Zen-like atmosphere and eclectic rhythms provided by special guest DJ’s make this NU-dining experience the best in Metro Detroit.

Featuring: Detroit Pistons DJ Prevu & DJ Rob-Play NYC

Dinner/Table Resv. Highly Recommended: (248) 689-2332

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Friday, June 21, 2013, starting 10pm
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22726 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI 48220

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Join us for this ONE-Time event at 42 Degrees North, located at Marriott inside the Renaissance Center. Over looking the Detroit River with unparalleled panoramic views of the water, downtown Detroit & Windsor.

Incorporating a unique indoor-outdoor atmosphere, this event will have patrons drinking & dancing all night while enjoying some of the most captivating views of the city.

Featuring Sounds by DJ Matt Aubrey & DJ Rob-Play NYC

Celebrating the Birthday of Brandon Chin & so many others.

- For VIP, Info, Birthday & Bachelorette RSVPs contact: 248-566-4499 or info@vital2u.com

- LADIES RSVP for Complimentary VIP Entry (includes No Cover, No Wait): Text First & Last Name to 917-719-1331 (b4 6/22 3pm)

- Parking is available in Beaubien & Port Atwater Parking decks as well as VALET at the Marriott.

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400 Renaissance Center, Detroit, MI 48243
Tel (313) 568-8699

The night featured a performance from Mixmaster Mike, a DJ for the Beastie Boys; spray paint art with real spray cans and plywood and demonstrations from fearless BMX and skateboard experts.

Below is a look at Twitter reaction from the X Games party and photos. Let MLive Detroit know what you think about the grass roots effort in our comments section. Were you lat the party? Give us your review of it.

A “vociferous” campaign by Detroit bid organizers helped land the Motor City among four finalists in the running to host three years of ESPN’s Summer X Games beginning in 2014.

It joins Chicago, Austin, Texas and Charlotte, N.C.

ESPN’s final choice is expected to be announced Aug. 1.

The Campus Martius Park party is part of the X Games to Detroit Bid’s effort cultivate interest for the three-year event and gain support.

Quicken Loans chairman and founder Dan Gilbert, owner of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers, is a supporter of the bid who is eager to see parts of the city like Ford Field, Hart Plaza, Belle Isle, Campus Martius and other spots used for the X Games.

Gilbert gave the X Games Detroit group his support in a letter to organizers the day the bid and corresponding video for the games was submitted to ESPN.

Credit: Eric Lacy, MLive

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SKY IS THE LIMIT * DETROIT SKYLINE PARTY
at SkyBar & Lounge Detroit
1150 Griswold St Detroit, MI 48226

Join us at new Sky Bar in Downtown Detroit for this one-time nightlife experience. Dance, drink & mingle with the areas elite on 3 levels of entertainment. Enjoy great music, including panoramic views of the Detroit Skyline from our 33rd floor, Sky Bar 33! This unique event will offers patrons an array of food, music, drinks & multiple atmospheres.

- FEATURING -
- Detroit Skyline 33rd Floor View
- Panoramic 180°
- 3 Elite Levels of Entertainment
- 6 of Detroit’s Hottest DJs
- Hosted by Jody Haddad
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Doors 9pm | Proper Attire | 21 +

Circoloco Celebrates Arthur Russell: A comprehensive range of DJs and producers honors the legacy of New York electronic music composer Arthur Russell, including an on-site conceptual art installation. The 16-hour lineup includes Carl Craig, Ryan Crosson, Ryan Elliott, Derek Plaslaiko, Kim Ann Foxman, D’Julz, Lee Curtiss and Nirosta Steel with James Duncan. Begins 10 p.m. Saturday, TV Bar and Lounge, 2548 Grand River, Detroit. $20-$40.

JAK Attack: In 1994, Richie Hawtin’s series of Jak parties attracted a cultlike following that drew visitors from across the Midwest to Detroit as a darker juxtaposition to the burgeoning rave culture. Hawtin revisits the notion with a cast of eight DJs from his M-nus label camp, including himself, Hobo, Paco Osuna, Carlo Lio, Matthew Hawtin, Clark Warner and a live set by Jon Gaiser. 11 p.m.- 5 a.m., Saturday, City Club, 400 Bagley, Detroit. www.movement.us. Tickets start at $30.

U R Chosen: DJ Minx, Alton Miller, Stacy Hotwaxx Hale, Rick Wilhite, Al Ester, Alan King and Bruce Bailey are among the 12 DJs from Detroit and Chicago that will spin a deep blend of house and techno in one of several events highlighting talent from the two cities. 8 p.m.-4 a.m. Saturday, Club Waterfalls, 673 Franklin St., Detroit. http://thechosenones.eventbrite.com/#. Pre-sales start at $15.

Detroit Deep Vol. 5: Kai Alce, Norm Talley and Kyle Hall will spin long, comprehensive deep house sets at a venue that’s integral to Detroit techno history. 10 p.m. Saturday, 1515 Broadway, Detroit. www.movement.us. $15.

Black Flag Recordings: DJ Stacey Pullen is nearly synonymous with Detroit electronic music festival history. Pullen celebrates the release of a new single “Any Which Way” at this party for his label Black Flag Records. Pullen, Nicole Moudaber from London, Nathan Barato and Mike Brown from Detroit will spin throughout the night. 10 p.m.-4 a.m. Sunday, Bleu, 1540 Woodward Ave. Detroit. 313-974-7799 www.bleudetroit.com/. $15-$25.

