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to help regenerate the city.
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Kristen Polanski of Livonia, Natalia Santana, Julianna
Rivera, Leor Barak and Drew Mast, all from Detroit, enjoy
the atmosphere.
"Detroit Harmonie's International Ex-
perience" — the March 3 party at the
Virgil H. Carr Arts Center in Downtown
Detroit where the awards
were revealed.
The multitude of party-
goers also voted to select
from the semifinalists the
winner of a $5,000 "Peo-
ple's Choice Award," add-
ing a bit of suspense to the
evening. CommunityNEXT,
a younger-generation
Noam
initiative of the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan Kimelman
Detroit, sponsored an
after-party event.
Detroit Harmonie board member
and founder of ComePlay Detroit
Justin Jacobs said, "This was a big first
step in the right direction to achieving
our goal of developing natural diver-
sity in our community. The opportunity
to bring so many people from different
cultures and backgrounds together
for an amazing evening was just the
start, and to empower each attendee
to have their voices heard through the
People's Choice Award voting really
made people feel connected to the
event."
Fresh Corner Cafe, which aggre-
gates Detroit's finest locally produced
healthy foods into a single distribution
that services liquor stores, gas sta-
tions and small grocers in underserved
areas, won the $1,000 fourth-place
prize as well as the People's Choice
Award of $5,000.
"The prize money allows us to con-
tinue pursuing our vision of a healthy
and just local food system for all,"
said founder Noam Kimelman.
"All of the award winners are
doing great things. The funding
allows us to keep doing what
we're doing."
"We couldn't be more
pleased to have helped make
a real impact for these entre-
preneurs," said Jordan Wolfe,
Detroit Harmonie co-founder
and partner in Evidence-Based
Literacy Instruction.
Other $1,000 prizewinners
included PonyRide, which,
through shared resources, knowledge
and ideas, provides cheap space for
artists and entrepreneurs to work
and create; En Garde! Detroit, a
social enterprise that utilizes the
transformative effects of fencing to
better the lives of youth; and Detroit
SOUP, a monthly dinner funding micro-
grants for creative projects in Detroit.
"It is time for our generation to
step up and take a leadership posi-
tion to execute our collective vision of
Detroit 2.0," said Jeff Epstein, Detroit
Harmonie co-founder and founder of
getAmbassador.com (formerly zfer-
ral). "This vision won't become reality
without hard work ... We want a vi-
brant, urban core — rich with culture
and diversity. There is obviously work
to be done. Instead of talking, we're
setting an example by doing. This is
just the tip of the iceberg." ❑
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Pre Broadway Tour of Musical
Bernhardt on Broadway
Carol Dunitz is Sarah Bernhardt
Bravo for a remarkable performance!
`Speaking of Art,' WAAM Ann Arbor, MI
Mesmerizing for the entire show
--Lakeshore Arts, Saugatuck, MI
First Presbyterian Church
523 Hendrie Royal Oak
Wed., March 21 1:30 PM
Thurs., March 22 2 PM Fri., March 23 7:30 PM
Thurs., March 29 2 PM Fri., March 30 7:30 PM
Hagopian World of Rugs
850 S. Old Woodward Wham
Sat. March 24 7:30 PM
Scarab Club
217 Farnsworth Detroit
Sat., March 31 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 1 2 PM
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