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Ypsi Bound: Don’t let the Dream Cruise congest your weekend. But don’t trap yourself inside your house, either. Instead, consider heading west, to Ypsi tonight, or tomorrow for that matter. Going on all weekend long is the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival, which, as you might’ve guessed, is a comprehensive celebration of Ypsi’s past and discover the city’s rich history of aviation, rail, and baseball. After checking that out, head over to the New Theatre’s Project’s Mix Performance Space on Washington for the world premier of the Jason Sebacher play “Posing,” a production that hinges on the aged-old formula of sex, lies, identity, and tragedy. Sebacher’s play prods at this question: What would Oscar Wilde think of modern gay culture? Tickets are $15. More info at newtheatreproject.org. We even have a dinner suggestions for you: Sidetrack’s. Widely known as one of the nation’s premier burger joints, they recently announced their latest addition, named after local record label Quite Scientific (Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Cotton Jones, Stepdad). The Quite Scientific Burger is stacked with roasted red pepper, gorgonzola, cheddar, bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion, and a fried egg!
The annual African World Festival is celebrating its 29th year in Detroit throughout the weekend at Hart Plaza. With events Friday thru Sunday, the Parade of Nations march up Woodward starts at 11 a.m. More than 100 artists and craftsmen will have works on display and for sale, included is an exhibit dedicated to Nigerian activist and afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. In fact, the whole weekend is part of the One Love Celebration honoring Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, and the recently departed Gil Scott Heron. Soul legend Roy Ayers (“Everybody Loves the Sunshine”) plays Friday, Detroit’s jessica Care moore will once again present her Black Women Rock! showcase on Saturday, and Rachelle Ferrell (she’s sung with Lou Rawls and Patti LaBelle) takes the stage on Sunday. Visit awfdetroit.com for more.
No doubt about it, there’s been a ton of activity down at Roosevelt Park in Corktown, the green-space that is, essentially, the front yard of the Michigan Central Station. This weekend, the park is home to the second annual R. Park Fest. The day-long affair features food to be washed down by any of the 30 craft beers on tap, games (cornhole, dodge ball, a huge slip ‘n slide), a professionally designed, temporary skateboard street course, and a pretty epic music line-up for a free festival.
Heavy hitters include techno pioneer Juan Atkins, Fortune Records soul-man Andrew Williams, psych-soul rocker Rodriguez, and glitch-hop DJ/producer Dabyre. 11 a.m. until 10 p.m.