Dissolute: An opportunity to see techno godfather Juan Aktins spin along with Mike Clark, Dan Bell and Monty Luke at this day party. 7 a.m. Sunday, Steve’s Soul Food, 1440 Franklin St., Detroit. www.movement.us. $20.

No Way Back At All: Erika, BMG, Mike Servito, Patrick Russell and Carlos Souffront highlight the event that waxes nostalgic for 1990s Detroit nightlife. 11 p.m Sunday-9 a.m. Monday, 1515 Broadway, Detroit. www.interdimensionaltransmissions.com.

Klockworks: The last of the official Movement events keeps the party going well into Tuesday morning. Ben Clock, DVS1, Patrice Scott are part of the cast of rotating DJs. Recondite performs live. 10 pm. to 6 a.m. Monday, the Works, 1846 Michigan Ave. Detroit. www.movement.us. $15-$30.

Credit: Tamara Warren, Detroit Free Press Special Writer

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22726 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI 48220

House fusion sounds of energetic diversity style from ten till two by resident DJ Rob-Play NYC — with Special Guest DJ John Larson

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Three days. Four(-plus) nights. Some 115 performances on five stages. Thirteen official pre-parties. A staggering 49 late-night aftershow events.

Nobody can say this weekend’s Movement Electronic Music Festival –in its 14th year and coming off a 2012 edition that drew more than 107,000 to Detroit’s Hart Plaza — doesn’t know how to party.

With that kind of lineup, of course, choosing which parts of the party to join takes careful planning — and pacing. It’s a delicate dance for the dancers, in other words. After all, nobody wants to miss the very best that Movement has to offer.

Here, then, is a quick and subjective guide to a dozen Movement must-sees, the sets to catch by any means possible, even if it means hoping between stages…

Nina Kravitz, 4 p.m. Saturday, Underground stage: The Siberian-born, Moscow-based DJ is one of electronic music’s hottest new faces of the past five years thanks to singles such as “Pain in the Ass” and her self-titled 2012 debut album. Expect to see her on a bigger stage in subsequent years.

Richie Hawtin, 10 p.m. Saturday, Red Bull Music Academy stage: The British-born, Windsor-raised artist and label chief returns to his old stomping grounds with a new production called Enter, which promises to be another landmark in Hawtin’s history of sound-and-light phantasmagoras. Movement artist coordinator Chuck Flask of Paxahau also predicts that Hawtin and British DJ Dave Clarke, who goes on just before him, will “basically be a techno showdown. Those two dudes are super-intense and will both try to oudo each other. I think it’s going to be some great competition for both of them.”

Moby, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Beatport stage: If anybody can go toe-to-toe with Hawtin it’s this EDM legend, a multi-faceted star of the genre (and occasional chart hitmaker) who brings his ample DJ skills to the Movement site this year.

Andy C, 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Electric Forest stage: The drum-and-bass great and Ram Records founder makes his first-ever festival and Detroit appearance to bring a taste of his Ram events in London to the Motor City.

adult., 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Red Bull Music Academy stage: This month’s release of the Detroit group’s fifth album, “The Way Things Fall,” gives some extra juice to its dinnertime set.

Luke Slater/Planetary Assault System, 9:15 p.m. Sunday, Underground stage: The veteran British techno king incorporates drummers, bass and even live vocals to his latest stage presentation, which has been making big noise in Europe.

Squarepusher, 10:45 p.m. Sunday, Red Bull Music Academy stage: British DJ and instrumentalist Tom Jenkinson is know for his inventive remixes and mind-blowing LED light shows. He’ll flaunt both at Movement.

Masters At Work, 10 p.m. Sunday, Beatport stage: The New York duo of “Little” Louie Vega and Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez bring a history of pop, R&B, jazz and Latin remixes to the (turn)table every time they spin together.

Dantiez Saunderson, 2 p.m. Monday, Made In Detroit stage: A chip off the ol’ techno block? There will be plenty of eyes and ears on the son of Kevin and Ann Saunderson, whose debut recording, “Undergo,” also surfaces this month.

Nicolas Jaar, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Red Bull Music Academy Stage: What’s kept the Chilean artist from playing Movement in the past? How about Comparative Literature studies at Brown University. He’ll school us on what we’ve been missing at this year’s fest.

The Hi-Tech Soul Concept: Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson, 10:30 p.m. Monday, Red Bull Music Academy Stage: There’s no better finish for the festival than this duo of Detroit techno pioneers, who are planning to tag-team the turntables throughout their set.

Electric Forest stage, Monday: Arguably the most exciting single-day lineup on any of Movement’s five stages takes the festival to its conclusion, with a live set from Detroit’s own Deastro and an evening build that builds from Paper Diamond, Gramatik and GRIZ before the Denver duo Big Gigantic, Electric Forest’s own festival closer in 2012, takes over at the end of the night.

The Movement Electronic Music Festival takes place Friday through Sunday, May 25-27, at Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit. Tickets range from $49 daily to $99 for the entire weekend. Ticket, schedules and artist and party information can be found at www.movement.us

Credit: Press and Guide

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- Friday, June 14, 2013, starting 10pm -
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- Saturday, June 15, 2013, starting 10pm -
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