Posts Tagged ‘dia’
Vitamin D: Bowie, BBQ, Bars and Belle Isle
Welcome to wknd #31 of 52. Let's celebrate! Here's how: 1) BOWIE: Watch The Man Who Fell To Earth At The Detroit Film Theatre - Fri, Sat, Sun Transport yourself back to 1976 with this celluloid classic. Maybe you really like art house films, maybe you want to impress a date - either way, Bowie's big screen debut is a don't miss. 2) [...]
50 (or just 6) First Dates in Detroit
Ah, first dates. First dates are a different breed of date. For one, extreme awkwardness is a very real threat. We've found that it's best if the first date involves some sort of activity or entertainment, as to keep the potential lovebirds semi-distracted and safe from the awkward silence trap of doom. Between Kia's Table for Two and Nikka's [...]
DMV: Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head by Sufjan Stevens
From the trembling walls. It's a great idea! Everything you want. It's a great idea! Sufjan Stevens, a Detroit born and Michigan raised singer/songwriter, wrote his own ode to Detroit in "Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)." The #8 track in the 2003 album, Greeting from Michigan: The Great Lake State, "Detroit" [...]
The Bad Weather
Rain, rain, go away. Mother Nature decided to play with our emotions this spring. First it was hot, then it was cold, and now it's raining... again. It's just not fair. And it leaves us Detroit girls with frizzy hair and ruined shoes. Don't worry though, DGAT has got you covered, we're going to show you how to fight back against the [...]
Flux Your Muscles
Life needs instructions to flow smoothly. And art imitates life (or vise versa). So therefore art needs instructions to flow smoothly too. Fluxus artist Alison Knowles knows this all to well and performs her pieces based on instructions she wrote long ago. The results recreate moments and create new interpretations of acts that happened in the [...]
