Contact Information: Media Contacts: Steve Guile West Dearborn Downtown Development Authority (WDDDA) (313) 943-2899 Margaret Blohm, APR Margaux & Associates, LLC 313-406-3467
Free Outdoor Summer Concert Series Scheduled in West Dearborn
Variety of Musical Artists and Groups to Perform
DEARBORN, MI--(Marketwire - July 7, 2009) - Local residents, businesses and visitors to
Dearborn are encouraged to reserve Friday evenings to attend a free outdoor
mini-concert series sponsored by the West Dearborn Downtown Development
Authority (WDDDA).
The first concert, featuring Carl Cafanga & Friends, will be held from 6
p.m. to 8:15 p.m. on Friday, July 10, 2009 in Michigan Avenue's "Pocket
Park," located between Mason and Monroe Avenues in west Dearborn.
Carl Cafanga is one of metro Detroit's most in-demand saxophonists. His
quartet plays soulful, smooth jazz and will feature Ashaki, a female
vocalist, jazz artist and native Detroiter who has performed nationally and
in Japan.
Four additional concerts will be held in the Muirhead Plaza adjacent to the
Bryant Library on Michigan Avenue, featuring the versatile cover band Radio
Active from 6 to 9 p.m. on July 24; Motor City music veterans Merge,
performing musical hits from the 1950s to contemporary, from 6 to 9 p.m. on
August 14; Cleary Quartet from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on August 21; and Thornetta
Davis, recognized for her exceptional blues vocal performances, from 6 p.m.
to 9 p.m. on August 28, 2009.
The WDDDA recommends that concert-goers bring chairs and blankets for
outdoor seating while they relax and enjoy the music.
Maps and other information are also available online on the WDDDA's web
site at www.DearbornWestOnline.com.