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October
24:
Access
Detroit
– Block
Party on
Washington
Blvd.
October
25: Book
Cadillac:
Next
Chapter
Black
Tie Gala
DETROIT,
MI – On
Friday,
October
24th, be
a part
of the
in-crowd
and
experience
Detroit’s
block
party of
the
year:
ACCESS
DETROIT
presented
by Bank
of
America,
celebrating
the
completion
of the
$200
million
restoration
of one
of
Detroit’s
grand
dames of
hospitality.
The
party
takes
place on
Washington
Boulevard
directly
in front
of the
hotel
and
features
performances
by the
Cass
Technical
High
School
Drum
Line
followed
by
Killer
Flamingos,
Paxahau
DJs,
Trick
Trick,
break
dancing
from
Hardcore
Detroit
and
more.
The
event
runs
from
8:30
p.m. to
10:30
p.m.
with
emcee
Spike to
keep the
night
lively
with
entertainment
and fun
prizes.
Everyone
attending
will
receive
an
ACCESS
DETROIT
pass for
late
evening
free
giveaways
and
specials
from a
great
lineup
of the
hottest
bars and
restaurants
for
post-party
downtown
fun.
Book
Cadillac:
Next
Chapter
Gala
Nearly
1,000
guests
are
expected
to
celebrate
the
resurgence
of one
of
Detroit’s
legendary
landmarks
on
Saturday,
October
25 at
the
black
tie
gala,
Book
Cadillac:
Next
Chapter,
presented
by
National
City.
Additional
premier
sponsors
include
M.U.S.T.
and
Marous
Brothers
Construction/Jenkins
Construction.
Guests
will
step
onto a
red
carpet
to
experience
the
beautifully
restored
455-room
Westin
Book
Cadillac
Detroit
hotel.
The gala
evening,
a
celebration
of the
hotel’s
lively
past and
expectant
future,
is a
fundraiser
for
Detroit’s
The
Children
Center
and
Cleveland’s
The
Jennifer
Ferchill
Brain
Tumor
Center
at
Rainbow
Babies
and
Children’s
Hospital.
WDIV-TV
will be
on site
from
8:00
p.m. to
9:00
p.m.
with a
live
broadcast
that
promises
to be a
memorable
event in
Detroit’s
history,
and the
beginning
of
Detroit’s
“next
chapter”.
Gala
entertainment
Five-time
Grammy
winner
Michael
McDonald
will
perform
two
concerts
for gala
guests
in Club
Cadillac
(Woodward
Ballroom).
The
first
concert
begins
at 8:45
p.m.,
with a
second
concert
at 10:15
p.m.
Music
fills
the
building
with the
popular
Karen
Newman
Band
performing
in the
Book
Tasting
Lounge
(The
Boulevard
Room)
throughout
the
evening;
the
lively
action
of
Dueling
Pianos
begins
at 8:00
p.m. in
the
one-time-only
Brown
Bomber
Tavern
(Crystal
Ballroom)
staged
in a
boxing
ring
with
sparring
pianists
from
Pontiac’s
JD’s Key
Club.
Detroit’s
George
Benson
will
provide
musical
background
during
dinner
in the
Book
Deco
Lounge
(Venetian
Ballroom)
from
6:00
p.m. to
8:00
p.m.
Benson
returns
with his
big band
ensemble
at 10:00
p.m. for
more
music
and
dancing.
The beat
continues
with the
hip Club
Cadillac
DJ
spinning
a
variety
of tunes
for
dancing
from
11:00
p.m. to
2:00
a.m.
Gala
sponsors
Book
Cadillac:
Next
Chapter
Gala is
presented
by
National
City.
Additional
sponsors
include
The
Ferchill
Group,
The
Westin
Book
Cadillac
Hotel,
M.U.S.T.,
Marous
Brothers
Construction/Jenkins
Construction,
Butzel
Long,
Comerica
Bank,
Chrysler,
Ford
Motor
Company,
Detroit
Free
Press,
HOUR
Detroit;
WDIV-TV
4, and
WJR-AM.
Ticket
information
Premiere
($2,500
per
person –
dinner
at
Celebrity
Chef
Michael
Symon’s
new
restaurant,
ROAST,
Michael
McDonald
concert,
overnight
accommodations
and
breakfast);
Deluxe
($2,000
per
person -
dinner
in the
Venetian
Ballroom,
Michael
McDonald
concert,
overnight
accommodations
and
breakfast);
Entertainment
package
($600
per
person –
strolling
supper,
Michael
McDonald
Concert).
All
ticket
packages
include
complimentary
valet
parking.
A
portion
of each
purchased
ticket
is
designated
as a
tax-deductible
donation.
Tickets
are in
limited
supply.
For
complete
ticket
package
information
and
online
reservations
go to
www.BookCadillacNextChapter.com
, or
call
313-442-1600.
The
Westin
Book
Cadillac
Detroit
is
located
at 1114
Washington
Boulevard;
learn
more
about
the
hotel at
www.westin.com/bookcadillac.
For
meetings
and
special
event
information,
call
313-442-1600.
The
hotel
will
offer
guest
room
accommodations
beginning
October
8. Guest
rooms
for the
evening
of
October
25 are
limited
to Book
Cadillac:
Next
Chapter
premiere,
deluxe
level
and club
level
attendees
(sold
out).
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