Wednesday November 11, 2009
For the third year in a row, Woodward Wonderland: A Detroit Holiday Celebration gives Detroiters a chance to take a trip down memory lane. Through short stories, songs and dance, the Mosaic Singers and Acting Company and LaShelle's School of Dance will bring Detroit memories and holiday traditions back to life, including Toyland at the J.L. Hudson's Department Store, the escape of Chilly Willy from the 1990 Thanksgiving Day Parade and Motown Christmas music.
The show is presented several times from December 11th to the 13th at the Detroit Film Theatre of Detroit, which is located inside the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA).
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- Tickets for the 8 p.m. show on Friday, December 11th are half price ($10)
- The Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit is a nonprofit organization that gives Detroit teenagers the opportunity to perform. In fact, the Mosaic Singers and Acting Company has performed all over the world.
Wednesday November 11, 2009
Detroit paid homage to its veterans through a parade this last weekend, but the acknowledgement doesn't end there.
Metro-Detroit area Applebee's restaurants are treating veterans to a free meal on Wednesday, November 11th -- the actual national holiday.
Monday November 9, 2009
Dim Sum is a type of Chinese cuisine characterized by small plates or eats. They are served via a roving cart and include steamed dumplings, spring rolls and other types of Hors' Dourves-type treats. The cuisine originated in Chinese teahouses but can now be found at a few restaurants in the Metro-Detroit area, including Shangri-La in West Bloomfield.
The table-side service at Shangri-La is fast and efficient; the portions are large; and the price per person is very reasonable. Check it out!
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Wednesday November 4, 2009
The movie Stick it in Detroit, which stars John Lutz from Saturday Night Live and Kieran Campion from All My Children, comes out at select theaters in the Metro Detroit area this Friday.
So, aside from an ode to the Motor City in the film's title, what's Detroit about it?
Just about everything.
The movie's producer/director/co-writer/actor, Robert Phelps, was born and raised in Detroit. The aspiring filmmaker was living in Los Angeles and working as a waiter when he came up with the idea for the film and turned to his high-school buddies, who were by this point living all across the country, to help write it. The movie takes place in Detroit, is loosely based on characters from Detroit, was 100% filmed in Detroit and, according to Phelps, "is true to Detroit."
If you're thinking the movie is a cross between just about any National Lampoon movie and American Pie, you'd be spot on. The movie is about a group of friends who are still hanging out years after their time together in a Detroit-area high school. Specifically, the group of characters are preparing for their annual Halloween party. The plot thickens when their ring leader, Todd, is offered a promotion that would require he move to Georgia. While the movie hinges on the will-he-or-won't-he plot device -- whether he will stick it in Detroit -- reviewers love it for its cast of characters and F%#*ing Funny rating. In fact, the movie won the Best Comedy category in the Detroit/Windsor International Film Festival in 2008.
Check it out!
Special Engagement: MJR Theaters in Waterford, Sterling Heights and Southgate starting November 6th
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