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The Art Of Detroit & Beyond.

2009-08-05T03:22:46Z

I love the Arts! i am a songwriter with a M.A. from Marygrove College & employed by Hollywood, CA as a songwriter that loves art work.(& songwriting!) Although I have some publisized some enlightening photos, I have done some pen drawings that I am having framed. They are pretty cool, of buildings, objects etc.
I know....focus on my music, but j'adore le DIA. There is no place in any museum that one can walk into seeing art work displayed all around you muraled on the walls of the DIA. Van Gogh, Renoir, Rodin, historical periods with facaced presenting life yrs. ago depicting stellar art work. Exhibits such as the "Van Gogh" exhibit" showed detail forming masterpieces. The Egyptian exhibit with artifacts of historical eras broken up into dynasties also had afterlife accentuations to obtain their heaven. I remember...and remember the tomb of the "wealthly woman." Dreams I had about snakes ....and selling pottery etc.
There are so many memories of me meeting friends after taking the Jefferson bus to go to the DIA. But, again in my mind what can I do with this....make pen drawings...and appreciate.
For a young person going to the DIA it is a experience that enhances imagination, and growth of spirit if nothing less.
I appreciate the Arts. I send new material to the Performing Arts Copright Section of the L. Of C. at least 3 xs a yr. but never have I sent a collection of my artistry.of pen work on paper.
Maybe I should...
I appreciate the Arts!!

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555arts.org

2008-03-20T20:01:45Z

if you haven't already, you might consider the possibility of checking them out.

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cIRCUS EXTRAVAGANZA!!

2008-03-07T17:18:29Z

March 9th Rita Riggs will be hosting Circus Extravaganza at the Dreamland Theater in Ypsilanti MI
Welcome to not only a show but an entire carnival! Clowns, Side show freaks, Beautiful Burlesque dancers, Hula Hoopers, Sword Swallowering, Vaudville hipness, LIVE PIERCING by pangea piercing, and a dance party by charlie Slick. Come Out as the freak you are!
Alive on the inside!
26 N. Washington Ypsi
6$ at the door
Contact me for additional information!
COME OUT ONE AND ALL!

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indiescript/DISCAS @ THE FUTURE GALLERY March 21st and 22nd

2008-02-29T00:34:07Z

Hell there. I am brand new to TRIBE. Pretty sweet!
Anyhow, I havn't invited anyone to the indiescript space yet because I am still getting the gist of this new social network.
I would like to invite all of your to come check out what indiescript has going on.
As of right now we are promoting the next indiescript arts and music showcase, to be held at the FUTURE GALLERY, I will attempt to ad a copy of the flier here as well, don't know if it is going to work. If not, you can check out what it is all about by checking out the indiescript myspace profile @ www.myspace.com/indiescript

ok, not gonna work, =(,
Oh well, click the link below.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m114/indiescript/solsticefliercopy-1.jpg

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If you like art.......

2008-02-27T17:41:53Z

Then you need money to be able to buy ART right? Hello to everyone. I started a new bussiness at home. It is with this amazing company called Ameriplan. They are the founders of consumer driven health care. What that means is you pay less at the doctors, pharmacy, and chiropractor, For a very low cost membership.
Please check it out at

www.iboplus.com/40577765

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Help a clown?

2008-01-25T16:31:49Z

Hey, i am originally from ann arbor then i moved to philly and joined the philadelphia experiment. we are a big house music burner camp with a large group of fire spinners and object manipulators. I am back in ann arbor for about 2 months and I AM SO LONELY FOR THE BURNER SCENE! Are there any parties or events coming up? any spin jams i could come to? I am a clown, side show performer, hula hooper, fire eater, jack of many trades and i get along with pretty much anyone so if there is stuff going on please drop me a line!
Thank you so much!
Love,
Rita

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belly dancers, hand drummers, percussionist and volunteers invited to perform in the streets of Detroit, MI

2008-01-23T23:25:56Z

hand drummers and belly dancers are invite to perform pure dance detroit street performance will be held on july 12TH, 2008 at 4pm. we dance in the streets rain or shine.

what is pure?
pure is collective of dancers and drummers who take music and dance out into the streets for the purposes of healing and peace. Movements from ancient sacred world traditions including Middle Eastern, Chinese, Romany gypsy, israeli folk,flamenco,indian dance and drumming will be incorporated into the pure experience.dance and ritual create community, drawing people together both emotionally and physically into a shared sense of the divine.as the community participates, no one is a stranger any longer. musicians and dancers will be traveling down the sidewalks and the people mover and public spaces to share their love of dance and music with the public and to pay homage to specific sites. enroute, hart plaza, gm building water front, in front of the spirt of detroit, then ending in greek town. all dancers are welcome.
pure dance rehearsal required for all dancers and musicians to perform
july 7th, 8:30pm - 9:30pm at the detroit talent studio in royal oak
wednesday july 9th, 9:00pm-10:00 pm at the warren family ymca, warren, mi.

hand drummers and musicians do not pay rehearsal fees.hand drummers are hard to come by and needed for pure.easy basic drum patterns. skill level not required in drumming or dancing. if you have no drum and want to play, i have 2 dumbeks for drummers to use if needed.

volunteers to assist drummers and dancers also needed. if you would like particate and do not drum or dance, you are assistance is greatley needed and appreciated.

if you would like to perform, drum or volunteer please email me with your full name, email address and contact number. 10 major cities dance simutaneously at the same time for
p.(public awareness)
u.(in our urban surroundings)
r.(ritual for connecting throuh music and dance to connect with each other in peace)
e.(this is an experment,to help create acceptance in ourselves,to accept others to create a more peaceful society)
www.bellyrox.com for more information or www.puredance.org

this is a non paying event. we hopefully will be collecting donations for youth organizations to help our less fortunate children have a better tommorow, our children are our future leaders. lets lead them their with peace.

www.bellyrox.com for more info

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Photo Shot with JLC Images at Unveiled Studio Feb 22-23

2008-01-15T18:55:03Z

O.k. everyone we are doing a really fun photo shot at the Unveiled Studio in Michigan with JLC Images on February 22 and 23
Check out Swabere's profile or website to see some off his fabulous work
http://swabere.smugmug.com/gallery/3128286#198052243
http://people.tribe.net/swabere

This is a great way to get some professional photos for your website, business cards, portfolio, and general marketing. It is a great time just bring in your friends, pets, family or whatever to get some great shots.

To reserve your hour time slot please contact me her on tribe is fine.

Cost is $140
That includes a professional make-up artist to you hair and make-up
4 edited HR images ( more images can be purchased for a small additional fee)
One hour shooting time

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Cass Corridor Cat-tails

2008-01-07T09:56:25Z

Looking down at the city from a broken bedroom window, above an empty church with a pot-belly broiler on fire, heating the whole place up and beckoning soft tapestries to dance, seductively in the hallways

Jade colored lights strung above asphalt shout:
GO!

And we do, down abandoned streets, past broken window homes where red bricks stand wobbly with their seams unfastening

Industrial Cauldron Collapse
My City
Deserted Concrete Jungle
Cass Corridor Night

Empty Avenues where furry cat-tail heads push through pavement
to breath polluted air
that they purify
with each exhalation

Defiant cat-tail communities gathering, in mildewy shadows cast by buildings old and crumbly, stinking of earthy musk and resin,
like bunches of wild squatter punks living rent free and on the margins

Growing, by any means necessary, in the setting that circumstance demands, on unlikely substrates of tar and gravel, where the watering is done by the hands of winos

and the roots are fertilized by the successive shedding of each layer of conditioning

as is the soil, by Birch leaves dropped in fall

Home to galaxies of bugs, crash pad of song birds, hide out of frogs, tenting place of unshaven lovers, trembling with winter city cold and
excitement

Refugia for the feral
Chaotic source of inspiration amidst the ordered grid pattern of city streets
Confronting, by their very existence, the idea of domesticity itself

A single patch of green, cross pollinating, whenever possible, with any amiable spore blown in by the wind, or carried inadvertently, hobo style, on an Amtrak grain car

Cat-tail flower heads pointing skyward!

Maybe take over the whole city someday!

When the wind that blew their seeds far and wide

shifts

And blows them back from which they came.

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intentional community *

2007-12-01T00:27:29Z

coming fall 2008…somewhere in ann arbor

the house will ideally have 5-10 people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and interests.

affordability is a priority.

essential activities will include:
activism…working for a just society and to end all forms of oppression
art…theater, music, dancing, painting, poeming.
fun…parties, laughing, celebrating the mysterious pleasures of being a human
healing…through meditation and other spiritual and contemplative practices

this is a work in progress. many important details have yet to be determined. all members will have an active role in shaping the community. if you are interested in collaborating on this project, contact zoe at zoebender@gmail.com

*“an intentional community is a planned residential community designed to promote a much higher degree of social interaction than other communities. the members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political or spiritual vision, and also share responsibilities and resources.”

