Detroit: Style Gallery Fall Sale

This is one of my favorite places to shop in Detroit. You should check them out.

 

Detroit: Trumbullplex Edible Art Show

Trumbullplex is hosting an Edible Art Show on December 27th. We’re currently accepting submission proposals. We’re looking for folks who use food creatively and make art out of it.

Some examples of stuff that people already participating in the show are doing:

-Pictures with pancakes
-Vegetable creatures
-M&M portraits
-Melon bowls

If this sounds like something you could participate in, please get in touch through email, trumbullplex@YAHOO.com.

Please forward and pass on to anyone you know who may be interested.

It’s a one night show, Sunday, December 27th, 8pm-Midnight at Trumbullplex. Mark your calendars.

 

Boston: Who’s Your Mama? event

Learn more about Who’s your mama? at Mamita Mala.

 

Michigan: Photowalk Royal Oak

                      

We plan to take over the mean streets of Royal Oak armed with cameras!

Photowalking is simply the act of walking with a camera for the main purpose of taking pictures of things you may find interesting.  To learn more about Photowalking click here.

So bring your favorite camera or video camera and have some fun with us!

We plan to meet at the Royal Oak Library (near the fountain) and walk from there.

For those interested we plan to end our walk at The Brewery for drinks and a meal.

If the weather is not cooperating we’ll just hang-out at The Brewery and watch the Lions’ game.

Sunday, November 15, 2009, 1-3pm:

Brewery
215 E 4th Street
Royal Oak, MI

RSVP here.

 

Detroit’s Le Petit Zinc Cafe reviewed in NY Times

By TOBY BARLOW Published: October 24, 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/opinion/25barlow.html?_r=1

I WAS recently sitting at the bar of Le Petit Zinc talking to the owner, Charles Sorel, when he said something I found shocking: “I can’t imagine opening a business anywhere but Detroit.”

From a local, I would have just written it off as city pride, but Charles is, as he himself puts it, a citizen of the world. Born in the French Caribbean and reared in Paris, he ran a French joint in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene and lived in Brazil before winding up here. When I pointed out the risks of starting up in a city as troubled as Detroit, he shrugged it off. “When I moved to New York in the late ’80s there was not a day when someone in the city wasn’t robbed or beaten or killed,” he said. “This is so much better than that.”

A year ago, Charles opened Le Petit Zinc with the simple belief that there was a market here for a crêperie and cafe that served fresh organic food at a decent price. But that was certainly no guarantee of success. Not only was the economy cratering, but the building itself, an abandoned day care center tucked between a working-class Irish neighborhood called Corktown and a few abandoned warehouses, was on a street with no foot traffic. The only thing the place had going for it was a rundown playground out back that was good for outdoor seating. For the first five weeks after opening, when he was the cook, waiter, busboy and janitor, he had no idea what to expect.

Now, we are all raised to think of business as a sort of vicious spy-versus-spy, cutthroat activity where every competing establishment is out to stick a shiv into the other. You’d think that this kind of blood thirst would be even worse in Detroit, which — with Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance, Eminem’s lyrics and our old, quaint Devil’s Night tradition of burning down houses — has acquired a certain reputation for toughness. But Charles discovered that the neighboring Detroit restaurants actually had quite a different reaction to a new competitor.

The owner of Slows, a barbecue place nearby, not only helped him get his permits, but also built tabletops for him at no cost. Jordi, the owner of the Cafe con Leche coffee shop, hooked him up with his coffee supplier. Dave, who had recently opened Supino Pizza, even dropped everything one day to get the paper Charles needed for his credit card machine.

Most surprisingly, just as Charles was starting up, Torya Blanchard was opening another downtown crêpe place called Good Girls Go to Paris. Instead of treating Charles like a rival, Torya happily exchanged recipes with him, even coming in one day to help make his batter, an act of crêperie solidarity that would surely have made Detroit’s founder, Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac, extremely proud.

