September was a busy month. New job, new home, new friends…new responsibilities. And as I work on being responsible – keeping myself organized, paying the bills, balancing my checkbook , and vacuuming my new apartment – I am above all, trying to be as active in my new home as possible. Growing up 26.53 miles outside of New York City, I have always possessed this city-girl mentality: explore new spots in different neighborhoods so that I can meet new people and be introduced to new things. Luckily Challenge Detroit tests this mentality of mine all the while, encouraging my new adventure and providing me a solid place to start.
What I would like to do each month is just give a recap. I want to see the list but also share my choices and findings with you. Am I hoping to have a few favorites, of course! But I really want to push myself to explore this city to the max and work on not going to the same place twice because it’s familiar, but rather because it was just that sensational that I want to revisit and introduce someone new.
So here we go. Cheers to the inaugural recap.
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September Recap
Events
– Beauty: in Unexpected Places – lecture held at Wayne State Community Arts Auditorium
– #DetroitDesignFestival2013 Kick Off Party + Design Expo – held at the A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education
– Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings “Structurally Sound” – held at Recycle Here!
– Detroit Restaurant Week – attended dinner at Cliff Bell’s
– Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners – home baseball game held at Comerica Park
– Drinks X Design: Pluto + Spot Welders + Display Group – held at Display Group
– Eastern Market After Dark (Detroit Design Festival) – held at Eastern Market
– Light Up Livernois Ave – Detroit Creative Corridor Center
– Miss Saigon – attended the musical at Fisher Theater
– OpenCo Detroit – various businesses opened their doors for tours and short lecture
– The Untitled Bottega Grand Opening – hosted by the Detroit Design Festival and Wedge Detroit
– Trivia Night at Smalls! – hosted by Smalls Bar in celebration of Hamtramck Food Week
Restaurants
– Cliff Bell’s
– Good Girls Go To Paris Crepes
– Green Dot Stables
– Haromonie Garden
– Joe Muer Seafood
– Loco’s Bar & Grill
– Mac Shack
– Mercury Burger & Bar
-Pegasus
– Sala Thai
– Shangri-La
– Small Plates
– Sweetwater Tavern
Bars
– 3rd Street Bar
– Northern Lights Lounge
– Old Shillelagh
– Skybar Lounge
– Smalls Bar
– The Baltimore
– The Well
Shops
– Aria Urban Artifacts
– Savvy Chic
Museums/Galleries/Theaters
– Detroit Institute of the Arts
– Fisher Theater
– Red Bull House Of Art
Parks /Gardens/Sports Facilities
– Campus Martius Park
– Comerica Park
– Ford Field
– Lafayette Urban Gardens
– Michigan Urban Farming Initiative