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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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AMERICAN HIPSTER PRESENTS: DETROIT [FIVE-PART WEBISODE SERIES]

American Hipster Presents is a YouTube series dedicated to the wonderful world of  hipsters. Webisodes are brought to you with the help of digital creative studio, Seedwell and host, Paavo Steinkamp [also part of the production team, $kin&Bones] AHP is going to ten cities across America profiling trendsetters. Each city visited and profiled gets five episodes which each profile music, […]

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DETROPIA COMPOSER DIAL.81 PROFILED FOR FILM DEBUT AT IFC CENTER

PLAYGROUND DETROIT recently attended the NYC premiere screening of the award-winning documentary film Detropia at BAM in June 2012.  As the closing credits began to roll, team member Samantha was surprised and excited to recognize the film’s composer as Detroit-based musician and artist, Dial.81. Previously associated with Blair French– the man behind the alias– she was familiar with his work in the […]

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MUST SEE: “SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN” DOCUMENTARY ON MUSICIAN RODRIGUEZ

On a recent rainy evening in New York City, in a private viewing theatre in the SONY building in Manhattan The FADER & Sony Classic Pictures held a pre-screening for the upcoming film, Searching For Sugar Man. PLAYGROUND DETROIT had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet and hear veteran musician Rodriguez speak with the Director, Malik Bendjelloul.  The film tells the […]

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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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BAM CINEMAFEST PRESENTS “DETROPIA” DOCUMENTARY & DIRECTOR Q&A

  BAM’s Cinema Fest has featured the NYC premiere screening of Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing’s acclaimed documentary “Detropia.” PLAYGROUND DETROIT was in the audience for the NYC. The directors were both in attendance and held a Q&A with the audience after the movie. The editing in the film, which was already awarded Sundance recognition was well […]

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A DOUBLE DOCUMENTARY SCREENING OF LEMONADE: DETROIT & AFTER THE FACTORY

PLAYGROUND DETROIT is thrilled to report our first event successful was held in Brooklyn, NY on Thursday May 10th.  Over 75 people attended the Double Documentary Screening of Lemonade: Detroit & After the Factory at the Brooklyn Fireproof Studios in Bushwick. Both directors, Philip Lauri and Erik Proulx were also in attendance and participated in a Q&A […]

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SOLID DUDES KITCHEN SHOWS YOU THE LAST WORD AND A LOT MORE

Be still, hungry hearts!  SOLID DUDES KITCHEN will fill your soul with good food and laughter all in the same bite: this cooking show is not for your average Martha Stewart fan. Birthed in 2007 by local Detroit bassist Derek Swanson, who at time was playing with the local Michigan band Heads Will Roll, along with drummer, […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT PRESENTS: “LEMONADE: DETROIT” & “AFTER THE FACTORY” SCREENING

  PLAYGROUND DETROIT is thrilled to be presenting: A Documentary Double Feature “Lemonade: Detroit” & “After the Factory”  on May 10th.  Pre-sale tickets are available for a discounted price and tickets are for purchase at the door, these include a complimentary drink with your ticket! Both directors, Erik Proulx & Philip Lauri will be present at the screening […]

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BURN: ONE YEAR ON THE FRONTLINES, DETROIT DOCUMENTARY WORLD PREMIERES AT TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL

  The WORLD PREMIERE of BURN: One Year on the Frontlines of the Battle to Save Detroit opened yesterday at the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC. The documentary was directed by Tom Putnam and Brenna Sanchez and features footage from a year documenting the lives of the crew from Fire Station #50 in Detroit, MI. Dennis Leary […]

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MITTEN MOVIE PROJECT: A MONTHLY FILM SHOWCASE SPOTLIGHTS DETROIT

This past week at the Royal Oak Main Theatre, the Mitten Movie Project held DETROIT NIGHT – “a night dedicated to screening shorts about Detroit or those filmed prominently in the city.”  The event was curated by Connie Magilin, who oversees the monthly movie night. Magilin was recently interviewed by Metro Mode Media and explained more about the regular […]

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DID YOU CATCH “VANISHING ON 7TH STEET?” NEITHER DID WE, UNTIL NOW

Exactly one year ago today, the Detroit News wrote a review of “Vanishing on 7th Street,” urging you not to watch this movie, If you like mystery movies where the mystery never gets solved … well, you probably still won’t like “Vanishing on 7th St. This is one of those movies where some massive, unexplained phenomenon […]

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