MEDIA ADVISORY

New NETWORK for Urban Exchange Launching April 2016

Urban Consulate to open first parlor in Detroit, with pop-up parlors in Philadelphia & New Orleans

WHAT:

  • Urban Consulate, a new network for city dwellers & travelers seeking cross-city exchange
  • First location opening in Detroit, with events in Philadelphia & New Orleans
  • Winner of 2015 Knight Cities Challenge
  • Website: http://urbanconsulate.com
  • Media Resources: http://urbanconsulate.com/media

WHEN/WHERE:

Detroit -- Urban Consulate, 4470 Second Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201

  • Friday, April 1, 7-10pm - Detroit Launch Party - Hosted by Claire Nelson & Wayne Ramocan
  • Saturday, April 2, 12-5pm - Open House & Cass Corridor Walking Tour - Hosted by Wayne Ramocan & Armando Delicato
  • Monday, April 4, 6-8pm - Urbanism Book Club - Hosted by Chad Rochkind, Human Scale Studio
  • Tuesday, April 5, 2-4pm - Story Pitch - Hosted by Model D
  • Tuesday, April 5, 5-7pm - Sister City - Hosted by Nicole de Beaufort & Detroit Women's Leadership Network
  • Wednesday, April 6, 12-4pm - Press Parlor - Hosted by Model D
  • Wednesday, April 6, 6-8pm - Blackness in America Dinner & Dialogue - Hosted by Tunde Wey, LAGOS (sold out)
  • Thursday, April 7, 6-8pm - Baldwin Hour - Hosted by Devita Davison
  • Friday, April 8, 3-5pm - Joseph Wesley Tea Den - Hosted by Joe Uhl
  • Saturday, April 9, 12-5pm - Open House - Hosted by Wayne Ramocan
  • Saturday, April 9, 6-8pm - Blackness in America Dinner & Dialogue - Hosted by Tunde Wey, LAGOS (ticketed event)
  • Thursday, April 14, 6-8pm - City Lobby - Featuring Ingrid LaFleur, Afrotopia
  • Thursday, April 21, 6-8pm - City Lobby - Featuring Marsha Music, Salon D'etroit
  • Thursday, April 28, 6-8pm - City Lobby - Featuring James Johnson-Piett, Urbane Development
  • Thursday, May 5, 6-8pm - City Lobby - Featuring Adriel Thornton, Fresh Media Group
  • Thursday, May 12, 6-8pm - City Lobby - Featuring Natasha T. Miller, Artists Inn
  • Thursday, May 19, 6-8pm - City Lobby - Featuring Sarida Scott, Community Development Advocates of Detroit
  • Thursday, May 26, 6-8pm - City Lobby - Featuring James Feagin, Feagin Media Group

Philadelphia -- Le Meridien Hotel, 1421 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102

  • Friday, April 1, 5-8pm - Philadelphia Launch Party - Hosted by Michelle Freeman & Jermaine Jenkins
  • Thursday, May 5, 5-7pm - City Lobby - Featuring guests Joan Vorderbruggen (Minneapolis) and Claire Nelson (New Orleans)

New Orleans -- Zeitgeist Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70113

  • Thursday, May 12, 6-8pm - Urban Exchange - Film screening & dialogue featuring Lauren Hood and Chad Rochkind (Detroit) and Suzanne Mobley, Jocelyne Ninneman, Andre Perry (New Orleans)

CONTACTS:

  • Claire Nelson, founder (Detroit/New Orleans), 313-623-7027
  • Michelle Freeman, host (Philadelphia), 267-825-7222

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