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Compuware 4th Fridays in the Park Returns to Campus Martius Park with Live Music, Food, Drinks and a Hot New Marketplace
DETROIT, MICH., June 26, 2013 The highly anticipated Compuware 4th Fridays in the Park returns to Campus Martius on June 28 with headliner Average White Band, (AWB) presented by Meridian Health Plan. July features Thousand Foot Krutch and the series culminates in August with legendary reggae band, The Wailers. Originally started as a monthly downtown music celebration at Campus Martius Park, the Compuware 4th Fridays have now expanded to include a marketplace for food and artisan shopping. This years 4th Fridays in the Park will now carry over into Saturdays as well, with the marketplace, more music and a new KidZ show. This is all part of the Quicken Loans Summer in the Park 2013 season, which is kicking off music, entertainment and activities in five downtown parks and spaces. The first of the 4th Friday series, June 28 and June 29, will also launch the opening of The Beach @ Campus Martius Park. The Beach will debut with the creation of a six-foot by eight-foot sand sculpture by the Sand Lovers, which will be completed by 2 p.m. on Friday. The Beach, created with a grant from Southwest Airlines and other downtown Detroit business supporters, will be open through September and includes a large deck with a variety of open seating options, umbrellas and tables, making it a perfect destination for those looking to have a little fun in the sun while staying in Downtown Detroit this summer. Food and drinks on the deck will be available daily with the Beach Bar and Grille. The scene in downtown is becoming more and more interesting and exciting every day. Where else can you enjoy great Detroit music for free in a beautiful setting, sit on a beach in the heart of downtown, experience an ever changing variety of street food options and a new artisan marketplace, said Bob Gregory, Senior Vice President of the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP). The downtown music celebration kicks off Friday, June 28 at noon with singer/songwriter Emilio Basa and company. Basa will fill the plaza with his musical mix of pop, funk and folk until 2 p.m. on the McDonalds Stage.

The opening performance for the evening portion, Sin Hielo, made up of guitar giants Wayne Gerard and Sean Blackman, will begin at 5:30 p.m. Sin Hielos Latin, jazz and rock sounds infused with percussion will serve as a foot-tapping and hand clapping prelude to Monica Blaires 7 p.m. performance packed with expressive vocals and her diverse, eclectic sound. At 9 p.m., the nights headliners, Average White Band, will take the stage. This six-man musical ensemble, is the Scottish funk and R&B band, who had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They are best known for their million selling song, "Pick Up the Pieces" and their albums AWB and Cut the Cake. The 4th Fridays series continues on July 26 with performances by JC Heard JazzWeek@Wayne, Steffanie Christian and Taproot. The headliner of this all-day musical celebration is Thousand Foot Krutch, an award-winning Canadian rock band presented by 89X. On August 26, the 4th Fridays series will come to a close with musical guests Eliza Neals, the Nyce Band, the Infatuations and the legendary reggae band The Wailers, presented by T-Mobile. About Campus Martius Park Campus Martius Park, Detroits Gathering Place and the centerpiece of revitalization in downtown, is a legacy gift to the city of Detroit from the Detroit 300 Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that has raised over $20 million to design, construct, and operate the Park through businesses, foundations, and individual donations. The nationally recognized Campus Martius Park is the recent recipient of The 2010 Urban Land Institutes Amanda Burden Open Space Award. Program Planning for the Park was by Project For Public Spaces and the Parks designer was Rundell Ernstberger Associates, LLC. For more information, contact the Detroit 300 Conservancy at 313-962-0101 or visit www.campusmartiuspark.org. ###
COMPUWARE 4th FRIDAYS IN THE PARK
June 28, July 26, August 23

4th Fridays /12p-10:30p

"4 Great Bands Every 4th Friday!" Downtown music celebrations each Fourth Friday feature live music, food, drink and a hot new marketplace.

Friday, June 28

12:00p-2:00p

Singer/songwriter and band in a mix of pop, funk & folk. vimeo.com/gbsdetroit/emiliobasa Latin/jazz/rock with guitar giants Wayne Gerard & Sean Blackman and percussion.
sinhielo.com/Listen.html

EMILIO BASA

SIN HIELO

5:30p-6:30p

7:00p-8:30p

MONICA BLAIRE
Eclectic sound, energetic performances, expressive vocals. monicablaire.com

Presented by MERDIAN HEALTH PLAN

9:00p-10:30p

AVERAGE WHITE BAND

One of the best soul and funk bands in music history. averagewhiteband.com

CAMPUS MARTIUS PARK

COMPUWARE 4th FRIDAYS IN THE PARK

June 28, July 26, August 23

4th Fridays /12p-10:30p

"4 Great Bands Every 4th Friday!" Downtown music celebrations each Fourth Friday feature live music, food, drink and a hot new marketplace.

Friday, July 26

12:00p-2:00p

LA SHAUN PHOENIX
R&B/Soul. Vocalist and ensemble.
www.lashaunphoenixmoore.com

5:30p-6:30p

STEFFANIE CHRISTI'AN
Sultry rock 'n' soul vocalist & band.
steffaniechristian.webs.com/

7:00p-8:30p

TAPROOT
Four-piece rock band from Ann Arbor.
www.taprootmusic.com/

Presented by 89X

9:00p-10:30p

Award-winning Canadian rock band with an unrelenting live sound. thousandfootkrutch.com

THOUSAND FOOT KRUTCH

Friday, August 23

12:00p-2:00p

Blues/Rock. "Gritty-sweet-dangerous-n-curvy blues rock." www.elizaneals.com Metro-Detroit band with a sound and personality that is pure entertainment.
myspace.com/thenyceband

ELIZA NEALS

THE NYCE BAND

5:30p-6:30p

7:00p-8:30p

Motor City R&B ensemble provides an inescapable good time. theinfatuations.com Together with Bob Marley, the Wailers sold 250 million albums worldwide. Bassist Aston Family Man Barrett leads THE WAILERS -old school know-how with Jamaicas most exciting new singers. wailers.com/band

INFATUATIONS

THE WAILERS

Presented by T-MOBILE

9:00p-10:30p