Think you know this region well and have hit most hot spots?
Metro Times may surprise you as it tries to challenge assumptions with "Our Detroit Bucket List," as a cover subhead says this week.
We have a multitude of cool things to do right here in town, things that have the opportunity to teach us more about who we are as metro Detroiters. . . . Our region has hundreds of must-do things to experience, to see, smell, hear and devour. . . .
This list is our determination of everything everybody should try at least once. . . . There are more than a few MT staffers and Detroit natives heading out this week to knock off some items they can’t believe have escaped their grasp for decades.
A link to the full rundown is under this sampling and a video:
Erotic art: "Jerry Vile turned a jerry-rigged art event into the biggest art event in town, with thousands attending over two weekends." Tickets available now for The Dirty Show, Feb. 7-9 and Feb. 14-15.
Two Way Inn: Spirits supposedly have flowed since 1876 in Detroit's oldest tavern on the southwest corner of Nevada and Mount Elliott. "On the bar’s popular First Fridays, history-curious drinkers get buzzed in — and buzzed.."
Pastry and psychedelia: Grab a bite at the Rowland Café in the Guardian Building’s mezzanine downtown "to see an almost psychedelic display of geometric shapes all around you."
Two-wheel tours: A "Critical Mass" bike ride leaves Trumbull and Warren at 7 p.m. on the last Friday of each month. "Some riders are all sunglasses and spandex, but all experience levels are welcome."
Burton Collection: The main library's "statue-studded, open two-story room, is the best place for genealogical research. It’s also most beautiful in the spring, when the trees on the lawn are in blossom . . . as seen through floor-to-ceiling windows."
Detroit Derby Girls: Even if you’ve never seen Roller Derby, "you’ll soon be rapt watching these ladies of grace and fury roll down the boards."
Russell Bazaar: "Exactly the kind of industrial-turned-artistic space that starry-eyed artsy-fartsy types are thinking of when they talk about Detroit’s changing economy. The sprawling complex is home to more than 100 artists, from glass blowers to clothing designers to screen printers."
