BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//WDET 101.9 FM - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://dev.wdet.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for WDET 101.9 FM REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250716 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250722 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20250521T160554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T150710Z UID:209442-1752624000-1753142399@dev.wdet.org 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 CATEGORIES:Concert,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CoC2025_FeaturedImage.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250628T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250629T200000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20250611T140039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250613T142931Z UID:211349-1751115600-1751227200@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:Concert of Colors in Mexicantown DESCRIPTION:More Info »\nWDET is partnering with Concert of Colors this year to promote their “In the Neighborhood” concert series. Come celebrate Detroit Tejano music from 1-8 pm on Saturday\, June 28 in Mexicantown! \nWe will be celebrating Michigan’s only historical marker dedicated to the pioneers of Detroit Tejano music as well as feature different styles of Latin music. Come enjoy live music\, dancing and wonderful food. \nTejano music emerged in the mid-19th century along the Texas-Mexico border\, as different musical styles and traditions mixed.  Key instruments include the button accordion\, bajo sexto\, drums\, and other instruments borrowed from mariachi\, norteño\, and conjunto music. Tejano encompasses a wide range of styles\, including corridos (ballads)\, conjuntos (ensembles)\, rancheras (rural-life songs)\, and cumbias (rhythmic dance songs). Over time\, it has evolved and incorporated elements from American country\, rock and roll\, pop\, and even hip-hop.\n\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n\nDescripción del evento:\nEstamos felices de anunciar el line up del segundo Concierto de Colores anual en Mexicantown! Ahora\, más que nunca\, es importante que nos unamos para celebrar nuestra cultura. Por tal motivo\, nos encantará que nos acompañen a el segundo Concierto Anual\, donde celebraremos la única placa histórica estatal en Michigan dedicada a los primeros músicos tejanos en Detroit! El festival también presentará diferentes estilos de música latina!\n\n¡Estamos ansiosos de verles allí!\n\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \n\nSaturday\, June 28  |  sábado 28 de junio\n1 -8PM\nMexicantown Mercado Plaza: 2826 Bagley\, Detroit\n Free admission  |  Entrada gratuitaFree parking available behind the building Plaza del Norte\nEstacionamiento gratuito disponible atrás del edificio Plaza del NorteThank you!  |  Gracias!\n\n? Corpus Art Detroit Studio\n\nFor more information on the Concert of Colors\, visit www.concertofcolors.com. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/concert-of-colors-in-mexicantown/ LOCATION:Mexicantown Mercado Plaza\, 2826 Bagley\, Detroit\, MI\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/COC-neighborhoodFI-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250607T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250608T000000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20250509T155939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T141835Z UID:208275-1749304800-1749340800@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:Concert of Colors in the Neighborhood: Vibes with the Tribes DESCRIPTION:WDET is partnering with Concert of Colors this year to promote their “In the Neighborhood” concert series. This June\, experience Vibes with the Tribes—Michigan’s premier Native Music & Cultural Festival—featuring TRAVIS THOMPSON and a powerful celebration of Indigenous music and art. This show will take place Saturday\, June 7th at the Russell Industrial Center\, beginning at 2 PM and admission is free and open to all! \n Experience high-energy hip-hop and honest storytelling from one of today’s most compelling young voices: \nTravis Thompson is a young rapper from Burien\, WA\, a Seattle suburb just 10 minutes outside of the city. A skater kid raised by A Navajo father and white mother- from one of the most diverse school districts in the nation- Travis brings a refreshing blend of perspective and authenticity to the music of today. 
 Thompson’s playful sound is guided by rhymes that combine evocative description and candid emotion. Travis began releasing singles & attention-grabbing visuals which quickly would turn into a devoted fanbase. After being featured on Macklemore’s 2017 song “Corner Store\,” he made his major-label debut with the 2019 EP Runaways\, which he followed the same year with the album Reckless Endangerment. Even gracing television stages such as the BET HIP-HOP AWARDS Cypher & WILD N’ OUT to promote it. His third LP\, 2021’s BLVD BOY\, featured guest spots from the likes of G-Eazy\, Juicy J\, KYLE\, WS Boogie\, Kota The Friend & more. 
 In a short amount of time\, Travis has created a come up story and garnered a cult-like following that’s impossible to ignore. With millions of streams\, on demand video views\, tv appearances and more…it looks like Travis Thompson is here to stay. \nParking for this event is located in a lot adjacent to the industrial. For more information visit concertofcolors.com. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/concert-of-colors-in-the-neighborhood-vibes-with-the-tribes/ LOCATION:Russell Industrial Center\, 1600 Clay St.\, Detroit\, 48211\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/vibeswtribe.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250527 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20250513T192610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T135802Z UID:208608-1748044800-1748303999@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:Movement 2025 DESCRIPTION:Purchase Wristbands »\nWDET is partnering with Paxahau as an official media partner for the 2025 Movement Electronic Music Festival this Memorial Day weekend\, May 24-26! Tune in to WDET starting Friday\, May 16 to experience special programming celebrating Detroit techno across various WDET music shows. For more information on our programming surrounding the festival and to learn how you can win a pair of Movement weekend passes\, click here. Browse the festival lineup below and visit movementfestival.com for full schedule\, wristbands\, and more! \n \nPurchase Wristbands » URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/movement-2025/ LOCATION:Hart Plaza\, 1 Hart Plaza\, Detroit\, 48226\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Movement2025_FI.