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Left: A Motown original, the
your blue suede shoes, and
Marvelettes formed their girl
twist over to the ninth an-
group in 1960 in Inkster,
Mich.
nual Michigan '50s Festi-
val next week. Chances are that
Below left: "Midnight
a whole lotta shakin' will be goin'
Confessions" (1968) was the
on.
Grass Roots' first gold
Fortunately, you don't have to
record.
dust off that poodle skirt or wear
a black leather jacket to attend.
Below right: Gary Lewis and
Just head over to the Novi Expo
the Playboys will headline
Center Wednesday, July 24,
the Michigan '50s Festival on
through Sunday, July 28.
Friday night.
Highlighting the festival —
which annually attracts close to
200,000 people — is the Enter-
tainment Tent, where each night
a different '50s group will rock
around the clock.
The Teen Angels kick off the
event on Wednesday,
July 24. Thursday
night brings Steve
King and the Grass
Roots ("Midnight
Confessions," "Sooner
or Later"). Motown's
own Marvelettes will
reprise their hits, like
Please Mr. Postman"
and "Playboy," on Fri-
day night. Gary Lewis
and the Playboys
("This Diamond
Ring") will play Sat-
urday. Rocky & The
Rollers, a backup
band for such acts as
the Platters, the
Drifters and Chubby Checker, Ryan and Markowitz took over keep coming back year after year.
will also play Friday, Saturday the afternoon slot following morn- It's just so popular."
In other words, rock 'n' roll is
and Sunday nights.
ing on-air personality Dick Pur-
Also in the Entertainment tan's arrival at WOMC on April here to stay. ❑
Tent, open to partiers 21 and 15.
The Michigan '50s Festival,
over, is the Las Vegas Tent,
"It's a real fun weekend," says
where poker, blackjack and craps Markowitz, also known as "Mati- sponsored by WOMC-FM, will
be held at the Novi Expo Gen-
are the summer fare.
nee Mindy," who dishes the soap
Oldies lovers and their kids will opera dirt at 5:40 p.m. every Tues- ter. liours are 7 p.m.-1 a.m.
enjoy the Family Tent, where ac- day. "If you're an oldies fan, it's Wednesday, July 24; 10 a.m.-
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tivities like country-line dancing, definitely the place to be."
a.m.-1:30 a.m. Friday, July 26;
a puppet theater and the Dog
Outside the tents will be dis-
Olympics will be capped off at plays of '50s-era nostalgia, arts 9 am .-2 a Shy, July 27;
and 6 am.-12,
7:30 p.m. Saturday by Danny and crafts, and commercial ven-
Vann's tribute to favorite Hound dors selling items with that spe- July28.
day,
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Dog Elvis Presley.
cial oldies flair. One notable is
The Rainbow Connection Doo-Wop fashions, specializing in free on Wednesday
day. Tickets '"-
Booth, also inside the Family clothes that could pass for cos-
Tent, will give kids a chance to tumes from Grease and Bye Bye Grassroots;,
velettes; $
play games and win prizes, plus Birdie.
The
Playboy*
get their faces painted for a small
Of course, no Motor City '50s
performance
donation. The Rainbow Connec- festival would be fun, fun, fun,
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tion, a Michigan nonprofit orga- without T-Birds and other clas-
nization that grants wishes for sic cars. The car show this year children 12 Atiti •: gLe °
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children with chronic and life- will feature 600-800 vintage au-
threatening illnesses, is partici- tomobiles on display. Visitors to
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pating in the event to help raise this exhibit can also see the Mo-
dollars to continue its program. torsports Hall of Fame. Climax- tr
VW'
WOMC's Tom Ryan will broad- ing the auto expo will be the
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cast his oldies radio show live annual car cruise -along Grand
are.
(104.3 FM) from 3-7 p.m Thurs- River on Sunday afternoon.
day and Friday at the Grandma's
Markowitz believes that senti-
Loft Tent. Mindy Markowitz, pro- ments for 1950s culture will nev-
ducer of the Tom Ryan Show for er go away. "It won't die down,"
the past 6 1/2 years, is a new- she says. "The attendance con-
corner to the afternoon drive shift. tinues to grow, and people just

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