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Who's going to the DIA's grand opening Nov. 23rd?

2007-11-18T22:32:05Z

Just wondering if anyone was going. Its free that day. Looks like the new addition is impressive.

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Just got here . . .

2007-11-18T03:56:33Z

Hi. I am Ro, also known as 'tude vox. I'm a recording artist. I have had this passion to write, record and perform music towards the consciousness evolution of man kind. Wish me luck. As if it isn't hard enough to get into the music business alone start a new genre. I have very cool music, most written by local musical genius, Scott Sumner, owner of Audio Magic Studios in Eastpointe. I express myself best through song, although I talk a lot too.

Just wanted to say hi.

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Live bellydance in Detroit The Ritz this Saturday

2007-09-12T16:41:02Z

Thank you for having a community like this!
My name is Aziza and I am just starting to really use tribe here.
Im a singer and perform in an Egyptian themed prog metal band called Dendura. Even if you dont like metal, we do acoustics so there maybe something you like in the mix. We focus on my Egyptian roots and bring that into some of the songs therefore, we also use live bellydancers in our sets. Hope you can check it out!

September 15th
The Ritz on Hoover Ave
Warren, MI

9pm doors
$5.00 cover
19 and up

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Need Show Opening DJs?

2007-06-14T14:25:55Z

I play some great downtempo electronic grooves that people won't notice till they catch themselves bouncing or swaying. I also have friends with complementary repertoires for longer shows. I also have jazz, reggae, dub, dubstep, breakbeats, techno, folk, and more. Let me know how I can add to your show.

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03.08.07 (Tomorrow) Hush: A Dirty Show Fine Art Photographer Showcase

2007-03-08T03:36:55Z

NOT QUITE DIRTY...HUSH: A DIRTY SHOW FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHER SHOWCASE Pulse Lounge • Thursday, March 8, 2007

From Detroit's own internationally acclaimed Dirty Show® emanates a more intimate exhibition of fine art nude photography entitled "Hush:
A Dirty Show Photographer Showcase, Series One". Opening on March 08 2007 at Pulse Lounge in Detroit, the Hush exhibit will feature elegant sensual works of four specially selected Detroit-area photographers showcased at recent and past Dirty Show® events. These photographers are:

- BT Charles (www.btcharles.com), whose vintage-inspired erotic photographs have recently been published in "The New Erotic Photography" by Taschen Publishing as well as showcased at The World Erotic Art Museum in Miami Florida. BT is also a featured artist in the upcoming Colin Duerr film on Detroit Erotic Artists, tentatively due sometime in 2007.

- Chris Maher (www.dreamsofthegoddess.com), who has earned a living as a fine art photographer for more than 25 years, also co-authored the book "50 Fast Digital Camera Techniques" as well as written regular columns in Shutterbug Magazine and eDigital Photo Magazine. His current work includes his "Spirit Series" photographs of sensual anthropomorphic smoke and "Figure Series", a continuing exploration of the female form in nature and studio.

- DVS (www.dvsdetroit.com), whose goddess-inspired spiritual photography reflects a fascination in shadowplay, uncovers the emotive persona within his imagery. His work, featured in Photographer's Forum "Best of 2005" book of international collected works, and pseudonym, a play on the word "devious", clearly reflects the definition of "departing from the common norm".

- Danielle Kaltz a 'shoot from the hip' type of photographer whose approach grants her 'slices of life' that most would not keep in this digital age. Ranging from modern digital cameras to antiques refitted with current film sizes, the results are much like old 'flash bulb'
memories purposely cropped oddly or softly out of focus to reveal an aura of intrigue.

The opening artist reception begins at 6pm on Thursday, March 08 2007 and will continue at Pulse Lounge until March 31 2007. Most works will be available for purchase. Pulse (www.pulsedetroit.com), Detroit's simple, yet sophisticated cocktail lounge, is located at 156 Monroe Street in downtown Detroit.

Hope to see you there!

Anthony (DVS)

Dark Vision Studio
www.dvsdetroit.com

www.myspace.com/dvsdetroit

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CALL FOR ENTRIES!!!

2007-01-07T20:01:22Z

Upon success of Global Communique I and II we bring you Global Communique III. This time the theme has expanded to all human rights and soical justices. It is in an ever changing world of technology that we forget what is most important, personal communication with one another. This lack of communication and community hinders us from progress. Come be part of something amazing, learn and get active!

Art specifications: Due no later than Feburauy 5th 2007. Nothing larger than 4 feet by 4 feet. Art must be ready to hang, taged with name, title, price, and short description of work. We look forward to seeing innovative works!

For additional details visit the event's www.myspace.com/globalcomunique or email globalcommunique@gmail.com

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Bellydancing in Detroit

2006-11-13T15:23:53Z

Want to know what is going on in the world of Bellydance? I'm your girl...

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InZer0 Halloween Bash & Zombie Fashion Show - 10/27

2006-10-19T12:40:15Z

Hot Zombies Strut at the Official InZer0 Halloween Bash

Detroit, October 10, 2006 – Thought Collide Productions, in collaboration with the SEMAFX Network, present the official InZer0 Halloween Bash and Zombie Fashion Show, on Friday, October 27, at the Hastings Street Ballroom in Detroit.

InZer0, Thought Collide’s science fiction series shot entirely in Detroit and screened monthly at the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak, provides the ambiance for the evening, offering a party in the broken future - today. This is the best combination of music, film, fashion and oh yeah – ZOMBIES.

On October 27th, the Hastings Street Ballroom becomes the epicenter of Detroit's Creative Quake, where the movers and shakers in a wide range of creative markets will gather to celebrate the strange and spooky Halloween Season, as well as come together to explore and develop new opportunities, discussions, collaborative ventures and ideas!

The not-to-be-missed Halloween Party of the year will feature premiere Detroit area bands, Siddhartha and Phallus Uber Alles. Local fave Siddhartha (formerly Velvet Audio) is an original combination of in your face rock n’ roll and funk, while Phallus Uber Alles is a sonic wall of industrial electronica.

Don’t miss the “Drop Dead Gorgeous” Zombie Fashion Show, featuring original fashions from exciting Detroit area designers, including Mare L. Costello and others. Also appearing straight from the Detroit underground is Hell’s Belles who will strut their stuff in a live burlesque show.

For those of you that need to catch up on InZer0, selected episodes and documentary footage will be shown in the lounge area of the Hastings Street Ballroom.

We’ve thrown down the gauntlet in the “Cool Costume Contest” -- test your creativity and compete for prizes. Dress as your favorite InZer0 character – Courier, Gang Member, Witch or Alien – or wow the judges with your own Halloween style. See if you can compete with the Hot Zombies or stretch your imagination to its limits.
The eclectic mix of talent from so wide a swath will create a Halloween event like no other in the "D." Come and help us celebrate the explosion of Detroit's Creative and Cultural Arts. By coming together, we create much more than a fun night out-- we are building a powerful network here in Detroit that will take root and grow to unprecedented levels. Don't miss this seminal, earth-shaking event that will spawn so many new ideas and opportunities for our creative community!
Doors are at 8 p.m. for the official InZer0 Halloween Bash and Zombie Fashion Show on Friday, October 27 at the Hastings Street Ballroom (715 E. Milwaukee, Detroit, MI 48202). 21 and over are welcome with a full cash bar. Free parking. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. For more information and to purchase tickets online via PayPal, visit www.thoughtcollide.com/events.

Special thanks to our sponsors: SEMAFX Network, Hastings Street Ballroom, Noovoodoo Screenworks, Real Detroit Weekly, and Hell’s Belles.

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noobie :)

2006-09-21T01:41:17Z

Hello, new to tribe, just graduated high school live around Detroit and want to get to know it a bit better.

-Amanda

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Looking for help!

2006-09-05T03:48:41Z

the beauty fire is looking for assitance playing some shows in the detroit area and surrounding area. Also if you're interested in playing at the emerald theater, let us know. If you can help, or would like to hear the beauty fire, www.myspace.com/thebeautyfire.

thanks.

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Hello Friends!

2006-08-24T03:31:03Z

New to the tribe, introducing myself...

Illustrator/Graphic Designer in Detroit

www.nathanmanire.com (personal online showcase, so check it out, and say hi.)

sincerely,
meatwig

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Don't sign SOS petition!

2006-06-21T07:57:15Z

Got this from a social worker. Please consider the research and pass this along. Thanks!

Why poor people count
Keeping SOS/TABOR off the ballot!
With Michigan's economy recovering from a long tenure of down sloping employment rates and budget cuts, cutting social service programs should not even be an option.

Interest groups are now asking Michigan voters to sign a petition that would cut social service programs that many unemployed and low-income families have come to need to survive.

Stop Overspending (SOS) is a legislation that is said to stop government over spending, but in actuality cuts social service programs and gives more money to non-constituent based causes.