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250420T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250420T210000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20250312T184723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T170246Z UID:202217-1745172000-1745182800@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:Concert of Colors in the Neighborhood: the Gospel Meets the Blues DESCRIPTION:WDET is partnering with Concert of Colors this year to promote their “In the Neighborhood” concert series. Concert of Colors and GenesisHOPE present The Gospel Meets the Blues featuring Thornetta Davis\, Rev. Robert Jones and the Jones Family\, and Nikki D. and Sisters of Thunder on Easter Sunday–April 20th–at the Harpo Concert Theater in Detroit. \nDoors for this free event will open at 5:30PM and all are welcome–a continuation of Concert of Colors’ mission of accessible\, global music for all of the citizens of Detroit. WDET’s Jay Butler\, host of Jay’s Place will emcee the show\, which begins at 6:00PM. \nParking for this event will be available in the rear of the Harpos Concert Theatre\, located at 14238 Harper Avenue\, near I-94E. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/concert-of-colors-in-the-neighborhood-the-gospel-meets-the-blues/ LOCATION:Harpos Concert Theatre\, 14238 Harper Ave.\, Detroit\, MI\, 48213\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Coc_Gospel_Blues_041025_update.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250413 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20250408T194721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250409T212007Z UID:205121-1744329600-1744502399@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:WDET Record Store Day 2025 - Member Drawing DESCRIPTION:Drawing Opens April 11th\nCalling all record collectors and vinyl lovers! Record Store Day returns to independent record shops around the world on April 12th\, 2025. In an effort to showcase the incredible independent record stores in and around the Motor City\, WDET is offering an exclusive Record Store Day member drawing! Anyone who makes a gift to WDET via wdet.org/give on April 11th or April 12th\, 2025 will be automatically entered into the drawing to receive a swag bag filled with gift certificates from participating record stores\, Third Man Records vinyl and more!* \n  \n \n“Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1400 independently-owned record stores in the US and thousands of similar stores internationally. The first Record Store Day took place on April 19\, 2008. Today\, Record Store Day is celebrated at independently-owned brick-and-mortar record stores around the world. \nThis is a day for the people who make up the world of the record store—the staff\, the customers\, and the artists—to come together and celebrate the unique culture of a record store and the special role they play in their communities. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day. Festivities include performances\, cook-outs\, body painting\, meet & greets with artists\, parades\, DJs spinning records\, and on and on. In 2008 a small list of titles was released on Record Store Day and that list has grown to include artists and labels both large and small\, in every genre and price point. For several years\, 60% or more of the Record Store Day Official Release List came from independent labels and distributors. The list continues to include a wide range of artists\, covering the diverse taste of record stores and their customers.” – Courtesy of recordstoreday.com \nFor a list of local independent record stores participating in Record Store Day on April 12th\, click here. \n*You must make a donation through wdet.org/give between 12:00AM on April 11th and 11:59PM on April 12th to be entered into the drawing. Winner will be notified on Monday\, April 14th via telephone. For full WDET contest rules\, visit wdet.org/rules.  \n\nWDET’s 2025 Record Store Day member drawing is supported by: URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/record-store-day-2025-test/ LOCATION:On Air\, Online\, or on the WDET App CATEGORIES:Contests,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/RSD2025_FI-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T150000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20250324T005955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T180612Z UID:203175-1742860800-1743692400@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:WDET Tigers Opening Day Drawing with Mario's Restaurant DESCRIPTION:Enter Now! » \nWDET is partnering with our neighbors at Mario’s Restaurant to offer a special drawing to celebrate Tigers Opening Day in Detroit! Simply fill out the form (linked above) between March 25th at 12:01AM and April 3rd at 3:00PM to enter for your chance to win the following: \n\nTwo tickets to the opening day game at Comerica Park on April 4th\nSwag bag including merchandise from WDET\, the Detroit Tigers\, and Tito’s Handmade Vodka\nGrand buffet for two on April 4th at Mario’s Restaurant (anytime between 11AM and 1PM)\nFree parking and shuttle service to and from the game courtesy of Mario’s\n\nParticipants must be 18 or older to enter. Winner will be selected and called between 3 and 5PM on April 3rd\, 2025. Winner will receive tickets via a digital link and will be required to pick up swag bag from Mario’s Restaurant in Midtown on game day\, April 4th between 11AM and 1PM. For a complete list of WDET contest rules\, click here. \nWDET members are always the first to know about exciting events\, promotions\, and other WDET news! Interested in becoming a member? Visit www.wdet.org/give. \nMade possible in part by: \n                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n  URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/wdet-tigers-opening-day-drawing-with-marios-and-titos-handmade-vodka/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Contests,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tigers_1200x628-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240522T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240523T000000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20240430T185723Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240515T200137Z UID:167496-1716402600-1716422400@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:God Said Give 'Em Drum Machines - Immersive Screening at Marble Bar DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets »\nWashington Hill Pictures\, Marble Bar\, and WDET are joining forces to host the first-ever nightclub screening of Detroit Techno documentary God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines: The Director’s Cut to kick off Detroit’s Techno Week festivities. \nDoors open at 6:30pm for a cocktail hour with Donna Gardner. The film screening is from 7:30-9pm\, followed by the first b2b performance between two Detroit dance music legends\, Eddie Fowlkes and Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale. \nAll proceeds from the event will be donated to 101.9 WDET Detroit Public Radio. In God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines\, Director Kristian R. Hill and Executive Producer Jennifer Washington shine a light on the true Black origin story of Techno music in Detroit\, and we are very excited to share this inspiring\, immersive experience with Detroit techno fans from near and far. \n**This event is ALL AGES\, and capacity is LIMITED** URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/god-said-give-em-drum-machines-immersive-screening-at-marble-bar/ LOCATION:Marble Bar\, 1501 Holden Street\, Detroit\, MI\, 48208\, United States CATEGORIES:Film,Fundraiser,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MarbleBar_1920x1005update.