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9/18/07

Dine+Dash - Royal Oak - Tues Sept 18th 6pm

Dine+Dash is a fall strolling supper to sample and explore 18 venues in Downtown Royal Oak.

Tuesday, September 18th
6pm - 9pm - Supper Stroll (Rain or Shine!)

After Party at 5th Avenue - 9pm - ???

Make Peace with Your Body Bellydance - The Center for Integrative Well Being

Make Peace with Your Body Bellydance

Free Bellydance Classes on Saturday September 22nd 7pm-9pm

The Center for Integrative Well Being

42839 Five Mile Rd.

Plymouth Twp

313 - 875 - 2127 for reservations

Ford/Comerica Global Thursdays - Arab American National Museum - Thur Sept 20th

Global Thursdays runs through the end of the year and features a different musical style each week - See the entire schedule

Lunasa kicks things off this Thursday September 20th

The Arab American National Museum

13624 Michigan Avenue

Dearborn, Michigan 48126
Phone: (313) 582-2266

Show starts at 7:30pm

Tickets $12

Menage a Trois - River's Edge Gallery - Fri Sept 21st

September 21st- November 10th, 2007

Opening Friday, September 21st, 6-10pm

Meet the artist Friday, October 19th, 6-10pm

MAIN SHOW: Mark Arminski - New Works featuring A-MUSINGS

SIDE SHOW: Menage a Trois: An erotic Photography Art Show featuring the work of BT Charles, Patricia Izzo and Cheryl Button.

SIDE SHOW: Audrey Pongracz will be showing her new and fresh painting style of waifs, love junkies and Russian Nesting dolls. Audrey will also be bringing some young fashion designs she has created.

River's Edge Gallery

3024 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte, MI 48192

(734) 246-9880

Mon.-Thu., 10a-7p; Fri., 10a-8p; and Sat. 10a-5p

The Importance of Being Vile - Bohemian National Home Gallery - Sat Sept 22nd 7pm

The Importance of Being Vile - "Rare Exhibition of Masterworks Created by Detroit's Most Treasured Artist - The Incomparable Jerry Vile"

Saturday September 22nd 7pm

Bohemian National Home Gallery

3009 Tillman Detroit

$5 includes a swanky artists reception

plus all the art you can look at in 4 hours

Exclusive unveiling at 8:27pm of "Where The F#@% is my Genius Grant?"

9/17/07

DETOUR FESTIVAL - CAID/Magic Stick - Thur-Sat Sept 20th-22nd

Launch Party Festival for Detroit based Detour Mag

Thursday-Saturday September 20th-22nd

CAID / Magic Stick & Garden Bowl

Check out Porchsleeper - Odd Clouds - Bulldog

Make sure to check out The Displays if you can get there early!

$15 per day or $20 for all

Exhibition: Intersection - UM/Detroit - Sat Sept 22nd

A new gallery comes to Midtown Detroit - UM School of Art & Design launches Work : Detroit with inaugural exhibition 22 September – 2 November 2007

Opening Reception Saturday 22 September, 6-9pm

Work : Detroit Gallery, 3663 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48201

The Big Read - Detroit Metro Area - Thur Sept 20th 6-8pm

VIA THE BIG READ WEBSITE:

"What happens when everyone in a community reads the same book at the same time? You can discover your own answer by participating in Detroit’s Big Read, an exciting community wide conversation and program about Zora Neale Hurston’s classic “Their Eyes Were Watching God.”
The Detroit Public Library is partnering with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Wayne State University Library System and DPL Friends Foundation to celebrate literary reading. DPL and its partners invite the community to read Their Eyes Were Watching God and participate in a month long series of programs including book discussions, film screenings and special events. All events are open to the public and free of charge.

A Jook Joint Kick-off Celebration, Thursday, September 20, 6-8 pm at Main Library. Expect music, dancing, food, readings from the works of Zora Neale Hurston, and much more. "

The Mark of Zorro - Redford Theatre - Sat Sept 22nd 8pm

The Mark of Zorro - Silent Film
Saturday September 22, 2007 - 8:00 p.m. ONLY

Redford Theatre
17360 Lahser Road, Detroit, MI 48219

Tickets - $10
Starring Douglas Fairbanks, Margarite de la Norte and Noah Berry Sr.

Accompanied on the Redford Theatre's
original Barton pipe organ by John Lauter.

ELECTROMA - Daft Punk - Main Art Theatre - Fri/Sat Sept 21-22nd @ midnight

DAFT PUNKS - ELECTROMA - Detroit Premiere!

Friday - Saturday Sept 21st & 22nd @ MIDNIGHT

Main Art Theatre

118 North Main Street

Royal Oak, MI 48067

(248) 263-2111

check a video trailer here

Wildcatting - FREE SHOW - Belmont - Mon Sept 17th 9:30pm

Wildcatting, Fast Computers and The Teenage Prayers - Free Show

The Belmont

Joseph Campau in Hamtramck

9:30pm

Tiger Stadium Auction - Online - through Oct 13th 10am

Tiger Stadium Memorabilia Auction

Sunday, September 16th, 2007 6:00 AM US Central Time

Phone: 314-863-7711

Pick up a piece of Tiger Stadium history!

I was interviewed by the Det News

9/14/07

Noelette - Conant Gardens Church Detroit - Most evenings in September

Noelette

September 16th 2007 at Conant Gardens SDA Church

18801 Joseph Campau, Detroit, Michigan 48234

Christ our Hope Seminar: An Uplifting Journey through Christ’s Messages of HOPE featuring Noelette

7pm showing most days of the month

Cinematic Couture - Somerset Mall - Troy - Sat Sept 14th - Sun Oct 7th

A free exhibit of Hollywood costumes by London-based costume house COSPROP.

Saturday September 14th - Sunday October 7th

10am - 9pm Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays.

The Somerset Collection's Grand Court on the mall's north side

1800 W. Big Beaver Road

Troy.

ASSFALCON - Small's Bar - Mon Sept 17th

ASSFALCON

Small's Bar - Hamtramck

"I'm dive bar turned gallery night. Don't be scared, it's better this way."

Monday September 17th 2007

ASS FALCON 1 year Anniversary! w/ Sean Nader, Ash Nowak, and RENTAL

Detroit Shock vs. Phoenix Mercury - Palace of Auburn Hills - Sun Sept 16th

WNBA FINALS: Game 5

Detroit Shock vs. Phoenix Mercury

Palace of Auburn Hills

Sunday September 16th

FREE TICKETS: AirMaster Heating & Cooling and AT&T will give away 1,000 tickets to Game 5 at the Palace. Fans interested in the free tickets for the game, scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday, should call 248-377-0100. The so-called secret password is "Finals."