The Michigan League of Human Services reported that 'adoption of the Stop Overspending (SOS) Ballot Initiative would significantly worsen Michigan's ongoing fiscal crisis and narrow the options for its solution—forcing deep cuts in K-12 and higher education, public health and safety, and child and family support and protection programs.'

This same piece of legislation was passed in Colorado in 1992 under the name "Taxpayers Bill of Rights" (TABOR). The result of the legislation left devastating effects on their economy and social service programs. The same results, if passed in Michigan, will have presumably the same affects.

According to MLHS, under the TABOR legislation Colorado declined from 35th to 49th in the nation in K-12 spending, and under TABOR, inflation adjusted funding for instate college students declined by 31 percent.

Currently the condition of higher education enrollment is declining in Michigan due to rising costs of tuition. Michigan has 109 degree granting institutions in the state that serves over 550,000 students. With the trend of adjusting funding for instate college students, the numbers of students being taught may decline.

On the national front, the budget situation has caused states to consider such legislation like SOS and TABOR due to a lack of funding from the federal government.

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) 85 percent of the 2005 budget enacted by the Congress and the President stems from tax cuts and increases in defense, international aid and homeland security. None of these moneys were geared towards domestic spending.

To stop government over spending the state does not need to pass legislation that will cut social service programs. The state needs to find reasonable and voter friendly solutions to a fiscal problem.

CBPP reported that in order to maintain the current trend of tax cuts and balance the federal budget 41% of social security benefits would be cut, 61% of defense spending, 53% of Medicare and only 29% of every other program excluding those above, would have to be cut.

One suggestion that might alter the need for such legislation like SOS and TABOR is to stop allowing tax cuts for people with high incomes levels. This would keep a stable amount of money in the federal budget, allowing for more allocation to social service programs that would keep human needs met across the board.

In 2005, $39 billion in "entitlement" programs were cut over the past five years. This includes Medicaid, children's programs, child support enforcement, foster care and student loans.

The Congressional Budget Office indicates that if the entitlement programs were cut it would cause low-income people to forgo much needed health care because of increased cost. It would result in $8 billion in child support going uncollected. And this would also raise charges for student loans.

With the hind sight given from the outcomes of budget cuts in 2005, and the similar circumstances arising in 2006, the president's proposed budget for 2007 still resembles a high income tax cut policy with domestic discretionary programs being cut deeper.

In order for people to "pick themselves up by their boot straps" and survive in our capitalistic economy, we need to offer social service programs to maintain a base of human needs in our society.

SOS/TABOR denies those human needs in reality, and on paper creates a facade of just cause. Do not sign the SOS petition in Michigan if you want Michigan's economy to become stable and successful for all people.

--
Crystallee R. Crain
Grad Student - Young People for fellow
People for the American Way
EMU Welfare Rights Office
Ypsilanti, MI
989-225-0118

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Happy spring everyone...

2006-04-19T12:59:14Z

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gobzine/121366859/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/52/121366859_fb54f56d08.jpg" width="500" height="331" alt="Springtime Chocolate Bar" /></a>

here's a chocolate bar for you (done in my style of art, well my style of digital art!)

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Hooping

2006-03-31T19:17:20Z

join the fun! It's a great workout too..

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ARTIST IN RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITY at NORTHVILLE

2006-03-07T14:38:37Z

CALL FOR PORTFOLIOS
-ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM-

Artist-in-Residence Opportunity

The Northville Arts Commission (NAC) is offering artists the opportunity to be considered for its residency program at the Northville Art House. Artists working in drawing, painting, light construction and small sculpture, ceramics and various mixed medium will be considered. The residency program will provide two artists with studio space for an 8 month period at the end of which time the work created during the residency will be exhibited in the main galleries of the Northville Art House. The artist-in-residence will provide 6 hours per week devoted to general gallery assistance along with participating in an occasional artist talk or presentation.

Applications are due on or before April 22, 2006. Applicants will be notified of the decision on or before May 1, 2006. The application and guidelines are attached. If you would like a hard copy mailed to you please respond to this e-mail with the request.

The residency will commence June 1, 2006 and conclude February 3, 2007 following the opening of the artist’s exhibition on February 2, 2007.

The City of Northville

The City of Northville is a distinctive community of approximately 6500 residents located on the western fringe of the Detroit Metro area. The City was incorporated as a village in 1867 and as a city in 1955. The 2.2 square mile area is equally divided between Wayne and Oakland Counties and is about 30 minutes from downtown Detroit and 25 minutes from downtown Ann Arbor.

The Northville area is known for its rolling hills and attractive countryside. The City retains a small-town atmosphere with stately Victorian-era architecture in its Historic District and well-kept older homes built before the 1930s. A "walk to" downtown boasts of old-fashioned street lamps, benches, specialty shops, galleries, theaters, restaurants, businesses, and preserved landmarks.

The Northville Art House

The Northville Art House is formed as a center for the Arts within the Northville community. The mission of the Art House is to enhance the community by providing culture and arts in a central and appropriate location. The House is a facility that is owned by the City of Northville and operated by Northville Parks and Recreation, a joint department of Northville Township and the City of Northville. The Art House serves the entire Northville community and provides programming that is primarily geared toward the Arts.

For further information on this program or exhibition opportunities and other programs at the Northville Art House, please call (248) 449-9950, or email info@northvillearts.org.

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Felt Making Workshop

2006-01-11T02:33:55Z

Saturday, January 28, 2006
1:00 PM-4:00PM
Location: Allen Creek Preschool
2350 Miller Ave
Ann Arbor, MI view map

Ages 12-adult
Taught by Ann Arbor fiber artist
Lorna Rankin (That's Halima on Tribe!)
See her work at www.geocities.com/feltinglady

Saturday, January 28, 2006 1-4 P.M.
at Allen Creek Preschool, 2350 Miller Ave, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Learn the ancient art of felting. Use warm soapy water to turn fluffy wool into a dense durable fabric. Participants will learn to make felt balls and felt purses. (Note this technique does not involve knitting or crocheting.)

$40 fee includes workshop, and materials for 3-4 projects.
Limit 20 people. Your payment reserves your space.
To register or for more information, email Lorna at feltinglady@yahoo.com

Payments methods: cash, check, and PayPal (credit cards and electronic transfers, no PayPal account needed.)

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Hi all, here's my soul

2005-12-20T20:05:06Z

Operating way out here in the bourgeois hinterland of Ann Arbor. I've always got a film/video project on the burner, so if there's any actors/characters out there.......
Please review my creative life at: www.creativedisease.com and www.artvice.com

stay busy now!

David

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Seminar: “What is Producing” Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - SFSU Burk Hall 229 or remote access video stream

2005-12-13T06:04:52Z

Topic: “What is Producing”

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

6:00 – 7:00 PM

Burk Hall 229 or
remote connections (internet):

We will stream using Quicktime 7. Launch Quicktime, under File, choose
Open URL and type or paste rtsp://at1.sfsu.edu/Ujlaki.sdp

Hello Everyone,

Once Upon a time in a Digital Village is a distance learning project that will be hosting Stephen Ujlaki, Chairman of SFSU's Cinema Department. I am organizing this event as a project for a graduate Distance Education class. All ITEC and Cinema students, along with alumni and others with an interest in Film Producing are welcome to participate.

On Tuesday Dec. 13th, 2005 between 6 pm and 7 pm, Prof. Ujlaki will be giving a one hour intensive "What is Producing" seminar, during the 442 Cinema class in Producing Film and visual media. This is a highly sought after advanced class in the art, and business, of Producing Film and other media projects that are related to film and video production.

If you have ever wondered what types of contracts, talent releases, and various waivers are needed to produce a film or documentary piece that can get distribution or be allowed into film festivals, then this is a rare opportunity to learn and ask questions from an industry profession. An industry professional who is the Chair of SFSU Cinema Dept. and dedicated to pulling away the "veil" of the Film Industry juggernaut's inner workings so students can approach their career with a solid knowledge of industry standards and not a pocket full of mysteries and rumors.

A portion of this project will be conducted in the Collaboratorium (Burk Hall Room 229) with students participating through two-way video and text conferencing. There will be full video and audio support in the Collaboratorium. To use text as a remote communication tool, we will be using Skype (if you want to connect remotely using Skype you will have to download Skype (from www.skype.com) and login use the Skype Chat utility) - we may arrange a second option also, email Robert (me) to get an update on this.

To be included in this project please RSVP to; rlf4productions@gmail.com, as feeds will be limited (to the first 200 online participants), as will the seats at the Collaboratorium – we may arrange special seating in select cases as needed for those alumni and students who are involved with media production or who maybe for their work or program.

