Greater Detroit's FREE Cultural Events Weekly for Over a Half Century • Thursday, July 14, 2016

The free, annual Concert of Colors, Greater Detroit’s Midtown-centered culturally inclusive music festival, will take place at five different venues this Friday, July 15 through Sunday, July 17, with a special artists' conference on Thursday, July 14 held at the AANM in Dearborn. Produced by the Arab American National Museum with its supportive partners, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Institute of Arts, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, ACCESS and the University of Michigan – Detroit Center, the goal of the festival is to unite Greater Detroit’s diverse communities and ethnic groups by presenting musical acts from around the world. World music, including the indigenous

music of the Motor City, is the major focus of the Concert of Colors, but not the only focus. The festival also offers ethnic food and merchandise vendors and also the restoration of the annual Forum on Community, Culture and Race. The Forum is a conference featuring presentations

and discussion among artists, people connected to cultural institutions and community leaders to examine the role of arts and culture in overcoming racial and ethnic barriers.For its 24th annual incarnation, the

Concert of Colors welcomes back Detroit native son and super producer Don Was for the 9th annual Don Was Detroit All-Star Revue.

The Revue will play at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 16, on the Meijer Main Stage at Orchestra Hall, and will perform some of Detroit’s 100 Greatest Songs as selected by the public, artists and other music professionals.The Concert of Colors Opening Night

Conference follows:Thursday, July 14

Arab American National Museum: The Annex @ AANM, 13624 Michigan Ave., in Dearborn6:30 p.m. Forum on Community, Culture &

Race. Artists Speak: Water is LifeA current schedule, with Midtown

performance venues and times, follows:Friday, July 15

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren8:30 p.m. Brown Rice Family (roots/reggae)8 p.m. Spoken Word with Joel Fluent Greene,

Ajanae Dawkins, Caesar Torreano & Phonex Eagle (poetry)7 p.m. Warrior’s Rhythm featuring Mike Ellison

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Detroit Institute of Arts5200 Woodward Ave.(Indoors, outdoors)Doors 5 p.m. for music on

East LawnDoors 8:30 p.m. for film at

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AfroDixieRemixes Listening Session: A John Sims Project (spiritual, blues, gospel, jazz, funk, calypso, samba, soul, R&B, house, hip hop) in the Detroit Film TheatreCollaborators: Alise Alousa,

Roberta Estrela D’Alva, Kahn Santori Davison, Mahogan Jones, M.L. Liebler, Naomi Long Madgett, Jessica Care Moore, Jeff Nelson, Maya Stovall, Stringz of Hardcore Detroit, Rhonda Welsh

Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center3711 Woodward Ave.1-9 p.m. Build Bazaar

vendors inside Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center1-9 p.m. Growth Center

vendors on Parsons Street1-9 p.m. Food truck rally

outdoors and indoor food vendorsNoon-10 p.m. Biergarten

and BBQ on Parsons Street1-7 p.m. DIA AWAY display

on Parsons Street1-8 p.m. Arts & Scraps kids

activities on Parsons StreetN o o n - 9 p . m . T h e a t re

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Meijer Main Stage at Orchestra Hall8 p.m. 9th Don Was Detroit

All-Star Revue: Showcase from 100 Best Detroit Songs contest (eclectic)5:30 p.m. King Sunny Ade

(Nigerian, world music pioneer)3 p.m. Yuna (Malaysian

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Comerica Diversity Stage (The Music Box)9:30 p.m. Palenke Soultribe

(Afro-Colombian electronic)7 p.m. Brown Rice Family

(roots/reggae)4:30 p.m. Alsarah & The

Nubatones (East-African retro pop)2 p . m . F r e d P e n n e r

(children’s folk)

Wolverine Outdoor Stage (Sosnick Court, behind Orchestra Place bldg.)7:30 p.m. MamaSol & Tha

N.U.T.S. (hip hop/neo-soul)6 p.m. Britney Stoney (neo-

soul)4:30 p.m. Tahnz and The

Filthy Animals (jazz/rock/blues)3 p.m. Casual Sweetheart

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Drummers (African drums)12 p.m. (noon) Roots

