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Head Start Academy Open House
The Children’s Center Head Start Academy is having an Open House on January 25, 2012. For more information please call: 313-481-5114.
North End Holiday Pop-Up Market
Come celebrate as local vendors showcase their goods and services in the 1st Annual North End Holiday Pop-Up Market on Thursday, December 20th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Friday, December 21st from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m at Grand Boulevard & Woodward.
Retail vendors include: AVON, Jerky Direct, Love Travels Imports and Clay & Cloth, Lonies Unique Attic, Breathe Spa and Beauty Collection, Our Treasure-Your Pleasures Upscale/Resale Shop, Brielle’s Bracelet, Curl Up & Dye, Three Sisters Beauty, Divine & Beautiful Jewelry, and the Astaia Collection
Food vendors include: Detroit Brunch, Peaches and Greens, Uncle Calvin’s Sweet Potato Pies and BocaDoce (artisan sweets)
Pop-up events make retail more accessible to residents by providing opportunities for them to shop within their neighborhoods. Pop-ups help revive vacant commercial buildings and districts within neighborhoods by illustrating how spaces can be used creatively. In addition, pop-ups help generate interest, foot traffic and economic activity, that if sustained, can help revitalize Detroit.
NECW Alliance Community Meeting 10-25-12
You are invited to join us at our community meeting on October 25, 2012 and learn about youth program information including youth jobs, afterschool programs and more. Dinner begins at 5:30pm and the meeting begins at 6:00pm at Central Collegiate Academy located on 2425 Tuxedo, Detroit, MI. The block club that has the most members in attendance will win a holiday block party. To RSVP or for more information please call 313-556-2025 or email cwnenews@gmail.com.
If you are from an organization or business that serves youth and would like a table please email CMcCord@VanguardCDC.org.
Annual North End Community Dinner October 1, 2012
You are invited to join us for our annual North End Community Dinner on Monday, October 1st, 5:30pm at Triumph Church. Triumph Church is located at 2760 East Grand Boulevard. To RSVP please call 313-556-2025 or email CMcCord@VanguardCDC.org.
We look forward to seeing you and your neighbor!
DLECTRICITY: Detroit’s NightTime Exhibition of Art + Light
DLECTRICITY is a new contemporary light art festival in the City of Detroit. For two nights, the historic architecture of Midtown will become the canvas for local, national, and international artists to display their cutting edge works of art. Over 35 projects will be shown including video projection, 3D video mapping, lasers, light sculpture, interactive design, performance, and more. The event is FREE to the public and open to all ages.
Schedule
Friday, October 5
7 PM – 12 AM
Saturday, October 6
7 PM – 2 AM
Light Bike Events
Saturday, October 6
5 – 7 PM Workshop
7 PM Parade
For more information visit: www.DLECTRICITY.com
Better Block Detroit
USGBC Detroit Regional Chapter and Wayne State University are working together to create Detroit’s first ever Better Blockon September 22-23, 2012. The aim is to make the chosen block a model of what can happen when sustainable design is applied to an underserved urban area. The site will feature pop-up vendors, food and drinks, work by local artists and artisans, and entertainment and exhibits from nearby venues.
Better Block Detroit will take place in conjunction with the Detroit Design Festival. Events will run Saturday, September 22 from 9am until 8pm, and on Sunday, September 23 from 9am-5pm. Bring friends and family for a great time, to help invigorate Detroit, ONE BLOCK AT A TIME.
We are located at E. Grand Blvd. and St. Antoine St. in Detroit. For more information about Better Block Detroit please visit: http://betterblockdetroit.tumblr.com/
City Briefs for September 2012 and News Releases
DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROMOTION TO HOST ANNUAL IMMUNIZATION FAIR
Eligible children newborn through 18 years of age can receive free immunizations for a host of diseases including polio, rubella, measles, mumps, tetanus, chicken pox, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and Hepatitis B. Parents and guardians should bring a copy of their child’s shot record, identification and insurance card if Medicaid insures. Participants are eligible for shots if they are under-insured or have no insurance.
