Greater 's Original Cultural Events Weekly • Thursday, May 24, 2018 DOWNTOWN MONITOR Belle Isle Readies the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear will roar once again at the Raceway on Belle Isle with three days of racing, Meijer Fan Zone live music and family fun, Friday, June 1 through Sunday, June 3. inOff the the Detroit Grand SportsPrix track, District there's entertainment for any age. The the IndyCar Fan includes Village, displaystailgating from games the Detroitinside the sports Party teams Pit, Prix and we hear it from our fans everyday - they can't wait , interactive experiences including "There's definitely a lot of anticipation building for the Grand alongon the with 96-3 plentyWDVD/NASH of family-friendly FM 93-1 Entertainment activities. Stage, including to be back on Belle Isle and celebrate the start of the summer ThroughoutA Great the Bigweekend, World local and nationalTom Walker acts willon Saturday perform in the Motor City," said Bud Denker, Chairman of the Chevrolet and country music star David Nail on Sunday. Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear. pop duo 2018 Chevrolet and rockerDetroit Grand Prix presented by action,The on-track including lineup two atVerizon the Grand IndyCar Prix Series continues to be one of Lear the best in racingChevrolet with seven Dual races in Detroit over three, along days with of the non-stop exotic Tickets for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar races Championship on back-to- start at $40 and are available at DetroitGP.com/Tickets, at backracing days on inSaturday, the June 2 in the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic. 866-464-PRIX (7749), or in person at the Grand Prix box office sports cars of the locatedDetroit. at GM above the GM Wintergarden, at 300 Renaissance Center Drive, Suite 2311, in Downtown The Grand Prix itself, starts Sunday, June 3, at 3:30 p.m. 2 DOWNTOWN MONITOR Thursday, May 24, 2018

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Michigan’s newest art fair will take place on Saturday, May 26 through Monday, May 28 at Kensington Metropark in Milford. Ninety-five juried artists from across the country with artwork in every price range will be on hand. Focusing on natural images to fit the lovely setting, non-traditional art is also included. There will also be gourmet food trucks, live art demonstrations, hands-on art activities, paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, functional and decorative pottery and glass, wearable art, fiber, jewelry and much more. - Hours are Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Monday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The cost is free, but a Metroparks vehicle permit is required to enter any Metropark and is $35 annu ally for regular admission, $21 annually for seniors or $10 daily. For more info call (810) 227-8910 or see metroparks.com/parks/kensington-metropark/. Kensington Metropark is located at 4570 Huron River Parkway in Milford (48380).

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CITY SCENE SPECIAL EVENTS Kanagawa Jubilee Chorale Movement Festival at Hart Plaza

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Detroit’s Motown sound is popular Kanagawaall over the Jubilee world, Chorale. but De troiters will now have an opportunity to hear gospel and Jazz like directionwe’ve never of twoheard talented it before Detroiters, from the Ashton and Rivonne Moore, The current Movement Electronic Kanagawa is a coastal prefecture just south of Tokyo. Under the Music Festival Plaza 13thon Detroit’s version riverfront. of Greater Detroit's the Kanagawa Jubilee Chorale have explored countless musical takes place over Memorial Day weekend inside Hart genres, that include popular African American spirituals, jazz,- rock, R&B, Bossa Nova, and soul. - This year's festival features more than 110 of electronic music’s “African American gospel music enjoys worldwide popular most illustrious artists performing in the birthplace of Techno; five ity, particularly in Germany and Japan,” comments Edith Clif outdoor stages; engaging art displays curated by top talent, featuring ton, Hartford Music Director. “Even the Royal Wedding of Prince local outdoor mural star Ouizi (work, pictured below), the Movement- Harry and Meghan Markle featured the Kingdom London Gospel Cass Technical High School and State University gradu- Artist-in-Residence; a posh VIP setting located behind the Main Stage; Choir in the ceremonies.” afterparties The dynamic husband-wife directors of the Chorale are both an interactive technology center featuring the industry’s top elec tronic music instrument makers; and stellar additional programming ates who now live, perform and teach in Japan. each night after the festival a day closes, with dozens of official “The Kanagawa Jubilee Chorale from Japan will highlight Detroit atfestival. several The of the Movement city’s hottest Stages clubs include and eventthe Pyramid spaces. Stage, Stargate on its first concert tour outside of Japan. On Friday, June 8th this Stage,Over 30,000the Red people Bull Stage fromand the around Resident the globe Advisor attended Underground the 2017 choraleClifton. will be presented at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church Stage. at 6 p.m. in a concert open to the public and free of charge,” said - - “The 'music connection' is perhaps the strongest intercultural day,Festival May 28organizers at the Pyramid will also Stage. have Movement Yoga presented by De connection we can experience. We want to share this experience troit Yoga Labs back on-site, taking place on Sunday, May 27 and Mon with the entire community of Greater Detroit without charge.” While visiting the Detroit area, The Kanagawa Jubilee Chorale’s Grand Tour will include several locations and events open to the- A full schedule and performers' set times can be found at movement. public.tist Church, The Grandafternoon Concert Hour and of PowerCultural Tour includes: us/schedule. Wednesday, June 6th, Detroit’s historic Hartford Memorial Bap service from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday June 8th: The Kanagawa Jubilee Chorale’s Grand Concert atCommunity Hartford atChurch 6 p.m. Sunday Free of service. charge. Sunday, June 10th: They'll travel to Lansing to join St. Stephen’s- The Detroit tour would be incomplete without the Chorale pay ing a visit to the Charles H. Wright Museum, and of course the Motown Museum to learn more about the popular Motown sound. Also on the agenda: Great Lakes Crossing and Somerset Mall. Hartford Memorial Baptist Church is located at 18700 James Couzens. For more information call (313) 550-6120. 4 DOWNTOWN MONITOR Thursday, May 24, 2018 SYMPHONIC NEWS Ruth's Music Notes Ruth Crystal-Zaromp

