Blue Moon in June II happens tomorrow!

The Blue Moon in June is happening tomorrow night. Here is the line-up of the scheduled bands to perform. I stole the image from the Blue Moon in June myspace account which is LINKED here. I hope everyone can make it out! $2 Donations accepted @ the door.

Schedule of Events:

5:00pm doors open
5:30pm out PINKEYE w/Drew Bardo
6:00pm in Satori Circus
6:20pm out Dutch Pink
7:00pm in Red China
7:40pm out Mick Basset & the Marthas
8:20pm in Stare Into The Sun
9:00pm out Wildcatting
9:40pm in Silverghost
10:20pm out DUENDE!
11:00pm in The Oscillating Fan Club
11:40pm in Woodman
12:10am in Deastro
12:50am in Satori Circus
1:10am in Pinkeye

CAID RAID (What happened last Friday @ Funk Night)

We are in contact with the ACLU to see if there is a possibility of getting them involved because of the civil liberties related to this incident. A private lawyer who I just spoke with who volunteers for the ACLU has asked me to contact everyone who was there and have them write a recollection of what happened to them, others around them, what the police did and said, their contact information including name, education and any criminal history. We are asking that this notice be sent out to as many people to ensure we have reached everyone who was there. The lawyer said that if the ACLU gets involved that they will represent everyone free of charge. He wants to meet with everyone tomorrow to give them information and advice. Those who were there should contact the CAID at info@thecaid.org with their information and we will send the place and time of this meeting. Also, no one who was there should share their recollections on blogs or any other publicly accessed medium or with anyone else who was there.

This meeting will also provide answers related to the impounding of the vehicles. Please bring your tickets and any impound related documents.

Small gallery grows MassiV.

CAID currently has 4 galleries open to the public until August 10, 2008. All four galleries will be open from Saturday through Sunday from 12pm to 6pm or by appointment, with the exception of the Carriage House Gallery which is open Saturdays from noon to 6 pm and Sundays from 2pm to 6pm. Groups and classes are welcome. Please see below for each venue’s address and purpose.

Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID) in Historic Woodbridge
5141 Rosa Parks Blvd, Detroit MI 48208 (http://www.thecaid.org)

Ladybug Gallery and Studios
1250 Hubbard, Detroit MI 48209 (http://www.ladybuggallery.org)

Carriage House Gallery
1350 East Warren, Detroit MI 48208 (http://www.carriagehousegallery.org)

MassiV at Russell Industrial Center
1604 Clay Avenue, Third Floor, Detroit MI 48211

CAID will offer workshops for artists by outsourcing the various studios located at the Russell. Courses will include glass blowing at Michigan Hot Glass, foundry and metal work through Salt-Mine Studios and woodworking through one of the woodshops at Russell.

For exhibition-specific information please check our "Exhibitions" section located in the navigation menu above, or just click the image of the maps.

The CAID's new blog.

I'm happy to announce that CAID is now publishing a blog to compliment our newsletter and various other forms of communication, which we maintain with our community. You can subscribe to our RSS feed and receive notifications when we publish updates. You can also leave comments if you feel like contributing a piece of dialogue or two. We look forward to hearing from you!