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Detroit Festival of the Arts 2001
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Sep 6 17:08 UTC 2001 |
The Detroit Festival of the Arts is an outdoor world music festival
and art show held around the Detroit Institute of the Arts and the
Wayne State University campus. This year's festival is scheduled for
September 14-16, Friday-Sunday.
Last year a number of Grexers went down to see the Swedish electric-folk
band Hedningarna and we had lots of fun with the whole festival, so
this year I'm trying to encourage more people to come out for the shows.
A web site, including maps and schedules, is at
http://www.detroitfestival.com
So far it looks like my picks for the festival will be around dinner
time Sunday. The Latvian folk/folk-rock band Ilgi will play at 5:30;
Ilgi produced what will almost certainly be my favorite album from 2001.
And then at 7:30 there will be a performance by Spanish bagpiper
Susana Seivane. (Whoever is picking the musicians for the festival
is doing a very good job of it!)
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Sep 13 02:28 UTC 2001 |
In light of the attacks, I don't know what is going to happen with
the Detroit Festival of the Arts.
The band I most want to see is the Latvian band Ilgi. Their website
is at http://www.ilgi.lv . The tour info on their site is apparently
being kept up to date: shows in Washington DC, New York and New Jersey
listed for Sept. 13, 14 and 15 are listed as CANCELLED.
The Detroit Festival of Arts appearance for Sept. 16 is not listed as
cancelled; neither is their Grand Rapids appearance on Tues. Sept. 18.
If the band made it into the USA before the attacks, maybe one or both
of these shows will happen. If the band is not in the USA yet, I expect
the tour will not happen.
Spanish Galician bagpiper Susana Seivane is scheduled for the Ark on
Monday, Sept. 17. Again, no idea if she's already in the USA, or able
to move within the country.
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