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Sunday, July 17 DIA (two venues; indoors

& outdoors)7:30 p.m. Astrid Hadad

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Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center1-9 p.m. Build Bazaar

vendors inside Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center1-9 p.m Growth Center

vendors on Parsons Street1-9 p.m Food truck rally

outdoors and indoor food vendorsNoon-10 p.m. Biergarten

and BBQ on Parsons Street1-7 p.m. DIA AWAY display

on Parsons Street1-8 p.m. Arts & Scraps kids

activities on Parsons StreetN o o n - 9 p . m . T h e a t re

Bizarre carnival games on Parsons Street

Meijer Main Stage at Orchestra Hall8 p.m. Eddie Palmieri Salsa

Orchestra (salsa)5:30 p.m. The Mighty

Sparrow (Calypso)3 p.m. Cibo Matto (Japanese

rock duet)

Comerica Diversity Stage (The Music Box)9:30 p.m. Battle of Santiago

(Latin rock)7 p.m. Kiran Ahluwalia

(Indian African fusion)4:30 p.m. Howling Diablos

(funky blues)2 p . m . D e t r o i t A r a b

American Sound Experience feat . Detroit Jammerz, Compact Deity and Mazaj (Arab American rock)

Wolverine Outdoor Stage7:30 p.m. Sean Dobbins

(jazz)6 p.m. Kevin Christian

(R&B)4:30 p.m. Tristan Brooke

(acoustic rock)3 p.m. Blue Black Hours

(heavy psychedelic)1:30 p.m. Buya (Puerto

Rican drums)12 p.m. (noon) Iyawo

Dance Theatre + Folkloric Women’s Vocal Ensemble (dance)6:30-8:30 p.m.

For a complet e schedule a n d o t h e r d e t a i l s , s e e concertofcolors.com.

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Laydell Harper

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Carr Center is the Bright Light in Paradise Valley

The face of Downtown Detroit is changing al-most daily, and the Carr Center has been an im-portant part of that change, with its focus on African American art culture. If you haven’t visited

The Carr Center yet, you’re in for a treat. This stately 44,000 sq. ft. his-toric venue still includes all of the architectural detail and beauty of the past, yet compliments the paintings, art and sculptures of today’s lo-cal and national artists. The Carr Center is a

creative gathering place in Downtown Detroit devoted to the preser-vation, presentation, promotion, and de-velopment of the Afri-canAmerican cultural arts traditions within a multicultural commu-nity. Each year the Carr Center engages 52,000+ Greater Detroit resi-dents and visitors with a year-round menu of

performances, exhibi-tions, arts education, post-graduate training, and community pro-grams. The Center, former-

ly The Arts League of Michigan, is celebrat-ing its 25th Anniver-sary, bringing a wealth of exciting new energy to what was once the thriving black enter-tainment neighborhood of Paradise Valley. “We continue to bring

high quality program-ing to the Carr Center; bringing together class, culture and communi-ty,” said Oliver Ragsdale, the Carr Center's presi-dent. “The Carr Center is

a creative hub,” com-ments Ragsdale. “It’s a place where artists and community come together; where artists bring and develop their ideas and where new ideas are generated by the interplay between and among artists and between and among artists and community; where people – who don’t see themselves as artists – participate in creation; where people learn and grow from each other, and from the surroundings of this hub of creative activity." The Center features Af-

rican/African American cultural arts, compre-hensive jazz studies, art camps for youngsters, performing arts studios, galleries, studio space for professional artists, and much more. There is something for

everyone at this bright shining star located in the quaint little area of Harmonie Park (Para-dise Valley) in Down-town Detroit.Unfortunately, accord-

ing to recent news sto-ries, the Center has been asked to move from their Historic loca-tion. "We're not a part of the city's future plans for the neighborhood," Ragsdale said. He antici-pates moving in 2017. Despite struggling fi-

nancially, the small non-profit arts organization has offered space to per-formers, grassroots or-ganizations and artists who otherwise wouldn't have had a home in the city. It has partnered with universities to present world-class jazz talent like Detroit-born violinist Regina Cart-er and veteran pianist

