Festivals
Weekend Roundup: Detroit Winter Blast
February 06, 2009
February in Detroit? Sounds like a party to me! In a classic example of "if you can't beat it, join it" this weekend is the Detroit Winter Blast . It's been downsized this year, like so many other things, due to the economy, but it's still going to be a fun weekend to get out, try some new stuff and enjoy life in the city. Debuting this year is a winter carnival, with a bunch of Read more...
Fire and Ice in Northville
January 29, 2009
Yup, still cold. It's supposed to warm up this weekend though, and okay, by "warm up" I mean break freezing for the first time this year. Still, if you can't beat it, join it -- or counteract it with something tropical and hot. That will be on tap this weekend at the Northville Fire and Ice Festival . Downtown restaurants will participate in a chili and salsa cook-off, and salsa band Saoco Read more...
Read First, Dally Later
September 04, 2008
If you're here, you can read, and probably pretty well at that. You most likely read to your kids, enjoy books yourself, and maybe are even the kind of person who could happily spend a few hours in a library or at a bookstore (in which case, will you be my friend?). Likely, literacy is important to you -- and probably so central to your life you never even think about how you're fostering it Read more...
No Excuse to be Bored This Weekend!
August 29, 2008
If you find yourself bored this weekend, you are just beyond hope. Two big festivals, some smaller ones, the Detroit Grand Prix and the State Fair are all in town. It's like everybody is trying to get one last gulp of summer before the kids go back to school and the weather turns cold. Here's my very condensed guide to some of the big events this weekend: Detroit Jazz Festival : Been going Read more...
Escaping the Cruise: Ethnic Festival Fun
August 13, 2008
Today will be the first of three posts on alternatives to the Big Kahuna this weekend at least of you live in my neck of the woods. Yes, it's Woodward Dream Cruise weekend, and let's just say I loathe the Dream Cruise and leave it at that. If you live along Woodward, or even have to traverse it from time to time this weekend is not your friend and fleeing for points elsewhere becomes a really Read more...
Diversity Groove: Concert of Colors
July 17, 2008
Our theme on Being Savvy this month has been Escapes Real and Imagined. One of the ways I step out of my usual little world and learn about other places, other cultures, other lives is through music (and art, and food, but those are other posts). And one of the best ways to do just that is starting today. The Concert of Colors kicks off tonight, when Buffy Sainte-Marie plays with the Detroit Read more...
Party Town: Cityfest With Young Ones
July 03, 2008
One of the best things about my job is that if I have a concern about something to do locally, you probably do too. One big worry, this year, is navigating my beloved Cityfest with the big scary two-kid capacity stroller. It's crowded, after all, and people aren't always that willing to make way for a massive piece of baby gear. So I called Cityfest's press representative, Peter VanDyke, and Read more...
Up,Up and Awayyyy...
June 27, 2008
High on the list of "things I love the idea of doing but will never actually do" (right up there with playing bass in a band and appearing on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire") is riding a hot air balloon. They're just so pretty, and silent, and float so magically over the earth. They're also, you know, HIGH UP. And I am afraid of heights. So, no hot air balloons for me. Because of that, this Read more...
River Navigation: Family Picks for River Days
June 20, 2008
Starting today, one of the newest, and for my money one of the best, festivals of the summer gears up along the Detroit River. It's GM River Days weekend! If you haven't already checked out all of the great things happening along the riverfront, now's the time. There will be carnival rides, music, food, a tour of a tall ship, art, cars, and even more along the waterfront this weekend. Based on Read more...
Exploring: Introducing Children to World Cultures Through Art and Music
June 04, 2008
I loathe hot weather, and it's supposed to be hot this weekend, blazing, 90-degree-ish hot. But instead of languishing in the nearest air -conditioned room I can find, I'll be moseying about the Wayne State campus area. Only one thing could get me to not only brave the heat but be excited about the prospect the Detroit Festival of the Arts . Words cannot describe the coolness of this festival, Read more...
Mozart to Moby to Miles
May 30, 2008
It's summer in Detroit, and if you haven't managed to get out and see a live band, much less introduce your kids to the greatness of live music, you are just not trying. With all the festivals and fairs going on every weekend all over the Metro area, you practically trip over great musicians just walking out your front door. And the beauty part is, much of it is free and all of it happens at Read more...
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