Preservation Detroit Downtown Theatre Tours, Saturday, August 23

[Kathleen]

Order your tickets now!!! This event always sells out!!

Tickets are now on sale for Preservation Detroit’s Annual Theatre Tour, one of Michigan’s most unique architectural history tours. The tour takes place on Saturday, August 23. Tours begin at the Detroit Opera House at 9:00 AM and run on the half-hour.

The Theatre Tour takes visitors behind the scenes at eight historic venues from the golden age of theater and cinema in Detroit, including the Detroit Opera House, the Fox, the Gem, Music Hall, the Fillmore Theatre, and the Michigan [[currently an iconic parking garage).

The 4.5-hour guided walking tour includes a lunch at the Detroit Opera House.

Full details and ordering information: http://preservationdetroit.org/2014/...-on-august-23/

[Kathleen]

Tickets going fast!!! Less than 100 tickets available for purchase. The 10am tour is nearly sold out.

Order your tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/preserv...ref=ebtnebtckt

[Kathleen]

Less than 25 tickets left for Saturday's Annual Downtown Theatre Tour!

Order your tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/preserv...ref=ebtnebtckt

[Kathleen]

Only 6 tickets left!! Get yours now!!!

[Kathleen]

SOLD OUT!!!

Thanks to any DYes'r that bought tickets or is helping out on the tours.

Please post your experiences following Saturday's tours.

Thank you!!!

[Gistok]

Thanks Kathleen! I wasn't sure I was going to make it this year... but I'll again be an onsite guide at the Fillmore/State Theatre. The leaseholders [[Live Nations) have done a good job of taking care of that theatre in the past, and I hope to see some additional signs of restoration!

I understand that Dave Calendine, the house organist at the Fox, will be playing the mighty 4/36 Wurlitzer Organ once again this year. I'm going to see if I can get him to play Widor's Toccata again this year....

[[First 2 minutes of this video)...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0rrR1n9l9I

[Kathleen]

I've heard lots of nice comments about the tours.

Anyone attend? Share your thoughts about your experience? Anything new and/or unexpected?

[Vitalis]

I know that the Madison Theater marquee has been appropriated by the restaurant in the corner of the Madison building [[Sorry, name escapes me!!!???) But I think it would be very cool if the marquee came back to life with a rotation of films that played there - from as early as "The Big Parade" to "Spartacus" to "Splendor in the Grass" to "West Side Story" to "Lawrence of Arabia" to "The Sound of Music" Historical cultural notes rimmed in lights. Why not?