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Sensational Log Cabin Sundays at Palmer Park

6/27/2023

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Join us throughout the summer for these Arts & Culture Events for the whole family at Detroit's historic Palmer Park. Bring a blanket, lawn chairs and picnics for afternoons (thru sunsets) of art, music and creative fun, food trucks, popups and more!
​​Family fun, art & workshops

Brilliant Storytimes

Magical reading adventures with Brilliant Detroit at the Log Cabin.
DATES: 7/16, 8/27, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24 & 10/1
TIME: 2pm - 4pm

Weaving for Kids
Learn to weave with artist Michael Daitch at this free drop-in workshop at the Log Cabin. All supplies provided!
DATE: 8/27 
TIME: 12pm - 4pm

Plant Sculptures
Weave dried plant materials w/ artist Abigail Loughrey at the Log Cabin.
DATE: 7/16
TIME: 3pm

Foraged Food Cooking
Join a class led by Chef Jeremy Abbey of Soil to Service on foraged plant cooking at the Log Cabin.
DATE: 8/13 
TIME: 3pm

Body Jewelry
w/ Emily Rucker of Waste Bead Envy
DATE: 9/10
TIME: 12pm

Bagg Talks w/ Jasmine Johnson
Music & conversation to help face mental health & life's challenges. 
DATE: 9/10
TIME: 4pm

Art Workshop 
Kim Fracassa leads painting & drawing w/ inks created w/ foraged plants & berries.
DATE: 9/17
TIME: 2 - 4pm

Art Workshop 
Eco-dyeing & printing w/ foraged plants on fabrics by Mandisa Smith
DATE: 9/24
TIME: 2 - 5pm

Made in Palmer Park Art Show
Artists of all age groups will be exhibiting work produced in the park. 
DATE: 10/1
TIME: 4pm
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ABOUT SENSATIONAL SUNDAYS:
​People for Palmer Park (PFPP) was awarded a $30,000 NeighborHUB Grant from the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce and General Motors to continue to transform the Log Cabin into a community center for creativity, imagination and engagement.


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“Earth Tones connects music-making and the sounds of nature through artistic improvisation and intuition, and active listening. Each concert features two ensembles – a youth-led or emerging group and a more established jazz or improvisational group,” said Joseph Darling, a music curator who conceived the series and is a PFPP board member.

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES IN THE SERIES:
  • July 16 @5pm:  Constant Pressure and the  Kaleigh Wilder Trio.
  • August 27 @5pm: Tariq Gardner's Evening Star trio and Djallo Djakate's Inner Ear.
  • Oct. 1 @5pm: Kasan Belgrave Duo and the Michael Malis Trio.
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Kaleigh Wilder Trio
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Djallo Djakate (Photo: Barbara Barefield)
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Michael Malis Trio
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The grant will allow the PFPP Arts & Culture Committee to present free family-friendly programs with gifted Detroit musicians, visual artists, poets, and storytellers and outfit the Log Cabin for art shows, concerts and other cultural activities. The committee is also selecting local arts and culture groups to engage and present through its innovative Community Arts micro-grant competition.
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Detroit Parks Coalition's Freedom Arts Festival returns with history and connection

6/20/2023

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Photos: Barbara Barefield
Sunday, July 9, 2pm-6pm at Palmer Park

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Detroit Walk to Freedom that culminated with a moving address by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which is widely considered a preview to his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, People for Palmer Park will commemorate the historic event with various art displays. Guests can also enjoy musical performances from Marion Hayden and Freedom Sounds — featuring Marion Hayden on bass, A. Spencer Barefield on guitar, Alvin Waddles on piano, Tariq Gardner on drums and Isis Damil on vocals.

A Knight Arts Challenge winner, the Freedom Arts Festival connects—and reconnects!—Detroiters to their neighborhood parks. Featuring music, dance, storytelling, and art reflecting Detroit’s multicultural tapestry, the festival brings together freedom, racial justice, history, and connection to place through arts & culture.

