The Motor City Pride Planning Committee announced its community meetings schedule Tuesday. The meetings are being held to review the 2014 festival and to gather ideas the 2015 Festival and Parade scheduled for June 6 and June 7 at Hart Plaza in Detroit. MCP is also accepting applications from individuals that would like to become more involved in the planning of the 2015 festival.
The first round of meetings have been set for multiple dates, in order to allow those who want to participate find a date that works with their schedule and/or location as follows: Nov. 12. at 6:30 p.m. at MotorCity Casino Hotel; 2901 Grand River Avenue, Detroit, Nov. 13. at 6:30 p.m. at Affirmations; 290 West 9 Mile Road, Ferndale or Nov. 18. at 6:30 p.m. at the Netco Nightclub; 516 East Liberty, Ann Arbor.
Check out the website at http://www.motorcitypride.org for updates on the festival throughout the coming year.
Pride Planning For Hart Plaza Begins
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