Class is in session and you don”t have to miss a beach day to attend lessons. Progress Report (D. Allie of United States of Mind & Eddie Logix of Midcoast Most) have broken out more tricks than you’ll ever learn from a textbook with their remix album, Summer School, released today digitally. For their latest project, the […]
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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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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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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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At noon on June 21st 2012, skateboarders from around the world will meet at Hart Plaza to skate ‘wild in the streets.’ Below is taken from the official website, as a manifesto regarding the groups beliefs. There have been hundreds of other events around the world organized by skateboarders. Manifesto -VIA Wild in the Streets: Wild […]
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Signal Return is a storefront letterpress print shop in Eastern Market, Detroit led by Director, Ryan Schirmang. The main focus of Signal Return is art, followed by education, culture, and community outreach. What Ryan explained, is that “the backbone of the space are the learning workshops they offer. So many people spend so much time on […]
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This past weekend the Bushwick Open Studios and Arts Festival 2012 took place in over 200 locations around Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY. According to the program guide, “Bushwick Open Studios is a self-organized, collaborative festival produced by Arts in Bushwick, an all-volunteer community organization. Now in its sixth year, BOS is an exciting oppurtunity for artists to experiment outside […]
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PLAYGROUND DETROIT is announcing a call for Metro Detroit-based artists to participate in the up-and-coming Michigan F.A.S.H Fest, organized by Founder/CEO Leslie Ann Pilling and Presence II Productions. We have been graciously granted a 10 x10’ open air space at the festival. Our space is limited so the display will be tight: we want to see […]
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While a lot of Detroiters (and a lot more non-Detroiters) were at The Movement this past weekend, another downtown scene was busy creating some serious dance moves of its own. There were countless after-parties around the city hosted at bars, clubs, and lofts/warehouses. The ADULT CONTEMPORARY AFTERPARTY was at held at a loft downtown in Capital Park, there were six acts on […]
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The Good Wood Exhibit features custom works from 80+ artists on crusier decks priced at a reasonable starting bid of $50. Most works are by local Detroit creatives with a few international artists and skateboard pros sprinkled in the mix. 100 decks adorning the walls at 10-22-9. Each one is unique from the next, and it will be […]
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