
One Detroit Weekend: September 1, 2023
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Check out what you can do around town with Cecelia Sharpe and Dave Wagner of 90.9 WRCJ.
Labor Day weekend is here! Here's what you can do in and around Detroit this weekend: The Michigan State Fair makes it return to Suburban Collection Showplace, and the Detroit Jazz Festival kicks off at Campus Martius and Hart Plaza. Plus, you can head over to Arts, Beats & Eats in downtown Royal Oak, or for a more adventurous event, check out the Mackinac Bridge’s annual Labor Day Walk.
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One Detroit Weekend: September 1, 2023
Clip: Season 8 Episode 9 | 2m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Labor Day weekend is here! Here's what you can do in and around Detroit this weekend: The Michigan State Fair makes it return to Suburban Collection Showplace, and the Detroit Jazz Festival kicks off at Campus Martius and Hart Plaza. Plus, you can head over to Arts, Beats & Eats in downtown Royal Oak, or for a more adventurous event, check out the Mackinac Bridge’s annual Labor Day Walk.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> hey, dave, it's good to be with you to talk about the things that are going on in and around detroit as labor day.
>> on a socially brings the summer to a close.
yeah, cecilia, some on officially be ending.
but, you know, there's a ton of great things still to come.
so let's begin with the michigan state fair at the suburban collection showplace in novi which goes through sunday, folks will be entertain with all sorts of things from carnival rides to live music, great food and so much more.
>> well, the shrine's circus will also be performing daily through the fourth.
and, you know, one of my favorite things to do annually.
i think, dave, it's one of your favorite things as well.
>> the detroit jazz festival comes the campus marches and hart plaza tomorrow through labor day.
you are absolutely right.
love heading to downtown to taken the incredible musicians who come to our city during the weekend.
now, another festival going on at the same time with fantastic live music is arts beats and eats in royal oak.
perhaps our viewers can, you know, bop around to the different festivals.
and in the making of music weekend, dave, i think you might be onto something.
>> now, if you're looking for some visual art, you can go to the museum of contemporary art detroit for an exhibition by artist sydney g james titled girl raised in detroit.
sydney is one of those iconic detroit artist whose work can be seen in many places.
>> including the murals down in the easter market.
yes, i've seen sydney's work in the stern mark and it's beautiful.
and it also makes a great statement.
then if you're one of our viewers who heads up north for the labor day weekend and maybe you want to get in some exercise while gazing out on the straits of mackinaw.
well, the mackinaw bridge will be closed to car traffic for its annual labored a walk.
people can start walking from either end of the bridge between seven and eleven, thirty a m. >> so many ways to enjoy the end of summer.
and of course, there's so much happening in and around detroit.
so here are a few more events for you to explore.
have a great weekend.
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The 44th annual Detroit Jazz Festival lineup, poster
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Clip: S8 Ep9 | 8m 38s | The 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival will feature NEA Jazz Masters and a Gretchen Valade tribute (8m 38s)
Detroit Jazz Festival artist-in-residence Karriem Riggins
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Clip: S8 Ep9 | 3m 32s | Drummer Karriem Riggins on being the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival artist-in-residence. (3m 32s)
Jazz drummer, hip hop producer Karriem Riggins performs
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Clip: S8 Ep9 | 7m 32s | Watch a performance from 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival artist-in-residence Karriem Riggins. (7m 32s)
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