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240129T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240129T200000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20240105T213455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T192028Z UID:160528-1706554800-1706558400@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:WDET Travel: Alpine Lakes & Scenic Trains Preview DESCRIPTION:The WDET Travel tour heads to Switzerland and Italy for an incredible 11-day experience Oct. 3-13\, 2024. \n\nCruise through Lago Maggiore and visit one of the beautiful Borromean Islands.\nStroll the lakeside boulevards of St. Moritz.\nJourney through the Bernina Pass on one of the world’s most scenic railways.\n\nLearn more at our virtual meeting on Monday\, Jan. 29\, starting at 7 p.m. ET. \nRSVP » URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/wdet-travel-alpine-lakes-scenic-trains-preview/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online,Travel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/fe6d7d93-1419-4867-b0dd-de12c0d21eda-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231201T230000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20231024T171254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231120T203659Z UID:157660-1701455400-1701471600@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:Colors of Detroit: A Benefit for WDET & Concert of Colors DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets »\nJoin us on December 1\, for the first ever COLORS OF DETROIT\, a celebration of the rich diversity and multiculturalism of Detroit to benefit WDET\, Detroit Non-Profit Public Radio and Concert of Colors. \nColors of Detroit will be held at the Motown Mansion in the Historic Boston-Edison neighborhood – former home of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy\, now owned by renowned arts consultant Alan Brown. This event will feature an on-site broadcast of The Don Was Motor City Playlist with WDET’s Ann Delisi\, a live performance by Bomba group Rican Struction\, DJ sets by WDET music hosts Ismael Ahmed and Nick Austin\, a silent auction\, and strolling heavy appetizers by some of Detroit’s most celebrated Chefs: \n\nMamba Hamissi (Baobab Fare)\nAmado Lopez (Casa Amado)\nMax Hardy (Coop Detroit)\nJames Rigato (Mabel Gray)\nWarda Bouguettaya (Warda Patisserie)\n\nConcert of Colors is Detroit’s only free annual diversity-themed music festival featuring global music at its finest. Over its rich 31-year history\, the festival has blossomed into a celebrated\, beloved highlight of metro Detroit’s summer festival season- one of the few remaining large scale\, free-admission music festivals in the area. WDET (101.9FM) is Detroit’s listener-supported public radio station\, dedicated to providing the community with accurate news and diverse cultural and music programming. WDET is housed on the campus of Wayne State University in the heart of the Cass Corridor. \nAdditional event information below. \n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \nDoors open at 6:30PM. \nTickets are $275 + EventBrite’s Fees and will directly support WDET and Concert of Colors. \nDue to the nature of this event\, we are unable to accommodate dietary restrictions. \nThe Motown Mansion is located at 918 W Boston Blvd in the Boston Edison Neighborhood. Valet and street parking will be available. \nWhat to wear: Celebrate Detroit’s diversity by wearing colorful and creative attire! \nPlease note that the venue will contain stairs between rooms. This is a private residence; there will be no elevator on site. \nOpen bar available\, cash tips for staff encouraged. \nThe Don Was Motor City Playlist broadcast will begin promptly at 8PM and end at 10PM. Additional entertainment will be enjoyed throughout the mansion. \nThe event will conclude at 11PM. We ask that you please respect the neighborhood residents upon arrival and departure. \n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \nCOLORS OF DETROIT is supported by: \n\nARN & NANCY TELLEM + THE DETROIT PISTONS\nJENNIFER & DAN GILBERT\nTOM GORES\nGRETCHEN GONZALES DAVIDSON\nCINDY NICHOLSON\nTHIRD MAN RECORDS\nDOEREN MAYHEW\nMARX LAYNE\nCOREY HARRIS\nCRAIN HOMES\nUNITED JEWISH FOUNDATION\nACCESS\nCOMCAST\nTHE CHARLES H. WRIGHT MUSEUM\nDON MANVEL\nAHMAD CHEBBANI\nCHRISTINE & DAVID COLMAN\nTHOMAS SEBOLD & ASSOCIATES\nCOUP D’ETAT\nHOLLY & MATT ROSSETTI\nDAMIEN CRUTCHER\nNJIA KAI\nCBI INTERIORS\nMARY ZATINA & KEVIN PRIHOD\nKEN & PENNY FISCHER\nMARIAM NOLAND & JIM KELLY URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/colors-of-detroit-a-benefit-for-wdet-concert-of-colors/ LOCATION:The Motown Mansion\, 918 W Boston Blvd\, Detroit\, MI\, 48202\, United States CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231027T230000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20230927T135520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231027T143704Z UID:156446-1698433200-1698447600@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:WDET's Rock & Roll Horror Show hosted by Jon Moshier DESCRIPTION:***PRE-SALE HAS ENDED. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR UNTIL EVENT IS SOLD OUT. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING WDET!*** \nOn Friday\, October 27\, Jon Moshier’s annual Halloween special will crawl out of the grave and onto the stage! Garage rock royalty The Hentchmen and The 3-D Invisibles will curse us with undead performances under the moonlight on the outdoor stage of the Cadieux Cafe. Join us for a night of spooks and scares\, and wear your best costume to be featured on stage as best dressed! We will be selling limited edition prints of our show poster and t-shirt designed by WDET’s Conor Anderson and featuring Tarot readings by Moon Club (CultureShift’s Amanda Le Claire and Detroit Artist Renee Willoughby). \n\nDoors at 7PM\, show at 8PM.\nTickets are $20 and will directly support WDET.\nThis is a 21+ event. Photo ID required for entry.\nNo outside food or beverage is allowed at the Cadieux Cafe.\nThe Cadieux Cafe is wheelchair accessible. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/wdets-rock-roll-horror-show-hosted-by-jon-moshier/ LOCATION:Cadieux Cafe\, 4300 Cadieux Rd.\, Detroit\, MI\, 48224\, United States CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MicrosoftTeams-image-46.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230911T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230911T203000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20230803T180850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230808T181138Z UID:154274-1694460600-1694464200@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:WDET Shades of Ireland Travel Preview DESCRIPTION:Detroit’s NPR Station 101.9 WDET is offering listeners another amazing travel opportunity! Join us on a 13-day trip to Ireland featuring lively pubs\, green landscapes and such iconic signs as the Cliffs of Moher and the magnificent Giant’s Causeway\, all while making our way to Belfast to experience the Titanic Museum. \nLearn about the itinerary for the April 2024 Shades of Ireland\, featuring Northern Ireland trip during a travel preview via Zoom on Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. \nRegister » URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/wdet-shades-of-ireland-travel-preview/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CVO-Cabra-Castle-Ireland-DMoniz-2361-69426-e1691086202512.