Hip in Detroit's Picks for the Weekend: August 16-18

Friday, August 16th - 90's Throwback Block Party @ Tangent Gallery: Relive the '90s this Friday night at Tangent Gallery! Revolt is taking over the place for the night and transforming it into that '90s party that you've been daydreaming about. The party kicks off early, at 4 p.m. and it goes all the way until 11 p.m. Cover is only $7 at the door! 

Saturday, August 17th - Summer Days Adoption Event @ Friends of Detroit Animal Care and Control: Have you been thinking about adopting a new four-legged friend? Now is the time! Detroit Animal Care and Control has over 100 pets that need to be adopted. This Saturday, the Friends of DACC are hosting their Summer Days Adoption Event from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. And, they want to make sure that as many pets find forever homes as possible, so they are waving all adoption fees during the event! Just make sure you have a valid drivers license or state ID with you! The event takes place at 7401 Chrysler Drive in Detroit. 

Saturday, August 17th - Motor City Soul Club: August Soul Stomp @ Marble Bar: Dance the night away at this month's Soul Stomp, "featuring some of the finest dancin' music you've never heard!" Brad Hales, Erica Aytes and Dan Austin will be providing the tunes for the evening. All vinyl, all soul & funk, all night. Cover is free, doors open at 9 p.m. and the party starts at 10.

Saturday, August 17th - GLOW with Bevlove @ Deluxx Fluxx: Across town, there's another bad ass dance party going down, with Bevlove. She will be hosting her monthly party GLOW at Deluxx Fluxx. In addition to Bevlove, this month's addition will feature Sky Jetta, Sir Bleek, Actually Mae, Lansuh and Kid McFly. Cover is $5 after 10 p.m. and 21+ are welcome. 

And in case you didn't know, the Woodward Dream Cruise is happening this weekend. If that's your thing, click here for more info. If that's not your thing, avoid Woodward this weekend! 

~C

Tell Us Whatcha Really Really Want 90's Party Returns for a Holiday Edition

A few weeks ago Hip in Detroit teamed up with The Crofoot to bring the best part of the 90's back for one night only. Over 700 people came out to party and dance to records spun by Detroit's own Crate Digga. 90's legend Mr. Belding even came into town to take some pictures and give away a cruise to one lucky attendee that made sure to RSVP to the event before the party. The entire dance floor was filled with people who were ready to party like it was 1999 and tons of people came out dressed in their best 90's gear.  Everyone had a great time reliving the decade that brought us Biggie, Tupac, and The Spice Girls.

In fact, the party was so awesome that we immediately knew that we had to do it again to celebrate the holidays. This Saturday, December 16th Hip in Detroit is once again teaming up with The Crofoot, Crate Digga, and The Magic Stick to bring you a very 90's Christmas.

Doors open at 8 p.m. and the party goes until 2 a.m. Entry is $3 in advance and at the door and 18 plus are welcome. You can get in free if you dress in costume. That can mean 90's wear or holiday wear or both, that is up to you! We will be giving away prizes to anyone who RSVP's to the event and is there to claim their winnings. The prizes are pretty dope and include things like passes to every show at The Crofoot/ Magic Stick in 2018 and free pizza from Sgt. Pepperonis.

So, get your gear ready this week and join us to get down like its 1990 something this Saturday!

Here are a few costume ideas:

Cop your best Santa pose like The Backstreet Boys.

Dress up as one of Santa's little elves like Destiny's Child.

or keep it classic like Brenda and Brandon from 90210

~S

Hip in Detroit and The Crofoot Want You to Party Like it's 1990 Something!

The 90's were a truly magical time. The jeans were super low and the tips were super bleached. We all wore high heel platforms and short shirts. You weren't cool unless you had one pant leg pulled up and a cool new body piercing (bellybutton, tongue, and eyebrow preferred). It was a magical time when the Spice Girls, Britney Spears and *NSYNC ruled the charts. Justin was with Britney and Victoria Beckham was still known as Posh Spice. Most people still listened to tapes and cds in their newest walkman and the most popular shows on TV in the late 90's were Friends, ER, and Seinfeld. The 90's were the last decade where you could go out and not have your every move documented on the internet. The East Coast and the West Coast were feuding and Bill Clinton was playing the sax on SNL. It was a magical decade that we wish we could repeat, but we can't. We can however recreate the magic for one night to remind all of us what it was like when Justin Timberlake was making turtlenecks cool.

Hip in Detroit has teamed up with The Crofoot Presents and Fusion Shows to bring you a one night only FREE event called Whatcha Really Really Want, a 90's Pop and Hip Hop Experience. We will be turning back time and bringing the Magic Stick back to 1998 for one night only. A real DJ will be playing all 90's vinyl and everyone's favorite Saturday morning principal Mr. Belding will be hosting the show! Instead of watching Night at The Roxbury you can come out and live that 90's nightclub experience in real life.

90's attire is encouraged, so pull out your favorite Coogi sweater or lace up your favorite pair of platforms and head up to the Magic Stick at 8 p.m. on November 22nd. Hip in Detroit and The Crofoot want to take you back in time and show you how to party like its 1999.

The event is free to attend, but if you RSVP you will qualify to win a trip on the Ship-Hop Cruise at the party! Find out more about the give away here!

~S