One Detroit Weekend: June 23, 2023
Clip: Season 7 Episode 55 | 2m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Check out what you can do around Detroit during the June 23 weekend and beyond.
Summer is officially here! Are you looking for some arts, culture, and family fun around the Detroit area this weekend? From the Rocket Mortgage Classic to the Detroit Walk to Freedom 60-year anniversary and a hot air balloon show, the region has a lot to offer. Contributors Cecelia Sharpe and Dave Wagner of 90.9 WRCJ share what you can do around town on “One Detroit Weekend.”
One Detroit is a local public television program presented by Detroit PBS
One Detroit Weekend: June 23, 2023
Clip: Season 7 Episode 55 | 2m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Summer is officially here! Are you looking for some arts, culture, and family fun around the Detroit area this weekend? From the Rocket Mortgage Classic to the Detroit Walk to Freedom 60-year anniversary and a hot air balloon show, the region has a lot to offer. Contributors Cecelia Sharpe and Dave Wagner of 90.9 WRCJ share what you can do around town on “One Detroit Weekend.”
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- Dave, it is officially summer.
- It is officially summer Cecelia and there are so many cultural and arts events in metro Detroit happening this season.
Like this favorite.
The Michigan Challenge Balloonfest held at Howell High School, June 23rd through the 25th.
It's amazing to see all of the hot air balloons floating through the air with their array of artistic designs.
- [Cecelia] Dave it's truly a vision seeing all of the colors flying with such majesty.
During those same three days the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will present the Black Panther in concert at Orchestra Hall.
You can relive the emotions garnered from the music during T'Challa becoming king to battling Killmonger and more.
- Oh, I love those movies and it's truly incredible how much the score brings to the cinema.
Do you have a favorite movie score?
- Dave, I like the music from the movie "Up."
- I like that too.
- [Cecelia] Yeah.
On Saturday the 24th at 10:00 AM people can be a part of a historic moment in Detroit as part of the Detroit NAACP's June Jubilee events.
The 60th commemorative Freedom Walk will take place.
60 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., along with 125,000 others, marched down Woodward in the fight for civil rights.
The walk starts at Woodward and Martin Luther King Boulevard and a rally at Hart Plaza will follow.
Also, we've got the famed Ford Fireworks.
Truly a some spectacular.
And make sure to check out all of the other fireworks shows happening around the states.
- [Dave] Very cool.
The Rocket Mortgage Classic is back at the Detroit Golf Club starting with practice rounds June 27th.
The tournament starts June 29th.
Wow, Detroit really does have incredible things happening for all tastes.
- And here are some more for our viewers to check out.
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Detroit Northwestern High School’s first Juneteenth parade
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Detroit receives Martin Luther King Jr. statue in Hart Plaza
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Detroit receives life-size bronze statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Hart Plaza. (6m 43s)
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