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You to Detroit, Michigan Butler University and the Greater Detroit Alumni Community Welcome You to Detroit, Michigan Thursday, March 15 Butler Bulldogs Open Practice Session 11:45 AM – 12:25 PM (Eastern Time) • Little Caesars Arena Butler University Welcome Reception and Ticket Distribution 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Eastern Time) • Summit Room on 25th Floor, The Crown Plaza Detroit Downtown Riverfront Friday, March 16 Pre-Game Fan Gathering 11:00 AM (Eastern Time) Hockeytown Café 2301 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201 #10 Butler Bulldogs vs. #7 Arkansas Razorbacks • 3:10 PM (Eastern Time) Little Caesars Arena 2645 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201 Saturday, March 17 Off day, no tournament games. Spend the day enjoying Detroit with other Bulldog fans or on your own. Sunday, March 18 If Butler advances, we will play the winner of the #15 Cal State Fullerton vs. #2 Purdue game, TBD *There may be additional Pre and/or Post Game Gatherings TBA based on game times. Activities for Detroit St. Patrick’s Day Festivities __ Nancy Whiskey Nancy Whiskey has been a Corktown mainstay for many a year. Surviving through Prohibition (once had its own speak easy!) and a devastating fire in 2009, the building still stands tall, and continues to hold one of the oldest liquor licenses in Detroit (110 years!). Nancy's throws some of the best parties in Corktown. nancywhiskeydetroit.com 2644 Harrison Street, Detroit, MI 313.962.4247 McShane’s Irish Pub McShane’s is also a traditional Irish bar located in the Corktown neighborhood. St. Patrick’s Day festivities start early on Saturday, 7:00 AM! mcshanespub.com 1460 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI 313.961.1960 Points of Interest, Tours, and Museums __ Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), located in Midtown Detroit, has one of the largest and most significant art collections in the United States. With over 100 galleries, it covers 658,000 square feet with a major renovation and expansion project completed in 2007 that added 58,000 square feet. The DIA collection is regarded as among the top six museums in the United States with an encyclopedic collection which spans the globe from ancient Egyptian and European works to contemporary art. Its art collection is valued in billions of dollars, up to $8.1 billion according to a 2014 appraisal. The DIA campus is located in Detroit's Cultural Center Historic District, about two miles north of the downtown area, across from the Detroit Public Library near Wayne State University. Hours and Cost: Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Adults $14 (Senior $9), children 6-17 $6 dia.org 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202 313.833.7900 *recommended by Brad Bocketti ’17 Fisher Building The building known as “Detroit’s largest art object” has been dropping jaws in New Center for more than 80 years. The Fisher — built by the Fisher brothers of “Body by Fisher” fame — opened Sept. 1, 1928, at Second Avenue and Grand Boulevard. Once known as the Cathedral to Commerce, the 441-foot tower is decked to the nines in fancy marbles, mosaics, soaring, painted ceilings and a whole lot of brass and bronze. Unquestionably, the golden tower of the Fisher Building is one of the most recognizable sights in Detroit’s skyline. Saturday and Sunday there are free tours of the largest marble skyscraper that provides an extensive history of the building, a tour of the interior arcade, 3rd floor, and 19th floor. You may sign up for the tours at the Pure Detroit Gift Shop at the corner of Lothrop and Second. Tour Times and Cost: Saturday: Free tours at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM Sunday: Free tours at 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM historicdetroit.org shop.puredetroit.com 3011 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48202 877.436.8738 *recommended by Brad Bocketti ’17 Detroit Zoo Situated on 125 acres with many naturalistic habitats the major exhibits include the Polk Penguin Conservation Center, Arctic Ring of Life, Australian Outback Adventure, Great Apes of Harambee, National Amphibian Conservation Center, Holden Reptile Conservation Center and the Butterfly Garden. The Detroit Zoo is home to more than 2,000 animals of 230 species. This is the 90th year of operation for the zoo. Hours and Cost: Daily in the month of March: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Adults $15, seniors (62+) and children (2-18) $11. detroitzoo.org 8450 West 10 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48067 248.541.5717 *recommended by Tanzalea Daniels ’03 Eastern Market is a historic commercial district in Detroit, Michigan. It is located approximately one mile northeast of the city's downtown and is bordered on the south by Gratiot Avenue, the north by Mack Avenue, the east by St. Aubin Street, and the west by Interstate 75. The district