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SUMMARY:Concert of Colors 2025
DESCRIPTION:<< All Events\n \nConcert of Colors 2025\n\n  \nThe Concert of Colors returns this summer for its 34th annual free global music festival in the heart of Detroit and WDET is proud to be an official media partner. The Concert of Colors is one of the nation’s longest-running\, largest\, free and global music festivals featuring music from around the world at its best. \nThe Concert of Colors was established by Ismael Ahmed (host of WDET’s This Island Earth) and New Detroit in 1993 as a one-day event at Chene Park on Detroit’s riverfront. The inaugural event drew a modest crowd to Chene Park\, but by 1999\, some 10\,000 music lovers were coming out each year. The festival expanded to three days in 2001\, when it was part of the official festivities for Detroit’s 300th birthday\, drawing an audience of 100\,000. In 2019\, the concert expanded to nine days. In addition to music\, the Concert of Colors also brings global food and merchandise vendors\, movies\, poetry\, children’s activities and much more to the members of the Detroit community. \n2025 Featured Artists\n\nMavis Staples\n\n\nDon Was\n\n\nFemi Kuti\n\n\nWAR\n \nWDET Special Programming \n\nFriday\, July 18th  |  The Don Was Motor City Playlist live broadcast 8-10PM from the Concert of Colors with hosts Don Was and Ann Delisi.\nSaturday\, July 19th  |  Essential Music live broadcast 11AM-4PM from the Concert of Colors with hosts Ann Delisi and Rob Reinhart.\nSaturday\, July 19th  |  The Don Was Detroit All-Star Revue 9-10:30PM at the Detroit Film Theatre wsg Thornetta Davis\, Chris Canas\, Herschel Boone\, Tosha Owens\, Laith Al-Saadi\, Rev Robert Jones\, Steffanie Christi’an\, and Mitch Ryder\nSunday\, July 20th  |  Liz Warner & Shigeto live DJ set 9:30-11PM on the North Lawn Stage at the DIA.\n\nBrowse the full schedule below:\nWednesday\, July 16th\nDetroit Film Theatre \nNiyaz – The Fourth Light Project\nAn Immersive multi-media experience (Pakistan and Iran). \nThe newest program of this Persian/Turkish/Indian electroacoustic musical tour de force NIYAZ\, with whirling from Turkey and incredible visuals and sound. A mesmerizing experience. \nThursday\, July 17th\nDetroit Historical Museum \n11:30AM – Nafada – An Audio Uprising (film screening) \n2:00PM – Nafada – An Audio Uprising (second screening) \n5:30PM – 6:15PM – Victor Ghannam (Palestine) & Sean Blackman’s (Armenia) Hye Salam\, featuring David McMurray (Eastern Jazz) \n6:45PM – 7:30PM – Bab L’Bluz (Morocco) \n8:00PM – 8:45PM – Laith Al-Saadi (Blues afficionado & NBC’s The Voice finalist) \nMichigan Science Center \n1:00PM – 2:00PM – Shashu Amen-Ra\, African dance lessons \n4:00PM – 5:00PM – Mambo Marci\, salsa class for beginners \n(Arts & Scraps: Time TBD) \nThird Man Records \n8:00PM – 8:40PM – Nebula Sound Ensemble (21st-century experimental chamber music) \n9:00PM – 10:00PM – Beautiful Noise featuring Kash Killion\, Scott Amendola\, Ben Goldberg\, Don Was\, Gretchen Gonzales\, & Christ Peters (cosmic soundscapes) \nSosnick Courtyard @ The DSO \n7:30PM – 9:30PM – New Music Detroit\, Virtuoso (new & experimental contemporary classical ensemble) \nFriday\, July 18th\nAretha Franklin Ampitheatre \n5:00PM – 6:00PM – Shashu Amen-Ra (African dance) \n6:00PM – 6:45PM – The Luv Locz Experiment – (Carribean funk) \n7:15PM – 8:15PM – Bab L’Bluz (Moroccan-French power blues quartet) \n9:00PM – 10:00PM – Mavis Staples (blues\, gospel\, R&B legend) \nSaturday\, July 19th\nSpot Lite Detroit \n1:00PM – 3:00PM – Concert of Colors Forum by the Arab American National Museum: “The Homelands in Our Bodies: Embodying Artivism” moderated by Raed (founder of Yalla Punk) \nDetroit Film Theatre @ The DIA \n1:30PM – 2:30PM – Eljuri (Latin Reggae rock\, Ecuador) \n3:30PM – 5:00PM – Spanglish Fly (NY\, Latin Boogaloo) \n9:00PM – 10:30PM – Don Was Detroit All-Star Revue wsg Thornetta Davis\, Chris Canas\, Herschel Boone\, Tosha Owens\, Laith Al-Saadi\, Rev Robert Jones\, Steffanie Christi’an\, and Mitch Ryder. \nDIA: North Lawn Stage \n2:30PM – 4:30PM – Mathangi Dance Company (Indian dance) \n6:00PM – 7:30PM – Asha Puthli (Inda\, spacy avante garde disco jazz) \n6:45PM – 7:30PM – Tilted Axes (electric guitar processional) \n9:00PM – 10:30PM – Yo La Tengo (American indie) \nSunday\, July 20th\nDetroit Film Theatre @ The DIA \n2:30PM – 3:00PM – Wendell Harrison tribute to Pharoah Sanders \n5:00PM – 6:30PM – AfroFlow: Detroit to Ethiopia with Mike-E (Ethiopia) \n8:00PM – 9:30PM – Femi Kuti (Nigeria) \nDIA: South Lawn (Children’s Stage & Tent) \n1:00PM – 7:00PM – Youth Celebration \n\nDetroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network presents Food Warriors: a hands-on food and agricultural workshop\nDream Arts Company Detroit hands-on workshop\nRhonda Greene book reading & writing workshop\n\nWolverine Stage (Sosnick Court @ UofM Detroit) \n12:05PM – Carmen Jackson (Detroit\, soul & jazz singer) \n1:15PM – Jo Serrapere (Detroit\, roots/folk/alt-country) \n2:30PM – U of M Flint Jazz Ensemble \nDIA: North Lawn Stage \n12:05PM – Chris Canas Band \n1:15PM – U of M Percussions \n2:30PM – Mariachi Femenil Detroit \n4:30PM – 6:00PM – Shadow Show (Detroit) \n6:00PM – 7:00PM – Tilted Axes (Electric Guitar Precessional) on the lawn! \n7:00PM – 8:30PM – War (California street band) \n9:30PM – 11:00PM – Liz Warner & Shigeto (WDET DJs) \nScarab Club \n6:00PM – 7:30PM – Kassan Belgrave & Allen Dennard with DJ Melo (acid jazz trio) \nCCS Ford Campus Sculpture Garden Stage \nDetroit’s Divine Five: Underground and modern sounds from five groundbreaking and iconic women DJs – \n2:00PM – 3:00PM – DJ LADYMONIX \n3:00PM – 4:00PM – DJ Auset \n4:00PM – 5:00PM – DJ Taylor Monai \n5:00PM – 6:00PM – DJ Jenny La Femme \n6:00PM – 7:00PM – DJ Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale \nAnd don’t forget to stop by the WDET tent to say hello and shop WDET swag!\nFor further information about the festival\, please visit www.concertofcolors.com. \n\nFacebook\n\n\nInstagram
URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/concert-of-colors-2025/
LOCATION:MI
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SUMMARY:The 2nd Annual Don Was Motor City Playlist Bowling Party
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets »\nJoin us along with hosts of the Motor City Playlist\, Don Was and Ann Delisi on Monday\, July 21st at the Garden Bowl for our second annual bowling party! This event will feature music\, food\, and bowling and has three ticketing tiers: \n\nBook your individual spot for $50. Includes an hour of bowling\, bowling shoes and a ball\, and pizza courtesy of Sgt. Pepperoni’s.\nBook a lane for your group of up to 6 for $300 (includes the above for all attendees).\nBook a VIP ticket for $500. You’ll receive the above\, drink tickets\, plus a limited edition event-exclusive bowling shirt and the chance to bowl an hour on either TEAM ANN or TEAM DON! VIP tickets are extremely limited and will be available on a first come first serve basis.\n\nBuy Tickets »\n*************************************************************************************************************** \nAdditional event information below: \nDoors for this event open at 5PM. When you arrive\, please check in at the front desk to receive your lane assignment and any additional information. \nThere are two general admission bowling times you are able to sign up for. Please note your bowling time on your ticket purchase when checking out and please respect the reservation times of your fellow bowlers. \nA cash bar will be available for all attendees. \nLanes will be assigned based on the time frame you sign up for. If you’d like to bowl on the same lane as another ticket purchaser\, please email Nicole Amine at nicole.amine@wdet.org. Please note there are six spaces per lane and we will be assigning parties to lanes to fully maximize available tickets. \nPizza will be served courtesy of Sgt. Pepperoni’s. Vegetarian options will be available. Due to the nature of this event\, we are unable to guarantee the accommodation of all dietary restrictions. We apologize for any inconvenience. \nStreet parking is recommended. \nIf you have any additional questions\, please email Nicole Amine at nicole.amine@wdet.org. \n*************************************************************************************************************** \nOn The Don Was Motor City Playlist\, Blue Note Records President and music industry powerhouse Don Was pays homage to the Motor City and the artists that inspire him. \nEach week\, Was digs deep into his music archives to curate playlists and share personal stories about the artists whose songs he features. Co-hosted by WDET’s Ann Delisi\, listeners hear commentary about Detroit and its rich musical and cultural histories. \nThis year\, the show celebrates its fourth year on Detroit’s airwaves and we hope you’ll join us to celebrate for our second year in a row at the Garden Bowl! \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/the-2nd-annual-don-was-motor-city-playlist-bowling-party/
LOCATION:The Garden Bowl\, 4140 Woodward Ave\, Detroit
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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