
One Detroit Weekend: August 25, 2023
Clip: Season 8 Episode 8 | 2m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Peter Whorf of 90.9 WRCJ shares what you can do around metro Detroit this weekend.
Looking for some summer fun in Detroit? The Detroit Funk Festival returns for another year of moving and grooving, and Aretha’s Jazz Café has a Tribute to Nina Simone. Yoga enthusiasts can find their flow state at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Plus, it wouldn’t be a Michigan summer without a day at the Michigan State Fair. Check out what to do around town on “One Detroit Weekend.”
One Detroit is a local public television program presented by Detroit PBS

One Detroit Weekend: August 25, 2023
Clip: Season 8 Episode 8 | 2m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Looking for some summer fun in Detroit? The Detroit Funk Festival returns for another year of moving and grooving, and Aretha’s Jazz Café has a Tribute to Nina Simone. Yoga enthusiasts can find their flow state at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Plus, it wouldn’t be a Michigan summer without a day at the Michigan State Fair. Check out what to do around town on “One Detroit Weekend.”
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipLabor Day is just around the corner and students are heading back to school.
But there are still a lot of summer events for all ages to enjoy this weekend and beyond.
In Metro Detroit.
Peter Worf of 90.9 WRC has the rundown in today's one Detroit weekend.
Summer is flying by, but there's still a lot of fun things to scope out, so let's get to it.
The Detroit Funk Festival, hosted by Bootsy Collins, is hitting the stage at Music Hall Amphitheater August tick from noon until 10 p.m. People can look forward to performances by local and up and coming Detroit artists.
Also on Saturday at 2 p.m., the Detroit Institute of Arts will show puppets The Adventures of Kitty Montpellier.
The puppet show is for people of all ages and follows art lover Dmitri on an adventure through the city of Detroit to find his lost cat, Kitty Montpellier.
Then on August 28th, Aretha's Jazz Cafe will play host to a tribute to Nina Simone.
Detroit native Faye Bradford will show off her skills to honor Simon, the great singer songwriter, musician, civil rights activists and more.
The show starts at 8 p.m. and if you're a yogi, you can get your daily dose of yoga at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, where they host yoga with Detroit Yoga Lab.
Get yourself and your mat there for a 6 p.m. session on August 30th.
Of course, you can't end summer without the Michigan State Fair and it starts August 31st through Labor Day at the Suburban Show Place Collection.
There's so much more going on in and around Detroit.
So here are more events Have a great weekend.
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