Kenny Barron. But all of that is going to change in the upcoming year. Until then, though, the Carr Center is still very much open and active, with a full schedule of cultural arts education-al opportunities, gallery showings and perfor-mances in their terrific garden-surrounded Be-atrice Buck Park, Para-dise Valley outdoor per-formance space, located just steps from the Cen-ter's front entrance. Their Gallery will hold an opening this Friday, July 15th at 6 p.m. for the Poor Man’s Art Col-lective presents: Inde-pendent Artist United at The Carr Center. Below, are just a few of

the Summer classes be-ing offered, and there is still time to enroll:Art in the Studio, Art in

the Park (ASAP) (ages

7-11; July 18 – July 29). This academy will fa-miliarize students and move them to comfort with the wonders of the visual arts and produc-ing their own work. In-struction will focus on skill development and assisting students to un-derstand the processes used in bringing ideas to life through various techniques and media. Carr Center Dance

Academy (ages 7-18; July 18 – July 29). The summer Dance Acad-emy offers boys and girls an opportunity to improve skills and technique and nurture love of dance regard-less of ability. Profes-sional instructors offer instruction in the areas of beginner, intermedi-ate, and advanced level Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Hip Hop and African Dance. The students will have many performance op-portunities. All Academy session

hours at The Carr Cen-ter are from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., week days. Lunch is provided, and tuition is a reasonable $100 per week. For more information

about the Center's Sum-mer Arts Academy and to download an applica-tion, see TheCarrCenter.org or call (313) 965-8430.The Carr Center is lo-

cated in the historic Harmonie Club build-ing, in the Harmonie Park/Paradise Valley neighborhood of Down-town Detroit.

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The month of July is upon us and the living is sunny and cheerful. Of course, we could use a little more rain, but as long as there still is water in the faucet, who are we to complain. Musical events t hese days are centered more around the jazz and pops styles. But there still is the DSO program for this Thursday at Congregation Shaarey Zedek (7:30 p.m. and on Sunday afternoon, 3 p.m. at the Seligman Performing Arts Center. The program includes Beethoven’s f irst piano concerto, selections from Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty, and a relatively newer composition, De profundis by Raminta Serksnyte (born in Lithuania).

Movie theaters are enticing during these days. Artistic films are shown at different venues, including the Main, the Redford, and not to forget – the DIA.

While musical events are scarce, there are plenty of theater events to choose from. The Royal Oak Shakespearean Festival is taking place outside in the park by the Water Works Company. Richard the Third is showing between July 28 and August 7, The Twelfth Night is showing between July 30 and August 7, and the Water Work s Yout h Ensemble is presenting The Tempest between July 30 and August 7 as well. For information, c o n t a c t W a t e r Wo r k s Theatre Company, Inc., 320 W. 7th Street, Suite 200. Royal Oak, MI 48067, 248-399-3727, Email: Admin@waterworkstheatre.com.

Those who like to go to the Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario, will find that there is more than an adequate number of shows to choose from. The musicals of this year include Chorus Line and A Little Night Music. From my experience, I have never seen a musical there that

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Among the Shakespearean shows, one might choose Macbeth. Since we have just seen the operatic version by Verdi performed at the Detroit Opera House this year, and a production of the play was showing on TCM on television, we should be prepared enough to see the live show and enjoy it. Beginning in August, Moliere’s play The Hypochondriac will be showing, which is quite a comedy and yet has enough depth to leave an impression of wonder and perhaps even possible utilization of these techniques in our own lives. A n addit ional show t hat turns me on is All My Sons by playwright Arthur Miller.

I plan to be there in August, at which time I’ll provide more details about some specific plays. For further information on the Stratford Festival, call 1-800-567-1600.

For those who are interested in singing, the UMS Choral Society holds their program Summer Sings which is open to all who enjoy sight-reading in a large group and excellent leadership. There are scores offered on site, which are returned at the end of the session. On Monday, August 1, 7 p.m., at Stamps Auditorium, Walgreen Drama Center, the program will present Vaughan Williams’s Dona Nobis Pacem . For more information, check the website of the UMS Choral Society.