“They want their neighbor to make it,” he says. “It’s different from anywhere I’ve been. Here, your success is their success.” Even his suppliers have shown a generosity he finds surprising: the Avalon bakery charges him wholesale prices even if he orders just one loaf.

In other ways, too, Charles seems to have timed things well, opening just when Detroit residents with an agricultural bent were beginning to take advantage of the 40 square miles of unoccupied open land here, an area almost the size of San Francisco. Greg Willerer, for instance, sells Charles spinach, flowers and zucchini at an affordable price, all grown within the city limits. Charles also planted his own garden out by the patio, putting in tomatoes, basil, peppers, thyme, parsley and beets.

Maybe it’s that adage that nothing brings a community closer than having a common enemy. For the restaurateurs, the residents, the urban farmers and the community activists now working to reshape the city, the enemy is Detroit’s own reputation. They know they will succeed only if they are a part of a larger, collective success, one that makes downtown a thriving destination again, and so they’re working together to make it happen.

Which leads to another entrepreneurial advantage Detroit possesses: instantaneous and automatic publicity. “Open a business anywhere else, and no one will notice,” Charles said. “Open it in Detroit and everyone talks about it.”

Sure enough, people are now driving in regularly from affluent suburbs like Bloomfield Hills and Grosse Pointe to try his smoked-salmon crêpes and ratatouille, a considerable achievement considering many suburbanites come downtown only for Tigers games or a night at the symphony. While I was there, the place was bustling with a diverse crowd that seemed more than satisfied.

“This is the best restaurant ever. I would eat here all the time if I had more money,” beamed a woman dining alone at the bar.

“Somebody send that lady a dessert!” shouted Charles with a smile.

Toby Barlow is the author of “Sharp Teeth.”

 

Wayne State University: 10-week Art Therapy Workshop (children and adults)

 

Things to do at Detroit’s Arab American Museum

 

JOBS: Americorps & Scholarship program

I am looking to fill an additional five full time AmeriCorps positions to begin on December 1st.  Qualified candidates should have a Bachelors Degree in Social Work, Psychology or Education.  Experience in working with the homeless, at-risk youth and or teaching is highly desirable.  If you know of anyone who would be interested, please have them contact me directly.

 Thank you,

–
Joe Spain
Project Manager-AmeriCorps
Office 734-785-7705 ext. 7209
Cell 734-934-4312
Fax 734-285-5467

 

 

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The Gates Millennium Scholars Program (GMS), funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was established in 1999 to provide outstanding, low income African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American*, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline area of interest. Continuing Gates Millennium Scholars may request funding for a graduate degree program in one of the following discipline areas: computer science, education, engineering, library science, mathematics, public health or science. The goal of GMS is to promote academic excellence by providing thousands of outstanding students, who have significant financial need, the opportunity to reach their full potential.  Application deadline is January 11, 2010.  For more information, go to: http://www.gmsp.org/ 

Who’s Eligible?  Students are eligible to be considered for a GMS scholarship if they:

• Are African American, American Indian/Alaska Native*, Asian Pacific Islander American** or Hispanic American
• Are a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the United States
• Have attained a cumulative high school GPA of 3.3 on an unweighted 4.0 scale or have earned a GED
• Will be enrolling for the first time at a U.S. accredited*** college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year student in the fall 2010
• Have demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in community service, extracurricular, or other activities
• Meet the Federal Pell Grant eligibility criteria
• Have completed and submitted all three required forms (Nominee Personal Information Form, Nominator Form, and Recommender Form) by the deadline

 

 

University of Michigan: Moccasin Workshop

Learn how to make moccasins!  This is a two day workshop on November 20th and 22nd.  You must attend both workshops in order to participate and you must also sign up beforehand here by November 13th.  There are only 30 positions so sign up as soon as possible!

