Concert Of Colors July 15, 2010

The Concert of Colors returns for 2010 with a new, second venue at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) and new activities for all ages. Presented by the Arab American National Museum, New Detroit, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, ACCESS and now, the DIA, this year’s 18th annual free musical celebration of metro Detroit’s cultural diversity will take place Friday, July 16 at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit, and Saturday, July 17 and Sunday, July 18 in and around the Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit.

Visit www.concertofcolors.com for the complete schedule and updates. All Concert of Colors performances and group activities are free and open to the public.

Watch a video

Friday July 16
Detroit Institute of Arts
Free admission to Through African Eyes: The European in African Art, 1500 to Present

This exhibition explores the artistic consequences of the variations and dynamics of cultural exchanges between Africans and Europeans over 500 years, making it the broadest analytical overview on the subject to date. Through African Eyes illustrates how African artists from diverse cultures have used and continue to use visual forms to reflect their particular societies' changing attitudes toward Europeans, as the latter evolved from stranger to colonizer to the more inclusive Westerner.


4 pm & 5:30 pm
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
7 pm
Tien-Huicani (Mexican folk)
9:30 pm
Film: Drácula (1931; Spanish w/ English Subtitles)
Saturday July 17
Max M. Fisher Music Center
NEW! DHS Diversity Games

Presented by the Michigan Department of Human Services Equal Opportunity and Diversity Inclusion Advisory Committee, Diversity Games is a series of educational activities for all ages designed to teach about various forms of music from around the world. Third floor, Atrium, Max M. Fisher Music Center, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, July 17 ONLY.



NEW! Food Drive

Gleaners Community Food Bank, which provides food to soup kitchens, food pantries and other nonprofit emergency food providers, will be collecting non-perishable food donations both Saturday and Sunday, July 17-18, at the Max M. Fisher Music Center. Donation containers will be stationed in and around the Max M. Fisher Music Center. Those who make a donation will receive a coupon to purchase a 2010 Concert of Colors tee shirt at a reduced price or a $10 discount on DSO concerts tickets from October 11 – Nov 28, 2010, among other offers. Member organizations of New Detroit’s Cultural Exchange Network will also be collecting food in the weeks leading up to the festival to add to the edible donations.
Comerica Diversity Stage
(The Music Box) Meijer Main Stage
(Orchestra Hall)
4 pm
The Codgers (Irish traditional) 4:30 pm
Bill Miller (Native American folk)
5:45 pm
Muruga & The Rainforest Band (Global jazz/funk) 6:30 pm
Kenge Kenge (Kenyan benga)
7:30 pm
The Basiks (Reggae) 8:30 pm
Don Was Detroit All-Star Revue
9:30 pm
Red Baraat (Bhangra & brass)
Sunday July 18
Max M. Fisher Music Center
NEW! Farmers Market

Detroit’s famous Eastern Market, along with the Greening of Detroit and Earthworks Farm, brings its traveling farmers market to the grounds of the Max M. Fisher Music Center 1:30-5 p.m. Sunday, July 18 ONLY.

NEW! Food Drive

Gleaners Community Food Bank, which provides food to soup kitchens, food pantries and other nonprofit emergency food providers, will be collecting non-perishable food donations both Saturday and Sunday, July 17-18, at the Max M. Fisher Music Center. Donation containers will be stationed in and around the Max M. Fisher Music Center. Those who make a donation will receive a coupon to purchase a 2010 Concert of Colors tee shirt at a reduced price or a $10 discount on DSO concerts tickets from October 11 – Nov 28, 2010, among other offers. Member organizations of New Detroit’s Cultural Exchange Network will also be collecting food in the weeks leading up to the festival to add to the edible donations.
Comerica Diversity Stage
(The Music Box) Meijer Main Stage
(Orchestra Hall)
2:30 pm
Ivory Williams (storyteller) 3:45 pm
Detroit Symphony Orchestra with Simon Shaneen (Western & Arabic classical)

3:15 pm
October Babies (Asian rock & Roll) 6:15 pm
Southwest Detroit Latin Super Session (Various Latin genres)
4:45 pm
Calvin Cooke (Sacred steel guitar) 8:30 pm
Mavis Staples (R&B/Soul Legend)
7 pm
Zap Toro (Brazilian funk & jazz)
9 pm
Rev. Cool Arkestra (Electronic jazz & funk)

Official Website: http://www.concertofcolors.com