Arts In the City

(from Kerri)



DETROIT ARTISTS MARKET JOINS DETROIT SYNERGY
TO PRESENT THIRD ANNUAL“ARTS IN THE CITY”



DETROIT, (June 5, 2004) – The Detroit Artists Market joins Detroit Synergy to present “Arts in the City,” an event designed to showcases emerging and well-established artists who use a wide variety of mediums including dance, fashion design, film, painting, music, photography, poetry and sculpture to express their ideas and visions. It will take place Saturday, June 19 at the Detroit Club, 712 Cass Avenue in downtown Detroit.

“This is the third time in as many years we have presented ‘Arts in the City’,” said Peter Marsh, Detroit Synergy Project Coordinator. “We were honored when the Detroit Artists Market agreed to be the event’s co-presenter. We believe this will be the best Arts in the City yet.”

“Arts in the City” will begin with a Patrons Preview from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Tickets to the Preview cost $50 and include complimentary valet, chef’s signature dish, and an opportunity to meet the artists and performers. Doors open to the general public beginning at 8:00 p.m. Tickets cost $15 and include light hors d’oeuvres. All tickets can be purchased in advance at Detroit Synergy, or they can be purchased at the door the night of the event. Proceeds from ticket sales benefit both the Detroit Artists Market and Detroit Synergy.

“We have put together a very talented lineup of more than 60 artists and exciting performers to keep our guests entertained well into the early morning,” said Aaron Timlin, Executive Director of the Detroit Artists Market.

The program’s entertainers, performers and artists include: Audra Kubat, Joiya, the Bluelake Singers, Tina Tomicic, The Hardcore Detroit Breakin’ Crew, and other Detroit artists, dancers, filmmakers, fashion designers, musicians, and poets.

Compuware sponsors the evening of Arts in the City.

The Detroit Artists Market is located in the Detroit Cultural Center at 4719 Woodward Avenue, Detroit MI 48201, three blocks south of The Detroit Institute of Arts, and one block east of Wayne State University. You may contact the Detroit Artists Market by phone at 313.832.8540 or via electronic mail at info@detroitartistsmarket.org. Exhibitions are free and open to the public. Free on-the-street parking is available. Visit online at: DAM.

Detroit Synergy is a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to injecting positive energy into the city and creating a stronger community through volunteer-driven projects. For more information visit online at Detroit Synergy or e-mail info@detroitsynergy.org.

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