for the final community discussion for “The Mountaintop” at Performance Network Theatre. Williams will offer his extensive experience as a nationally acclaimed African American theatre professional to examine the play’s unusual plot devices and complex characters and how they affect the depiction of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last night on earth. This event is first come, first serve: General admission.

 About the Speaker:

LaRon Williams is a nationally acclaimed, award winning storyteller who has toured the country with his highly participatory music-spiced program of traditional and original tales crafted to improve literacy, foster cooperation, build self-esteem, and deepen our understanding of the ideal of American democratic inclusion.

Reservations are not necessary for the Baton Passes On: Community Discussions on May 13 and June 2. Backstage Cafe reservations can be made at the Performance Network Box Office at 734-663-0681, by email at boxoffice@performancenetwork.org, or at Performance Network Theatre (120 East Huron St., Ann Arbor, 48104) Monday – Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Saturday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

 

Founded in 1981, Performance Network Theatre has grown from a fledgling company to Ann Arbor’s resident professional theatre. The Network reaches 40,000 theatre patrons and children each year through the year-round Professional Series and the Children’s Theatre Network. Performance Network also presents the Fireside New Play Festival and a series of classes on theatre-related topics. The Network provides uncompromising artistic leadership in the region and produces works that engage, challenge and inspire audiences and artists.

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Frog Belly Rat Bone

May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Matrix Theatre Company presents Frog Belly Rat Bone

The Matrix Theatre Company’s School of Theatre presents The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone. Written by Timothy Basil Ering, the story follows the adventures of a little boy who takes a journey to discover a very special treasure which ends with new friends and a colorful, joyous world.

Told through puppetry, The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone runs from Friday, May 31 through Sunday, June 2. All Friday and Saturday performances are at 7 p.m., and Sunday performances are at 3 p.m. Adult tickets are priced at $8. Students, seniors, and children are $5.

All performances are held at Matrix Theatre, 2730 Bagley in the heart of Detroit’s Mexicantown. Visit www.matrixtheatre.org to register online, or call (313) 967-0599. Call (313) 967-0999 for detailed information.

Frog Belly Rat Bone is a delightful fantasy about a very special boy who lived in a dull, gray endless place called Cementland. After much searching among piles of greasy toaster ovens and wet, smelly socks, he spies a box filled with hundreds of “tiny grey specks” and a wrinkled note that says: “Put these wondrous riches in the earth and enjoy.”

Horrified to learn that thieves are after his treasure, the boy scrounges the junkyard and creates a creature to stand guard – a scarecrow-like gardener with crooked bony arms, a giant belly, a jaunty crown, and preternatural wisdom: Frog Belly Rat Bone, king and protector of the specks. The story is full of surprises and an ending with an inspiring message on world beautification.

The Matrix Theatre Company’s School of Theatre, challenges and encourages students to become creators of their own work by writing and performing original works. They believe that everyone has a story to tell and that the best way to learn is by doing. Therefore, the School of Theatre at Matrix has its own season where students perform shows they have, in most cases, authored themselves.

 

Matrix Theatre Company

Celebrating 22 years as a non-profit community-based theatre, Matrix Theatre Company is located in southwest Detroit. By using the transformative power of theatre to change lives, build community and foster social justice, Matrix creates everything from scratch, from puppets of all sizes to more than 130 original plays. It provides creative opportunities for children, youth, adults and elders, especially those in isolated or challenged communities, to become creators, producers, and audiences of original and heritage theatre. For further information or to follow Matrix on Facebook, Twitter and Blogger, go to matrixtheatre.org.

Matrix’s Inclusive Theatre Initiative (ITI) strives to offer the transformative power of theatre to all. It aims to build a community for those with and without disabilities. It is a model of relating to people, rooted in the essential dignity and value of each person, offering ways to build deeper connections between people, places, and institutions.

 

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My Name is Asher Lev

May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Jewish Ensemble Theatre presents My Name Is Asher Lev

Jewish Ensemble Theatre and Performance Network Theatre present the story of Asher Lev. Based on a novel by Chaim Potok and adapted for stage by Aaron Posner, “My Name is Asher Lev” tells the story of a talented painter in New York City challenged to find balance  in his life and satisfaction in his work.

The drama is directed by David Magidson, artistic director of Jewish Ensemble Theatre. The production features performances by Mitchell A. Koory as Asher Lev, John Seibert as The Men, and Naz Edwards as The Women.

Performances run through May 25. Tickets are $38 to $45. For reservations, please call (248) 788-2900. For details, click here.

Aaron DeRoy Theatre is located on the West Bloomfield Hills campus of the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322.

 

Performance Dates and Show Times:

Thursday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 18 at 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 19 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 25 at 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

 

 

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Echoes of War

May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment

River Raisin Centre for the Arts presents Echoes of War

On Saturday, June 22, the River Raisin Centre for the Arts will present Echoes of War. An evening of history and beauty, the multimedia event celebrates the rich history of Monroe and the region’s pivotal role in the history of the United States of America.

Echoes of War will approach the pivotal battle during the War of 1812  from both a literary and an historical standpoint, in grateful remembrance of the toils and risks of those who made possible our freedom today. The conflict will be remembered with exhilarating performances by dance companies, musicians, choral groups, poetry and spoken word.

