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GO SEE: DAVE JORDANO SOLO PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW ENTITLED DETROIT: UNBROKEN DOWN

United Photo Industries, a Brooklyn-based art-presenting organization producing unique, site-specific exhibitions, installations, and events that explore new thematic directions in photography, is presenting a solo exhibition of recent work by photographer Dave Jordano on his home-town of Detroit. A kind, personal look at a much-maligned city, Jordano’s visual exploration of Detroit does not waste time rehashing worn-out […]

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GO SEE: MOMA PS1 MIKE KELLEY RETROSPECTIVE CLOSING FEBRUARY 2ND

Do not miss this extraordinary exhibition of Mike Kelley, presented by MoMA PS1, which closes on February 2nd. This Saturday January 25th, there is a celebrity-hosted night at the museum to celebrate the Mike Kelley exhibition. “It is the largest exhibition of the artist’s work to-date and the first comprehensive survey since 1993. Regarded as one of the most influential […]

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GIVE BACK: DONATE ART SUPPLIES FOR DETROIT STUDENTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS

In the spirit of the holiday season PLAYGROUND DETROIT is asking the greater Detroit community to please donate art supplies that will go to 200 students. We are donating these supplies to Experiencia Preparatory Academy located in Detroit. Our friend- a young teacher, Ryanne Lumetta is the only art teacher there where she teaches 4th-9th graders with […]

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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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GO SEE: NYC SCREENING OF INDEPENDENT FILM DETROIT UNLEADED AT CINEMA VILLAGE

Detroit  Unleaded, an award-winning new film out of Detroit, will have it’s official New York theatrical release presented by Gas Afterhours Productions & First Pond Entertainment beginning November 22~28th, 2013 at Cinema Village in Manhattan. 100% made and cast in Detroit, it is the debut feature of Director Rola Nashef and stars first-time feature actors EJ Assi and Nada Shouhayib, along […]

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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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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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GO SEE: TUNDE OLANIRAN, JAMAICAN QUEENS & MORE PERFORM AT CMJ MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013

CMJ 2013 happens in New York City October 15th-19th, a music showcase that features hundreds of rising artists from around the world. Among them, is Michigan [& Detroit natives], Tunde Olaniran, Jamaican Queens, Chrome Sparks, and SHIGETO. Tunde Olaniran  [performs 10/16 @ Webster Hall & Cake Shop] “As a child of an American social-activist mother and Nigerian Christian […]

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DETROIT HIP HOP INVADES NYC AT MERCURY LOUNGE IN LOWER EAST SIDE

Detroit will be invading NYC on Sunday September 15th with a full line-up featuring the finest in Detroit’s hip-hop community.  Doors are at 8:30pm. BUY TICKETS NOW LINE UP Audible Doctor Nick Speed Dopehead Sheefy McFly Count Mack Zelooperz TRPLBLK CrackKillz Da God A La $ole (Of Pro Era) Dusty McFly & more. Check out the latest […]

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#NYC2DET CREATIVE CARAVAN BRINGS NEW YORKERS TO THE DETROIT DESIGN FESTIVAL 2013

The first annual #NYC2DET Creative Caravan is an exclusive weekend trip to celebrate the launch of PLAYGROUND DETROIT: DET2NYC-NYC2DET RIDE SHARES. Our program #NYC2DET fosters New York-based relationships that will enrich Detroit’s future by inviting thought leaders to connect and share unifying experiences that lead to effective strategic action. The creative caravan to Detroit is comprised […]

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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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