Dates: November 20th and 22nd
Time: 6pm-8pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center

University of Michigan
Cost: Free

 If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail alys@umich.edu

 

Fellowships

 

Kresge Artist Fellowships

Literary and performing artists in metropolitan Detroit can now apply for the 2010 Kresge Artist Fellowships at www.kresgeartsindetroit.org. Kresge Artist Fellowships are funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered by the College for Creative Studies, with professional development opportunities for the selected fellows provided by ArtServe Michigan.

The fellowships, of $25,000 each, provide support to 18 emerging and established artists living and working in metropolitan Detroit (Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties) whose commitment to innovation and artistic achievement are evident in the quality of their work.

The College for Creative Studies will host information sessions on December 7, 2009, and January 13, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. for those artists interested in applying for a fellowship. To RSVP and reserve your space, visit www.kresgeartsindetroit.org.

Applications are only available online and must be completed by Friday, February 26, 2010.

 The 2010 Kresge Artist Fellows will be announced in June 2010.

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The CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology Fellowship

  – Call for applications

Are you a medical student looking for something different to do next year?

• Are you curious about how public health and the CDC work?
• Do you want to work with state, local and international public health partners?
• Would you be interested in investigating outbreaks of tuberculosis among the homeless, or in a prison population?
• Or travelling to Southeast Asia to help set up a surveillance program for avian influenza?
• What about assessing risk factors for birth defects using national data bases?
• Or perhaps you would like to be at the forefront of injury prevention research?
• Or participate in the response to pandemics, such as H1N1 influenza?

Do you want an experience that offers an opportunity to enhance your research skills, build leadership potential, and improve your clinical acumen via a population health perspective, all by working on real-life problems?

Then consider applying to The CDC Experience!  The CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology Fellowship is a one-year fellowship tailored for rising 3rd- and 4th-year medical students, designed to increase the pool of physicians with a population health perspective. Nine competitively selected fellows spend 10–12 months at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offices in Atlanta, GA where they carry out epidemiologic analyses in various areas of public health. Examples of previous and current areas of concentration include viral and bacterial diseases, cardiovascular health, obesity prevention, birth defects, STDs, injury prevention, and air pollution and respiratory health.  To learn more about The CDC Experience Fellowship and to apply online, visit us at www.cdc.gov/CDCExperienceFellowship.  

Applications for next year’s fellowship class must be submitted by Friday December 4, 2009. Questions? Ask us at cdcexperience@cdcfoundation.org

 

Detroit AA meetings

 

Free Art Workshop at Compas Detroit

 

FRIDAY, NOV. 6,
4:00 PM. – FREE WORKSHOP AT COMPAS – 8701 W.Vernor                         

7:00 PM. – CONCERT AT ST.GABRIEL CHURCH – 8118 W.Vernor

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR CENTER BY SENDING THIS INFO
 TO YOUR FRIENDS. WE ARE LOOKING TO PROMOTE THE ARTS IN OUR COMMUNITY SPONSORING A CHILD IS A GREAT COMMITMENT.

“Building Cultural Bridges in Southwest Detroit” Come and visit us. Discover and share our dreams.

COMPAS Center

8701 West Vernor

Detroit MI 48209

(313) 554-0791 office

(313) 475-2205 cell

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All Nations Veterans Council: Veterans Day Feast

 

American Indian Health & Family Services Teen Challenge

 

Detroit: 2nd Sunday Spirit Spit

It’s Spirit Spit weekend, and our featured performer this month is singer-songwriter, Alan Scheurman.  Do you gotta be there?  Well, no, I suppose not.  But, will you miss something warm and wonderful if you’re not?  I can almost guarantee that to be the case.  Some of you know, I’ve been doing this community-art-forum thing for a number of years now.  I don’t make any claims about being good at it, but I’ve been around and seen a few things.  Based on that experience, I can tell you that “2nd Sunday Spirit Spit” has a certain wonderfulness, an exquisiteness, a rather cosmic “je ne sais quoi,” if you know what I mean,  And, hey, if you don’t know what I mean, then it’s your own responsibility to find out.  After all, can I be allowed to make these hyperbolic assertions unchecked?!?  