***If you are a Tribe member note that (and which Tribe - ei.: Film makers, DV, editing, etc.) in your email and I will do my best to get you all set up. Please contact me before 3pm Tues. as I will be running through the spec. test after that time to see how our streaming video transfer rate is clocking, as well as testing our feed.***

A bit about film producer Stephen Ujlaki, chair of SFSU Cinema Department:

Stephen Ujlaki, a producer of more than 25 feature films, made-for-cable movies and documentaries, was recently named professor and chair of the San Francisco State University Cinema Department, named one of the nation's top film schools last year by Entertainment Weekly.

As vice president of development and production for HBO Pictures from

1983 to 1988, Ujlaki supervised script development, production and post-production for more than 25 films including "Baja Oklahoma"

(Julia Roberts), "Last Innocent Man" (Ed Harris) and "Act of Vengeance" (Charles Bronson).

"Film production involves many of the same administrative, logistical and people skills: ensuring that financial and creative input into the screenplay is heard, keeping everyone happy without going over budget or hurting the picture, resolving conflicts, and maintaining strong leadership and direction," said Chairman Ujlaki.

Ujlaki was most recently president of Panarea Productions, where he produced such feature films as "Loch Ness" (Ted Danson), "Hot Spot"

(Don Johnson, directed by Dennis Hopper) and "Courage Mountain"

(Charlie Sheen) as well as numerous HBO feature films including "Stiletto Dance" (Eric Roberts), "Xchange" (Stephen Baldwin) and "Hostile Intent" (Rob Lowe).

Previously, Ujlaki headed the European Feature and Television Production division for Stone Group France, a production studio owned by actor Michael Douglas. Reporting directly to Douglas, Ujlaki was responsible for bringing productions to the studio, managing film budgets, overseeing co-production partners and managing all personnel and film crews.

"San Francisco State can be known as more than just the 'independent film school,'" said Ujlaki, who founded the film program at Franconia College in New Hampshire and has also taught at the American Film Institute and Brandeis University. "A degree in cinema could also provide a wealth of career opportunities in the film industry. If one does not wish to pursue a completely independent path, there are many other marketable skills that can be developed into such careers as writing, producing, editing, directing and post-production."

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Quixotica: Something different this Saturday the 16th

2005-07-12T16:51:34Z

Get a little taste of Burning Man here in Michigan and help the Quixotic Project:

We're heading out from Detroit to the desert outside Reno, Nv at the 2005 Burning Man festival to build three 20' Dutch style Windmills. Amid dust storms and 70 mph winds we will take these three moving embodiments of peoples fears and nightmares and burn them down in a mad rush of knights with flaming lances.

Quixotica

The First Annual Burning Art Fundraiser
Quixotica is a thank you party for member of the Knights of La Mancha. This is our thank you for helping us get the Quixotic Project from Detroit to Burning Man.
Please Note: You must be 21 to attend this event! Valid ID will be required for entry.
DJ's
Ronin Selecta (Rewind Records, MichiganDnb)
Jeff Risk (Flyback Productions/Idren Massive)
The Hydro Crew
Bugze (Chicago)
Jeremy Grace

Live Performance
Fire Performance by Fire Fabulon
Burlesque by Chaos Productions
Feats of Amazing Contortion by Kundalini Circus
The 1313 Lighting Experience
The Infamous Black Plague Party Bus
Fire Breathing by Cyfar
Much More!

For more information, or to buy a membership check out: www.BurningWindmills.com

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COMMONWEALTH CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY PRESENTS: Paintings and Drawings by Melanie Manos

2005-05-25T21:31:31Z

COMMONWEALTH

CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY

presents:

Paintings and Drawings

Melanie Manos

Opening Reception:

Friday, May 27, 2005

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

NOW OPEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND

Saturday, May 28 & Sunday, May 29

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

5052 Commonwealth

Detroit, MI 48208

CommonwealthGallery@yahoo.com

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Looking for models and other photographers

2005-05-10T04:36:52Z

Hello. I am a photographer shooting out of Auburn Hills Michigan (about 5 minutes from the Palace and 7 from the Silverdome). I am looking for models and photographers who would be interested in collaborating on shoots together. I would prefer to shoot outside while the weather is good. I primarily work TFcd/ TFp. Contact info. is listed in my profile so please let me know if you are interested.
-Kevin the Verbose

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Acting Career FAQ - Representation

2005-04-18T13:54:41Z

Agent? Manager? Do It Yourself?

I recently got an email (one of dozens I've gotten on
this subject) asking me if I could - "explain the
difference between an agent and a manager and which
would be better for me to sign with - to get my career
going?"

Here's my answer:

Dear *****,

Neither an agent or a manager can help you "get a
career going."

The concept that a powerful man or woman can step in
and help you skip all the hard work involved in
starting an acting career - is a "fairy tale."

There is no short-cut to the top of show business (or
even to the middle for that matter). There's also no
Great Pumpkin or Easter Bunny.

If it could be done this way, then agents and managers
would simply pick any actor out of the thousands of
headshots they get every week and turn them into stars.

It cannot be done this way - which is why agents are
so unresponsive to unsolicited headshot mailings.

The good ones are pros and they're not going to waste
their valuable time trying to accomplish what they know
cannot be done.

Their businesses are similar - but not the same.

One sells a product. The agent is a sales person for
the product known as YOU. Sales people (agents) judge
their how well their business is going by how much
money they make. A really good sales professional likes
to make lots of money.

If your product is not saleable (one that people aren't
ready to buy yet) then a sales person won't make a lot
of money selling it (you).

Not surprisingly, agents are coldly business-like about
this part. Until you've managed to start your career
yourself (making money as an actor) don't expect any
really good sales people to be interested.

Managers are just what the word implies. The manage
things. Mailings, bookings, transportation, job offers,
promotion - the day to day business of YOU. (But keep
in mind that in most markets, they are precluded
by law from seeking work for you.)

The top managers are usually the top managers because
they manage very successful careers.

In the past two decades the professional manager class
has had its own difficulties with an influx of "bottom
feeders."

The worst of these are outright crooks, whose only goal
is to separate you from you money or your credit card
with no intention of helping you in any way.

Almost as bad are the ineffectual show biz hangers-on
who rent offices and go about the business of "signing"
practically anyone who walks through their door - then
what they do is they send out your pictures to every
little thing listed in the Breakdowns.

It's just postage.

Since these folks are generally clueless themselves,
they will submit you for stuff you aren't right for.
This is a good way to get labeled as a "clueless"
actor by the casting people.

Many young actors are fooled into thinking that they
must have a manager, any manager - that it's "good
business".

It isn't.

In reality you are signing an agreement to give someone
25% (or more) of your income after YOU successfully
ESTABLISH YOURSELF as an actor who makes money.

Bottom feeders spend a great deal of their business day
writing threatening letters to collect money from actors
who have realized their mistake and don't want to pay 25%
of their income for someone to do ineffective mailings.

The big boys (and girls) in the management game, are
just like agents when it comes to money. They want to
manage a "going concern" and they spend all their time
looking for the next "big thing."

Think about that.

Professional managers make a boatload of money when
they manage to sign on with a Vin Diesel or J-Lo - isn't
it reasonable to assume that they are LOOKING ALL THE
TIME. In fact, they hire people to look - they've got
part-time, secret lookers on their payroll.

Believe me, If you have what they want - if you are a
going concern with a name that you've made for yourself
- they know their managing skills will take you to a
whole new level (making LOTS of money) and they get a
big chunk of a LOT - then, believe me, they will seek
you out.

3. Most importantly, as long as you continue to
believe that your main job is looking for someone else
to help you "build" your career -- you won't be spending
enough time doing the crucial things you need to do
yourself to build your own career.

This is a very bad tactic which results in frustration,
wasted years and, ultimately, failure to achieve what
you want.

If you don't concentrate on doing your part it's
unlikely that you will ever build your business into
something big enough to be noticed by a good agent or
a good manager.

In other words, by all means keep looking for a sales
staff, and a management team - but don't neglect your
business while you're doing it.

Hope that helps.

P.S. A lot of you have written to asking me how to get
the free "Hello Pages" (Over 6000 Show Biz contacts -
casting directors, agents, managers, web sites, film
festivals, acting teachers and coaches, etc.)

Here's how it works: Go to my site, scroll down to the
VERY bottom of the home page and click on "FREEBEES."

When you get to the freebees page, sign up for my
free newsletter, Hollywood How-To, which is all about
your acting career and comes to you once a month.

You will get an email from me asking you to "confirm"
your subscription (this is so people won't sign up
other people without permission) when you confirm that
you signed up, you will get another email (in about 24
hours) that gives you the download instructions for
The "Hello Pages."

I know it's a little round-about, but I hate being
accused of sending a famous prepared meat product.

Wouldn't you?

Have a great week and ...

Much Success,

Bob Fraser

***************************************************

Bob is an actor, writer, director and showrunner. You
can find out more about him on IMDb.com or read his
bio on the site.

Bob's amazing new acting career course, You Must Act!
has been called -- "...a blueprint for success in
this industry." and "The Actor's Bible."

