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2018
Detroit
Campus
Martius
Tree
Lighting
and
Light up
Beacon
Park on
Nov. 16
Featuring
12-time
GRAMMY
award-winning
gospel
singer
and
Detroit-native
CeCe
Winans,
Olympic
skating
duo Maia
and Alex
Shibutani,
plus
local
skating
groups,
choirs
and more
DETROIT
- The
Downtown
Detroit
Partnership
(DDP)
and DTE
Energy
Foundation
today
announced
the
lineup
for the
15th
Annual
Detroit
Tree
Lighting
Ceremony
at
Campus
Martius
Park and
Light Up
Beacon
Park on
November
16.
Headlining
Detroit’s
most
highly
anticipated
holiday
celebration
is
12-time
GRAMMY
award-winner
CeCe
Winans,
plus
Olympic
skating
duo Alex
and Maia
Shibutani.
Also
taking
center
stage is
a
60-foot,
Plymouth-grown
Norway
spruce
featuring
19,000
multi-colored
lights
and
ornaments.
“In
celebration
of
Detroit’s
rich
musical
history,
this
year’s
lineup
offers
everything
from an
award-winning
high
school
choir to
a
Detroit-native
gospel
icon,”
said
Robert
Gregory,
Chief
Planning
and
Public
Spaces
Officer,
DDP.
“Now in
its 15th
year at
Campus
Martius
Park,
the Tree
Lighting
Ceremony
attracts
thousands
of
residents
and
visitors
who join
together
to mark
the
beginning
of this
magical
holiday
season
in
Detroit.”
For
the
second
year in
a row,
Light Up
Beacon
Park
will
offer
live
streaming
of the
tree
lighting
and
performances
by Joe
Hertler
& The
Rainbow
Seekers
and
Nadir
Omowale
inside
the
heated
Winter
Lodge
tent.
Additionally,
free
shuttles
will run
between
Campus
Martius
Park and
Beacon
Park
from
4:30
p.m. to
midnight
so
visitors
can
create
lasting
memories
in two
of the
city’s
most
revered
public
spaces.
New this
year is
Prismatica,
an
interactive
and
internationally
travelling
art
exhibit,
and
custom-designed
holiday
lighting
that
transforms
the park
into a
winter
wonderland.
Visit
DTEBeaconPark.com
for a
full
list of
activities
hosted
at
Beacon
Park.
“The
Tree
Lighting
Ceremony
is one
of our
favorite
Detroit
traditions
as it
brings
together
families
and the
community
to kick
off the
holiday
season,”
said
Lynette
Dowler,
President,
DTE
Energy
Foundation.
“Light
Up
Beacon
Park
extends
the
festivities
throughout
downtown
and
offers
an
additional
venue
for
family
fun –
from
light
displays
to
Selfies
with
Santa –
making
the
night
special
for
everyone.”
The
15th
Annual
Detroit
Tree
Lighting
Ceremony
and
Light Up
Beacon
Park are
made
possible
by the
support
of DTE
Energy
Foundation
and DTE
Energy
Beacon
Park
Foundation.
The
annual
Tree
Lighting
Ceremony
and
Light Up
Beacon
Park
will be
held on
Friday,
November
16, 2018
from 5
p.m. to
midnight
and is
free and
open to
the
public.
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