The Concert of Colors returns for 2010 with a new, second venue at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) and new activities for all ages. Presented by the Arab American National Museum, New Detroit, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, ACCESS and now, the DIA, this year’s 18th annual free musical celebration of metro Detroit’s cultural diversity will take place Friday (July 16) at the Detroit Institute of Arts (5200 Woodward Ave in Detroit) and Saturday (July 17) and Sunday (July 18) in and around the Max M. Fisher Music Center (3711 Woodward Ave. in Detroit).
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The 2010 Concert of Colors will kick off on Friday at the Detroit Institute of Arts with a pair of performances by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in the Great Hall. Later, in the Auditorium, Tlen-Huicani, the renowned folk group from Veracruz, Mexico performs and is followed by a screening of the 1931 Spanish-language version of the classic horror film Drácula. Additionally, there will be free admission to the DIA’s current show, Through African Eyes: The European in African Art, 1500 to Present.
Among the performers set to take the Meijer Main Stage (Orchestra Hall) are R&B/soul legend, Mavis Staples; the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with Simon Shaheen; artist, Mayaeni; Native American folk musician, Bill Miller, and the third edition of the Don Was Detroit All-Star Revue that features 15 classic and contemporary Detroit music acts hosted by Detroit native and multiple Grammy Award winner Don Was.
On the Comerica Diversity Stage (The Music Box), a wide range of global musical styles will be represented by sacred steel guitarist, Calvin Cooke; the Asian rock and soul of October Babies; the bhangra and brass stylings of Red Baraat; The Codgers, purveyors of traditional Irish tunes; and Muruga & The Rainforest Band, among others.
In the Blue Cross Blue Shield Outdoor Fun area, Parsons Street and the adjacent Orchestra Place Lawn will become an active Concert of Colors site. Free craft activities for children returns. Local vendors will once again set up shop on Parsons Street to offer a variety of multicultural food and merchandise. Concert-goers are also being encouraged to bring their own picnic baskets and dine al fresco on the lawn amid the dramatic Louise Nevelson sculptures. Another festival favorite, the St. Patrick Catholic Church Ice Cream Social, returns to Parsons Street both July 17 & 18.
NEW THIS YEAR @ Concert of Colors
DHS Diversity Games
Presented by the Michigan Department of Human Services Equal Opportunity and Diversity Inclusion Advisory Committee, Diversity Games is a series of educational activities for all ages designed to teach about various forms of music from around the world. This will take place on the third floor, Atrium, Max M. Fisher Music Center, 2-4 p.m. Saturday (July 17) ONLY.
Farmers Market
Detroit’s famous Eastern Market, along with the Greening of Detroit and Earthworks Farm, brings its traveling farmers’ market to the grounds of the Max M. Fisher Music Center 1:30-5 p.m. Sunday (July 18) ONLY.
Food Drive
Gleaners Community Food Bank, which provides food to soup kitchens, food pantries and other nonprofit emergency food providers, will be collecting non-perishable food donations both Saturday and Sunday (July 17-18) at the Max M. Fisher Music Center. Donation containers will be stationed in and around the center. Those who make a donation will receive a coupon to purchase a 2010 Concert of Colors T-shirt at a reduced price or a $10 discount on DSO concerts tickets from October 11 – Nov 28, 2010, among other offers. Member organizations of New Detroit’s Cultural Exchange Network will also be collecting food in the weeks leading up to the festival to add to the edible donations.
Visit www.concertofcolors.com for the complete schedule and updates. All Concert of Colors performances and group activities are free and open to the public.
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