Anyway, on a saner note, the event is, as always, 5:00-8:00PM, and is located at the SW corner of the intersection of Trumbull Ave./MLK Blvd., approximately ten blocks N, on Trumbull, of the old Tiger Stadium, at:

 Spirit of Hope Church

 1519 Martin Luther King Blvd.

It’s a trite, old admonition, but be there, or be square!  Just remember, we still love you, you old square.  Peace always!

Joseph, for “2nd Sunday Spirit Spit”

 

Hearing in Lansing: the proposed rules for the practice of acupuncture in Michigan

Detroit Community Acupuncture

 

Dear Patients and Supporters of Acupuncture,

This coming Monday, there will be a public hearing in Lansing about the proposed rules for the practice of acupuncture in Michigan. As it stands, the proposal requires that patients get a referral from a Medical Doctor or Osteopath before getting acupuncture treatment. If you think this is unnecessary, or even discriminatory (since this would be more difficult for folks without health insurance), LET LANSING KNOW!

Please take two minutes to send your message to the person who is gathering the public comments, by clicking here:
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?DetroitCommunityAcup/2393592cd3/ce688731de/1a7a64c0ca

You can just sign and send the email petition as is, or you can add your own comments or personal testimony.

We need fewer barriers to safe, effective healthcare in this country, not more!

Sincere thanks from your neighborhood Community Acupuncturist,

NM
P.S. Feel free to contact me for more information about the public hearing – of course all members of the public are invited to attend!

 

Evolve Detroit back with new classes, yoga, vegan DIY and more

We’re Back! Vegan DIY Holiday Classes, Yoga Brunch and more

We’ve updated our site with new classes and events, two new Vegan & Raw Recipes, and much more. We’ve also included an option to register & pay for classes online. Please take a break and check out our new offerings.

facebook link

We thank you for your continued support!

In Health Joy & Liberation,
Gregg, Angela & Aya Eden (Evolve Detroit)

 

Change Detroit For Good!: Youth Entertainer Contest

 

 

Detroit: Indigenous Rights Potluck and Fundraiser

 

New FUTURE 2 CASPER GALLERY in Royal Oak, MI

Check out the monthly variety show by local independent artists featuring painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and more at the new FUTURE 2 CASPER GALLERY in Royal Oak.

Hear live music performances ranging from spoken word to folk to jazz to punk rock. Admission is only $6 including coffee and light refreshments, and about 50% of this fee is paid out to participating artists that night. Meet and greet the artists, purchase available works and music for your collection, and discover how you can showcase your own artistic talents at The FUTURE!

 

Detroit: Matrix Theatre Company hosts ‘Talk-backs’ on real life in the face of impossible odds

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Matrix’s

‘Talk-backs’ series (Nov 8. and Nov 13.) around Samuel Beckett’s ‘Happy Days’ presents members of the Michigan’s Prison Creative Arts Projects and internationally recognized disability rights advocate Judith Snow

DETROIT Oct. 26, 2009 — Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days” is more than just a play. Its theme can be grasped by anyone trapped or immobilized, in situations either chosen or imposed. To enhance the experience of “Happy Days” beyond the acclaimed performances, Matrix Theatre Company has scheduled a series of “Talk-backs,” special events designed to reflect the play’s themes in real situations.

Representatives of the Prison Creative Arts Project will be talking to and with audience members following the Nov. 8 show, and internationally recognized disability rights advocate Judith Snow will be opening up discussions following the Nov. 13 performance.

How does Beckett directly relate to people who are disabled or have been incarcerated?  

The Prison Creative Arts Project, led by University of Michigan Professor Buzz Alexander, defines its mission as “committed to original work in the arts in Michigan correctional facilities, juvenile facilities, urban high schools and communities across the state. Our process is guided by respect and a spirit of collaboration in which vulnerability, risk and improvisation lead to discovery. We make possible the spaces in which the voices and visions of the incarcerated can be expressed.”

