Not long after opening in 2006, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit [affectionately known as MOCAD] founded New Wave, which is “a network of young professionals in Detroit that organizes projects and events to promote MOCAD’s mission and raise funds for the Museum,” New Wave member Lindsay Sebold explains. “The first of its kind in […]
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Don’t miss out on an exciting opportunity to see the author of newly released book, Detroit City Is the Place to Be, Mark Binelli have a discussion at The Powerhouse Arena on Tuesday December 4th. This discussion will be led by PLAYGROUND DETROIT friend and New York Observer’s Michael Miller, and will also include Heidi Ewing, the director […]
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The fairy-tale inspired group show Glass, Cinders & Thorns, curated by April Segedi of 323East has returned for a reprise. The show boasts 30 female artists from across the nation opened onthis past weekend on Saturday, November 17th. PLAYGROUND DETROIT‘s own team member Samantha ‘Banks’ Schefman, Lacey Bryant, and Sheri DeBow were a few of the […]
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This article was originally written by Presidential candidate, Governor Mitt Romney for The New York Times. As President Barack Obama pointed out in the recent Presidential debate, “the people in Detroit don’t forget.” [Below is the article in full, in case you forgot. Happy voting!] Let Detroit Go Bankrupt BY MITT ROMNEY Published on November […]
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Elizabeth Weiss, a Brooklyn designer and recent resident at North End Studios in Detroit just completed her public installation, What For? which has created a space that encourages its patrons to meditate. “What For? is a temporal project- the garden is planted in the fall but will bloom in the spring, it will eventually deteriorate […]
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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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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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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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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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“Detroit Gallery Week [is] a celebration of great art and artists. Over 50,000 people have participated in hundreds of weekend events at galleries, museums and non-profit art centers in metro-Detroit in the four years since its inception. “The 5th Edition of Detroit Gallery Week is scheduled to kick-off on Friday, October 5, 2012. Over 90 […]
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Detroit Design Festival aka “DDF” is taking place on Wednesday, September 19th – Sunday, September 23rd. DDF is powered by Design in Detroit, an online platform that allows individuals and institutions across Southeast Michigan to engage, connect and partner with Detroit’s creative, entrepreneurial community to encourage social-economic change in the city of Detroit. This is presented […]
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PLAYGROUND DETROIT is thrilled to interview Detroit transplant and ex-New Yorker, Scott Griffin, at one of the buildings in Downtown Detroit he has recently purchased, 2051 Rosa Parks, in Corktown. Griffin has been very busy since re-locating in Detroit; he has also purchased the Geodesic Domes [behind Michigan Central Train Station] and most recently, aqcuired the Martyrs of […]
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