For more Freedom Arts Festival performance dates and locations for Summer/Fall 2023, visit https://www.detroitparkscoalition.com/freedom-arts-festival 
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New Earth Tones Concert series kicks off this weekend at Palmer Park Art Fair

6/1/2023

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“Earth Tones connects music-making and the sounds of nature through artistic improvisation and intuition, and active listening. Each concert features two ensembles – a youth-led or emerging group and a more established jazz or improvisational group,” said Joseph Darling, a music curator who conceived the series and is a PFPP board member.

The June 4 Earth Tones concert features the Kris Johnson Group with opening ensemble 26 Cents Flat. Johnson is a trumpeter, composer, and Director of Michigan State University’s Community Music School in Detroit.
The concert takes place at 2:30 pm near the Palmer Park Log Cabin, amid the Palmer Park Art Fair.  Guests are encouraged to bring a blanket and a picnic for the next three free concerts that begin at 5 pm.

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES IN THE SERIES:
  • July 16:  Constant Pressure and the  Kaleigh Wilder Trio.
  • August 27: Tariq Gardner's Evening Star trio and Djallo Djakate's Inner Ear.
  • Oct. 1: Kasan Belgrave Duo and the Michael Malis Trio.

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People for Palmer Park (PFPP) was awarded a $30,000 NeighborHUB Grant from the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce and General Motors to continue to transform the Log Cabin into a community center for creativity, imagination and engagement.

The grant will allow the PFPP Arts & Culture Committee to present free family-friendly programs with gifted Detroit musicians, visual artists, poets, and storytellers and outfit the Log Cabin for art shows, concerts and other cultural activities. The committee is also selecting local arts and culture groups to engage and present through its innovative Community Arts micro-grant competition.
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Painting in Palmer Park returns April-July 2023

4/11/2023

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Plein air painting in a beautiful Detroit park!

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DATES:
April 22 @ 1:30pm - 
meet near Splash Park (rescheduled from snowy March date)
June 3 @ 1:30pm
July 19 @ 4:30pm


Painting with artist Jacqueline Edwards Lane and writer/poet Vickie Elmer for our second series of outdoor painting. This one will culminate in a group exhibit in October.

Please bring paints, paper and canvas — and a chair. We provide refreshments, good company and simple plein air instructions.


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Palmer Park Earth Day will be a volunteer day full of celebration, clean-ups and fun in the forest

3/13/2023

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Palmer Park Earth Day
Sunday, April 23, 2023
  • Park-wide Clean-Up
  • Old Growth Forest Ceremony & Guided Walk
  • Aziza Fairy Forest Treasure & Trash Hunt
 
Join People for Palmer Park as we celebrate Earth Day, clean our beloved park, explore the woods, and enjoy friends, family and nature. From grit to magic, we welcome all ages to pick up a bag and help make a difference.
 
Sign up at palmerparkearthday2023.eventbrite.com to volunteer and join us for a day celebrating nature.
 
Spring Cleanup! Spring is upon us and we want Palmer Park to look beautiful and vibrant for the wonderful community of people who enjoy the park. Trash pick-up, weeding, sweeping, raking, and clearing are just some of the ways to volunteer your time and energy! 
 
Aziza Fairy Forest Trash & Treasure Hunt. Earth Day at Palmer Park is also a fun family event, too! For the young ones, sign up to search for the treasures: the tiny, invisible, magical Aziza Fairies from African and their hand-painted doors that will hang from branches throughout the forest trails. Explore the forest pathways and pick up trash to leave the woods sparkling and clean.
 
Old Growth Forest Ceremony! At noon, between the two clean-up shifts, join us to welcome Nick Sanchez from the Old Growth Forest Network. Detroit’s Palmer Park’s Witherell Woods will be inducted into the Old Growth Forest Network and we want to celebrate with you!
 