PCAP has been serving incarcerated Michiganders since 1990, when Alexander formed the program. He will be bringing with him Lizzy Baskerville, Mary Heinen and Brandon Gatson to talk about their experiences with the program.

They will be discussing what immobility feels like from the perspective of a prisoner. “PCAP is going to places where there are no creative spaces, and bringing them to these people. We give them a chance to perform and be celebrated, a chance to grow,” says Alexander.

He said that with the high incarceration rates in the U.S., and particularly Michigan, the issue deserves more attention from the public: “This is where we’re putting people that we aren’t providing jobs for. This is one of our worst social injustices…. The little bit that we are able to effect this issue is worth it.. People don’t think about prisoners in that way… as deeply talented singers, rappers, actors, storytellers and artists.”

Judith Snow will likewise be sharing her insights on inclusion and on her work advocating for people with disabilities. She is paralyzed from the neck down, similar to “Happy Days’” lead character Winnie. Snow will share her unique perspective on the play, and can speak to the ways society labels and interacts with people considered to be disabled. This event will be a rare opportunity for not just people interested in theatre, but for all who live in a world where people are at risk of being marginalized because of anything that separates them from groups considered the majority.

“It is important because people get labeled ‘disabled’ and get exploited and not appreciated for what they can contribute,” said Snow. She said that she wants to talk about “what is possible” and about the courage it takes to see that world realized.

“Judith is in her own right a remarkable person with a remarkable life story who has invented systems by which people can live very full lives regardless of their life situation,” said “Happy Days” Director Dr. Shaun Nethercott. “Being paralyzed from the neck down, giving the people a chance to see that kind of parallel to the show, and to hear the point of view from someone who is in that situation will be remarkable. It will allow us to see the show through another prism.”

Aside from the talkbacks, Matrix Theatre Company is also hosting American Sign Language interpretations for Nov. 6, and Touch Tours and Audio Descriptions by Nethercott before and during the Nov. 8 performance. The Touch Tour begins, an hour before the matinee performance, at 3 p.m. Following the Nov. 8 talkback, there will also be a reading of Dr. Mercileee Jenkins’ new theatrical work, “The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit.” There will also be an added performance of “Happy Days” on Monday Nov. 9 for members of the local theatre community who can not usually attend weekend performances.

Matrix Theatre Company opened “Happy Days” by Nobel Prize-winning Irish author Samuel Beckett on Oct. 9, and the play will run through Nov. 15.

“‘Happy Days’ has something really cogent to say about surviving in tough times, about what is needed to keep ourselves going when we don’t have any choices,” said Nethercott about the play, which has its leading lady buried in sand from start to finish. “Beckett has one of the most humane and full representations of life in distress, and this particular play captures how one maintains their humanity when they are in the face of being trapped.”

The play will be the second production in Matrix’s 2009-10 lineup. Nethercott will be putting her wealth of Beckett expertise to good use, making the play in line with Beckett’s vision in a way that few directors can manage. Matrix’s Executive Director and Co-Founder, Nethercott is also a Beckett scholar.

She is nearly unrivaled in her level of engagement with Beckett’s writing methodologies. She spent time in England on a Fulbright scholarship studying Beckett’s original manuscripts, and each and every change that he put into them over the years. Nethercott opened Matrix in 1991 with a production of Beckett’s landmark work, “Waiting For Godot.”

The two person cast of “Happy Days” features 2007 Wilde Award-winning actor Stephanie Nichols as Winnie. Alongside Nichols will be Dan Jaroslaw as Winnie’s husband Willie. Both actors are native Detroiters. Jaroslaw has been no stranger to Matrix recently, appearing in “To Kill A Mockingbird,” “Decide Tonight” and even teaching some classes to local youth. Nichols, a member of the Actors Equity Association, has extensively toured the U.S. and Japan.

