Wednesday, February 2, 2022

The People of Detroit - Noah Stephens

A journey worth traversing. 

Check it out here . . .






Detroit's Queen of the Blues - Thornetta Davis

The incomparable, Detroit Queen of the Blues, Thornetta Davis! I was introduced to her when she performed at Detroit's Jazz fest many years ago. What a first and lasting impression! 


Marcus Belgrave - Detroit Master Trumpeter


Detroit born, Marcus Belgrave

I was fortunate enought to see Marcus Belgrave perform live on more than one occasion with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.  What memorable experiences!
Share his music with others!

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Greater Alexander and The Greater Impact House Detroit

 Immersive Greater Alexander Art and Music Exhibit. Experience: Let Love In


I highly recommend taking the opportunity to experience this exhibit before it closes in March of 2022. 

Absorb the music, the art, the compositions with your whole self. Remember to bring your headphones.



Follow the link to get your tickets. 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immersive-greater-alexander-art-and-music-exhibit-experience-let-love-in-tickets-193540644277?aff=ebdssbdestsearch


Michigan Central Station - a true beauty


She is glorious with stories, so many stories,


historic stories of architecture, ruin, renewal,




stories of new offices, stories yet to be written on her floors,


stories of passengers and passersby, 


stories of departures and arrivals,



stories of shelter, nourishment and help for the homeless,


stories of growth, overgrowth and disillusionment,


stories of crowds, travel and homecomings,


stories of separation, reunions, heartache and rejoicing,


stories of windowless openings that stand as a reminder of what once was,


stories of new windows to reflect Corktown splendor and revival,


stories upon stories upon stories of her majesty, Michigan Central Station!
The beauty that casts a shadow over Corktown and steals my heart every time.

 

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Train station vanishing act

Aaron Balcom, Lincoln Park native, plans to make my favorite building disappear (and reappear) in a magic trick of mega proportions!!! At least, this is the talk on the town, no date has been set yet for this "Mega Illusion".
Train station vanishing act
You can check out an article about this here . . .
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43101057/ns/local_news-detroit_mi/

Aaron calls himself a Rock & Roll Illusionist . . .


I think I will have to see him make the train station disappear before I am a believer in his magic. I will hold my opinion about his abilities until then. He is rousing some attention for Metro Detroit and hopefully it will be positive attention. I hope people will not just be talking about all the ruins in the city that need to disappear, that would not be a positive.