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February 4, 2012
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Boomers and the Arts
Boomers & the Arts is in place to help you connect with museum, theatre and concert information in your city.
Upcoming Events Across The Nation
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DETROIT, MI Detroit Historical Museum Detroit Toy Stories Friday, September 23, 2011, 9:30 AM to Sunday, May 27, 2012, 3:00 PM |
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Remember your favorite toy - or toys- from when you were a kid? Detroit Toy Stories will help bring back those joyful memories. Drawing on over 7,000 items in the Society's collection, this exhibit features a variety of playthings from multiple generations of metro Detroit children, including games, dolls, wardrobes, doll houses, pedal cars, hula hoops, toy soldiers, toy trucks and much more. In addition, video of historic wind-up toys and classic toy commercials is on hand to assist in rememb...
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D, MI Detroit Historical Museum Fabulous 5: Detroit's Destinations Exhibit Friday, September 23, 2011, 9:30 AM to Sunday, May 27, 2012, 3:00 PM |
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The Fabulous 5 exhibits highlight outstanding things about Detroit. Occasionally, these wonderful elements of local culture are places. Detroit's Destinations is a salute to five such places. Some are historic sites with a long history of visitors while others are more recent and have more of a "cult" following. The first location is Belle Isle. While most of us have been there, few know that it's the largest city-owned island in the nation, boasting 982 acres and five miles of shore...
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DETROIT, MI Detroit Historical Museum African American History Day Saturday, February 4, 2012 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
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Join in the celebration of African American history and culture as the Detroit Historical Museum kicks off Black History Month with this annual event. Find gifts from our Artists Market, learn from historical organizations and neighborhood organizations in the area, and bring kids to enjoy entertainment and a caricature artist. Renowned storytellers Ivory D. Williams and Shanta and the Kidz Art Zone will provide enthralling experiences for children. Refreshments will be available for purchase....
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DETROIT, MI Detroit Historical Museum Film Series: The Freedom Train Saturday, February 11, 2012, 1:00 PM to Sunday, February 12, 2012, 1:30 PM |
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The Detroit Historical Society continues its monthly film series with “The Freedom Train” at the Detroit Historical Museum. This documentary film chronicles The National Negro Labor Council (NNLC), formed in 1951, and its mission to advance blacks in the workplace and eliminate racism inside the unions. Ultimately, the Council was disbanded, but not before ten thousand people received jobs as a result of their efforts. The run time for the film is 28 minutes. Two guest speakers for this month’s...
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DETROIT, MI Detroit Historical Museum February Scholar Series with Grace Lee Boggs Wednesday, February 15, 2012 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM |
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Join us for the February scholar series featuring author and Detroit native Grace Lee Boggs as she discusses her book "The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twentieth Century." Boggs, a legendary figure in the struggle for justice in America, assesses the current political, economical, and environmental crises, especially in devastated urban communities. Boggs has participated in all of the 20th century's major social movements, and draws on 70 years of experience ...
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