Noel
Night
returns
Saturday,
December
7th,
with
great
music
and
family-friendly
fun
DETROIT
–
Midtown
Detroit,
Inc.
announced
today
that the
47th
annual
Noel
Night is
scheduled
for
Saturday,
December
7th,
2019,
from
1:00-10:00
p.m.
True to
its
roots,
Noel
Night
continues
to be a
Cultural
Center-wide
“Open
House,”
celebrating
the
city’s
diverse
holiday
traditions
amid the
state’s
premier
arts and
cultural
institutions,
historic
churches,
galleries,
and
growing
circle
of small
businesses
and
restaurants,
providing
the
perfect
backdrop
for a
festive
evening
packed
full of
performances
to enjoy
with
family
and
friends—all
free of
charge.
Carolers,
live
music,
dance,
theatre,
children’s
make &
take
activities,
holiday
delectables,
shopping
at
unique
businesses
and
pop-up
holiday
markets,
and
visits
with
Santa
are all
part of
the
evening’s
festivities.
The
hours
for Noel
Night
are:
1:00-7:00
p.m. |
North of
Warren
Avenue.
Institutions
following
this
time
format
include:
Carhartt,
The Carr
Center
Contemporary
Gallery,
C. H.
Wright
Museum
of
African
American
History,
College
for
Creative
Studies,
Common
Pub,
Detroit
Association
of
Women’s
Clubs,
Detroit
Historical
Museum,
Detroit
Institute
of Arts,
Detroit
Public
Library,
Hellenic
Museum
of
Michigan,
The Inn
on Ferry
Street,
The
International
Institute
of Metro
Detroit,
Michigan
Science
Center,
The Park
Shelton
Lobby,
Peacock
Room,
The
Scarab
Club,
Wayne
State
University
Art
Department
Gallery,
Wayne
State
University
Bookstore,
Wayne
State
University
Department
of
Biological
Sciences,
Wayne
State
University
Reuther
Library,
Wayne
State
University
Welcome
Center,
and the
Wayne
State
University
Warren
Park
Woodward
and
Warren
Park:
Holiday
Marketplace.
Please
note
that
Cathedral
Church
of St.
Paul,
just
south of
Warren
Avenue
along
Woodward,
will
also
follow
this
time
format.
5:00-10:00
p.m. |
South of
Warren
Avenue.
Over 80
venues
are
following
this
time
format,
including
Detroit
Shipping
Co.,
First
Unitarian
Universalist
Church/EMEAC,
The
Garden
Theater,
Max M. &
Marjorie
S.
Fisher
Music
Center,
Motor
City
Brewing
Works
Warehouse,
Museum
of
Contemporary
Art
Detroit
(MOCAD),
and the
Noel
Night
Bandstand,
to name
a few.
Bethel
A.M.E.
Church
will
also be
following
these
hours.
It
should
also be
noted
that due
to
recent
policy
changes
regarding
Woodward
Avenue,
Midtown
Detroit,
Inc.
(MDI),
the
producer
of Noel
Night,
is no
longer
able to
mount
any
activities
on
Woodward.
With
these
changes,
MDI is
activating
three
new hubs
with
local
partners
to
incorporate
many
(though
not all)
of Noel
Night’s
longstanding
holiday
traditions.
These
hubs are
located
in the
following
Midtown
locations:
• The
southwest
corner
of
Woodward
and
Warren
which
will
feature
Wayne
State
University
and
TechTown’s
Winter
Art
Retail
Market,
8
Degrees
Plato
Beer
Tent and
food
trucks;
•
The
northwest
corner
of
Canfield
and Cass
(410 W.
Canfield)
which
will
host the
annual
Salvation
Army
Brass
Band
Sing-A-Long,
arts &
crafts
and a
bake
sale;
•
and the
Max M.
and
Marjorie
S.
Fisher
Music
Center/DSO
Sosnick
Courtyard
with the
Ice
Scraper
Challenge,
caroling,
and
more!
Visitors
should
expect
parking
to be
easier
since
the
hours
are
spread
over a
longer
period
of time
with
many
parking
options
available
close to
the
venues.
For more
information
about
the
footprint,
please
check
out the
Noel
Night
map.
Headlining
performances
include:
•
The
Detroit
Actor’s
Theatre
Company
(The
DATC) |
Detroit-based
community
theatre
Performing
excerpts
from “A
Christmas
Carol” |
1:30,
2:30,
3:30,
4:30, &
5:30
p.m.