Why not check it out today?

http://www.youmustact.com

***************************************************

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Newbie

2005-04-14T00:51:36Z

i just wanted to say hello to everyone. please take a look at a few of my pieces i added to the gallery and give feed back. thanks
Angela

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Detroit: Roaring 20's Masquerade Ball

2005-04-04T15:03:27Z

Detroit: Roaring 20's Masquerade Ball
Produced by
Jackie Blue and CatharticMedia
www.JackieBlue.com www.CatharticMedia.com

Date: Saturday, April 9, 2005
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Severance Gallery, 2714 Riopelle St., Detroit, Michigan
Fee: $20 in advance
Tickets available at www.JackieBlue.com
Dress code (optional): Flappers, pinstripe suits

Event Highlights
>Live musical entertainment by Jackie Blue, DJ Litmus, 31 Seconds and other guests
>Fashion show highlighting Detroit area designers and models featuring clothes inspired by the Roaring 20 ’s
>Best costume contest
>Live auction
>Complimentary drinks & food

All in the Name of Fun for a Worthwhile Cause!
Celebrate the explosion of art that occurred during the 1920's while heralding in the new golden age of art in Detroit!

Although each individual component of the Roaring 20's Masquerade Ball would make for a fun evening out on the town, it's the grandness of this event that sets it apart from all others. The Roaring 20's Masquerade Ball is a Sound & Vision Musical that tells the tale of Nick Fudrich, a Detroit River dock worker during the prohibition era. As with the finest fashion collections, several common threads are used to tie together the individual components of this production: Music, fashion and staging inspired by the 1920's. Actors to give the event its grounding. And a bold narrator.

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Endangered Species in Detroit

2005-03-31T22:26:29Z

Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30pm
College for Creative Studies'
Center Galleries presents:

Endangered Species
A discussion and screening of single and multi-channel video work, cyber-video and film-video-digital-analog blurring
Curated by video and performance artist
Melanie Manos

Including work by

S.E. Barnet, Los Angeles
Deb King, Detroit
Chris McNamara, Windsor
Jason Mombert, Brooklyn
Hillary Mushkin, Los Angeles
Don Simmons, Calgary

Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium
Walter B. Ford II Building
(corner John R. and Frederick Douglass)
College for Creative Studies
301 Frederick Douglass, Detroit, MI
Parking available in the CCS lot, entrance on Brush
This event is free and open to the public.

Call CCS' Center Galleries for more information:
313-664-7800.

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OMP Nude Model/Photographer Contest

2005-03-14T16:35:31Z

As a Detroit-based photographer promoting his work, I hope this is somewhat on-topic. Today is the last day for the ShutupandModel Glamour Nude contest on One Model Place. Please check out my entry and, if you are a member, I'd appreciate a vote. =)

http://www.onemodelplace.com/dvsdetroit

Thanks!

Anthony
Dark Vision Studio
www.dvsdetroit.com

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looking for artists

2005-02-14T21:36:17Z

Looking for detroit artists to create print quality posters for our upcoming roller derby events. Creative conrtol to the artists we will only provide info for the poster. anyone who is interested should email artists@detroitrollerderby.com

Thanks for your support

DRD

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Detroit Roller Derby

2005-01-26T22:16:32Z

We are looking for a few good (or bad) girls who like to skate, have fun and put on a good show for our upcoming Roller Derby league. Detroit needs your help! We still have volunteer positions in nearly every aspect of putting on a big show. If you are interested shoot me an e-mail or reply to this post. Some time in January we will be holding a meet and greet to brainstorm a little and get this thing going. If you know anyone who owns, works for or is friends with roller rink folks IN THE CITY OF DETROIT please put me in contact with them. We still need a couple of practice locations for the girls. So pull out your skates and come see the tribe Detroit roller derby here at tribe and let’s Skate to win!
Detroitrollerderby@yahoo.com

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D.I.A.

2005-01-23T04:02:53Z

So I am heading to the Detroit Institute of Arts this Saturday...anything there that you would say is a MUST SEE exhibit? What is everyones favorite?

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Art Beat comics coverage

2005-01-10T15:35:52Z

I can't believe I neglected to mention this earlier, but some cartoonist friends and I were recently taped for an upcoming installement of channel 56's art show Art Beat. The focus here was the subject of comic book art, and the taping happened at the Green Brain comic shop in Dearborn. The broadcast is expected to happen some time in February. But when I get a specific date, I'll definitely bring it up here.

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Severance's last show of 2004

2004-11-20T04:26:59Z

Severance would like to remind you that our final
exhibit of 2004 will hold it's opening reception this
Saturday, November 20th from 7pm until midnight.

Mare Kohle will be exhibiting photography and paintings
of her most beloved subjects, canines. Truly amazing
artwork in the old masters style of painting.

This event is a benefit for Animal Welfare Society and
Puppymillrescue.com. Severance and Kohle will be
donating part of their proceeds to these wonderful
organizations as well as accepting donations for these
wonderful creatures (i.e. dog/cat food, leashes, toys,
etc.).

For directions and/or further information on this and
previous exhibits, please visit www.s3v3ranc3.com.

Josefine
Director
Severance
2714 Riopelle
Detroit, MI 48207
313-832-3744
www.s3v3ranc3.com

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looking for zines

2004-11-15T23:01:46Z

i'm part of a co op opening a coffee shop in an independent bookstore. i'm hoping to sell/give away zines. i'd love to carry yours :) i'm interested in nearly any topic.

mail to:
sarah schneider
533 quaker street apt. 104
south haven, mi 49090

or email me at:
mistresselaura@care2.com

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More news from the Superfuture!

2004-11-15T15:45:11Z

The computer-generated art for Adventures on the Superfuture! is almost done. I almost wasn't able to get it done at all due to the slowness of my slow, slow, slow computer. But luckily I found a shortcut in the computer art process involving Photoshop. (Yeah! Photoshop rocks!) Anyway, if all works out, the Superfuture! comic will be done as soon as next week. If you want to order a copy in advance (and i say you do), send $2 cash or postal money order to: Superfuture!, P.O. Box 02222,
Detroit, MI 48202-9998.

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From your hostess with the mostest

2004-11-06T04:07:26Z

Just a reminder from your local gallery hostess, Josefine, that we're holding our very first Severance Fall Fashion Event on this Saturday, October 23rd. Photography exhibit starts at 7pm, with some of the most beautiful women taking the runway at 9pm. Complimentary Sangria will be provided by The Social and delightful Mediterranean cuisine from Alia's located in Southfield. There is a $4 donation at the door. The Daughters will provide our audio landscape for the evening.

It will be a night of photography, fashion, models, drinks, food, music and me! I can't think of anything else that I would need to get me to an event, can you? ; )

For detailed information about the photography and fashion exhibit or for directions, please visit www.s3v3ranc3.com.

Josefine
Director
Severance
2714 Riopelle
Detroit, MI 48207
313-832-3744
www.s3v3ranc3.com

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Free Press coverage of comic art gallery show

2004-10-29T17:30:55Z

Here's a link to a Free Press article on a local gallery featuring art from me and certain friends of mine:
http://www.freep.com/news/cfp/11/kart30_20040930.htm

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Detroit-area cartoonists

2004-10-02T16:46:12Z

I know of a few Detroit-area cartoonists, but not all of them of course. So I ask, does anybody else in this tribe do cartoon art as well?

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A Superfuture! weekend

2004-10-02T16:23:33Z

Adventures in the Superfuture! might be completed sooner than expected since I plan to spend most of this weekend working on it. All I need to do now is finish the hand-drawn art, revise the script some more and finish up the computer art. Since I have a slow computer, the computer aspect of the project may slow me down. However, I did get what seems to be a faster-working 3-D program from a friend of mine. If I use that system, then the Superfuture will very likely be completed ahead of schedule. All I need to do in that regard is solve the format problem and then I'll be set. More Superfuture details coming soon.

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Cheap, cheap ads! Yeah, yeah, yeah!

2004-10-01T15:16:37Z

Cheap, cheap ad space is available in the pages of the zine affairs zine known as Zine Solar System. There, you can place a full-page camera-ready (5.5" wide by 8.5" high) ad for $4! To get in on this decent deal, write:

ZSS, P.O. Box 02222, Detroit, MI 48202-9998.

Or e-mail:
timeliketoons@mail.com.

Or visit:
timeliketoons.tripod.com/zss2.0.html
groups.yahoo.com/group/zine-solar-system

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Hello from Hamtramck!

2004-09-27T01:37:28Z

Hello from Hamtramck!

The main creative outlet for me is games design--by which I mean board games, card games, and role-playing games. On the last day of every month, I have a Games Night here at my house, and of course, you're all invited, just send a message, and I'll tell you how to get here. The chemistry is always interesting.

As it stands, the current game project is a card game, Armageddon Seating, in which players guide their flying saucers in to meddle in the destruction of Earth. I'm going to need some cartoonish-style artwork for this. Any possible takers?

