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Fall 2004

Admission Fee (includes lunch at Steve's Soul Food):
$15.00 (for Undergraduate students and Group Leaders*)
$20.00 (for Graduate Students and Faculty and Staff)

*Group leaders must be U-M faculty, staff, or GSIs.
How to book a group of 10 or more.
Group sales deadline for this event is: Monday, October 4.

The tour will be led by Professors Mark Clague and Charles Garrett, School of Music Musicology department, and points of interest along the route will be described/amplified by Professor Reynolds Farley, Social Science, author of *Detroit Divided*.

10:00 am - Tour of Orchestra Hall
For more info: http://www.detroitsymphony.com/max/orchestra.aspx

One of Detroit's few treasures saved from the wrecking ball by ardent preservationists, Orchestra Hall, the beautifully restored home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, boasts top-notch acoustics and a fascinating history. It opened in 1919 and was the home of the symphony until World War II. The symphony could not afford to stay here, so, from 1941 to 1951, it was called the Paradise Theatre and was an acclaimed venue for such jazz greats as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Count Basie. By 1960, it was abandoned. Benefits and marches saved the hall from destruction, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It took 19 years of painstaking renovations, plagued by funding problems, before the hall reopened in 1989. It's a real historical gem.

11:15 am - Tour of Motown Historical Museum
For more info: http://www.motownmuseum.com/

The museum exhibits trace the roots of Motown's remarkable story and chronicle its impact on 20th century popular culture and musical styles. The story begins with Berry Gordy, Jr. and a small house in Detroit that he christened, Hitsville USA (now home to Motown Historical Museum). The story continues as Motown evolves into a major entertainment enterprise that was among the most diverse and influential in the world.

12:30 - Lunch at Steve's Soul Food
Award winning soul food served cafeteria style. Entrees include pork chops, chicken, catfish, liver, ribs, and ham hocks. Stop by for tasty favorites such as short ribs, candied yams, fried catfish, green beans, and macaroni and cheese.

2:00 pm - Tour of New Bethel Baptist Church
For more info: http://detroit1701.psc.isr.umich.edu/NewBethel.htm
Reverend Franklin was born in Mississippi in 1915, trained for the ministry in Memphis and became pastor of a large Baptist church there in the late 1930s, then moved to a church in Buffalo and, in 1950, moved to very prosperous Detroit where he founded New Bethel. He developed a distinctive style of preaching that became a model for African American Baptist ministers. Indeed, CDs of his sermons are still widely available for use in training preachers. In the mid-1950s, Reverend Franklin preached at churches throughout the nation accompanied by a group of Gospel singers that included his daughter Aretha, the soon to be famous star of Barry Gordy's Motown empire. The financial success of his tours placed Reverend Franklin securely into Detroit's emerging black middle class. Hear the history and then enjoy the New Bethel gospel choir rehearse!

3:30 pm - Tour of Baker's Keyboard Lounge
For more info: http://www.bakerskeyboardlounge.com/

The world's oldest jazz club, with its signature piano-shaped bar, is now a historic landmark. Every jazz great has played here from Coltrane to Monk. A Detroit tradition, Baker's Keyboard Lounge has been hosting the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holliday and Ray Charles since 1937, and today's visitors can expect to see leading figures on today's jazz scene, such as Teddy Harris and Marcus Belgrave. Red vinyl booths and a winding bar painted with piano keys highlight the decor. Baker's will provide a traditional jazz quartet for our final entertainment of the day.