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KYLE HALL DJ SET FOR THE BOAT PARTY ALBUM RELEASE SATURDAY AT PANTHER ROOM IN WILLIAMSBURG

Kyle Hall, part of the new generation of Detroit techno, has just released The Boat Party, which is his debut full-length on his own Wild Oats record label. The record release party is this Saturday in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at The Panther Room. Tickets are only $15, buy them here! Hall has been touring internationally since he was 18 [now […]

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DETROIT-BASED GLASS STUDIO, THE JUICEBOX DEBUTS AT MICHIGAN GLASS PROJECT EVENT

Detroit’s newest glass studio, The Juicebox, run by founding artists Adam Thomas and Marc VandenBerg, participated in it’s first large glass event this month. The duo exhibited their hot shop demos for the second installation of the non-profit Michigan Glass Project’s collaborative glassblowing event benefiting the Belle Isle Aquarium. The fundraising, from which, brought in […]

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GO SEE: KEVIN BEASLEY PERFORMANCE AT INTERSTATE PROJECTS IN BUSHWICK

Kevin Beasley Curated by Cleopatra’s Interstate Projects Performance: June 22, 7:30pm On display: June 14 – 30, 2013 More information and RSVP here “When one strikes a bell there are several tones that prevail, yet the hum tone is one that lies an octave below the strike tone, the resonance being that of multiple tones […]

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PD PRESENTS: CALL FOR NYC ARTISTS TO SHOW TALENT AT MICHIGAN F.A.S.H. FEST 2013

PLAYGROUND DETROIT is announcing a call for any NYC-based artists with a Michigan ‘connection’ to do an outdoor installation at the 2nd annual F.A.S.H Fest, organized by Presence II Productions.  PLAYGROUND DETROIT has been invited back to participate for the second year, with a 10 x10’  granted open air space at the festival. Our installation […]

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OPPORTUNITY DETROIT OPEN CALL: REDESIGNING DETROIT CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED

“From California to Pennsylvania, Australia to Vietnam, Detroit continues to inspire creative minds across the U.S. and around the world. …The Opportunity Detroit campaign invited Detroiters and citizens of the world to imagine the possibilities for one of downtown Detroit’s long-vacant, most significant pieces of real estate: the site of the old Hudson’s Department Store. […]

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WATCH NOW: NEW WEB SERIES DEBUT OF DETROIT (BLANK) CITY

Detroit (Blank) City is a new web series produced by Oren Goldenberg and  Cass Corridor Films. Basically, this is a perfect five-minute synopsis of life in Detroit in the middle of 2013. Producing a one-off short video is no great trick. However, based on writing and acting this first episode, Detroit (Blank) City has the potential to be Yacht Rock good.” […]

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NYC GUNS + BUTTER RESTAURANT POPS UP IN DETROIT AT PONYRIDE

Guns + Butter is a pop-up restaurant and dining experience with an edge, it’s name is derived from the economic theory. Craig Lieckfelt is the man behind the what some might call a ‘Foodie dream.’  All last month, Guns + Butter offered a prix fixe meal that harmonized fresh and local ingredients; everything including the paper […]

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BUSHWICK OPEN STUDIOS: BROOKLYN-DETROIT DON’T BOX ME IN, POP-UP INSTALLATION WITH SPREAD ART

Bushwick Open Studios 2013 Spread Art and PLAYGROUND DETROIT  presented Summer Group Show VI – “Brooklyn – Detroit, Don’t Box Me In”, a two day outdoor performance/video installation in and around a 10’ box truck located outside of Roberta’s off of the Morgan L Train stop in Brooklyn, New York. Bushwick Daily has featured the event in […]

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LOCAL PORTION DONATES TO DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Detroit Symphony Orchestra played New York’s prestigious famous Carnegie Hall for the first time in 17 years on May 10, 2013. Detroit Nation, a New York-based organization whose goal is to bring together former and current Detroiters across the country in order to “stay involved in the city’s revitalization,” hosted the after-party. PLAYGROUND DETROIT was asked […]

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ARTIST PROFILE: PHOTOGRAPHER JUSTIN ‘MILLZ’ IS FRESH COOL DOPE

Justin ‘Millz’ Milhouse is an urban photographer, videographer, and blogger based in Detroit, MI. His website Fresh-Cool-Dope showcases his broad talent, an apparel line, and profiles of other Detroit artists through his own camera lens, spotlighting young people he works with in the city. JMillz, as he’s also known as, also directs and shoots countless music videos […]

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JESSICA HERNANDEZ & THE DELTAS, JEREMY FREER PERFORM IN NYC

Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas are performing in NYC tonight at Cake Shop in the LES, and tomorrow night at Spike Hill in Williamsburg. Opening for them is Detroit-native and recently-turned Brooklynite, Jeremy Freer (frontman of  Detroit band The Juliets) who has just launched his own solo project.  With two shows back to back in NYC, there is […]

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