--M

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Adventures in the Superfuture!

2004-09-23T16:19:59Z

After hearing all the hoopla about Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and its 100 percent computer-generated scenery, I've decided to do a mostly computer-generated comic of my own. But since I didn't want to go through the trouble of thinking up an all-new idea for the comic, I decided to look at some old comic book ideas I had lying around. In so doing, I found the perfect idea for this mostly computer generated-comic project: Adventures in the Superfuture!

Adventures in the Superfuture! takes place 1,000 years in the future and beyond -- an era that I define as the superfuture. The story will deal with intergalactic mercenaries, terraforming scientists and an "astrophyisical" women's prison among other things. I could go into more details on the project, but I'm still working on it. And if things go ideally, I could have Adventures in the Superfuture! done sometime in November.

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Local comic art, music and video

2004-09-22T22:23:10Z

Another potentially interesting art event in the Detroit area is the new comic art exhibit at the Padzieski Art Gallery in Dearborn. For details, go to: http://www.dearbornfordcenter.com/artgallery

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Exclamation!

2004-09-14T15:35:41Z

i just wanted to start another thread with an exclamation point!!!!!! !

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It's finally here!!!

2004-09-08T22:53:28Z

http://www.josefinedetroit.com

I'm looking for as much feedback and work as possible. Let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions.

J

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Seeking models for new artistic direction...

2004-07-09T05:58:07Z

After a 4 year absence in photography, I have rediscovered my passion within the art and am currently updating my portfolio (link below). If any Detroit area models are interested in working together to create some dramatic glamour/art photography, feel free to contact me. An escort is welcome for your concerns and a media CD will be provided shortly afterwards. TFCD only. Thanks and take care...

Anthony

Dark Vision Studio
www.dvsdetroit.com

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Skinny Puppy concert photos...

2004-06-25T09:16:21Z

Here's a taste:

http://www.detroitentertainment.tv/system/gallery/2004/normal_skinnypuppy149.jpg"

See the rest and send them as e-postcards at:

http://www.detroitentertainment.tv

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"The Creative Class" -- is Dtown down?

2004-06-21T20:22:48Z

as some of you know, i'm a detroit expat who moved to san francisco over ten years ago. well, i've been able to do a lot here, and it is a great city -- i don't have to have a car, can walk practically everywhere i want to go, art and culture and cheap restaurants aplenty, weather's great -- BUT:

i'll never afford a house here, not at 400 grand a pop.

so my gf (who is from the washington dc area) and i checked out another city as a potential home base -- Baltimore.

they've got a thriving art scene there. it's close to other major cities. houses are affordable.

one other thing -- the city government, we found out, is making a concerted effort to
****boost the economy by attracting artists*****

we came upon an article about the city's government designated arts district (there's galleries and a big warehouse space for artists there) that refered to this book:

http://www.salon.com/books/int/2002/06/06/florida/

look at the city that is cited in the very first sentence as the fate to avoid -- yup, it's my old hometown, Detroit.

The government is big on Casinos, but is the government big on Art? i know they tore down the Heidleberg Project, once upon a time.

Josefine -- you run a gallery -- are there tax breaks from the city? do you want them? this book says that Kwame and company would be smart to give them to you, and to many activities related to what the author calls "the creative class."

it can sound a little crass. the author says you need gays to bring the culture (and attract the money), whether gay artists or not. but hey, look how happening Ferndale got when it became a gay mecca -- right?

here's more:
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0205.florida.html

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0465024777/qid=1086142502/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-4742923-3488910?v=glance&s=books

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Fourth street Fair

2004-06-17T17:55:43Z

Be there at Fourth Street saturday the third saturday of july.
its near the Henry ford med center and the Gm building

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Fuel for the Eyes @ Octane

2004-06-03T20:48:13Z

Octane Photographic presents Fuel for the Eyes: http://www.octanephotographic.com/Pages/Home/fueldoor.html

On exhibit will be 2 images from the founder of Severance, Matthew Martin. Your invited to attend the opening reception: June 4, 6-10pm

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DETV Preview Episode now online!

2004-06-03T07:33:10Z

A preview of the upcoming Detroit Entertainment Television show is now online! Stay tuned for the premier episode!

www.detroitentertainment.tv

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the guitar has been found!!

2004-03-26T14:52:08Z

a message from the band:

I don't know how I can thank everybody enough for your quick and tireless effort on locating Miss Jones, but she's now home. To those of you who didn't know, I've had her for half of my life and learned how to play on her. She's been my constant companion through a marriage and several other trying times. Her loss would've killed me once I got out of the daze of the theft. Once again, thanks to everyone concerned, but mostly Delilah and Lee Harvey who put the word out so fast it made my head spin. I certainly could not have done such an exhaustive canvassing in my state, and they made me remember that they are so much more than band mates, even more than friends. They are my family. I love you all and thanks again to everyone who put the word out on the street!

-Danger

And thank you to everyone who helped out! We are forever in your debt.

-Delilah

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New work...new site...

2004-03-25T12:30:30Z

After a 4 year absence from photography, I am back with some new images to show...

www.dvsdetroit.com/free

Also, check out my new logo...

www.dvsdetroit.com

Anthony

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CCS

2004-03-24T23:03:22Z

does anyone here go to CCS?

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stolen guitar - please help!

2004-03-22T20:45:13Z

apologies if you see this more than once, i really want to get the word out to as many people as possible.

this is a message from my friend's band, dangerville. the guitar player, danger, loves this guitar more than anything and i'm sure he's devastated. this please keep an eye out for miss jones if you happen to see her on ebay or in some pawn shop.

here's the message:

Saturday, March 20, 2004 - DangerVille opened up for the great Reverend Horton Heat at The Club Soda in Kalamazoo, MI. Sometime around 1:30AM some pathetic-jackass-loser walked off with Danger's guitar. A photo of the guitar is here: http://www.dangerville.net/home.htm Please keep an eye out for it if you happen to be in a music store or a pawnshop, or anywhere! More than likely a "true" musician didn't steal it so the loser will probably be trying to sell it to support their drug habit. Please call Danger if you hear or see anything--(616-459-1142) or send an email to the following address: danger@dangerville.net. Thank you for any help you can offer to get this guitar back.

Description:
*Early 60's Harmony Meteor thinline hollowbody (ES-335 size body, single cutaway)
*Late 60's Epiphone flattop neck
*'53 Ford V8 emblem on headstock (more than likely gone)
*Gretsch Filtertron pickups
*Tele knobs
*Bigsby B-7 vibrato
*"MISS JONES" stamped on the back of headstock
*Custom flamed paintjob
*Custom pinstriping
*Strap locks
*Fender spaghetti strap, black
*The guitar case was not stolen so the guitar will more than likely not be in a case

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Models/Cocktail Waitresses needed for Detroit Gallery event

2004-03-01T20:52:07Z

Hey everyone! I am currently putting together the next exhibit at my gallery and am in need of a few beautiful ladies to act as cocktail waitresses/models/part of the exhibit.

Here's the low down. The artist that will be showing his work also paints nudes. Not, paints nudes on canvas, but paints the actual nude person. We would like to incorporate this into the event by having a few ladies painted and walking around as cocktail waitresses. You will be wearing panties and paint and that's about it.

The artist is very well known and very professional. I would be happy to give you more information if interested. Please contact me at your earliest convenience.

The event is scheduled for April 16th and 17th.

Thank you and I look forward to hearing from all you Detroit hotties.

Josefine

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Vote for Severance : Hour Detroit

2004-03-01T18:56:28Z

Hour Detroit magazine is running its "best of" poll. Support our tribe members by picking up the latest copy and vote for Severance as the "best place to buy original art." (Under the "When we're looking to buy" category).

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Movie venue best space in town

2004-02-27T17:07:56Z

The Zeitgeist is lowering the curtain on live theater for good this summer, to the sadness of thespians and theatergoers alike. After seven years of edgy, avant-garde and sometimes award-winning plays — in a place where anything is possible once the lights go down and local actors, directors and playwrights rule — owner Troy Richard is transforming the venue into an independent film center.

As a film venue, Zeitgeist will showcase local works, video shorts and Richard’s own films. He says it’ll open by next year.

“The idea is that people can pay, like, $5 and watch films and videos all night,” Richard (pronounced Ree-SHARD) says.

He says the theater has lost $10,000 to $20,000 a year, but that’s not why he’s closing it. Richard went to film school, but when he graduated it was too expensive to make films. Now it’s affordable, and he’s anxious to dive into the genre, he says, indicating he might be burnt-out on theater.

“John and I did this out of our love for theater and a desire to express ourselves,” Richard says, referring to director John Jakary, who manages Zeitgeist with Richard. “The change will freshen things up,” he says. “We’re totally committed to keeping the creative dream alive.”

