Michael Benghiat, the Founder and Executive Producer of Front Porch: A Day of Music in Ferndale, joins Seth and Becky to talk about what's happening in Detroit this week, including Bob Seger's final shows, ways to celebrate Father's Day in the city, and the award winning plan for Midtown.
Plus, Mark Kurlyandchik, the restaurant critic for the Detroit Free Press, calls in to talk food.
Here's what's happening in metro Detroit for the week of June 10th, 2019:
Music
- Thursday 6/13: Buddy Guy and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band at Meadowbrook
- Thursday 6/13: Tank & The Bangas at Majestic Theatre
- Friday 6/14: First of Motown Review Fridays this summer with Apropos in the Garden at The Whitney
- Friday 6/14: Miz Korona at PJ's Lager House
- Saturday 6/15: 99.5 WYCD's 37th annual Hoedown at DTE Energy Music Theatre
- Saturday 6/15: Charlie Wilson & The Whispers at The Aretha Franklin Amphitheater
- Saturday 6/15: All afternoon is the Juneteenth Jubilee at The Charles H. Wright Museum
- Tuesday 6/18: New Kids On The Block: The Mixtape Tour at Little Caesars Arena
Bob Seger's “Old Time Rock and Roll” in Risky Business
Food & Drink
- New restaurants have opened at the airport's North Terminal: Cantoro Italian Market Trattoria, Air Margartaville, Atwater Brewery, and Detroit Street Cafe featuring Zingerman's coffee
- The Axle Brewing Co. is restructuring; The Livernois Tap Room in Ferndale will close on June 30th.
Around Town
- Saturday 6/15 and Sunday 6/16: Motor Muster at Greenfield Village
- Saturday 6/15: Negro Leagues Exhibition Opening Reception at The Detroit Historical Museum
- Sunday 6/16: Cliff Bell's Father's Day Brunch with Shawn McDonald
- Wednesday 6/19: Photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen lecture and book signing at The Detroit Zoo
- CP at The Punchline in Southfield
- Dave Dyer at The Comedy Castle
Bob Seger's “Shakedown” in Beverly Hills Cop II
Shoutouts
- Becky's Shoutout: The Movement Festival
- Seth's Shoutout: The winners of the The DIA Midtown Cultural Connections design competition
- Guest's Shoutout: The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
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