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PARTY ON: MOTOR CITY DANCE PARTY FUNDRAISER AT CAMEO GALLERY IN WILLIAMSBURG

What can your average, fun-loving New Yorker do to help Detroit? What if it involved dancing and door prizes? What if it was an excuse to have some fun on an otherwise boring after-work Monday evening? Our friends are throwing the Motor City Dance Party fundraiser at Cameo Gallery in Williamsburg on Monday Dec. 9th at 7 p.m. RSVP on Facebook […]

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LISTEN UP: OG TRIBE MEMBER MIKE MELINOE BREAKS ONTO THE SCENE AS UP-AND-COMER

21-year old Detroit emcee Mike Melinoe has been writing music since he was about nine years old. Member of OG Tribe, which stands for “Organic Geniuses” crew, a diverse hip-hop collective which includes producers, artists, graphic designers & entrepreneurs, he also produces under the alias Og $lick. Melinoe is based in Detroit, while other members are spread […]

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GO SEE: “AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY” GRACE LEE BOGGS DOCUMENTARY AND Q&A IN NYC

Grace Lee Boggs is a 98-year-old Chinese American woman in Detroit whose vision of revolution will surprise you. A writer, activist, and philosopher rooted for more than 70 years in the African American movement, she has devoted her life to an evolving revolution that encompasses the contradictions of America’s past and its potentially radical future. […]

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LIBRARY STREET COLLECTIVE CURATES INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS FOR NEW DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT

Library Street Collective, a Detroit-based fine art gallery specializing in modern + contemporary art, is excited to announce a global arts project in the heart of downtown Detroit.  Over the course of the next few months, Library Street Collective will host more than two dozen artists from around the world to participate in this exciting […]

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HEIDELBERG PROJECT ARTIST TYREE GUYTON HAS SOLO SHOW AT CUE GALLERY IN NEW YORK CITY

CUE Art Foundation Gallery is presenting visionary Detroit artist, Tyree Guyton’s first New York City solo exhibition, Faces of God on Fire. October 17 – November 22, 2013 Opening reception: Thursday, October 17, 5-7pm FACEBOOK EVENT From CUE’s website: In 1986, Guyton founded The Heidelberg Project on an abandoned street on Detroit’s East Side. The artist […]

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WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS HEADING TO DETROIT TO DISCUSS AIDING CITY’S REVITALIZATION

Obama administration officials have just announced that they will be heading to Detroit to discuss the city’s bankruptcy and how they can support and assist the city’s revitalization to restore it to a new modern-day Renaissance City. They are set to travel to Detroit on Sept. 27 to meet with community leaders, nonprofit executives and elected officials. […]

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PD PRESENTS: LAURA QUATTROCCHI INSTALLATION & PERFORMANCE AT MICHIGAN F.A.S.H. FEST

PLAYGROUND DETROIT Presents: Laura Quattrocchi and her installation entitled, Disposable Fashion  at  Michigan F.A.S.H. Fest.  Co-curated with Spread Art, Laura has been selected to participate in the Spread Art residency program. The installation and performance take place on September 7th, 2013 at 1274 Library Street in Detroit, MI [11am-7pm]. At 5pm, she will perform Environmental Investigation in collaboration with Shua Group. Born […]

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WATCH NOW: MTV’S TV SERIES TRUE LIFE I’M SAVING DETROIT

True Life, Full Episodes True Life: I’m Saving Detroit is a serious look into the hardships and struggles that a majority of Detroiters battle constantly. In this episode MTV explores: When the housing crisis hit Detroit, many residents left in fear of the rising mortgages. With the option to take flight or fight, three young […]

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SHINOLA BRINGS DETROIT TO NYC WITH THE OPENING OF FLAGSHIP IN TRIBECA

Detroit-based brand Shinola recently opened their second storefront, the first being in their hometown, and the later in Manhattan’s TriBeCa neighborhood.  Shinola prides itself on its artisan goods; they produce watches, bicycles, and leather products all made in the USA, their watches and bicycles are hand-crafted and assembled in Detroit with a trained local team of […]

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“BABAYAGA” AUTHOR TOBY BARLOW BOOK READING AT SOHO’S MCNALLY JACKSON BOOKSTORE

Detroit-based modern-day Renaissance man Toby Barlow has just released his second novel, Babayaga and will be in Soho at the McNally Jackson store August 7th at 7pm for a book reading.  More info from Time Out on the event. If you aren’t familiar with the New York advertising veteran, he is a transplant to Detroit […]

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GO SEE: DETROIT DJ MGUN PERFORMS AT OUTPUT CLUB IN WILLIAMSBURG

Up-and-coming Detroit DJ MGUN performs tonight at Output in Williamsburg, along with fellow Detroiter Robert Hood. The show is at 10pm and tickets are available online. Scroll and click on the poster for tickets purchase info! Earnestly positive, Gonzales radiates the infectious energy that categorizes his home of Southwest Detroit. Emerging as one of the first collaborators […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT LAUNCHES DETROIT RIDE SHARE GROUP ON FACEBOOK

PLAYGROUND DETROIT has launched a new Facebook group for ride shares between New York City and Detroit.  Group membership is by invite or by request for friendly commuters who travel regularly between both cities. Members can post from either city and either offer rides or request rides. PD Executive Director, Paulina Petkoski explains the idea […]

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