Free Immunizations are available on Aug. 28, Sept. 6 & Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Herman Kiefer, 1151 Taylor.
For more information, please call (313) 876-4334.
DETROIT HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROVIDES BIRTH AND IMMUNIZATION RECORDS FOR CHILDREN BEFORE SCHOOL BEGINS
The Detroit Department of Health & Wellness Promotion (DHWP) provides birth and immunization records needed before children go back to school.
Birth Records - DHWP requires proper identification for birth application requests. Individuals under the age of 16 are unable to request a copy of their own record. The Vital Records Division is located at 1151 Taylor and is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (313) 876-4929.
Immunizations - Immunizations are available on Aug. 28, Sept. 6 & Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Herman Kiefer, 1151 Taylor. For more information, call (313) 876-4334.
RECREATION CENTERS TO CLOSE AUGUST 27 – SEPTEMBER 7 FOR CLEAN UP, PAINT UP, FIX UP!
City of Detroit Recreation Centers will be closed from August 27 – September 7 as the staff cleans, sanitizes, and completes repairs at the centers. For information, call 224-1129 or your local recreation center.
RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO HOST OPEN HOUSES SEPT. 10-14
Detroit residents can visit their local recreation centers and learn more about the programs and services available during a series of open houses September 10 – 14.
September 10
Patton Recreation Center, 2031 Woodmere | 628-2000 5 – 7 p.m.
September 11
Adams/Butzel Complex, 10500 Lyndon | 628-0990 5 – 7 p.m.
September 12
Adams/Butzel Complex, 10500 Lyndon | 628-0990 5 – 7 p.m.
Clemente Recreation Center, 2631 Bagley | 224-0228 1 – 7 p.m.
Crowell Recreation Center, 16630 Lahser | 628-2047 5 – 7 p.m.
Farwell Recreation Center, 2781 E. Outer Drive | 628-2028 Noon–2 p.m. (Seniors) 4–6 p.m. (General)
Coleman Young Recreation Center
2751 Robert Bradby Drive Dr. | 628-0995 5 – 6 p.m.
Williams Recreation Center, 8431 Rosa Parks Blvd. | 628-2039 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
September 13
Butzel Family Center, 7734 Kercheval | 628-2100 Noon – 2 p.m. & 4 – 6 p.m.
Heilmann Recreation Center, 19601 Crusade | 224-9334 5 – 7 p.m.
Lasky Recreation Center, 13200 Fenelon | 628-2030 5 – 7 p.m.
September 14
Kemeny Recreation Center, 2260 S. Fort | 628-0956 5 – 7 p.m.
Lipke Recreation Center, 19320 Van Dyke | 628-0937 4 – 7 p.m.
RECYCLE PRINTER CARTRIDGES, CELL PHONES AND SMALL ELECTRONICS WITH RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Do you have any printer toner and ink cartridges, cell phones or small electronics (cameras, iPods, MP3 players, laptop computers, GPS systems) that you need to recycle? The City of Detroit Recreation Department recycles these items at the following locations:
Detroit Recreation Department Patton Recreation Center
Northwest Activities Center 2307 Woodmere
18100 Meyers Road – Upper Level
Lipke Recreation Center Young Recreation Center
19320 Van Dyke 2751 Robert Bradby
Crowell Recreation Center Heilmann Recreation Center
16630 Lahser Rd. 19601 Crusade
For more information, please call 224-1125.
To see more of the City Briefs for September 2012 click here: City Briefs September 2012.
Dally in the Alley
Dally in the Alley
September 8th
11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Map: http://www.dallyinthealley.com/
North Cass Community Union
4632 Second Detroit, MI 48201
Dally History
What began as an inner city art fair in 1977 evolved into a performing arts festival when it was moved to its present alley and renamed in 1982 to “DALLY IN THE ALLEY”, the title of a medieval drinking song. Great musical talent, good beer and a remarkable string of fabulous September weather has indelibly marked the alley at Second and Forest in Detroit ’s Cass Corridor as the site of the best music festival in the Midwest .
