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GOOD WOOD DETROIT SKATEBOARD ART EXHIBIT DONATES 100% OF FUNDS TO UPCOMING SKATE PARK

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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MICHIGAN F.A.S.H. FEST: A NEW PLATFORM CELEBRATING THE BUSINESS OF CREATIVITY

Debuting in September is the first annual Michigan F.A.S.H. Fest, an exciting new event created to celebrate and support Michigan-based talent. This three-day event has been created by Presence II Productions, which is a Michigan-based and woman-owned company, founded by CEO, Leslie Ann Pilling. Her passion is to outreach to her community, both through her partnership with […]

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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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CAMP DETROIT PROGRAM ANNOUNCES PARTICIPANTS FOR DEMF PUBLIC ART DISPLAYS

CAMP Detroit  has announced the six chosen artists/teams to participate in this year’s 2012 group display at Detroit’s world famous Movement Electronic Music Festival (aka DEMF). This is the second year the CAMP program is bringing public art to Movement. This art will be placed and used within different communities where people gather and celebrate the future of […]

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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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CAN YOU FEEL “DLECTRICITY” IN DETROIT?

Once again Detroit is proving its international artistic relevance with the addition of a new exciting visual art and lighting festival set for Fall 2012. DLECTRICITY will bring artists, lighting designers, and architects to Woodward in Midtown to create installations of light, sound, performance and video projection.” -VIA  The HuffingtonPost The festival is slated for October 5th and 6th […]

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PHANTASMAGORIA RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “CURRENTS”

The Detroit electro-duo Phantasmagoria, separately known as Chris Jarvis and Lianna Vanicelli, have just released their third official music video for “Currents,” the title track from their debut LP (not released yet).  The video is directed by Lauren Proffitt and choreographed by Tara Zapinski. The video features water, movement, and choreographed dancers to convey the bands’ dreamy, yet precise vision for their music, showing the band […]

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LIGHT RAIL PUBLIC TRANSIT ALONG WOODWARD AVENUE WILL MODERNIZE DOWNTOWN

Detroit’s once-booming automotive industry paved way for the sprawling suburbs in which Woodward Avenue now extends, but along with that 20th century innovation came the well-known de-population of downtown Detroit. Now the question has become, how do we bring people- young, working people- back downtown and bring the city into the 21st century? One major way is: public transportation. The […]

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ALEX WINSTON TO PERFORM AT THE KNITTING FACTORY TONIGHT

Alex Winston will be performing tonight at The Knitting Factory– doors open at 7:30pm and she is set to perform at 9:30pm. The singer/song-writer grew up in metro Detroit, with a background singing opera and now currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.  Her UK label Island Records, also represents heavy hitters like Cut Copy, Florence & The Machine, Nicki Minaj and Tom Tom Club, to […]

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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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