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T133000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20230126T192342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230126T192745Z UID:145597-1682596800-1682602200@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Salon: Carl George and Anetria Cole DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in this virtual gathering space for discovery\, dialogue and the exchange of ideas. \nThis unique series focuses on the 2022 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, featuring artists Carl George and Anetria Cole. A presentation about their practices will be followed by a Q&A based conversation moderated by WDET’s Chris Campbell. \nThis program is a collaboration between Kresge Arts in Detroit and WDET and is part of Kresge Arts in Detroit’s mission to advance and showcase the work of Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, provide space for growth and discovery\, and further the connection between Kresge artists and the wider arts community. \n[accessibility note: ASL interpretation will be provided during this event] \n\nCarl George is an artist and activist working in experimental film\, painting\, and collage. His short experimental films have been shown in festivals internationally and are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art\, The Whitney Museum of American Art\, Guggenheim Museum\, and the New York Public Library. George’s short film\, “The Lost 40 Days” (1986)\, has been digitized with the assistance of the National Film Preservation Foundation and is now in the permanent collections of the National Film Archive at the Library of Congress and Anthology Film Archives in New York. \nAnetria Cole is a playwright born in Pontiac. While attending Oakland University\, the writings of great American playwrights Lorraine Hansberry (“A Raisin in the Sun”) and August Wilson (“Fences”) deepened her passion for writing\, at which point she vowed to continue to tell stories of the African American Diaspora by means of theater. Cole has won multiple playwriting awards\, including the WDIV Channel 4 Film Challenge Detroit People’s Choice Award in 2017 for her screenplay\, “Street Numbers\,” based on the African American numbers racket in Black Bottom Detroit. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/virtual-artist-salon-carl-george-and-anetria-cole/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/0427_KAID_SpeakerSeries_Concept_F175.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230421T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230421T133000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20230126T192050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230126T192050Z UID:145594-1682078400-1682083800@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Salon: DAAY and Joel Greene DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in this virtual gathering space for discovery\, dialogue and the exchange of ideas. \nThis unique series focuses on the 2022 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, featuring artists DAAY and Joel Greene. A presentation about their practices will be followed by a Q&A based conversation moderated by WDET’s Chris Campbell. \nThis program is a collaboration between Kresge Arts in Detroit and WDET and is part of Kresge Arts in Detroit’s mission to advance and showcase the work of Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, provide space for growth and discovery\, and further the connection between Kresge artists and the wider arts community. \n[accessibility note: ASL interpretation will be provided during this event] \n\nDAAY was raised on Detroit’s eastside and began playing piano at the age of four. At 17\, DAAY moved to England to pursue her bachelor’s degree in popular music at Falmouth University. While in school\, she participated in a study abroad program at ArteZ in the Netherlands\, during which she studied jazz voice and pursued an internship at a local studio. At university\, DAAY began her practice in music production and sound art. In 2018\, she moved back to Detroit and released her first EP\, “October\,” as a singer-songwriter. In 2021\, DAAY debuted her first sound art installation. \nJoel Fluent Greene is a poet\, author\, event curator\, educator\, and Spirit Of Detroit Award recipient. He was host at Detroit’s iconic Café Mahogany poetry nights and has shared the stage with The Roots\, Common\, The Last Poets\, Ledisi\, Big Sean\, Wyclef Jean\, and more. Greene has served as the creative writing instructor at Mariner’s Inn\, a shelter and treatment center in Detroit\, for six years and has held poetry workshops in over 60 schools in the metro Detroit area. He is a resident artist with Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts and the author of four poetry books. His latest\, “The Detroit Poems\,” was released in 2021\, with a follow up\, revised and edited\, “Definitive Version\,” released in 2022. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/virtual-artist-salon-daay-and-joel-greene/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/0421_KAID_2023_FB_Event_1920x1080.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230407T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230407T133000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20230126T191547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230405T173702Z UID:145591-1680868800-1680874200@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Salon: Demario Dotson and Queen Gabby DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in this virtual gathering space for discovery\, dialogue and the exchange of ideas. \nThis unique series focuses on the 2022 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, featuring artists Demario Dotson and Queen Gabby. A presentation about their practices will be followed by a Q&A based conversation moderated by WDET’s Chris Campbell. \nThis program is a collaboration between Kresge Arts in Detroit and WDET and is part of Kresge Arts in Detroit’s mission to advance and showcase the work of Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, provide space for growth and discovery\, and further the connection between Kresge artists and the wider arts community. \n[accessibility note: ASL interpretation will be provided during this event] \n\nDemario Dotson is a native of Atlanta and a graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Art\, where he was the recipient of the 2020 Robert C. Larson Award. Dotson’s recent residencies and exhibitions include Queer.Archive.Work (Providence\, RI) and Bread & Circus Gallery (Fort Wayne\, IN). He is a part of the Mighty Real/Queer Detroit exhibition and will be featured in I Said What I Said at MOCADA Brooklyn. Dotson was commissioned to be a part of the Ann Arbor District Library’s BLM Mural Project and was highlighted by Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts as an emerging Black artist to watch. He also contributed animation for Tiff Massey’s Get Big 1.0 as a part of the 2021 DLECTRICITY festival. Dotson will make his Detroit solo debut at What Pipeline in 2022. \nQueen Gabby is the Queen of Detroit Jit. In her journey to push the development of Jit culture\, Queen Gabby has performed in the opera Blue with the Detroit Opera and with Slippage at the Detroit Institute of Arts; showcased Jit in Paris\, France; taught at universities across the country\, including Wayne State University and the University of Michigan; choreographed for the Detroit Pistons; and has been featured on platforms such as Red Bull and Forbes Magazine. Queen Gabby’s mission is to shine a light on this city’s hidden gem and educate future generations about Detroit Jit. