Tag: The Oakland Press

• Concert Review: OneRepublic helps blast the rain away at Meadow Brook

  Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Press ROCHESTER HILLS — OneRepublic’s brand of upbeat pop-rock cleared the stormy skies over the Meadow Brook Music Festival  on Saturday, July 27, as the group performed following two Michigan-born opening acts. Tony Lucca was the first up, playing a solo acoustic five-song, 25-minute set. The Pontiac native, who now resides…

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  07/28/2013

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  99 Problems, Apologize, Feel Again, Hit Me Baby One More Time, Life in Color, Mayer Hawthorne, Meadow Brook Music Festival, One Republic Native, OneRepublic, Ryan Tedder, Stephanie Sokol, Stop and Stare, The Oakland Press, Tony Lucca

• Northville hosts 2nd annual Concours d’Elegance Preview rare car exhibit

  Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Press Rare vintage cars will fill the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth for the 35th annual Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, July 28. Northville will host a preview event the day before, featuring 30 pre-war rare vintage cars and other entertainment. This is the second year for the preview, said…

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  07/25/2013

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  1923 Kissel Brougham Sedan, 1932 Ford v-8 roadster, Concours d’Elegance, Jim McCarter, Lori Ward, Michigan, Northville, Northville Downtown Development Authority, pre-war vehicles, rare cars, Stephanie Sokol, The Inn at St. John’s, The Oakland Press

• Under the Streetlamp a toe tapping joy for summer

  Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Press Doo-wop, Motown and old rock ’n’ roll will fill Meadowbrook Theatre on Saturday, July 20, as Under the Streetlamp brings the retro sounds of the four-piece vocal group to the stage for a benefit concert. Michael Cunio, Michael Ingersoll, Chris Jones and Shonn Wiley were the original “Jersey Boys.”…

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  07/17/2013

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  Aretha Franklin, Chris Jones, Detroit, Four Seasons, Jersey Boys, Meadowbrook Theatre, Michael Cunio, Michael Ingersoll, Rochester, Shonn Wiley, The Beach Boys, The Oakland Press, Under the Streetlamp

• Concert Review: O.A.R. brings out unusual choices at Meadow Brook

  Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Press O.A.R. brought a Jamaican vibe to a sunny Midwestern Sunday night, June 30, at the Meadow Brook Music Festival with a nearly two-and-a-half-hour set of ska and energetic rock. In casual dress, O.A.R. opened the show with “Lay Down,” spending the rest of the 25-song set dancing on the…

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  07/01/2013

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  Allen Stone, Andrew McMahon, Jerry DePizzo, Marc Roberge, Meadow Brook Music Festival, O.A.R., Of a Revolution, The Oakland Press

• Power2Give campaign helps Oakland arts groups raise needed funds

  Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Press Oakland County arts organizations are seeking funding help with the launch of a new Kickstarter campaign through Power2Give. Arts and culture organization CultureSource will launch the 17th market of national Kickstarter site Power2Give Thursday, June 27. The site matches prospective donors with arts organizations seeking financial assistance. “We’ve got…

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  06/27/2013

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  Arts and Sciences Council of North Carolina, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Bloomfield, Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey, CultureSource, Detroit, donors, institutions, Janice Charach Gallery, kickstarter, Maud Lyon, Oakland County, Pontiac, Power2Give, projects, The Cranbrook Art Museum, The Ford Foundation, The Oakland Press, The Village Fine Arts Association in Milford, West Bloomfield

• Highland Games bring Celtic music, more to Canterbury Village

  Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Press Take a journey to Scotland by heading out to Orion Township for the 20th annual Highland Games at Canterbury Olde World Village June 29-30. The family-friendly two-day Scottish celebration, presented by Ultimate Fun Productions and The Scottish American Society of Michigan, will be five times larger this year, said…

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  06/25/2013

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  501 c 7, Canterbury Olde World Village, Celtic Rock, Franklin Dohanyos, Highland Games, Jeff Axelsen, Leader Dogs for the Blind, Michigan Scottish Games, Shamus Whiskey, Stephanie Sokol, The Oakland Press, The Scottish American Society of Michigan

• Under the Streetlamp doo-wop show benefits Meadow Brook Theatre

  Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Press Under the Streetlamp is bringing doo-wop tunes to Meadow Brook Theatre for two benefit shows July 20. At this show, a traveling group of young singers will perform a variety of classic doo-wop, Motown and old rock ’n’ roll hits to entertain while bringing in funds for the theater.…

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  06/24/2013

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  Cheryl Marshall, July 20, Meadow Brook Theatre, Shonn Wiley, Stephanie Sokol, The Oakland Press, Under the Streetlamp

• St. Nick’s Opa! Fest celebrates church’s 77th anniversary

  Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Press The members of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Troy enjoy sharing and celebrating their Greek culture each year at a lively festival, the Opa! Fest. This year’s will be the 20th annual Opa! Fest, June 21-23, also celebrating St. Nicholas’ 77th anniversary. “(Opa! Fest is) for everybody, a very…

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  06/18/2013

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  Enigma Detroit, Greek, Greek Music, Michael Livanos, Nick Phillips, Opa! Fest, The Oakland Press, The Three Greek Sisters, Tina Souphis, Troy Michigan, Troy St. Nick’s Opa! Fest

• Bloomfield natives bring “Les Mis” to Meadow Brook

  Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Press A dreamlike interpretation of “Les Miserables” will be at Meadow Brook Theatre June 30 through July 3. Director Katherine Carter is an alumna of Andover High School in Bloomfield Hills. She now lives in New York City, and through her theater company, The Other Mirror, she adapts stories for the…

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  06/17/2013

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  Andover High School, Justin Spiro, Katherine Carter, Les Mis, Meadow Brook Theatre, Michigan, The Oakland Press, The Other Mirror

• Concert Review: Lumineers enchant crowd at DTE Energy Music Theatre

  Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Press INDEPENDENCE TWP. — With friendly conversation and folksy music, The Lumineers brought a fun, upbeat show to the DTE Energy Music Theatre on Thursday, June 6. The group’s 14-song, hour-and-20-minute show focused on tracks from their hit  2012 self-titled debut album, plus  a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Subterranean Homesick…

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  06/07/2013

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  Big Parade, Bob Dylan, DTE Energy Music Theatre, Gonzo, Grammy Award, Ho Hey, Morning song, Stubborn Love, Submarines, Subterranean Homesick Blues, The Lumineers, The Oakland Press, Wesley Keith Schultz