Through Matrix’s Inclusive Theatre Initiative, which works to make sure that all can be a part of theatre, in addition to the above mentioned services, there will be Braille and large-print programs. The theatre and its facilities are accessible, including seating, parking and bathroom, to insure the performances can be attended by all.

Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students (with ID) and seniors (65 or older). There are no discounts on Saturdays. There will be no performances on Halloween weekend: Oct. 30, 31 and Nov. 1.

Tickets can be purchased for the upcoming production by calling Matrix Theatre Company’s box office at 313-967-0599, and more information is available at www.matrixtheatre.org.

LISTING

Play: “Happy Days” by Nobel Prize-winning playwright Samuel Beckett, author of “Waiting for Godot” and “Endgame.” Director: Dr. Shaun Nethercott, Beckett scholar. Show times: Oct. 9 through Nov. 15. Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m. Sundays 4 p.m. There are no performances Halloween weekend: Oct. 30, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Brief Description: Winnie vibrantly takes on “another heavenly day” while partially buried in a mound of sand. A compelling play and a major acting feat! Location: Matrix Theatre, 2730 Bagley St., Detroit, 48216. Price: General seating $15. Students (with ID) and seniors (65 and over) $10. No discounts on Saturday performances. Group discounts available. Box Office: 313-967-0599. Website: www.matrixtheatre.org. Inclusive Theatre Initiative: American Sign Language available during Oct. 25 and Nov. 6 performances. Audio Description and Touch Tours available on Oct. 23 and Nov. 8 performances. Audio descriptions and Touch Tours begin one hour before the performance.

MEDIA CONTACT

David P. Anderson, Communications Coordinator: danderson@matrixtheatre.org www.matrixtheatre.org

Matrix Theatre Company, 2730 Bagley St. Detroit, MI 48216. 313-967-0999 theatre office.

PERSONNEL

Buzz Alexander

Buzz Alexander is the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan and founder and member of the Prison Creative Arts Project. Since 1990 he has been a member of the Sisters Within Theater Troupe at the Florence Crane, Western Wayne, and Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facilities, which recently completed its 27th play; between 1993 and 2000 he was a member of the Western Wayne Players at the Western Wayne Correctional Facility; and from 2001 to 2007 he was a member of the Poet’s Corner at the Southern Michigan Correctional Facility.

Since 1996 he has co-curated fourteen Annual Exhibitions of Art by Michigan Prisoners. Two of his courses teach students how to facilitate workshops in the arts in urban high schools and Michigan juvenile facilities and prisons, and another course trains students to work one-on-one with incarcerated youth, helping them create professional portfolios of their art and writing. He has received the Amoco Good Teaching Award, the University of Michigan Regents’ Award for Distinguished Public Service, and the Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award, and in 2005 received the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Council for the Advancement and Support of Education Professor of the Year Award.  He is author of William Dean Howells: The Realist as Humanist (New York: Burt Franklin, 1981) and Film on the Left: American Documentary Film from 1931-1942 (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1981) – nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in History and winner of the Theatre Library Association Award for best film book of 1981, as well as numerous articles (including many recently on prison arts) and poems.

His book about PCAP, Is William Martinez Not Our Brother?, will be published by the University of Michigan Press in 2010. He is a graduate of Harvard University and has taught at the University of Michigan since 1971.

Lizzy Baskerville

Lizzy Baskerville is a member of the Sisters Within Theatre Troupe at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, and has been a member of the Prison Creative Arts Project since 2005. She is a resident of Detroit and is the Greener Schools Director for East Michigan Environmental Action Council (EMEAC), a Detroit-based environmental justice organization.