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This Memorial Day Weekend moreCivil than War 800 Remembrance Union and Confederate re- enactors, complete with bustling camps and period music will enliven all of Greenfield Village for their annual , May 26-28. Get inspired by the most authentic display of Civil War re-enactors in the country as they immerse visitors in life during wartime of the 1860’s. Greenfield Village hours will be extended on Saturday, May 26 until 9 p.m. This year, learn how Union veterans returned home after the conflict and established their own organizations, including the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), where they could gather to help one another remember, heal and aid those affected by the war, including the widows and orphans left behind. GAR also worked to establish Memorial Day – or Decoration Day as it was then known – asking members to decorate the graves of their fallen comrades with flowers on May 30, 1868. Throughout Greenfield Village, learn more about the resourcefulness of soldiers and watch Union and Confederate re-enactors take part in cavalry, artillery firing and tactical demonstrations at Walnut Grove. Visit the Village Pavilion, the designated Civil War Resource Center for rarely seen artifacts andhistoric new clothing presentations of the day. about On women Saturday and night, African-Americans a concert features of theTin CivilCremona War era, with dozens of living history experts wearing meticulous reproductions of On Monday, The Henry Ford will host the Memorial Day Commemoration and Friends to hear period mid-19th century American Banjo music. National Moment of Silence ceremonywhistle. on the Village Green starting at 12 p.m. and will participate in a at 3 p.m. signaled by the Armington & Sims shop Admission to Greenfield Village’s Civil War Remembrance is free with Museum membership, or $28 for adults, $25.50 for seniors 62 and up and $21 for youth 5-11. Children four and under are free. Parking is $6 for nonmembers. For information, call (313) 982-6001 or see thehenryford.org/events/ civilWarRemembrance.aspx. Greenfield Village is located on the grounds of the Henry Ford Museum LIVE complex THEATRE at 20900 Oakwood Blvd., in Dearborn. Northern Aggression in Northville

June 5th – June 12th 2018 Come and join the Kanagawa Jubilee Chorale as they embark on their concert and cultural tour of Detroit. Thursday, June 7th L to R: Patrick Loos, Alysia Kolascz and Thomas D. Mahard Cultural Day Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History - Motown Museum Northville's Tipping PointNorthern Theatre Aggression,is staging a isplay that's appropriately fitting for a 11:00am place on the upcoming Memorial Day holiday calendar (see Greenfield Village's fea Friday, June 8th Sunday, June 10th ture on this same page). ostensibly about the conflicts that The Grand Concert Church Service arise between Yankees, Rob (Patrick Loos) and Maddie (Alysia Kolascz), both newly Hartford Memorial Baptist Church St. Stephen’s Community Church moved-in to their deep south home in Carson, Georgia, and their new, and decidedly Doors open at 5:30pm 1007 Kimberly Dr. Lansing, MI 48912 ConfederateNorthern Aggression Civil War re-enacting neighbor Dr. Boggs (Thomas D. Mahard). It's the Concert starts at 6:00pm 10:00am North vs. the South once again, but this time, it's much more amusing. by Michigan playwright Joseph Zettelmaier, runs through June 24, Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. with matinees on Saturdays at 3 p.m. and- Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $30 – $46. Seniors (62 or older) receive a $2 discount off their ticket. For tickets or more information, call (248) 347-0003 or visit Tipping PointTheatre.com. The Tipping Point Theatre is located at 361 E. Cady, in Northville. Thursday, May 24, 2018 DOWNTOWN MONITOR 9

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A Review by Paul Arlon CINEMA CULTURE

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