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Brussels

May 20-27 Nick Tobier (everydayplaces ) is an artist in residence at ISB, The International School of Brussels, Belgium

May 15: Tonight@theCAID

TONIGHT@THECAID ANNOUNCES TAPING OF EPISODE 7

The Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, (CAID), announces its seventh episode of Tonight@theCAID to be taped on May 15, 2011 at 8 p.m. The show is filmed in front of a live studio audience, so early attendance is stressed due to limited seating. Tonight@theCAID is a web-based talk show filmed every other Sunday and is posted to tonightatthecaid.blip.tv, where past episodes are archived. The CAID is located at 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd. Detroit, MI 48208.

Episode 7 will feature guests Jenenne Whitfield, Nick Tobier, and musical guest Invincible. This episode celebrates urban and social issues as well as city beautification and revitalization. Jenenne Whitfield has served as the Executive Director for the Heidelberg Project for the past 18 years and has won numerous awards for her city involvement. To learn more about the Heidelberg Project visit www.heidelberg.org. Nick Tobier is an urban explorer and enthusiast whose public performances and work is rooted in the social lives of public places. Tobier has worked as a landscape architect in private practice and with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation/Bronx Division and is now an associate professor at the University of Michigan. Invincible is a fellow of Kresge Arts in Detroit and the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for Women and Gender in the Arts and Media. Invincible has garnered international renown for her lyrics and active involvement in progressive social change. For more information visit her website at http://emergencemedia.org/epkv2.

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This Saturday at 826 Michigan...

Flying Saucers, Flying Sounds: Intergalactic Radio
Taught by Nick Tobier & Ben English
Ages: 6-10, 10 students
Saturday, May 7: 1-3pm (one session)

Climb aboard the Michigan Voyager, a small vehicle designed for imaginative travel through near and distant galaxies. We'll chronicle our travels through original radio plays, complete with instruments and sound effects we make ourselves. Then we’ll record and remix our drama for broadcast on the radio!

Nick Tobier is a designer of small scale environments and objects--some that fly, some that float, some that roll. He teaches at the University of Michigan School of Art & Design. More at www.everydayplaces.com

Ben English leads two lives: one as graphic designer, the other as radio deejay. He knows that humans like to communicate visually as well as verbally. (How do aliens like to do it?) www.benjaminenglish.com

This workshop is full. (You can put your name on the waiting list, though.)

Ideas for Detroit

Ideas for Detroit exhibit at Whitdel Arts, 125o Hubbard Street, Detroit
April 30-May 28, 2011

food trucks

a proposal for Detroit
Each neighborhood launches a food truck that features a local dish.

The truck is a community kitchen and roving cafe.
Once a week, each truck goes to a different neighborhood