Model D is celebrating our 3rd year with
a special speaker series,
music and party on June 20 at the Max -- in conjunction with the DSO's
8 Days in June.
It's free, but you must sign up.
Click here to do so.
Our panel starts at 5 p.m. with registration, 5:30 for the presentation. The lineup is a group of doers, changemakers, people whose contributions are transforming the face of Detroit. Cool people doing cool things for the city.
They include:
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Aaron Alston, developer of the Vinton Building in Detroit, CEO of
Cadre Systems and a co-owner of
Candor Marketing•
Phil Cooley, co-founder of Slow's BarBQ in Corktown
•
Anne Parsons, director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
•
Marsha Miro, founding director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
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Jason Huvaere, president of Paxahau, the music promoters behind the Movement festival
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Claire Nelson, owner of Bureau of Urban Living and organizer of Open City Detroit
After the panel, we'll have a reception and entertainment from
nospectacle in the atrium of the Max. Cranbrook Art Academy artists will show. The reception is open to the public, cash bar, starting at 6:30 p.m.
And our b-day gift to
you: Model D readers get a 20 percent discount on that evening's
8 Days in June
show. Purchase tickets at the box office or online
here. Use the promotional code 08Days
. The show starts at 8 p.m.
Photographs by Marvin Shaouni
Marvin Shaouni is the managing photographer for Metromode & Model D.
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