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Mexican Wrestling Doc 'Lucha Mexico' is Mucho Amusing

Opening exclusively at Cinema Detroit this upcoming weekend is a most unusual documentary about professional Mexican wrestling, called Lucha Mexico. If I was to compile a list of documentary subjects that would stir my interest, most l i kely Mex ic a n w res t l ing wouldn’t have made the cut. But, I did watch it, and quite honestly, I’m glad I did. It’s way more interesting than I would have guessed.

The big league of this sport is the CMLL, roughly translated from the Spanish as World (free-style) Wrestling Council. Within this league are the superstars of the sport.

The CMLL holds its training sessions in the Arena Mexico, t he spor t ’s show place in Mexico City. The largest arena in the league, it opened in 1956, and today serves both as a venue for matches, and as the training school for the colorfully costumed aspirants to the Lucha Libre, the “big” show of Mexican wrestling. At the Arena training camp, we’re told that of a hundred initial tryouts, maybe only one will make it to the pro ranks. Two styles of wrestling are taught: Rudo, or those wrestlers that hit instead of using technique (the erstwhile “villains” of the sport), and Tecnico, those who learn the acrobatic moves that make for good action theatre in the ring.

The film follows some of the biggest names in Mexican wrestling, like Shocker (an ex-Marine in the US, and now a hero of the league as well as the proprietor of a popular restaurant), Strongman (also an American), Ultimo Guerrero and Blue Devil, Jr. These are powerfully built men who have worked their muscles into Herculean form, and have garnered the adorat ion of legions of fans of all ages.

Some of the early-on pro wrestlers, like Blue Demon, Sr., were also actors starring in

some genuinely campy 1960’s Mexican movies. Picture Mad Men’s Don Draper sipping cocktails with a young woman, complete with suit, tie, and full-on blue head mask. Un huh, those flicks are that good!

And, unlike American pro wrestling, in its usually well-appointed rings and arenas, the purest difference in the two worlds of wrestling is this – Lucha Libre is st i l l dangerous. Much more raw in it s surroundings, w it h what would be considered rudiment ar y seat ing , and wood-hard mats surrounded by iron posts and cement floors. The film highlights several wrestlers that have died from unfortunate headfirst dives onto concrete, or from bashing their body into the unforgiving ring. A Bouncey House, it is not.

Suffice it to say, that with almost every match, every wrestler takes their lumps. And, on more than one night, in more than one arena, some have taken their last steps into those menacing rings. But, the normal dangers aside, there are those matches that are meant to draw blood, anyway – the Hardcore Matches of Perro Del Mal. Everything that can cause bleeding is used without reservation – barbed wire, thumbtacks, chairs, glass, chairs, and, of course, just good old-fashioned beatdowns. Gory stuff, not for the squeamish. Interviews afterwards with t he “s u r v i vor s ” of t he se bouts, show evidence that the bleeding wounds inflicted were the real deal, with pockmarked permanent scarring as proof positive there was no trickery involved.

We also meet the mascot for the CMLL, Kemonito, a torquise maokey with a yellow face – a costumed dwarf, who takes the punishment of the Rudos and Tecnicos alike.

And, of course, there are women wrestlers, such as the Queen of Queens, Sexy Star; Faby Apache, and even someone who looks to be a transgender,

or at least as the announcer said in his introduction, “And, also, we have…we’re not sure…”

I was happy to see that the women weren’t in the Perro Del Mal blood matches – I know that’s not the current PC stance to take, equality and all that, but, believe me, the guys alone should satisfy anybody’s bloodlust.

The biggest deal match for these CMLL pros are the cage matches, where the winner takes away the most prized possession of his opponent – his mask. The loser’s mask is ripped off, and the ring announcer reveals to t he crowd the fallen wrestler’s real identity, everything from his real name right on down to his age and where he lives.

My take on this documentary pr ob abl y i s n’t ne a r l y a s intriguing as the actual film, but if you have any interest at all in the strange passions of other cultures, then this is a ticket at which you should t ake a Rudo punch. Sheer ent er t a in ment . For more i n for mat ion about Lucha Mexico, see cinemadetroit.com, or call (313) 482-9028.

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