Editor's Advisory for Detroit Festival of the Arts June 8, 9 and 10

Editor's Advisory for Detroit Festival of the Arts June 8, 9 and 10

 DETROIT, June 7 /PRNewswire/ --     What:   A free global extravaganza of music, dance and theatre performed            on 10 stages and on the streets of Detroit's Midtown for the            21st annual Detroit Festival of the Arts.     When:   Festival Hours:  Friday, June 8, 4pm-11pm; Saturday, June 9,             12pm-11pm;            Sunday, June 10, 12pm-9pm            Children's Fair: 12pm-7pm Saturday and Sunday     Where:  Located in the twenty block area including Wayne State University            and the Cultural Center.     Highlights:          - The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain will entertain with its            all-singing, all-strumming players on Saturday and Sunday.          - Bebop jazz pianist Barry Harris, the electronic world sounds of            the Balkan Beat Box and Amos Lee, folk/blues/soul singer and            songwriter will heat up stages.          - Canada strikes a popular chord with Wailin' Jennys, the Canadian            Roots Trio and Juno award winning singers best known for their            work with National Public Radio's A Prairie Home Companion.          - Lila Downs, Latin Grammy-Award winner performs with her ranchero            and Mexican folklore music with mega screens depicting colorful            images as part of her accompaniment.          - Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars tour the world spreading their            message of peace and love in a "can't help but dance" show.  The            band has been featured on CNN, PBS, CBS Sunday Morning, and the            Oprah Winfrey Show.  All members of this West African Reggae Band            lived in or near Sierra Leone's capital city before escaping            Freetown during the country's civil war.   A special free showing            of the film will take place at 5:00pm, just prior to the group's            performance, inside the Charles H. Wright Museum of African            American History.          - Close-Act Visual Theatre makes its first U.S. visit from the            Netherlands with a troupe of versatile performers who become            gigantic prehistoric creatures and wander through the festival            site.          - Irish pop group Screaming Orphans are four sisters from            County Donegal. Sinead O'Connor took them on as her back up            singers and invited them to open for her in 1997.     Annual Favorites          - Barcelona's Osadia returns with hair-raising, hair sculptures on            the Detroit Historical Museum Plaza.          - Macy's GO READ Garden(SM) features children's storytellers,            authors and Arm and the Sea Theatre performing Turtle Island            Medicine Show on the Cass Avenue lawn of the Detroit Public            Library, Saturday and Sunday.          - Sand Sculpture - Prehistoric creatures comes to life in 75 tons            of sand on Cass Avenue          - DaimlerChrysler Children's Fair - More than 60 hands-on            activities, Youth Artist Market and more          - Arts and Craft Market - Nearly 100 country-wide juried artists            offer up their work for purchase   

The Detroit Festival of the Arts is presented and produced by the University Cultural Center Association and Wayne State University. Log on to www.detroitfestival.com or call 313-577-5088 for program information.

    - NOTE: To arrange interviews with Festival participants and Festival      leadership representatives, please contact Jenny Schilp at      (248) 225-6744 or Joyce Cusmano at (313) 885-8228 or 313-580-0925      (cell) during festival weekend.  

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Source: Detroit Festival of the Arts

CONTACT: Jenny Schilp, +1-248-225-6744, Joyce Cusmano,
+1-313-885-8228, cell, +1-313-580-0925, for Detroit Festival

Web site: http://www.detroitfestival.com/

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