More young, professional metro Detroiters are supporting the city's cultural institutions, and finding that membership has its benefits. Fundraising used to mean raffles and stalwarts, but these days, the parties are getting bigger, better and there's more of them.
Motown's proving to be fertile ground for cultivating creative filmmaking. The city's independent auteurs — who make everything from ready-for-MTV music videos to cutting edge experimental projects — say with a little push the city could become a center for movie making.
Free Press columnist Desiree Cooper writes: “If the high-profile, big-ticket events don't make you feel connected to the city, then maybe its small treasures do.”
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