The performance is based upon the poems, not of great poets, but upon “the simple, home-spun effusions of the American Muse breathing the spirit of time: contributions to contemporary papers by subscribers, who in most cases, would not even sign their names.”

The poetry used in this production are taken from a collection of poems relating to evens of our last war with England entitled: “War: Echoes of 1812-13,” found in the Published Quarterly by St. John’s University, Toledo, Ohio.

Echoes of War is produced by the River Raisin Centre for the Performing Arts and the Monroe County Historical Museum. You can enjoy a preview video on YouTube.

“Dance and the performing arts have the power to not only encode memory, but also evoke it.” — Lora Wilson Mau

 

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Dossin Great Lakes Museum readies new course

May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Dossin-Great-Lakes-Museum-Miss-Pepsi

All hands, hear this! After undergoing an expansion and restoration of six months, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum re-opened Saturday, May 18. One of the cultural jewels on Belle Isle, the Dossin is a must-see destination for people interested in the Great Lakes and Michigan’s waterways.

The Dossin Great Lakes Museum is now open on weekends from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Its non-profit parent organization, the Detroit Historical Society, also operates the Detroit Historical Museum and Historic Fort Wayne.

Robert Bury, executive director and CEO of the Detroit Historical Society, said one of the goals of the improvements was to make it easier for visitors to discover the stories of the men and women who made this region a place unlike any other in the world.

“Visitors can experience more than 500 years of Great Lakes history here and specifically the central role Detroit plays in the Great Lakes region,” Bury said. “This location is a unique place in the world. The museum’s new ‘Built by the River’ exhibit details how this location on the Detroit River gave rise to our special city. I especially enjoy the emphasis on the last 100 years.”

The last century represents a time in which Detroit and Southeast Michigan came to national prominence in terms of manufacturing, transportation and defense. The city and state attracted millions of new residents for the good jobs these industries provided.

“Built by the River” in the John A. and Marlene L. Boll Foundation Gallery is the Museum’s new permanent core exhibition that chronicles Detroit’s growth and development into one of the nation’s leading metropolitan regions. Through historic artifacts and interactive displays, the exhibit brings to life the ways Detroiters have used the state’s waters to build industries, engage neighbors and pursue sports and recreational passions.

Robert Sadler, commumications director of the Detroit Historical Society, said he personally enjoys the Dossin’s collection of watersports history. The exhibits will make visitors’ hearts race, preserving the stories of famous drivers and teams, including Roy Dossin, Bill Muncey, J. Lee Schoenith, Chuck Thompson and the historic vessels they drove. One example is Miss Pepsi, a 36-foot unlimited hydroplane created by Roy, Walter and Russell Dossin. The racer is carefully preserved in its own facility at the museum where guests can walk around and inspect the marvel of ingenuity and bravery.

 After inspecting the new facility personally, Detroit Performs can report the changes do not detract in any way from the special character of the Dossin, an institution renown for putting visitors right into the middle of the story, whether the magnificent smoking room of the Great Lakes sidewheel steamer SS City of Detroit III or inside the wheelhouse of the giant ore carrier SS William Clay Ford.

 

Special Re-Opening weekend hours:
noon – 6 p.m. Saturday, May 18
11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, May 19

Regular hours of operation resume May 25:
Saturdays and Sundays 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The Museum will be closed during the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, June 1 -2, and the Orion Music Festival, June 8 – 9, 2013.

Directions
The Dossin Great Lakes Museum is located on the shores of Detroit’s historic Belle Isle, just east of downtown Detroit.
The island is accessible via I-75, I-375, Grand Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue.
The museum is located at:
100 Strand Drive, Belle Isle
Detroit, MI 48207
313.833.5538

Until Saturday, May 18, visit online.

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Oakaloosa Takes Historic Fort Wayne

April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Historic Fort Wayne

It’s a music festival with a great message and a good cause. The region’s first fully philanthropic music festival, Oakaloosa will take place at Historic Fort Wayne in Detroit July 27.

A percentage of every dollar raised will be put towards the restoration of Historic Fort Wayne in order to help return the Fort to its previous glory and preserve it for future generations to admire and enjoy.

Headlining the festival are national artists Girl Talk and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Local stars include Royce da 5’9’’, Jessica Hernandez, Trick Trick, Kaleido and Robert James, AKA Robert Ritchie Jr., the 19-year-old son of Kid Rock. Also performing are DJ A.M.F., Ro Spit, Hir-O, Freddy Todd and Paulina Jayne.

Tickets are $45 for general admission. They are available online at www.oakaloosa.com. The first 313 buyers will get a $10 discount.

Oakaloosa is organized and supported by Detroit Sports Zone, Inc., a non-profit group committed to exposing people of all ages to sports, cultural arts, mentoring, life-skill development and character building activities. Additional proceeds from the festival will be used to support the youth sports and mentoring programs provided through Detroit Sports Zone, Inc.

 Detroit Sports Zone Inc.

Founded in 2011, based on the vision of former Harlem Globetrotter Ernest “Wag” Wagner, Detroit Sports Zone, Inc. is committed to exposing youth, adults and older adults to sports, cultural arts, mentoring, life-skill development and character building activities. Detroit Sports Zone, Inc. is a State of Michigan 501c3 non-profit organization and is a pending IRS/501c3 non-profit organization.

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