Actress Leah Smith, director of Real Alternative Theatre (RAT) Productions, says Zeitgeist was unique in vision and provided a rare venue for local writers. “I’m disappointed. They were just hitting their groove,” Smith says.

To sop up the bittersweet moment, on Saturday night I head down a dark stretch of Michigan Avenue. Just west of the abandoned train depot a bulbous light illuminates a series of mural paintings — only the first indication that nestled here is a quintessentially Detroit arts gem. Behind a red door, the theater preps for its second-to-last production: 3 20 Minute Plays With Drinking In Between — 2, written and directed by Richard.

Entering, I walk through Zeitgeist’s art gallery. It’s currently exhibiting some classic works by the French “master of the line” Gerard Sendrey — playful, good stuff. Then I head toward the very special place that gives Zeitgeist its “arts club” feel — the bar. The bar features an exposed-brick gallery of paintings, comfy booths, cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon and Stroh’s and boxed wine, free of charge for theater visitors. The bar is small and cheery, pretty clean and tidy (not dank or too smoky), yet funky enough to feel like a find. And drinks are allowed in the theater. You can’t beat that, now, can you?

When the place becomes a movie house, Richard says the bar and the art gallery will remain. The theater became Zeitgeist when Richard bought the space in 1997 from the Michigan Gallery, a hotbed for local artists.

When lights flicker in the bar, the crowd of about 25 shuffles into the theater. The play is starting about 20 minutes late, normal at Zeitgeist.

The drama begins with a woman dressed in red with one foot in a bucket, a big knife in hand. With a wail, she puts the knife into the bucket and begins to saw off her foot. Groaning and grunting, actress Kelly Rossi’s acting is superb. Audience members gasp; the horror is palpable.

As she falls to the floor to presumably bleed to death, her husband walks in and asks whether dinner is prepared. Later, when the husband meets a zealous preacher on stage, the play unfolds into an argument about Bible-thumpers vs. gay people.

The husband and zealot are unbelievably indifferent to the woman’s condition. It turns out the preacher ordered the act as retribution to save the woman’s kids from hell after she stepped on a gay couple’s lawn. The husband yells to the preacher something like: “You people treat gay people like Hitler treated the Jews, and the Jews the Palestinians.”

This kind of loose dialogue seems to come from a void, from a world that doesn’t exist. The characters are disjointed. The play is saved on occasion by humor, and the act ends with a surprise, leaving the audience with a hearty laugh to break the tension.

The second play involves an interesting interaction between the action on the stage and a video playing to the lower right. On stage, a dictator and a prisoner discuss how and why the dictator wiped out the prisoner’s entire race. Meanwhile audience members are drawn to a sort-of America’s funniest home videos montage, with shots of a nun falling down stairs and Asian people dressed as butterfly-superheroes gliding toward a Velcro spider-web, only to fall into a water pit below. I feel guilty as I stifle fits of laughter, mesmerized (along with other audience members) by the television, while such serious discussion and acting is taking place. That’s the point. Clever.

The third play is great. James Mio dons a bear suit and face paint and sits at a bar across from three people oblivious to his monologue on the meaning of life and society.

As the act unfolds, Richard’s postmodern characters, exhibited throughout the three plays, start to make sense. Richard presents an obsessive, slightly bizarre commentary on the ills of society, through the voices of exaggerated, highly emotional characters. They’ve got their own logic in a land that is similar to ours, but distant.

Moments of humor and greater meaning rear up throughout the night to surprise and delight, amid the abstract landscape of the absurd.

As I leave Zeitgeist after my final PBR, the sadness of the closing hits me. I’d like to see more Zeitgeist plays, and there’s only one more left, The Chairs by Eugene Ionesco, directed by Jakary and opening April 23.

Art Beat

Painter Tom Humes is a genius, Detroit’s postmodern van Gogh in a Renaissance sort of way, and art fans should not miss his solo show at Detroit Artists Market.

In “Little Monsters,” he utilizes his own palette of sickly yellows, teals, blues and pinks to depict the same face, over and over — a haunted, hairless man with big, reflective eyes. One painting shows the wrinkled man with an egg, a flip on classic man-with-skull works; another shows him at a strange swimming pool with rural lands in the background. Still another shows the man in a stark lonely room with a window painted behind him showing a fanciful vista; others make plays on Renaissance thinkers and modern settings like “the room of the painter.” A little rubber duckie makes repeated cameos.

As Humes places his man in familiar-yet-new settings, he co-opts art history, incorporating it into the world of his thoughtful character, who contemplates and takes over the world. As the artist repaints the Renaissance, the classics, and modernism, it is his hand that makes the works scream: “Look at me! Think about me! How do you know me? What am I saying?”

Also showing at DAM are large, commanding charcoal landscapes by Mary Potts. She uses scribbled thick lines of black and even typed code to create mesmerizing details of the ocean and the sky.

3 Twenty Minute Plays With Drinking In Between — 2 plays Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. through March 14 and on Sunday, March 7, at 4 p.m. Zeitgeist is located at 2661 Michigan Ave., west of the Michigan Central Train Depot on the south side just west of the overpass. Tickets are $15. Call 313-965-9192.

The Detroit Artists Market is located at 4719 Woodward Ave., three blocks south of the DIA. Call 313-832-8540.

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I Miss PUNCHKIS! OT

2004-02-25T05:37:33Z

I just realized it's fat tuesday and Im stuck in fremont which is full of indians and armenians and chinese people but no polish people, meaning NO PUNCHKIS. I mean Punchkis are disgusting, but you only eat them once a year, and then the next day you take the left over ones and have fights with them.

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Come one....cum all????

2004-02-12T04:23:49Z

As you all may already know, there is an event this weekend located at the Tangent Gallery/Hastings Street Ballroom called The Dirty Show. If you didn't know this, well get with it, there is. You can get info on the event times, location and such at www.dirtydetroit.com. The reason I mention this?

It's two-fold really. First, a local artist by the name of Matthew Martin will be exhiting 3 pieces in said "Dirty Show". They are wonderful pieces that yes, I am a subject in. And yes, this is a shameless plug for my own ego...deal with it!

Second, during this weekend Severance, the gallery that I'm the director of, will be open for anyone that would like to come and check out the space, the art, whatever. Friday we will be open from 7pm-12am. Saturday from 10am-2pm and then again from 7pm-10pm. Sunday from 3pm-9pm. Please feel free to stop in during these hours. We're only a short drive from the Tangent and if you need directions, please feel free to ask. And for further information visit http://severance.ath.cx.

My point? Well, my point is don't forget to bring your checkbooks/credit cards. With both of these art exhibits this weekend, you are really going to find it difficult to walk away without something to hang on your wall, put on a pedestal, or wrap around your.....I won't be that vulgur, but I think you get my drift.

Hope to see you at both events!

Josefine

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banners needed

2004-02-11T00:27:52Z

Hey everyone I've been working on my site a lot lately and would love to add more links to some more great people and their works. If you'd like me to add you to my collection of cadvers please email me at Webmaster@Levidity.com the site is www.Levidity.com Thanks Levidity Desire

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visiting pro life model anxious to work, hang out

2004-02-02T23:42:57Z

Hola,

I'm a Detroit native transplanted to SF, back in town to hang with my family during a difficult time. And to make a long story short, I think doing some modeling here will help keep me sane. I'm calling the schools, but can anyone point me at a group that might like to work from a new model? I've been at it for 13 years--drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, draped and not.

And besides that, what's fun? I've been gone for so long I don't know what's cool here anymore.

Thanks, thanks, thanks,

Lisa

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where IS the art of detroit?

2004-01-29T04:42:42Z

like, what are the good galleries and art spaces?
is there anyplace that shows grungey, low down, REAL indpendent film?
when i think of d-town, i think of:
1. music
2. visual art

in that order. should i add anything to the list?

btw, all youse -- check out the thread i started in the "artmachine" tribe -- "living just enough for the city." i name dropped detroit and then people started talking about it. i want to know what people living there think about it.

-gordon (from detroit, yes "the city of ..." -- for the first 11 years at least ...)

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Is anyone else in ...

2004-01-26T20:12:40Z

I joined the Detroit chapter of the AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) in January of 2003, but failed to see the benefits other than meeting and conferences. Needless to say, I probably won't renew my membership. Looking for feedback...

Is anyone else in a professional oranization?

Do they get any benefit from it?

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Severance reminder for Friday, January 23, 2004 7pm-11pm

2004-01-20T23:03:39Z

Without drink and food, we would starve. Without music, we would never feel the joy of rhythm. Without art, we would never know the beauty of the soul. Why not enrich your lives with all of the above Friday, January 23rd at Severance?

Severance will be hosting Slide Show by Scott Hullinger. His paintings show the constant battle between nature and industry. Utilizing such mediums as bees wax and stock quotes, Hullinger’s work has so much to say.

Food provided by Harry’s Detroit. Drink provided by Severance. Music provided by Keith Kemp. Art provided by Scott Hullinger. What more could a person need on a Friday night?