was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Eastern Market is the largest historic public market district in the United States, and the Eastern Market farmer's distribution center is the largest open-air flowerbed market in the United States and has more than 150 foods and specialty businesses. On Saturdays, about 45,000 people shop the city's historic Eastern Market. easternmarket.org *recommended by Kate Roberts ’02 Greektown Detroit Established by Greek immigrants in the 1880's, historic Greektown continues to beat as the heart of downtown Detroit as a thriving entertainment center. The Greektown Historic District is located just east of the intersection of Gratiot Avenue and Woodward Avenue. The district is roughly bounded by East Lafayete, Brush Street, the alley between Monroe Avenue and Macomb Steet, and St. Antoine Street. The buildings are largely commercial and open to the public. greektowndetroit.org *recommended by Ashely Vella ’06 Motown Museum "Hitsville U.S.A." is the nickname given to Motown's first headquarters. A former photographers' studio located at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan, approaching the New Center area, it was purchased by Motown founder Berry Gordy in 1959. It was converted for use as the record label's administrative building and recording studio, which was open 22 hours a day (closing from 8 to 10 a.m. for maintenance). Following mainstream success in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Gordy moved the label to Los Angeles and established the Hitsville West studio. Hours and Cost: Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Sunday: Closed Adults $15 (Senior $10), children 5-17 $10 motownmusic.org 2648 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48208 313.875.2264 *recommended by Teresa Mask ’93 Third Man Records Third Man Records was originally founded by Jack White in Detroit, MI in 2001. In March of 2009 a physical location was established in Nashville, TN. Third Man Records returned to Detroit in November 2015 with its second retail location, Third Man Records Cass Corridor — record store, novelties lounge, in- store performance stage, record booth, and vinyl record pressing plant, which you can witness in action through viewing windows in the store, pressing the very records available for purchase. Hours: Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM thirdmanrecords.com 441 West Canfield Street, Detroit, MI 48201 313.209.5205 *recommended by Kate Roberts ’02 Seven.Two Tours The name is drawn from the 7.2 square miles of Downtown Detroit. It's a conversation starter and a Detroit fact wrapped in one. During the tour you’ll experience both soaring modern glass towers as well as Art Deco architecture, electrifying street art and great social spots, iconic sculptures as well as the stories of how we got them. Come see the new, the old, and the bold! The tour company began as an effort to fill the existing gaps in people’s knowledge about what our local, ethnic, cultural, and regional story actually is. During our tours, Detroit’s storied history, as well as all of the new and exciting things going on, consistently surprise visitors. Free Walking Tour Saturday: 1:15 PM – 3:45 PM seventwotours.com Tour departs from the lobby of One Campus Martius 87 Monroe Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226 313.643.3379 Restaurant & Bar List for Detroit Joe Muer Seafood____ (seafood) ___ joemuer.com 400 Renaissance Center, Suite 1404 Detroit, MI 48243 313.567.6837 (reservations accepted) *recommended by Kevin McDevitt ’77 Mercury Burger & Bar____ (burgers & shakes) mercuryburgerbar.com 2163 Michigan Avenue Detroit, MI 48216 *owned by Butler Parent Dave Steinke 313.964.5000 *recommended by Kevin McDevitt ’77 Wright and Company ____(contemporary American)______________ wrightdetroit.com 1500 Woodward Avenue, 2nd Floor Detroit, MI 48226 313.962.7711 (reservations accepted) *recommended by Kevin McDevitt ’77 Sugar House____ (craft cocktails & small plates) sugarhousedetroit.com 2130 Michigan Avenue Detroit, MI 48226 313.962.0123 (no reservations) *recommended by Ashley Vella ’06 Apparatus Room ____ (new American) _____ wrightdetroit.com 250 West Larned Street Detroit, MI 48226 313.915.4422 (reservations recommended) *recommended by Kevin McDevitt ’77 Caucus Club Detroit____ (cocktails and steakhouse fare) caucusclubdetroit.com 150 West Congress Street Detroit, MI 48226 313.567.6837 (reservations accepted) *recommended by Kevin McDevitt ’77 Roast Detroit____ (steakhouse) roastdetroit.com 1128 Washington Boulevard Detroit, MI 48226 313.961.2500 (reservations accepted) *recommended by Kevin McDevitt ’77 Republic Tavern____ (elevated, seasonal pub fare) republictaverndetroit.com 1942 Grand River Avenue Detroit, MI 48226 313.446.8360 (reservations accepted) *recommended by Kevin McDevitt ’77 Central Kitchen + Bar____ (gastropub) centraldetroit.com 660 Woodward Avenue, Suite 4A Detroit,
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