Michigan
Science
Center –
Toyota
4D
Theater,
5020
John R
Street,
Detroit,
MI 48202
•
Mosaic
Youth
Theatre:
“A
Christmas
Carol” |
Detroit-based
professional
performing
arts
training
program
for
youth |
3:00 &
5:15
p.m.
Detroit
Institute
of Arts
–
Detroit
Film
Theatre,
5200
Woodward,
Detroit,
MI 48202
•
Carrie
Morris
Arts
Production
(CMAP) |
Detroit-based
experimental
puppetry
and
theater
troupe
Presents
“The
Twelve
Days of
Slothmas”|
5:00,
6:00,
7:00,
8:00 &
9:00
p.m.
Treat
Dreams
Patio,
4160
Cass
Avenue,
Detroit,
MI 48201
•
Audrey
Northington
&
Friends
| Best
known
for her
“SCAT
DIVA”
performances
at the
historic
Baker’s
Keyboard
Lounge
and
Bert’s
Place in
Eastern
Market
5:30
p.m.
Detroit
Public
Library,
5201
Woodward
Avenue,
Detroit,
MI 48202
•
Detroit
Chamber
Winds &
Strings
performs
“Messiah
and
More”|
Metro
Detroit
chamber
music
group
6:00
p.m.
Detroit
Institute
of Arts
– Rivera
Court,
5200
Woodward,
Detroit,
MI 48202
•
Etienne
Charles
|
Michigan
State
University
jazz
professor
by day;
trumpeter/bandleader
by night
Performs
“Creole
Christmas
2.0” |
6:00
p.m.
Charles
H.
Wright
Museum
of
African
American
History,
315 E.
Warren,
Detroit,
MI 48202
•
Erin
Zindle
and the
Ragbirds
|
High-energy
band
performing
world-inspired
folk-rock
and
roots
music
7:30 &
9:00
p.m.
Mosaic
Midtown
Church,
80 W.
Alexandrine
Street,
Detroit,
MI 48201
•
Ranky
Tanky |
2019
Grammy
nominated
quintet
from
Charleston,
SC that
plays
music
inspired
by
Gullah
culture
8:00 &
9:15
p.m.
Max M. &
Marjorie
S.
Fisher
Music
Center –
The
Cube,
3711
Woodward
Avenue,
Detroit,
MI 48201
• On
The Sun
| Modern
groove
band
influenced
by
classic
and
contemporary
soul,
funk,
Americana,
jazz,
and
psychedelia
9:00
p.m. –
Midnight
Detroit
Shipping
Company,
474
Peterboro
Street,
Detroit,
MI 48201
•
St. Paul
and the
Broken
Bones |
Birmingham,
Alabama–based
rock and
roll
soul
band
9:00
p.m.
The
Garden
Theater,
3929
Woodward
Avenue,
Detroit,
MI 48201
•
Ural
Thomas
and the
Pain |
At
nearly
eighty
years
old,
Ural
Thomas
is a hot
soul
shouter
and
velvety-smooth
crooner
from
Portland,
OR
9:00
p.m.
Motor
City
Brewing
Works
Warehouse,
441 W.
Canfield
Street,
Detroit,
MI 48201
•
Thornetta
Davis |
“Detroit’s
Queen of
the
Blues”
9:00
p.m.
EMEAC +
Cass
Commons
+ 1st UU
Church,
4605
Cass
Avenue,
Detroit,
MI 48201
•
Salvation
Army
Sing-Along
| Annual
Holiday
Sing-Along
with the
Salvation
Army
Brass
Band
9:00
p.m.
Noel
Night
Bandstand,
Located
in Wayne
State
University’s
Parking
Lot 71,
410 W.
Canfield,
Detroit,
MI 48201
(NW
corner
of Cass
and
Canfield)
Noel
Night
perennial
favorites
include
the Ice
Scraper
Challenge
featuring
students
from
Wayne
State
University
and the
College
for
Creative
Studies
transforming
blocks
of ice
into
unique
sculptural
creations,
now
located
at the
DSO’s
Sosnick
Courtyard
(51
Parsons
Street).
The
Cathedral
Church
of St.
Paul
will
continue
to host
their
annual
Live
Animals
of the
Nativity
on their
Woodward
Lawn
with new
hours
from
1:00-7:00
p.m.
Wayne
State’s
“Winter
Art and
Retail
Market”
will
continue
to be
hosted
at
Warren
and
Woodward
between
the
hours of
1:00-7:00
p.m. The
College
for
Creative
Studies‘
Student
and
Alumni
Art Sale
will
also
take
place,
but
during
the
hours of
1:00-7:00
p.m.
Families
can
visit
with
Santa at
the
following
venues
during
Noel
Night
hours:
Avalon
International
Breads,
Bethel
A.M.E.
Church,
Cass
Community
United
Methodist
Church,
C. H.
Wright
Museum
of
African
American
History,
Common
Pub,
Detroit
Historical
Museum,
Detroit
Institute
of Arts,
Detroit
Public
Library,
Filson,
Mosaic
Midtown
Church,
Nest,
The Park
Shelton,
The
Scarab
Club,
University
of
Michigan
Detroit
Center,
and on
the
front
lawn of
Wayne
State
University’s
Old Main
Building.
Check
the Noel
Night
website
for
exact
hours
for
Santa at
each
venue.
Other
special
installations
you will
not want
to miss
include:
•
Wayne
State
University’s
Woodward/Warren
Park
Winter
Art and
Retail
Market
(WARM)
is a fun
and
festive
pop-up
holiday
marketplace
featuring
more
nearly
70
vendors.
Stop in
and shop
to
support
TechTown
entrepreneurs
and
Wayne
State
students
(1:00-7:00
p.m.)
•
The
Detroit
Historical
Museum
will
present
a
Holiday
Sock Hop
with WSU
Swing
Dancers
featuring
Kayla
Chenault—includes
lessons,
part
demonstration
&
dancing
in the
Streets
of Old
Detroit
(3:30-4:30
p.m.)
•
Robolights
Detroit
by
artist
Kenny
Irwin,
Jr. is a
spectacular
new
site-specific
installation
created
for the
lawn of
Mike
Kelley’s
Mobile
Homestead
at MOCAD
(5:00-10:00
p.m.).
Kenny
Irwin
Jr. is
the
artist
behind
the
masterpiece
known as
Robolights,
the
wildly
popular
sci-fi
themed
art
installation
of epic
proportions
located
in Palm
Springs,
California.
•
Detroit-based
Apetechnology
presents
3 Roving
Reindeer,
three
remote
controlled
robots
as an
homage
to
Rudolph
the Red
Nosed
Reindeer
outside
of the
Max M.
and
Marjorie
S.
Fisher
Music
Center
(5:00-10:00
p.m.)
•
Cranbrook
Art
Museum’s
Art Lab
will
present
a fiber
experience
for
visitors
at the
Detroit
Public
Library
in their
Children’s
Library.
Test
your
hand out
weaving
on a
loom or
make a
holiday
pom-pom!
(2:00-6:00
p.m.)
• The
Noel
Night
Beer
Tent
presented
by 8
Degrees
Plato at
the
Wayne
State’s
Woodward/Warren
Park
will
showcase
an
Appalachian
Square
Dance
with the
Detroit
Square
Dance
Society
led by
Aaron
Jonah
Lewis
from
7:30-9:00
p.m.
A
number
of new
businesses
and
venues
will be
participating
this
year,
reflecting
the
growth
of Noel
Night
and the
Midtown
Detroit
district:
Awake
Café,
Bleu
Bowtique,
Bon Bon
Bon, The
Carr
Center,
El Moore
Gardens,
Lexus
Velodrome,
Monger’s
Provisions,
Savant,
Smith &
Co., and
Starters
Bar and
Grill.
Transportation
options
will
continue
with
limited
free
Noel
Night
shuttles,
the
QLine,
MOGO
bikes,
DDOT
buses,
and
electric
scooters
(weather
permitting).
LYFT
will
also
serve as
Noel
Night’s
official
ride
share
partner
and
offer
discounted
rides to
and from
the
district—use
code:
NOELNIGHT19.
For more
information
about
parking
in the
district,
please
visit:
http://www.noelnight.org/plan-your-visit.
All
locations
will
continue
to be
open
free to
the
public
for Noel
Night
published
hours.
We
invite
everyone
to join
us as we
extend
this
longstanding
tradition—both
in hours
and
throughout
our
footprint.
For
more
information,
please
contact
the
Midtown
Detroit,
Inc.
office
at (313)
420-6000
or email
us at
info@midtowndetroit.org.
For a
more
detailed
schedule,
please
visit:
www.noelnight.org.
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Midtown
Detroit,
Inc.
(MDI) is
a
nonprofit
planning
and
development
agency
charged
with
revitalization
of
Detroit's
Midtown
and New
Center
neighborhoods.
Representing
over 200
area
stakeholders,
including
Detroit's
anchor
educational,
medical
and
cultural
institutions,
MDI
provides
public
space
maintenance
and
security
services;
marketing
support;
technical
assistance;
infrastructure
and real
estate
development;
grant
administration;
and arts
programming
for the
district.