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A Little Detroit Night Music

A Little Detroit Night Music

“A Little Night Music” is a charming musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler.  Inspired by the Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night, it involves the romantic lives of several couples in Sweden. An aging lawyer, Fredrik has just married a foolish 18-year old, Anne much to the [...]

Let The Positivity Flow

Let The Positivity Flow

We have all heard about the benefits of a positive attitude.  However, I never realized, until recently, how important positivity really is.  Many of us are stressed each day due to demanding jobs, children and commitments.  I found myself feeling very bad considering that most of my days consisted of non-stop chores, homework, kids and [...]

How To Reach The Hispanic Market

How To Reach The Hispanic Market

Mi Estilo held its inaugural networking event Business & Pleasure. It took place at Vicente Cuban Cuisine in the heart of downtown Detroit on Thursday, November 19th.  It started off with some networking among its diverse attendees that drew from a number of different industries.  The highpoint was a PowerPoint presentation by marketing professional, Pablo [...]

Selling or Selling Out

Selling or Selling Out

Nothing is worse than crappy music. My generation has yet to produce anything worthy of being called legendary.  Granted, it is mostly the fault of record labels and their “hit singles” format that dominates the direction artists go with their music. Instead of having the freedom to be truly innovative, artists rehash melodies and subject matter [...]

Saying Thanks To Our Veterans

Saying Thanks To Our Veterans

Back in 1997, I was just 17 years old and I was in Europe on a trip following graduation. I saved up for it and didn’t know what to expect except to be across the Atlantic away from my parents. Looking back at it, this trip gave me one of those experiences that changed me [...]

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