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PD PRESENTS: NYC ARTIST MICHELLE MATSON FOR SPREAD ART RESIDENCY PROGRAM

PLAYGROUND DETROIT Presents: Michelle Matson, as our NYC artist resident to participate in our Spring 2013 Residency Program in collaboration with Spread Art in Southwest Detroit. Born 1981, she currently lives & works in Brooklyn, NY. She has had various solo shows in New York, including “Cactus Milk” (2012) at the Youth Group Gallery, Brooklyn and “Rise” (2012) paper […]

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FORMER NEW YORK TIMES WRITER CHARLIE LEDUFF RELEASES DETROIT: AN AMERICAN AUTOPSY

According to Charlie LeDuff’s Twitter account, his most recent book DETROIT: An American Autopsy was released February 11th 2013, and it’s already receiving several reviews and news articles. Bill Shea writes: “As for Detroit, it works. No one book can tell the entire story of the city, and there’s no right way to do it. This […]

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2013 NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL ANTI-AUTO SHOW RETURNS TO MOTOR CITY

The 2013 North American International Anti-Auto Show opens with a Creative Black Tie Preview GALA on January 18 from 6PM-9PM at The Contemporary Arts Institute of Detroit [CAID] which runs concurrent with the Black Tie Charity Preview of the Auto Show at Detroit’s COBO Arena. The NY Times has even peeked an interest, writing an article on the show which […]

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CALL FOR NYC ARTISTS: PLAYGROUND DET X SPREAD ART DETROIT SPRING 2013 ARTIST RESIDENCY

Spread Art and PLAYGROUND DETROIT are teaming up to offer one NYC-based artist a month-long artist residency program in Detroit, MI this upcoming Spring 2013.  In collaboration with the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID), the residency will conclude in Detroit with a solo exhibit at Detroit Contemporary or Whitdel Arts, dependent on the artist medium. The artist will also participate in a group show […]

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PD PRESENTS: SOLID DUDES KITCHEN SAUSAGE PARTY NYC PREMIERE

DISCLAIMER– This cooking show is NOT for your average Martha Stewart fan. Birthed in 2007, by Detroit bassist Derek Swanson from Heads Will Roll and drummer Dave Graw, Solid Dudes Kitchen‘s wild antics have acquired a following all their own. Equipped with their witty conversational chemistry, love of food, and their own raunchy style, the duo […]

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NBC NIGHTLY NEWS FEATURES DETROIT SOUP AND THE EMPOWERMENT PLAN

NBC Nightly News features local Detroit superheroes Detroit Soup, The Empowerment Plan, and Ponyride as a part of their “Making a Difference” report. Ron Mott interviews Amy Kaherl, co-founder of Detroit Soup and Veronika Scott, a Detroit Soup Alum and winner of the program. Watch the four-part segment below. Veronika Scott on Ponyride and the […]

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DETROIT BAND PUPILS PLAY THE L.E.S. AND BOERUM HILL TONIGHT

By way of their rust belt tour, Detroit-based band, Pupils is performing in New York this Saturday October 13th. Their first stop of the evening is at The Delancey in the Lower East Side at 5pm, then to Hank’s Rootin’ Tootin’ Saloon in Boerum Hill- Set time is 10pm. Self-described as “Yes Wave,” frontman Steven […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT PRESENTS: JEREMY WAUN AT KAVE EXPRESSO CAFE IN BUSHWICK

In a minimal set up reminiscent of Marc Bolan’s Tyrannosaurus Rex acoustic project, Detroit-based Jeremy Waun and his drummer, Johnny Weeks are currently touring the Midwest and East coast. Waun is performing an intimate Brooklyn show at Kave Espresso Bar in Bushwick this Wednesday, October 10th at 6pm. Waun is also a member of the […]

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: EVAN ROTH, FROM MICHIGAN TO NEW YORK TO FRANCE BACK TO MICHIGAN [FOR DLECTRICITY]

Light is magic: it disperses shadows, and it can transfix people.  It is a proper symbol for hope and new beginnings.  The evening of October 5th (from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m.) and the evening of October 6 (from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.) Detroit hosts a new contemporary light art festival, DLECTRICITY.  There are […]

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: IAN SWANSON, DETROITER TURNED BROOKLYNITE

A couple of years ago, artists Ian Swanson and Cedric Tai seemed to be everywhere in Detroit. Everywhere you turned, they were involved with a great local art project. They had their own gigs, teamed up on joint projects, and both were heavily involved with thedetroiter.com, which is an art-focused Detroit-centric website ‘serving a creative community.’ Their collective energy was great […]

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DETROIT-FOCUSED WEB SERIES FROM RICHARD FLORIDA, AUTHOR OF RISE OF THE CREATIVE CLASS

  Richard Florida is an American Urban Studies theorist. He is also the “Co-Founder and Editor at Large at The Atlantic Cities and Director of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of Toronto. He is most well-known for the NYT Best-sellers, The Rise of the Creative Class, Cities and the Creative Class, and The Flight of the Creative Class. […]

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LISTEN UP: THE KODAKS RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM “NIGHT SURFING”

  Self-described as, “60’s jangle pop, mixed with 70’s glam-rock, mixed with 80’s post punk mixed, with 90’s indie pop mixed with…. whatever;” The Kodaks are a Detroit-based indie band with an awesome sound. Band members include Adam Fitzgerald, Vocals/Guitar, Jeff Yateman, Drums/Vocals, Dylan Caron, Guitar, and Mat Hofman, Bass. Their debut album, Night Surfing was released in May of 2012 and features […]

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