The 70-acre Witherell Woods in Palmer Park is the largest old-growth forest in the Tri-County area, and one of only seven forests in the City of Detroit. This is quite an honor, since only 5% of U.S. forests remain undisturbed allowing old growth trees and plants to flourish. Following the brief ceremony, Nick and representatives from PFPP will lead a guided walk through the woods.
 
Sign up with your family, community groups or neighborhood associations, work staff, or come yourself! Please help spread the work and invite as many neighbors and friends as you can!
 
Volunteers will be deployed throughout the park to promote social distancing and to cover as much of the park as possible. Choose a two-hour shift or stay for the whole time. Additional information will be sent the Thursday prior to the clean-up with instructions and directions to your location. (Note: Ticket location is a meeting point, not the site where you will be sent to clean-up)
 
People for Palmer Park will be providing gloves, trash bags, tools, hand sanitizer, and light refreshments. Please bring your own water bottle!
 
Invite family, friends, neighbors, co-workers and any other nature lovers in your life! 
Volunteer Sign Up
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After a two year hiatus, Strides for Seniors Walk & Expo returns to Palmer Park

9/12/2022

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FRIDAY, September 30, 2022
10am-3pm | 
Palmer Park (near Splash Park)​
Come out and enjoy one of the most beautiful spots in Detroit on what we’re positive will be a beautiful and sunny late September morning. The event takes place near the park’s splash pad, on Merrill Plaisance between McNichols (6 Mile) and 7 Mile
For just $25, you can take part in a one, two or three mile walk – and also get the 2022 Strides T-Shirt plus a boxed lunch!  You’ll also have the chance to visit health care vendors and wellness experts at the expo.
The Expo opens at 10 AM and runs until 1 PM.  Walking starts at 11, with lunch at Noon. 
There will be continuous onstage music, dance and exercise the entire three hours.

To sign up for your Palmer Park t-shirt, click here.
Package Includes: 1, 2, or 3-mile walk, box lunch and a 2022 Strides for Seniors T-Shirt. Submit your order by 9/2 to get your shirt delivered to your center by 9/23.


For more information on Strides For Seniors, please visit www.stridesforseniors.org. 
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DETROIT PARKS COALITION TO CELEBRATE LEGACY OF SARAH E. RAY, ‘DETROIT’S OTHER ROSA PARKS’

8/16/2022

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WHEN: Saturday, August 20, 2022, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
WHERE: Outside the Palmer Park Community House, 1121 Merrill Plaisance, Detroit 
PERFORMANCE TIMES:
    Bill Harris and Robert Jones - 1pm
    Detroit-Windsor Dance Academy - 2pm
    A. Spencer Barefield Quintet - 3pm


Free, family-friendly event to pay tribute to late civil rights activist, Sarah Ray, through live music, dance performances, poetry and art on Saturday, August 20 in Detroit’s  Palmer Park . In partnership with the Sarah E. Ray Project, the Detroit Parks Coalition and People for Palmer Park will celebrate Sarah Ray's legacy through world-class music — jazz, blues, gospel, multi-genre — poetry, dance and art that explore both the life of Ray and the fights for equality, social justice, freedom and hope that she and others inspire.

In 1945, Ray, a 24-year-old African American secretary, was denied a seat on the segregated Boblo boat, the SS Columbia. Like Rosa Parks, she refused to back down, taking her fight for integration all the way to the United States Supreme Court. Represented by famed NAACP lawyer Thurgood Marshall, Ray won her case. Scholars argue that she paved the way for the seminal, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education, which found that separate was inherently unequal. She continued to be a civil rights activist throughout her life, mentoring and inspiring future generations. Ray passed away in 2006. 

Featured artists include the widely acclaimed A. Spencer Barefield Quintet, the talented Detroit-Windsor Dance Academy with DWDA Artistic Director Debra White-Hunt and the impactful duo of Bill Harris and Rev. Robert Jones. Both Barefield and White-Hunt are creating new works to accompany narratives about Sarah E. Ray written by Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist, author and historian Desiree Cooper. In addition to Barefield’s new composition to highlight the life of Sarah E. Ray, other pieces will explore themes of peace, racial equality, history and women and the fight for equal rights.