ABOUT MATRIX

Matrix Theatre Company is a non-profit community-based theatre located in Southwest Detroit. Currently in its 18th year of operation, Matrix creates everything from scratch, from puppets of all sizes to over 80 original plays. The theatre is one source of arts creation and transformation of people and communities through the arts. Matrix Theatre Company uses the transformative power of original theatre to change lives, build community and foster social justice. It creates opportunities for children, youth, adults and elders, especially those in isolated or challenged communities, to become creators, producers and audience of original theatre.

 

Detroit: Boggs Center sustainable local economy conversation

Join us in a conversation with Andrew McLeod.  He is the author of “Holy Cooperation!: Building Graceful Economies.”   His writing and his work focus on the exploration of faith-based and interfaith cooperatives.  Andrew has traveled to Mondragon, Spain which is the home of cooperatives committed to creating community wealth and sustainability. 

How do we deepen our commitment to create a sustainable local economy in Detroit?

What can we learn from the co-op movement in our country and around the world?

What kind of thinking and practice do we need to develop so that we deepen our concepts of work rather than jobs?

Recognizing that we need a two sided revolution and that we need to move beyond defining ourselves as either producers or consumers, how will we create sustainable economics, income and become citizens in Detroit?

 www.boggsblog.org

www.boggscenter.org

www.dcoh.org

Sunday, November 8, 2009

4:30 pm

Boggs Center

3061 Field Street

Detroit, Mi 48214

For more information and to RSVP, call 313-923-0797 or email.

 

Detroit: How Sweet the Sound Grand Finale

We ONLY have 78 tickets available for: How Sweet the Sound Grand Finale.

Eleven best overall regional choirs will celebrate together at the Grand Finale in Detroit on Nov. 7 as they sing for the chance to win more than $25,000 in cash and prizes and the title of The Best Church Choir in America. How Sweet the Sound™, The Search for the Best Church Choir in America…

Joe Louis Arena
Saturday, November 7th
Doors Open at 6:30 PM
Show beging at 7:00 PM

LIMIT 2 per member – First COME! First SERVE!

Contact:
Michele Kennedy @ 313-309-1462 
mkennedy@detroitparentnetwork.org
www.detroitparentnetwork.org

 

SUSTAIN & AMPLIFY: a benefit party for Allied Media Projects

Friday, Nov. 6, 7PM – 10PM. Re: View Gallery, 444 W. Willis, Detroit.

Featuring remarks by AMP Board Members Grace Lee Boggs, Adrienne Maree Brown, Dani McClain and Joshua Breitbart about the role of media and technology in social movements.

Live cello by Diana J. Nucera.  Cash bar, snacks, DJ, and projection of images from AMC2009.

Suggested minimum donation $10. Higher donations appreciated and encouraged! If you cannot attend, please consider making a tax-deductible donation online  at www.alliedmediaconference.org or via mail to PO box 442339 Detroit, MI 48244.

Allied Media Projects cultivates strategies for a more just and creative world.  Click here for a gorgeous photo recap of AMC 2009.

SAVE THE DATE: 12th Allied Media Conference. Jun 18-20, 2010

 

Speak out against violence: BE BOLD BE RED!

Three years ago women of color came together and transformed what it meant to transform terror on Halloween, declaring October 31st Be Bold Be Red Day, a day for women of color and allies to speak out against violence against women.  And 30 years ago women of color came together to respond to violence in the same critical and poetic spirit.

Towards the world that we all deserve, fully transformed from the misogyny and internalized racism we face in popular music to the frightening expendability of the lives and bodies of women of color this podcast places the brave voices of women telling the truth about gendered violence over the remixed sounds of Miles Davis.  This year we take every sound back, starting with our own voices and the background that seeks to silence them.

Listen with your community, your class, your friends, your study group, your church, your crew, pass the link on or listen by yourself and see, hear and wear red.

Listen here:

http://brokenbeautiful.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/be-bold-be-read-eternal-summer-of-the-black-feminist-mind-podcast-4/

or download here:
http://brokenbeautiful.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/real-be-bold-be-red-podcast.mp3

Alexis Pauline Gumbs