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/virtual-artist-salon-jeremy-brockman-and-demario-dotson/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/KAID_SpeakerSeries_0407_new8-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230324T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230324T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20230126T190742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230126T190742Z UID:145588-1679680800-1679686200@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Salon: Razi Jafri and Jhayla Mosley DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in this virtual gathering space for discovery\, dialogue and the exchange of ideas. \n\n\nThis unique series focuses on the 2022 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, featuring artists Razi Jafri and Jhayla Mosley. A presentation about their practices will be followed by a Q&A based conversation moderated by WDET’s Chris Campbell. \nThis program is a collaboration between Kresge Arts in Detroit and WDET and is part of Kresge Arts in Detroit’s mission to advance and showcase the work of Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, provide space for growth and discovery\, and further the connection between Kresge artists and the wider arts community. \n[accessibility note: ASL interpretation will be provided during this event] \n\n\n\n\n\nRazi Jafri is a visual artist\, documentarian\, and social activist based in Hamtramck. His work focuses on ethnicity\, religion\, immigration\, democracy\, and the changing cultural landscape in America. As a Muslim immigrant\, his own community is of particular interest to him as it vies for a voice in the American cultural\, economic\, and political arenas amidst a climate of Islamophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment. Jafri’s documentary films include\, “Hamtramck\, USA\,” which made its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival (2020)\, “Ashura in Detroit\,” which premiered at the Freep Film Festival (2021)\, and “Loyalty\,” a 2022 Independent Television Service grantee currently in post-production. Razi holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and an MFA from the University of Michigan. \n\n\n\n\nJhayla Mosley is an emerging narrative and commercial director in the Detroit area\, has a passion for using her voice to move mountains within her community through the art of storytelling. Born in Nebraska\, her family relocated to the city of Detroit\, where she fell in love with cinematic arts. Mosley’s goals include directing creative narrative films that feel nostalgic and reflective of the Black experience\, as well as directing more commercials for minority-owned businesses\, aiming to make commercial filmmaking a more inclusive environment not only for local filmmakers\, but also local businesses. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/virtual-artist-salon-razi-jafri-and-jhayla-mosley/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/0324_KAID_SpeakerSeries_Concept_F15.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230310T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20230126T190123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230126T190223Z UID:145584-1678471200-1678476600@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Salon: Natasha Beste and Leith Campbell DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in this virtual gathering space for discovery\, dialogue and the exchange of ideas. \nThis unique series focuses on the 2022 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, featuring artists Natasha Beste and Leith Campbell. A presentation about their practices will be followed by a Q&A based conversation moderated by WDET’s Chris Campbell. \nThis program is a collaboration between Kresge Arts in Detroit and WDET and is part of Kresge Arts in Detroit’s mission to advance and showcase the work of Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, provide space for growth and discovery\, and further the connection between Kresge artists and the wider arts community. \n[accessibility note: ASL interpretation will be provided during this event] \n\nNatasha Beste is a video director\, installation artist\, animator\, performer\, and educator whose work has been showcased at the Ann Arbor Film Festival\, Media City Film Festival\, MOCAD\, and the University of Michigan Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. Since 2006\, Beste has taught media arts at Wayne State University\, Marygrove College\, Y-Arts at the Boll Family YMCA\, and Ladybug Studios. Since 2010\, she’s been co-director of Gold House Media and has been commissioned by Kresge Arts in Detroit and Cranbrook Art Museum. She currently teaches at the College for Creative Studies and Living Arts (Detroit). \nLeith Campbell works at the intersection of technology and creativity\, attempting to find new\, more organic methods of expressing meaning and emotion through the use of technological means as well as using machines to interrogate humanity’s relationship to technology. From tech-mediated avant-garde composition to electro-mechanical sculpture\, there are few mediums under the rubric of technology she has not intersected with in her practice. Originally an instrumentalist with an improvisational focus\, she has reinvented and renewed her practice many times. Since 2017\, Campbell has been exploring notions of space\, perception\, phenomenology\, and identity\, as well as developing new pedagogies synergizing technology and art. She grew up in Port Huron\, and now lives in Midtown Detroit\, and is the non-birth parent to two beautiful children. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/virtual-artist-salon-natasha-beste-and-leith-campbell/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/0310_KAID_2023_FB_Event_1920x1080.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230303T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20230126T185657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230126T185657Z UID:145581-1677866400-1677871800@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Salon: Detroit Bureau of Sound and Tammy Lakkis DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in this virtual gathering space for discovery\, dialogue and the exchange of ideas. \nThis unique series focuses on the 2022 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, featuring artists Detroit Bureau of Sound and Tammy Lakkis. A presentation about their practices will be followed by a Q&A based conversation moderated by WDET’s Chris Campbell. \nThis program is a collaboration between Kresge Arts in Detroit and WDET and is part of Kresge Arts in Detroit’s mission to advance and showcase the work of Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, provide space for growth and discovery\, and further the connection between Kresge artists and the wider arts community. \n[accessibility note: ASL interpretation will be provided during this event] \n\nZac Bru is a cactus soloist\, composer\, and avid promoter of the future of music. He is best known by the name Detroit Bureau of Sound and has gained a reputation for mixing a variety of styles—including classical\, Baroque\, 20th century experimentalism\, noise\, and techno—into his compositions. Producing large-scale musical events has been a pivotal part of his work for the past decade; Bru has appeared in venues of all types including the Detroit Institute of Arts\, Michigan Science Center\, Red Bull Arts in Detroit\, and the The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum (East Lansing\, MI). \nTammy Lakkis is a songwriter\, singer\, producer\, poet\, and DJ based in Hamtramck with a focus on genre-defying and transnational electronic music. Lakkis—who grew up in Windsor and Dearborn Heights—made a name for herself performing playful\, all-hardware live sets\, singing bilingually in English and Arabic. Her debut EP\, “Notice” (2021)\, gained international traction and accolades. She is a resident DJ at Motor City Wine and Temple Bar. Lakkis is currently working on a full length album. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/virtual-artist-salon-detroit-bureau-of-sound-and-tammy-lakkis/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/0303_KAID_SpeakerSeries_Concept_F15.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230228T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230228T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20230126T184643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230126T185747Z UID:145575-1677607200-1677612600@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Salon: Allan Colding and Nova Zaii DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in this virtual gathering space for discovery\, dialogue and the exchange of ideas. \nThis unique series focuses on the 2022 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, featuring artists Allan Colding and Nova Zaii. A presentation about their practices will be followed by a Q&A based conversation moderated by Bridge Detroit’s Orlando P. Bailey. \nThis program is a collaboration between Kresge Arts in Detroit and WDET and is part of Kresge Arts in Detroit’s mission to advance and showcase the work of Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, provide space for growth and discovery\, and further the connection between Kresge artists and the wider arts community. \n[accessibility note: ASL interpretation will be provided during this event] \n\nAli Allan Colding is a seasoned professional jazz musician with national and international experiences\, living and practicing in Detroit. He has performed at most of Detroit’s major music venues and has played with world class musicians and singers such as James “Blood” Ulmer\, John Dana\, Ron English\, Ken Cox\, Marcus Belgrave\, Leon Henderson\, Charles Moore\, Ed Pickens\, Sam Sanders\, Harold and Ray McKinney\, Wendell Harrison\, Dorothy Ashby\, Gloria Lynn\, Kim Weston\, Fred Anderson\, Noah Howard\, Faruq Z. Bey\, Hakim Jami\, and more. Colding received his musical education from drummers Rudy Tucich\, Sr.\, Doug Hammond\, Roy Brooks\, J.C. Herd\, Jimmy Allen\, Ron Johnson\, Danny Spencer\, and George Davidson\, as well as through conversations with Elvin Jones and private lessons with Robert Pangborn Sr.\, percussionists with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra\, and Jack Luddingham at the Teal School of Music. \nNova Zaii is an electronic producer\, drummer\, and experience designer hailing from Chicago. While completing two degrees—in performing arts technology and jazz studies—at the University of Michigan\, he invented a touchless instrument called the Nova Portals. He has patented and performed with the Portals around the country\, including for TEDx Chicago. In 2016\, he co-founded the electronic-jazz group\, the JuJu Exchange\, which released its debut album “Exchange” in 2017; the album reached the number one jazz album streaming position on Apple Music. He has worked with Kesswa\, Vic Mensa\, Prefuse 73\, Derrick Hodge\, Jamila Woods\, Robert Hurst\, Kaleigh Wilder\, Marcus Elliot\, Tank and the Bangas\, as well as other visionary artists. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/virtual-artist-salon-allan-colding-and-nova-zaii/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/0228_KAID_2023_FB_Event_1920x1080.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20230117T171849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T171849Z UID:145048-1677004200-1677007800@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:WDET Travel France Webinar DESCRIPTION:Detroit’s NPR Station 101.9 WDET is offering listeners another amazing travel opportunity! Join us on a trip to France and explore some of the most beautiful scenery the country has to offer\, including Versailles Palace & Gardens\, dinner at the Eiffel Tower and more. \nLearn more during a travel preview of the upcoming France Magnifique tour via Zoom Feb. 21 at 6:30 p.m. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/wdet-travel-france-webinar/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screen-Shot-2023-01-17-at-12.10.06-PM-e1673975472380.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230221T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20230126T184237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230126T185815Z UID:145571-1677002400-1677007800@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Salon: Queen Gabby and Deidre D.S.SENSE Smith DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in this virtual gathering space for discovery\, dialogue and the exchange of ideas. \nThis unique series focuses on the 2022 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, featuring artists Queen Gabby and Deidre D.S.SENSE Smith. A presentation about their practices will be followed by a Q&A based conversation moderated by Bridge Detroit’s Orlando P. Bailey. \nThis program is a collaboration between Kresge Arts in Detroit and WDET and is part of Kresge Arts in Detroit’s mission to advance and showcase the work of Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, provide space for growth and discovery\, and further the connection between Kresge artists and the wider arts community. \n[accessibility note: ASL interpretation will be provided during this event] \n\nQueen Gabby is the Queen of Detroit Jit. In her journey to push the development of Jit culture\, Queen Gabby has performed in the opera Blue with the Detroit Opera and with Slippage at the Detroit Institute of Arts; showcased Jit in Paris\, France; taught at universities across the country\, including Wayne State University and the University of Michigan; choreographed for the Detroit Pistons; and has been featured on platforms such as Red Bull and Forbes Magazine. Queen Gabby’s mission is to shine a light on this city’s hidden gem and educate future generations about Detroit Jit. \nDeidre D.S.SENSE Smith is a Detroit native who has always shown great pride in her city. Raised on the eastside\, she was surrounded by culture and art. Although Smith has seen the struggles\, despair\, and chaos that has afflicted the city’s once flourishing neighborhoods\, she reflects the hope and beauty she sees in her hometown through her artistry. Smith has performed on various stages in support of equal rights\, education\, art\, and in protest of the many socio-economic woes plaguing our world. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/virtual-artist-salon-queen-gabby-and-deidre-d-s-sense-smith/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/0221_KAID_2023_FB_Event_1920x1080.