The event is part of the Detroit Parks Coalition Freedom Arts Festival, a citywide celebration with multiple free events over the summer and fall months to connect Detroiters to their neighborhood parks through cultural experiences. The festival series is supported by the Knight Foundation, a national foundation that invests in journalism, the arts and the success of cities where brothers John S. and James L. Knight once published newspapers. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Sarah E. Ray Project website: https://www.detroitsotherrosaparks.com/

Detroit Parks Coalition website: https://www.detroitparkscoalition.com/


WDET Interview: The life of Sarah E. Ray will be celebrated at the Freedom Arts Festival
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Metro Times article: https://www.metrotimes.com/arts/freedom-art-festival-to-celebrate-detroits-other-rosa-parks-30789953

Free Press article: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2022/08/16/downtown-detroit-event-sarah-ray/10336018002/
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Palmer Park Farmers Market is back for 2022!

7/1/2022

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EVERY Wednesday, July 13 - October 26 from 4:30-7:30pm
​SW Corner of 7 Mile and Woodward 

Masks and social distancing encouraged

Join us each Wednesday at this lovely local market for farm fresh fruits and vegetables and more, rain or shine.

WE ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING ADDITIONAL PRODUCE VENDORS to round out the season.
Interested or know someone who is? PLEASE CONTACT our new Farmers Market Manager, Audrey at [email protected]

Here's an early peek at our vendor list:
  • Black Dog Catering
  • Soil2Service
  • Judella's Sweets & Treats
  • Sweetjays Bakeshop 
  • Boho Luxe Detroit
  • Unalome Organics
  • Shugababies Knitting
  • HighLife Boutique 
  • Taco Truck
  • Lobster Truck
  • Gladiator of Health Cafe
  • Williams Food Company
  • Eastern Market Farm Stand
  • Rescue MI Nature
  • African Herbswoman
  • Redfelr Hot Sauce
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Discounted MoGo Detroit ride passes with Partnership Perks!

5/2/2022

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People for Palmer Park is happy to announce Partnership Perks with MoGo Detroit for 2022. MoGo is a fellow nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization providing affordable ride sharing throughout the Metro Detroit region. It operates in 10 neighborhoods in the greater downtown area of Detroit, as well as Northwest Detroit, Ferndale, Oak Park, Huntington Woods, Berkley, and Royal Oak.MoGo is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and there are THREE MOGO STATIONS in PALMER PARK.

Beginning April 9th, 2022, all members, participants, and organizers affiliated with People For Palmer Park will be eligible for the new MoGo x PFPP passes through 2022!

HOW IT WORKS
Visit https://mogodetroit.org/members/registermogodetroit.org/members/register and use the codes below to receive discounts on Annual and Monthly Passes: 

Annual Passes will be $70 (normally $90 for a year)
USE CODE "1YPFPP"

Monthly Passes will be $15 / 1x per person (normally $20 per month)
USE CODE "1MYPFPP"


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2nd Annual Palmer Park 5K Run & Walk Returns  June 11

5/2/2022

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Saturday, June 11, 2022 - 8:30am at Palmer Park
Location: 1121 Merrill Plaisance Street Detroit, MI 48203 

Welcome Home Yoga & Wellness
will be presenting their 2nd Annual Palmer Park 5K Run & Walk + Yoga Event. This pride-themed event is in partnership with People for Palmer Park!

Please join us for a community celebration of running, yoga, Pride Month and neighborhood Detroit Parks on Saturday, June 11th. The 5k begins promptly at 8:30am, with yoga to follow. Please bring your own yoga mat!

Adult Race $40 - Adult Race +Yoga $55 - Adult Yoga $25 
Adult Registration Includes: Shirt, Medal, BIB & Interactive Online Media 
Kids 12 & Under 5k $15 - Free Yoga 
Kid Registration Includes: Medal, BIB & Interactive Online Media
REGISTER HERE!
Facebook Event: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/676661290303503
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