Central City Alliance

Central City's First Annual Roots of Detroit Festival

Sep 27, 2002

Saturday, August 10, 2002, marked Central City?’s 1st Annual Roots of Detroit Festival, which received rave reviews from metro Detroiters. From blues to avant-garde jazz, over 20 bands performed continuously for 12 hours on two separate stages. Local Detroit Artists Ed Vogel, Jeanne Poulet, Karl Sneider, Greg Stephens, Ray Wells, Lester Lashley, and Georgette Jones donated their time and talent to conduct some really cool arts & crafts projects for the kids.

Music lovers crowded E. Milwaukee, between Beaubien and Hastings Street, some staying until the fun ended. Festival organizers were pleased to hear several requests from attendees urging them to host the Roots of Detroit Festival again next year. Despite a couple of bugs that have to be worked out, CCA?’s Board of Directors gave their approval to continue to support the festival. Planning for the next festival will begin January 2003.


Special thanks to everyone that supported Central City?’s 1st Annual Roots of Detroit Festival. With out your support the festival would still be a concept.

SPONSORS
New Detroit
Dalgleish Cadillac-Oldsmobile
City of Detroit Parks and Recreation Department

SUPPORTERS
The Fozzys
The Brakeman
More Monkey Than Man
Man(n)a
DJ Jan D
DJ Kevin Reynolds
DJ Reggie Dokes
DJ Scott Coleman
Jacob Keli, Kaskel Construction Co.
Mark Petty, Detroit Public Lighting
Terry Holcock, Office of Marryanne Mahaffy
Forth Street Fair Folks
13th Precinct
Chris Farina
Ed Ballotts
Ed Love, WDET
Liz Copeland, WDET
Ralph Valdez, WDET
Metro Times
Real Detroit
The Monitor
Louis Farrell, Jr., The Gazzett News
Sabrina Hearring
D.B.T. Awards & Graphics
Detroit Edison
Dietrich Winter, Electrical Engineer
Cheryl Gilmer, New Center Realty II
Festival Volunteers

DONATIONS
Michigan Box Co.
Harold Taylor
James C. Butterfield, Inc.
Clark & Associates
Orian Worden
Pete Peterson, Fast Pete?’s Hauling
Ed Makenja, Kaskel Construction Co.