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230207T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230207T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20230126T183724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230126T183724Z UID:145566-1675792800-1675798200@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:Virtual Artist Salon: Summer Like The Season and KESSWA DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in this virtual gathering space for discovery\, dialogue and the exchange of ideas. \nThis unique series focuses on the 2022 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, featuring artists KESSWA and Summer Like The Season. A presentation about their practices will be followed by a Q&A based conversation moderated by Bridge Detroit’s Orlando P. Bailey. \nThis program is a collaboration between Kresge Arts in Detroit and WDET and is part of Kresge Arts in Detroit’s mission to advance and showcase the work of Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Awardees\, provide space for growth and discovery\, and further the connection between Kresge artists and the wider arts community. \n[accessibility note: ASL interpretation will be provided during this event] \n\nKESSWA is an interdisciplinary artist from Detroit. As a vocalist\, producer\, and filmmaker\, her work integrates performance\, video\, and music to function as a resource for emotional healing. Her recent work with Shigeto\, “Is My Mind A Machine Gun?\,” premiered on MOCAD’s new media platform Daily Rush and as a performance art piece at the DLECTRICITY festival (2021). KESSWA toured Germany as Detroit-Berlin Connection and Musicboard Berlin’s premier artist-in-residence. She has performed in support of avant-garde artists such as Esperanza Spalding\, Sudan Archives\, the Sun Ra Arkestra\, and Rashaad Newsome. \nSummer Krinsky is a Detroit-based composer\, multi-instrumentalist\, audio engineer\, and creative coder. Her sound is stylized by the use of mixing and production as a compositional foundation. Krinsky plays drums\, bass\, piano\, guitar\, and sings\, releasing music under the artist name Summer Like The Season. Exploring themes of this cyborg era\, her work traces the edge between live instrumentation and contemporary electronics\, examining the intermediary role technology plays in modern identity. Additionally\, she experiments with programming novel audio controllers and designing interactive installations. She is a 2020 Gilda Award recipient and Science Gallery Detroit resident artist. Krinsky’s highly personal approach to creativity speaks with a unique and inventive voice. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/virtual-artist-salon-summer-like-the-season-and-kesswa/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/0207_KAID_2023_FB_Event_1920x1080.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221221T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221221T130000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20221215T203949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221215T204155Z UID:144020-1671624000-1671627600@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:WDET One Small Step Virtual Listening Party DESCRIPTION:RSVP for Free\n \nJoin Detroit’s NPR Station\, 101.9 WDET\, and StoryCorps for our One Small Step virtual listening party! \nWDET brought hundreds of Metro Detroiters with different political views together to have civil conversations. We want to share what we found with you. You’ll hear from a few of the Detroit One Small Step participants.\n \nYou also get an exclusive preview of WDET’s One Small Step holiday special\, airing Wednesday\, Dec. 28 at 9 a.m.\, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.\n \nFrom StoryCorps and Detroit’s NPR Station\, 101.9 WDET!\n \n Stream Video URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/one-small-step-dec-2022/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/OneSmallStep_square.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20220929T184420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T185735Z UID:139719-1665682200-1665689400@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:Detroit school board virtual candidate forum DESCRIPTION:RSVP\n \nTwo former board presidents\, a few former educators\, four incumbents\, parents and a recent graduate are among the 18 candidates running for four open seats on the Detroit school board in what could be a consequential election for the city school district. \n​​The seven-member board oversees and sets policy for the Detroit Public Schools Community District\, which educates nearly 49\,000 students. With more than half of the four-year seats open for the Nov. 8 general election\, new board members could impact Superintendent Nikolai Vitti’s plan to address pandemic-related enrollment losses\, chronic absenteeism and poor academic achievement. \nChalkbeat Detroit and WDET are hosting a virtual school board candidate forum Thursday\, Oct. 13\, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Join us as we hear from the 18 candidates vying to lead Detroit public schools. The forum will be held over Zoom and split into two panels with a short intermission. A schedule will be announced closer to the event. \nThis event is free to attend\, but you must RSVP to receive the Zoom information. You can also let us know what questions you have for the candidates when you sign up. \nChalkbeat is a nonprofit news organization committed to covering one of the nation’s most important stories: the effort to improve schools for all children\, especially those who have historically lacked access to a quality education. \nWDET has provided an independent voice for the Detroit region for nearly 70 years. As a community service of Wayne State University\, we use the power of our broadcast and digital channels to inspire and educate listeners at home and away. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/detroit-school-board-virtual-candidate-forum/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MicrosoftTeams-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221007T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221007T140000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20220930T144630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221004T190809Z UID:139771-1665149400-1665151200@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:First Friday Watch Party: Focus on Freighters DESCRIPTION:Those freighters along Great Lakes ports and the skylines are part of the region’s history\, economy and mythology. \nJoin WDET’s own Nick Austin (Soul Saturday\, Detroit Today) and Great Lakes Now’s Sandra Svoboda to learn more about the best places to see the ships\, how to track them and where museums around the region are showcasing Great Lakes shipping history\, including the storied Edmund Fitzgerald. \nAsk questions (and get answers) about the boats\, the shipping industry\, freighter routes and more. \nGuests: \n\nMichelle Briggs\, chief park ranger at the Soo Locks\, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.\nScott Bjorklund\, park ranger at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center in Duluth\, Minnesota.\n\nPhoto credit: Sandra Svoboda/Great Lakes Now. