WSU to host China Town Hall May 31
Source: WSU, 5/24/2007
The Detroit Council for World Affairs (DCWA) at Wayne State University and the National Committee on United States-China Relations will host a China Town Hall on May 31 at 6:30 pm at WSU to discuss relations between the two nations.
A2 ranks in top 5 of most liveable cities
Source: New York Times, 5/23/2007
New York Times profiles Bert Sperling, the man behind the annual
"Cities Ranked & Rated: More Than 400 Metropolitan Areas Evaluated
in the U.S. & Canada." Ann Arbor ranked No. 5 this year.
Microsoft to host innovation forum May 23
Source: Microsoft, 5/21/2007
Microsoft Innovates will be held on May 23 in Ann Arbor. Panelists include Scott Davidson, General Manager for Microsoft’s Heartland Area and Matt Roush from the Great Lakes IT Report.
"Iron Chef" of film-making, Cinemasports, hits DFC this weekend
Source: Metro Times, 5/17/2007
Local film-makers up for a challenge will be at Detroit's first
Cinemasports on Saturday, May 19. Given ten hours and a couple of
"ingredients" that must make an appearance, they are given free range
to film at will. Participants' films will be screened that evening.
Dearborn names co-directors for Arts Council
Source: City of Dearborn, 5/15/2007
Cari Hamillton and Stella Greene have been appointed as co-directors of
the Dearborn Community Arts Council, an umbrella organization for more
than 50 local arts groups.
NPR's StoryCorps Griot arrives in Detroit
Source: StoryCorps, 5/11/2007
NPR's StoryCorps Griot, a program that aims to collect audio interviews from at least 1,750 African Americans across the country with an emphasis on WWII and the Civil Rights era, will set up shop at Detroit's Campus Martius Park from May 10 - June 16.
Entrepreneur "pitch forum" set for May 17
Source: Crain's Detroit Business, 5/10/2007
The New Enterprise Forum will host a a pitch forum on May 17 at which would-be entrepreneurs can learn about what makes a successful pitch and then practice shopping one to a panel of experts.