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Idlewild
5th
Annual
Homecoming
Festival
August
5, 2017
IDLEWILD,
MICHIGAN
- The
5th
Annual
Homecoming
Jazz and
Blues
Festival
takes
place on
Saturday,
August
5, 2017
starting
at 12
Noon
until
10pm and
will
include
a full
day of
entertainment
at John
Meeks
Park in
the
heart of
Idlewild.
The
entertainment
lineup
includes
Dexter
Sims
Trio,
Carl
Carlton,
Kiorness
Trio,
Craig
Hunnicutt,
Chicago
Groove
Dynasty
and Paul
“Mos’
Mosby of
WDIV FM
Radio.
Admission
is free
and open
to the
public.
This
Festival
is made
possible
by the
Idlewild
African
American
Chamber
of
Commerce
at 501c3
nonprofit
organization.
Bring
your
lawn
chairs,
blankets
and
coolers;
vendors
will
also be
available
and tent
space is
free so
meet us
at M.L.
King and
Idlewild
Boulevard
in the
Historic
Idlewild,
Michigan.
*About
Idlewild,
Michigan*
This
Idlewild
weekend
event is
held to
commemorate
and
celebrate
the
history
of
well-known
African-American
entertainers
and
professionals
who
owned
property
and
performed
at the
Historic
Resort
prior to
the
Civil
Rights
Act of
1964.
Known as
the
"Black
Eden",
this
location
was one
of the
few
resorts
in the
United
States
where
African-Americans
could
vacation
and
purchase
property.
The
National
Resource
Team
applauded
the
Idlewild
community
for
holding
on to
the
land;
approximately
3,000
acres.
It is
historically,
the
largest
land
based
African
American
resort
ever
assembled
in the
USA.
Idlewild
is a
rare and
valuable
national
resource
with
physical
and
cultural
significance.
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