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Motor City Pride is a volunteer-driven event celebrating the lives of Michigan's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender citizens. A weekend packed with multiple events including a family picnic, golf outing, Commitment Ceremony and parade. Motor City Pride culminates as the largest LGBT gathering in Michigan and is located at downtown Detroit's award-winning Hart Plaza. Motor City Pride is an important part of building bridges in the larger community and advancing the mission of Equality Michigan to promote equality and to secure freedom from violence, intimidation and discrimination for LGBT persons throughout Michigan. For more information, visit www.motorcitypride.org.
Youmacon is an annual four-day anime convention held during October/November at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center and Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. Youmacon's creation was inspired by other conventions including Anime Central and Ohayocon with the convention's name coming from the Japanese word for demon or ghost. Founded by Morgan Kollin in 2005, it is the largest anime/gaming convention in Michigan. Youmacon is the 10th largest anime convention in the United States as of 2014, but is not ranked for largest North American anime conventions in 2014. Midwest Media Expo is the convention's sister event.ProgrammingThe convention typically offers anime music videos, Artist Alley, Charity Masquerade Ball, concerts, costume competitions, Dealers Room, gaming tournaments, karaoke, Live Action Mario Party and Donkey Kong, live musical performances, Maid Cafe, masquerade, Mystery Science Theater 4000, rave, table-top gaming, talent competitions, and video gaming.The convention runs programming for 24 hours a day in the Cobo Center. The walk between the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center and Cobo Center is about 15 minutes. The conventions 2013 Cosplay Ball benefited the Detroit Institute of Arts. In 2009, 2010, and 2014 it benefited the Cornerstone Schools of Detroit.HistoryThe first Youmacon took four years to plan. In 2010, the Cobo Center started a $279 million renovation that finished in 2015. The 2012 convention had several complaints including the distance between venues (15 minutes) and registration line times. Youmacon is one of the larger users of the Marriott, and the only event to have all of its meeting space and 1,300 hotel rooms occupied as of 2014. The Renaissance Center prohibited attendees from carrying fake weapons and wearing masks that would hide their faces in 2014. Origa was unable to enter the United States from Canada for their 2014 Youmacon appearance due to not having P visa's.
Youmacon is an annual four-day anime convention held during October/November at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center and Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. Youmacon's creation was inspired by other conventions including Anime Central and Ohayocon with the convention's name coming from the Japanese word for demon or ghost. Founded by Morgan Kollin in 2005, it is the largest anime/gaming convention in Michigan. Youmacon is the 10th largest anime convention in the United States as of 2014, but is not ranked for largest North American anime conventions in 2014. Midwest Media Expo is the convention's sister event.ProgrammingThe convention typically offers anime music videos, Artist Alley, Charity Masquerade Ball, concerts, costume competitions, Dealers Room, gaming tournaments, karaoke, Live Action Mario Party and Donkey Kong, live musical performances, Maid Cafe, masquerade, Mystery Science Theater 4000, rave, table-top gaming, talent competitions, and video gaming.The convention runs programming for 24 hours a day in the Cobo Center. The walk between the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center and Cobo Center is about 15 minutes. The conventions 2013 Cosplay Ball benefited the Detroit Institute of Arts. In 2009, 2010, and 2014 it benefited the Cornerstone Schools of Detroit.HistoryThe first Youmacon took four years to plan. In 2010, the Cobo Center started a $279 million renovation that finished in 2015. The 2012 convention had several complaints including the distance between venues (15 minutes) and registration line times. Youmacon is one of the larger users of the Marriott, and the only event to have all of its meeting space and 1,300 hotel rooms occupied as of 2014. The Renaissance Center prohibited attendees from carrying fake weapons and wearing masks that would hide their faces in 2014. Origa was unable to enter the United States from Canada for their 2014 Youmacon appearance due to not having P visa's.
A major fundraiser for the Detroit Opera House, BravoBravo! is a yearly celebration of the tastes, sights and sounds of Detroit, encompassing food and spirits from the area’s trendiest bars and restaurants, as well as music from the city’s hottest talent. Join the young professionals of the Michigan Opera Theatre Volunteers Association (MOTVA) as we truly party for a purpose!!!