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/first-friday-watch-party-focus-on-freighters/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/freighters-GLN-e1664548401344.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220902T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220905T230000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20220830T162552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220902T190935Z UID:138456-1662141600-1662418800@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:WDET Live Broadcast: The Detroit Jazz Festival DESCRIPTION:WDET will broadcast the Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage in its entirety this Labor Day Weekend. Stream it on air\, online\, or on the WDET App! URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/wdet-live-broadcast-the-detroit-jazz-festival/ LOCATION:On Air\, Online\, or on the WDET App CATEGORIES:Music,Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DJFF-festival-socials_Twitter-1024x512-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220902T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220902T140000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20220830T134105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220830T134105Z UID:138429-1662125400-1662127200@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:First Friday Watch Party: Visit a Shipwreck\, Connect with Great Lakes History DESCRIPTION:Shipwrecks\, sailors’ stories\, artifacts from bygone eras. The history of the Great Lakes is not only on display at NOAA’s current and proposed national marine sanctuaries on the Great Lakes\, it’s there for visitors of all ages to engage with and enjoy. \nJoin WDET’s own Nick Austin (host of Soul Saturday\, producer for Detroit Today) and Great Lakes Now’s Sandra Svoboda to learn more about visiting these unique places\, whether you’re a tourist on land or a diver in the water. \nView a new video from WPBS-TV in Watertown\, New York about Lake Ontario’s proposed sanctuary\, and ask questions (and get answers) about the sanctuaries and their shipwrecks from NOAA experts. \nGuests: \n\nEllen Brody\, Great Lakes Regional Coordinator\, NOAA’s Office of the National Marine Sanctuaries\nStephanie Gandulla\, Resource Protection Coordinator\, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary\nDavid White\, Recreation Specialist\, New York Sea Grant URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/first-friday-watch-party-visit-a-shipwreck-connect-with-great-lakes-history/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/griffin_shipwreck-e1661866783790.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220805T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220805T140000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20220801T193837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220801T193900Z UID:135729-1659706200-1659708000@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:First Friday Watch Party: Get Out There on the Great Lakes DESCRIPTION:Join WDET’s own Nick Austin (host of Soul Saturday\, producer for Detroit Today) and Great Lakes Now’s Sandra Svoboda to learn more about fun and interesting places around the Great Lakes. They’ll be joined by guests from around the region who will share places to go for outdoor fun and to learn more about the history\, culture and science of the Great Lakes. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/first-friday-watch-party-get-out-there-on-the-great-lakes/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GLN-first-friday-great-lakes-e1659382682958.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220603T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220603T140000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20220531T155927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220531T160318Z UID:132226-1654263000-1654264800@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:First Friday Watch Party: All About Otters DESCRIPTION:Do you love otters? If so\, you are definitely not alone. These semi-aquatic members of the weasel family are known for their cuteness and resourceful behavior. \nIn our June First Friday Watch Party\, we’ll celebrate the recent otter sighting on the Detroit River after a long absence\, and talk about the differences between sea otters and river otters. We’ll also learn about what we can do to protect and promote a safe and healthy habitat for otters throughout the Great Lakes region. \nWe’ll show a PBS Digital Studios and PBS Nature Animal IQ video about otters called “Otters: Cute\, Playful\, Geniuses?” You can learn more about the series by visiting the PBS Terra YouTube channel. \nGuests for this watch party include:\n–Dr. John Hartig\, an award-winning Great Lakes scientist and columnist for Great Lakes Now. Hartig recently penned a special column for GLN on the significance of the recent otter sighting in the Detroit River.\n–Natalie Riemer\, curator of terrestrial animals at the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth\, MN. She is the caretaker of the two otters who live at the aquarium. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/first-friday-watch-party-all-about-otters/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/otter-GLN-e1654012728546.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220506T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220506T140000 DTSTAMP:20260419T221532 CREATED:20220502T183706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220502T183706Z UID:130580-1651843800-1651845600@dev.wdet.org SUMMARY:First Friday Watch Party: Butterflies & Climate Change DESCRIPTION:What can butterflies tell us about #climatechange? In this First Friday Watch Party\, join Great Lakes Now Producer Anna Sysling to learn about what the cabbage white butterfly can teach us about the impacts of climate change playing out in our own backyards. \nWe’ll check out a video called “Backyard Butterflies\, Meet Climate Change” from Chicago PBS affiliate WTTW’s Urban Nature\, a digital series that explores the surprising slices of nature thriving in America’s largest cities. \nPlus\, learn about how to attract and support the iconic Monarch butterfly species during its annual migration through the Great Lakes. \nJoin us LIVE to ask your questions to our guests. \nGuests for this watch party include:\n–Urban Nature host Marcus Kronforst (Watch the entire Urban Nature series at wttw.com/urbannature)\n–Author of “Bicycling with Butterflies” Sara Dykman. She made history when she became the first person to bicycle alongside monarch butterflies on their annual migration—a round-trip of more than 10\,000 miles.\n–Eastern District Interpretive Supervisor with the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority Erin Parker\, who is an experienced educator and steward for butterflies in the Great Lakes region. \nThis First Friday series of watch parties is a partnership with Detroit Public Television\, the Belle Isle Conservancy\, WDET 101.9 FM Detroit’s NPR Station and the environmental online newsletter Planet Detroit. URL:https://dev.wdet.org/event/first-friday-watch-party-butterflies-climate-change/ LOCATION:MI CATEGORIES:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dev.wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Pieris_brassicae_-_Large_Cabbage_White_-_01.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR