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Twenty
of
Detroit’s
most
popular
food
trucks
will
provide
food for
purchase
throughout
the day,
including
Jackson's
Five
Star
Motown
Bistro,
Tres
Leches,
TruckShuka,
Smoke 'n
Pig BBQ
and
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Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy’s
West
Riverfront
Block
Party
headlined
by top
R&B
Artists
El
DeBarge
and
Kelly
Price
DETROIT
– The
lineup
for the
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy’s
new West
Riverfront
Block
Party
event
features
local
artists
performing
music
from
several
different
genres,
including
soul,
funk,
Latin
Jazz and
pop, as
well as
performances
from
headliners
Kelly
Price
and El
DeBarge.
West
Riverfront
Block
Party
takes
place
Saturday,
September
18 from
11 a.m.
to 10
p.m. at
West
Riverfront
Park,
which is
located
at 1801
W.
Jefferson
in
downtown
Detroit.
In
addition
to the
national
and
local
music
acts,
West
Riverfront
Block
Party
will
feature
acrobatic
Jet-Ski
demonstrations
by
Typhoon
Tommy,
food
trucks,
and the
family-friendly
Adventure
Zone
that
features
interactive
games, a
300-foot
zip line
and
other
activities.
Musical
performances
begin at
11:30
a.m. on
the
local
stage
with
Detroit-area
entertainers
scheduled
throughout
the day.
National
headliners
Kelly
Price
and El
DeBarge
take the
Soaring
Eagle
Casino &
Resort
stage
that
evening.
El
DeBarge
is
Detroit-born
singer-songwriter,
musician
and
producer.
He was
lead
singer
of the
family
group
DeBarge.
Popular
songs
include
“Time
Will
Reveal,”
“Who's
Holding
Donna
Now,”
“Stay
with
Me,”
“All
This
Love,”
“Who’s
Johnny”
and
“Rhythm
of the
Night.”
Kelly
Price is
a
Grammy-nominated
R&B and
gospel
singer/songwriter.
She made
a name
for
herself
as a
backing
vocalist
for
Mariah
Carey
and The
Notorious
B.I.G.
Her hits
include
“As We
Lay,”
“Friend
of Mine”
with Ron
Isley,
and
"Heartbreak
Hotel"
with
Whitney
Houston
and
Faith
Hill.
Scheduled
performances
include:
LOCAL
STAGE
Ballet
Folklorico
de
Detroit
(Traditional
dances
of
Mexico)
- 11:30
a.m. to
12:30
p.m.
Natalie
Lucassian
(Pop) -
1 to 2
p.m.
Lvrboy.
(Alternative
soul) -
2:30 to
3:30
p.m.
Damon
Terrell
(Funk
and
Latin
jazz) -
4 to 5
p.m.
SOARING
EAGLE
CASINO &
RESORT
STAGE
DJ
Emmet
(Detroit’s
ReMix
King) -
5:30 to
6 p.m.
New
World
Soul
(Soul) -
6 to 7
p.m.
DJ
Emmett -
7 to
7:30
p.m.
Kelly
Price
(Rhythm
&
Blues/Gospel)
- 7:30
to 8:30
p.m.
DJ
Emmett -
8:30 to
9 p.m.
El
DeBarge
(Rhythm
& Blues)
- 9 to
10 p.m.
For
individuals
who
participated
in the
Conservancy’s
#BeingApartTogether
virtual
fundraiser
earlier
this
summer,
the name
“Lvrboy.”
may
sound
familiar.
Lvrboy.
was
featured
in a
local
“Battle
of the
Bands”
with
three
other
local
musical
acts and
emerged
victorious
after
receiving
the most
votes.
VIP
tickets
for the
performances
on the
Soaking
Eagle
Casino &
Resort
stage by
New
World
Soul,
Kelly
Price
and El
DeBarge
are $40.
For VIP
tickets,
visit
https://www.riverfrontblockparty.com/music
“We’re
excited
to
welcome
people
to West
Riverfront
Park for
this
family-friendly
event,”
said
Rachel
Frierson,
director
of
programming
for the
Detroit
Riverfront
Conservancy.
“With a
great
musical
lineup,
wonderful
food and
fun
activities,
West
Riverfront
Block
will
have
something
for
everyone.”
Twenty
of
Detroit’s
most
popular
food
trucks
will
provide
food for
purchase
throughout
the day,
including
Jackson's
Five
Star
Motown
Bistro,
Tres
Leches,
TruckShuka,
Smoke 'n
Pig BBQ
and
more.
The
Adventure
Zone
features
obstacles
courses,
inflatable
games
and a
thrilling
300-foot
zip line
that
provides
sweeping
views of
the
Detroit
and
Windsor
sky
lines.
Children’s
activities
and
programming
will
include
make-and-take
crafts,
fun
experiments
from the
Michigan
Science
Center
and a
monster
mural.
Admission
to West
Riverfront
Block
Party is
$5.
Children
under
three
are
admitted
free.
For
more
information
about
the West
Riverfront
Block
Party,
please
visit
https://www.riverfrontblockparty.com
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