Opening reception is open to the public at 7pm, doors close at 11pm. Hope to see you all there. For further details, please visit http://severance.ath.cx.

Josefine
Director
Severance – an exhibition space
2714 Riopelle
Detroit, MI 48207
313.832.3744
http://severance.ath.cx

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Thank you!

2004-01-12T20:25:11Z

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone involved with The Art of Detroit. It's proof that this great city is on the rise and that we're not going to take this sitting down anymore.

Josefine

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Severance presents Slide Show by Scott Hullinger

2004-01-09T02:02:38Z

Severance Presents: Slide Show by Scott Hullinger
January 23, 2004 – February 22, 2004
Opening Reception: Friday, January 23, 2004
7 pm – 11pm

Severance, located in Eastern Market in downtown Detroit, will be exhibiting paintings created by Scott Hullinger. The opening reception will be held on Friday, January 23, 2004 from 7 o’clock pm until 11 o’clock pm. The exhibit will run until Sunday, February 22, 2004.

Hullinger’s work is best described as “Biological Landscapes”, explorations into the microscopic world that surrounds each and every one of us. He shows the natural and industrial conflict ever present in our world, by setting parasitic organisms against the backdrop of world industries, such as stock quotes. Fall into the world that you already belong to, only this time look through a microscopic lens.

Hullinger creates these beautifully powerful paintings using media created by nature, like beeswax and paper. Just another facet to show the continuously dueling worlds of industry and nature.

Hullinger is a Detroit artist that has shown at such places as The Scarab Club, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, The Majestic, and The Detroit Contemporary, to name a few. He received his Master of Art degree from Wayne State University and his Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from Western Michigan University. Currently teaching Art in the South Redford school district, Hullinger continues to create these masterpieces.

Detroit’s very own Keith Kemp will provide the audio landscape for the opening reception. Live broadcast of the event will be provided by The Daughters at http://thedaughters.ath.cx.

The evening will be a wonderful night of art, music and food provided by Harry’s Detroit. Harry’s is located at 2482 Clifford Detroit, MI 48201 ph: 313.964.1575 www.harrysdetroit.com.

For information on the gallery, sneak peek at Hullinger’s work, or to view previous shows, please visit http://severance.ath.cx.

Josefine
Director
Severance - an exhibition space
2714 Riopelle
Detroit, MI 48207
http://severance.ath.cx
josefine@umich.edu

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Make-up artists needed for TFP

2004-01-05T23:22:17Z

I am currently looking for a couple make-up artists for some upcoming projects. Projects will include, but not limited to, photo shoots (commercial and artistic), fashion shows, and a few fun events.

I have been modeling for about 6 years and would really love to help out with someone's portfolio. I would like to have someone do my make-up as I find it difficult to stray from the norm. My photos always turn out better when the make-up has been professionally done.

If interested, please contact me at josefine_25@yahoo.com.

Josefine

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DANCERS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY!! DETROIT, MI 12/27/03

2003-12-27T22:52:42Z

Alright, I know that this is short notice, but I need dancers desperately! I work at the State Theatre for the Altered State club night on Satuday nights. We dance on stage, NO STRIPPING, we drink, we meet people, and occassionally gather email addresses.

If you would like further information about dancing at the State Theatre, please contact me as soon as possible. We need dancers for tonight, too. So, if you're available and would like to get free admission to the State Theatre tonight for you and a couple friends, just send me an email at missie_78@yahoo.com.

Josefine

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Detroit radio WJR

2003-12-08T15:36:07Z

Jackie Blue to appear live on the Mitch Albom show
Tuesday, 9 December
3:00pm-6:00pm Eastern Time
WJR radio and other ABC Radio Network stations
You can E-mail Mitch live during the show by going to our website: www.JackieBlue.com

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Altered State presents Tom T @ The State Theatre 12/6

2003-12-04T21:14:28Z

Alright, kids, it's time to come out and support a fairly new
club at the State Theatre on Saturday night. I know what
you're all thinking...it's the State Theatre, I've been there
before. Well, I have to tell you that you're wrong. The
inside of the State Theatre isn't in it's same old state (like
the pun?).

I'm not going to explain it, but have I steered you wrong in
the past? Come on out, your cover is on me. You just need
to let me know who's coming.

A new look, a new feel, dancing, hot women, hot men,
drinks, and me. What else do you need for a fun-filled
evening in Detroit? How about the legendary Tom T spinning? Anything else I can do for you while I'm at it?

Josefine

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Severance Presents: Digital Ghetto

2003-11-09T01:17:46Z

For all of those that already know Severance, we expect to see all of at the opening next Friday, November 14. The doors open at 7 pm and we'll be kicking it in the Eastern Market until 11 pm.

For those of you that aren't "in the know", Severance is a new exhibition space located in the Eastern Market of Detroit. Don't think that just because you haven't heard of it yet, we don't expect to see you, too.

The show is an exhibit of Larry Zelensky's digital paintings. He has been traveling from his suburban home to his downtown studio documenting the fall of his childhood neighborhoods. It's a fantastic show and it's also a little educational. God, did I just say that?

The Daughters will be making their debut, providing the audio landscape for the evening. The music will also be streamed over the internet for those of you that can't seem to get off their lazy @$$&$ and come down to the scary downtown area for an event to write home about.

Food will be provided by Russell Street Deli, also located in the Eastern Market.

For any other information, please refer to the website at http://severance.ath.cx.

Can't wait to see all of you in this old place!

Josefine
Director
Severance - an exhibition space
2714 Riopelle
Detroit, MI 48207
josefine@umich.edu
http://severance.ath.cx

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Matthew Barney’s Cremaster Cycle - THIS WEEKEND!

2003-10-29T22:55:27Z

Matthew Barney’s Cremaster Cycle

The DFT’s presentation of Matthew Barney’s unparalleled, seven-hour exploration of artistic creation and destruction marks the first time in this area that the full, 35mm version of The Cremaster Cycle will be shown in the order in which it was conceived. Performance dates and times are listed below. Separate tickets are required for each screening, including the three screenings which comprise Sunday’s marathon presentation.

"Barney’s cycle can now be perceived as one mega-film. It’s rather like watching Wagner or Robert Wilson or Tarkovsky’s Andrei Rublev and letting the imagery captivate you on its own, preverbal terms. There’s time for reflection later, as the images cling stubbornly in your brain. This is utterly original stuff." - John Rockwell, The New York Times

Friday, October 31
CREMASTER 1 & 2 (119 min.) 7:00 & 9:30

Saturday, November 1
CREMASTER 3 (182 min.) 7:00 only

Sunday, November 2
CREMASTER 1 & 2 (119 min.) 12:00 noon
CREMASTER 3 (182 min.) 3:00 only
CREMASTER 4 & 5 (96 min.) 7:00 & 9:00

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double dose of SPARKLY DEVIL burlesque this weekend!

2003-10-22T16:56:43Z

that's right darlin's, you'll have not one, but two chances to marvel at the mack daddy of all hematomas (and the girl attatched to it) this weekend!

FRIDAY OCT 24

causing a scene productions presents:

DISCO BLOODBATH @ Q IN FERNDALE

featuring send ups of all your favorite horror flicks, and special murderous burlesque rampage by the black & blue SPARKLY DEVIL!

a night of dance, blood, burlesque, blood, live body modification, blood, and oh did we mention BLOOD? not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach!

doors at 9, show begins at midnight, $5 with invite, $8 without. visit www.qferndale.com and www.causingascene.com for more info!

then...

SATURDAY OCT 25

THEATRE BIZARRE!!

the grandest halloween spectacle of them all! a wild twisted carnvial theme with a haunted house, all the beer you can drink, and entertainment from some of the best bands around, and a special performance from fire-eating queen LUCIFIRE from england!

i'll be performing with hell's belles burlesque on the HELL STAGE at 10:30pm (DO NOT MISS OUR FINALE!! IT'S OUR BEST YET!!)

...and then go-go dancing at 2am (right when the time change occurs) with those deviants from HAF/LIFE - look for the gyrating devil girls!

this is an outdoor event and costumes are MANDATORY, so please dress for warmth and comfort.

visit www.theatrebizarre.com for directions & more info.

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Did any one else enjoy the cpop party.

2003-10-17T19:10:55Z

I think that the people at the party were fun, as I enjoyed the art.
It made me happy to see the exhibit for basking in your thought crime.

When thoughts make you a criminal I will surely be a thought criminal.

Bask in your thought crime.

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Welcome

2003-10-07T04:59:17Z

Living in Detroit is not only a sentence or a choice, it's an art. Hence the name of the tribe.

I think that you will all agree that we need a network in order to keep Detroit on the right track. It's building definitely, but it's not quite there.

I've created this tribe for all to enjoy. Post whatever you'd like. Music, videos, pictures, band crap, entertainer stuff, whatever. Just please post it.

Josefine

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