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Drinks x Design offers an opportunity for creative businesses throughout the city to open their doors and share their work with the public. Attendees come to meet new people, make connections, promote their creative endeavors and learn about other projects in their community! 

Design in History at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Jun 06, 2024, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

100 The Strand, Detroit, MI 48207, USA

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Tour the historic theater, currently under renovation, and learn about its evolution from a neighborhood cinema to a venue for live performances, a brief stint as a “blood and gore” B-movie house, and its current era under the stewarship of Friends of the Alger Theater.

Please note: the building is under heavy construction and is not ADA-accessible. This will be a hard-hat tour; wear closed toe shoes and casual clothing. Guests must be able to traverse uneven ground and stairs.

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Two tour dates! The wait is over. . . Book Tower has been restored to its former glory and is officially open. The restoration and renovation embrace century-old design and modern amenities, revealing a collection of spaces for visitors to live, work, dine, celebrate, and stay. Join us to explore this exquisite space in person.

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Visit two of Detroit’s oldest businesses, located in Historic Eastern Market. Devries & Co. has been in the same family since 1887 and still retains its old-world charm. Its offerings include cheese and specialty food items, garden decor, and Detroit/Michigan-centric gifts and products, displayed over three floors.

MAY 16 | JUNE 20 | JULY 11 | AUGUST 1

Admission to the Detroit Historical Museum is free from 5:00 - 8:00 pm, courtesy of the William Davidson Foundation!

No advance registration is necessary.

When poverty and persecution compel his Polish landsmen (person from the same town or region) to leave their shtetl, "Uncle" Moses, the crude and lusty former butcher, welcomes them to the promised land of his Lower East Side clothing factory.  But is it the land of milk and honey for all?  On loan from the National Center for Jewish Film, this famous and entertaining Yiddish talkie (based on Shalom Asch’s novel and starring Maurice Schwartz) includes brand-new English subtitles.

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Two tour dates! Open to guests since 1930, The Schvitz is Detroit’s original urban health club and the only historic bathhouse left in the city. Join us for a concise 30-minute tour and stay for your own schvitz - attendees receive $5 off a schvitz on the day of the tour!

Please note: guests staying for a schvitz are required to bring a bathing suit, and sandals and robes are also encouraged. Sandals are available to purchase, and robes are available to rent. Towels are supplied.

Limited tickets remaining!

Two tour dates! Open to guests since 1930, The Schvitz is Detroit’s original urban health club and the only historic bathhouse left in the city. Join us for a concise 30-minute tour and stay for your own schvitz - attendees receive $5 off a schvitz on the day of the tour!

Please note: guests staying for a schvitz are required to bring a bathing suit, and sandals and robes are also encouraged. Sandals are available to purchase, and robes are available to rent. Towels are supplied.

Outfit the dinner table before sunset! Explore In the Neighborhood: Everyday Life on Hastings Street, Jewish Historical Society of Michigan’s exhibition located in the Robert and Mary Ann Bury Community Gallery (2^nd floor), to find all of the supplies needed for Shabbat dinner. Hurry to the Streets of Old Detroit to make your own Shabbat candles.

In 1907 Louis Schlussel opened a bathhouse at the corner of Alfred and St. Antoine streets, featuring Detroit’s first documented mikveh (Jewish ritual bath).  Come learn about the 2019 archaeological dig that recovered a fascinating and forgotten slice of history.