Bliss Sunday Brunch @ Motor City Kitchen restaurant in Downtown Detroit is the ultimate breakfast destination. Whether it's a special occasion, an opportunity for friends to catch up, or just relaxing in a setting of beautiful ambiance, Bliss Sunday Brunch @ Motor City Kitchen restaurant provides a distinctive breakfast menu along with buffet style cuisines from custom omelets to chicken & waffles. So, we encourage you to come enjoy a laid back and trendy brunch experience, while partaking in our signature Bottomless Mimosa ... Motor City Kitchen (inside Double Tree Hilton Hotel) 525 W. Lafayette Downtown Detroit Each and Every Sunday Sounds by DJ Kutz
Metro Detroit's best chefs will battle it out for the title of "Best Burger" at this special culinary event. Each will be given a chance to grind their own special meat blend on-site, grill up their creations and face a panel of judges who will determine the winner. Guests are invited to watch Detroit's best chefs throw down, eat burgers and enjoy Historic Eastern Market. 2016 RESTAURANTS: Townhouse Firebird Tavern Brome Burgers Red Crown Firehouse Pub Rock City Eatery Firekeepers Casino Ale Mary's Big Boy Fresh Planet Rusted Crow Clawson Steakhouse Taystee's Burgers The Spot Bar & Grill THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: Near Perfect Media Green Safe Treat Dreams Atwater Brewery Ace Bakery Cabresto Tequila Flash Delivery Ms. Mary's Morning Elixir. Rusted Crow Distillery & Spirits Jim Beam Red Bull The Eastern Passage Fresh Planet Jonna Luxury Homes
The Monster’s Ball featuring Metro Detroit’s best DJs, live performers and stage entertainers at this annual event. Presale Tickets and Info: www.MonstersBallDetroit.com
Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders will be focused on the radiant Motor City New Year's Eve D as it makes its descent starting at 11:59 p.m. December 31 in Detroit’s Cadillac Square. Voices will unite to count down the final seconds of the year and celebrate a new beginning full of hope, dreams and new aspirations. Now in its fifth year, the annual Motor City New Year’s Eve (NYE) event – The Drop – will be hosted from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. in Campus Martius, with an expanded footprint encompassing Cadillac Square. The free community event is loaded with fun outdoor activities for children and adults. At the heart of the event will be a unique Detroit-themed ball drop. Handmade in Detroit by the Nordin Brothers, this glittering starburst sculpture, emblazoned with a D, will descend twice during the event – once for a Kids’ Drop at 6:30 p.m., and again for the official drop at 11:59 p.m. The breathtaking spectacle, visible from various venues throughout Detroit, will reach a much broader audience this year. WTVS PBS Detroit will broadcast the Motor City NYE countdown live (please check local listings). Guests can enjoy a plethora of activities starting at 4 p.m. Bundle up and delight in live music, warm food, cold refreshments and cocktails (21+) prepared by local food trucks and restaurants. Ice skate in Campus Martius or gather around wood-burning warming stations positioned throughout the event. Feeling romantic? Carriage rides will be available for scenic tours of the City for a fee. Motor City NYE will present an inclusive Kids Zone featuring family friendly acts from 4-7 p.m. Cirque Amongus, comedian and illusionist Mark Maze, and Crossroads, a family band that performs music appealing to all ages will engage and entertain. Gracie the Clown and King Arthur the clown will provide face painting and balloon animal making. The family fun concludes just after the Kids’ Drop at 6:30 p.m. Multi-media Host and Entertainer Ashley Elyse will emcee Motor City NYE from the main stage. The adult fun begins when Party band Cast Iron Cornbread takes the stage at 7:00 p.m. and again at 8:15 p.m. DJ Tom, Detroit dance scene legend, will keep the crowd jumping with performances throughout the evening. Detroit songstresses Angela Davis and Tosha Owens will appear both on the main stage and second stage – lighting up the evening with soulful sounds and R&B classics. Don’t miss Ayla Stackhouse, who has appeared on Broadway and American Idol, when she performs “Light Up Detroit,” an original song that officially kicks off the much anticipated countdown to midnight. New this year, take shelter inside a massive heated tent raised in the Center of Cadillac Square. A second stage here will feature DJ Escalade, singers Mark Reitenga, Davis, Owens, and Top 40 band Priceless Live who will keep the party hopping all night. For more information on Motor City NYE, The Drop, please visit www.MotorCityNYE.com or call 313-355-0413. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MCNYE, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/motorcitynye. Please use hashtag #mcnye2015.
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