Homecoming
Homecoming
The greatest week of entertainment in Detroit's 275 year history
Don't miss one event July 16-24
4 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT HUDSON'S . MASONIC TEMPLE .FORD AUD
THE STARS SALUTE DETROIT
A blockbuster opening show for Detroit Homecoming,featuring Billy Eckstine, Johnny Griffith, Itojo Kumano, Guy Marks, Marilyn Michaels, The Nicholas Brothers, Marlena Shaw, Bobby Tucker and the Homecoming dancers.
Fri., July 16, 8:30pm, Masonic Temple, Tickets: $25, $10, $8, $5.5
MIDNIGHT JAMS
Foot tapping jazz performed by Roy Brooks, Tommy Butler, Virginial Capers, Billy Eckstine, Ron English, Barry Harris, Margaret Harris, Terry Pollard, Ursula Walker, Jimmy Wilkins Orchestra and Wayne Wright.
Fri.,July 16, 12:00am Orchestra Hall Tickets:$6.5
FASHION FLAIR
A fashion show honoring the 1977 collection of Detroit designers. Celebrity commentators
Saturday, July 17,J.L.
Hudson's Downtown, 12th Floor Auditorium,
11am with lunch, $15,
2:30pm $12.50
DETROIT LIVES A JAZZ REUNION
If you like jazz , you'll love this program, with Marcus Belgrave, Jack Brokensha, Kenny Burrell, Ron Carter, Ron English, Oliver Jackson, Candy Johnson, Ed Locke, Harold Mckinney, McKinney Cotton Pickers, Billy Mitchell, Sonny Redd, Gerald Wilson, Herman Wright, Donald Byrd and the Black birds, Wayne Wright and the Homecoming Dancers.
Sat.,July 17,8:30pm
Masonic Temply
Main Auditorium
Tickets:$8.5, $7.5, $6.5
RIVERBOAT PHYTHMS
Grab a boat at the Riverfront and swing to the sounds of the Mckinney Contton Pickers and Tribe.
Sun.,July 18,10:30am, $6;1:00pm, $7.5;3:00pm,$7.5
Detroit Riverfront
Tickets available-Detroit Bicentennial Commission,224-1776
THE POWER AND THE GLORY
Beginning with the Ram's Horn through the Gregorian chant to spirituals and gospels and a jazz mass, this program features Tommy Butler, Eugene Hancock, Tessie Hill, Kenneth Jewell Chorale, don Shirley, James Tatum Trio, Michael Tolan and the homecoming Dancers,
Sun.July 18,4pm
Masonic Temple
Main Auditorium
Tickets: $6.5, $5.5, $4.5
METROPOLITAN MAGIC
Opera is the feature this night, with stars Shirley Love, and George Shirley, and pianist David Some. (The Detroit Mets)
Sun. July 18, 8:30pm
Orchestra Hall
Tickets:$5
WHAT COLOR IS THE BLUES
A great night of blues music, starring Bobo Jenkins, Kim Weston with a tribute to Dinah Washington, Joe Williams, the Jimmy Wilkins Orchestra and the Homecoming Dancers.
Mon.July 19, 8:30pm
Masonic Temple
Scottish Rite Cathedral
Tickets:$8.5
A TOUCH OF CLASS
Classical concert with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, James Frazier, Jr.,Conductor, Kenneth Jewell Chorale, Ruth Laredo, Don Large Singers, Yusef Lateef and Quarter.
Dramatic reading by Lloyd Richards, Michael Tolan and Leigh Taylor Young.
Tues.,July 20, 8:30pm
Ford Auditorim
Tickets:$12.5, $7.5,$5
KEYBOARD HARMONY
Featuring the talents of Detroit's greatest pianists. Dorothy Ashby, Jack Brokensha, Tommy Flanagan, Johnny Griffith, Roland Hanna, Barry Harris, Bess Bonnier Makes, Harold McKinney, Willie Metcalf and Terry Pollard.
Tues.July 20,8:30pm
Masonic Temple
Scottish Rite Cathedral
Tickets:$8.5
STAR TRACK
Variety entertainment featuring some of Detroit's great nationally known stars.
Wed.July 21,8:30pm
Masonic Temple Main Auditorium .
Tickets: $8.5,$7.5,$6.5
DETROIT RENAISSANCE
The spotlight shines on the stars of tomorrow.
Thurs.,July 22,8:30pm
Masonic Temple Main Auditorium
Tickets:$2.75
WEST BLOOMFIELD SYMPHONY CONCERT
The West Bloomfield Symphony will perform under the baton of Felix Resnick.
Fri.July 23, 8:30pm
Ford Auditorium.
Tickets:$12.5, $7.5,$5
CITY CELEBRATIONS'76
Disco, Latin-American and ballroom dancing, with free cake and bus-rides from one event to another.
Sat.,July 24,9pm
Masonic Temple,(Fountain & Crystal Ballroom)
Renaissance center eastern market.
$15 tickets available-Detroit Bicentennial Commission, 224-1776
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