Comerica TasteFest 2006 - Summer's Hottest City Fest - Guarantees Cool Food and Music

Comerica TasteFest 2006 - Summer's Hottest City Fest - Guarantees Cool Food and Music

18th Annual Street Festival Opens Friday

WHO & WHAT: Comerica TasteFest 2006 -- One of the most anticipated summertime events in the city will showcase an ever-amazing line-up of free music and fantastic food when it opens tomorrow.

Detroit's premier, all-ages street festival will feature more than 40 restaurants serving a diverse palette of cuisines, and a stellar line-up of more than 60 local and national musical acts. This year's headliners are Common, Eric Burdon and The Animals, Ray Davies, Kings of Leon, Cat Power & The Memphis Rhythm Band, The New Pornographers, Spyro Gyra, Mavis Staples, The All American Rejects, Damone, and J Moss.

In addition to more than 20 local specialty shops, the 2nd AVE Street Market will feature a group show from Detroit's 4731 Gallery. Children will have a blast in the expanded Kid Zone, and rolling in new this year are the Detroit Derby Girls who will demonstrate flat track roller derby in the Youth Zone.

Comerica TasteFest is produced by New Center Council, Inc., which uses the proceeds to support its charitable activities including an award-winning summer youth program and the yearly maintenance of the New Center's outdoor public spaces.

Admission to the Comerica TasteFest is free. "Taste" tickets are $6 for ten tickets. For a complete schedule of events and attractions, visit http://www.comericatastefest.com/ .

WHEN: June 30 - July 3: 11:30 am - 10:30 pm
July 4: 11:30 am - 8:00 pm

WHERE: Detroit's Historic New Center, West Grand Blvd. between Woodward Ave. and the Lodge Fwy.

SPECIAL EVENTS WITHIN THE EVENT - GREAT PHOTO OPPS!

Friday, June 30th
11:30 am 18th annual Comerica TasteFest officially opens!

Other June 30th activities:
- "Barnyard Express" and animal shows, noon - 5 PM in the Kid Zone
- Modern Skate & Surf Extreme Team Shows in the Youth Zone
- Miniature Motorways FREE slot car racing, noon - 6 PM in the Kid Zone
- GRIP-IT Rock Climbing -- Kids can test their rock climbing skills all
day in the Youth Zone
- Kevin Collins and his African Drums, noon - 6 PM in the Youth Zone

Saturday, July 1st
- "Barnyard Express" and animal shows, noon - 5 PM in the Kid Zone
- Modern Skate & Surf Extreme Team Shows in the Youth Zone
- Miniature Motorways FREE slot car racing, noon - 6 PM in the Kid Zone
- Kids + Chemistry FREE hands-on chemistry experiments, noon - 5PM in the
Kid Zone
- Detroit Derby Girls roller derby scrimmage throughout the day in the
Youth Zone
- GRIP-IT Rock Climbing -- Kids can test their rock climbing skills all
day in the Youth Zone
- Kevin Collins and his African Drums, noon - 6 PM in the Youth Zone

Sunday, July 2nd
- Arts & Scraps FREE art projects for kids, noon - 5 PM in the Kid Zone
- "Barnyard Express" and animal shows, noon - 5 PM in the Kid Zone
- Modern Skate & Surf Extreme Team Shows in the Youth Zone
- Miniature Motorways FREE slot car racing, noon - 6 PM in the Kid Zone
- Detroit Derby Girls roller derby scrimmage throughout the day in the
Youth Zone
- GRIP-IT Rock Climbing -- Kids can test their rock climbing skills all
day in the Youth Zone
- Kevin Collins and his African Drums, noon - 6 PM in the Youth Zone

Monday, July 3
- Arts & Scraps FREE art projects for kids, noon - 6 PM in the Kid Zone
- "Barnyard Express" and animal shows, noon - 5 PM in the Kid Zone
- Modern Skate & Surf Extreme Team Shows the Youth Zone
- Miniature Motorways FREE slot car racing, noon - 6 PM in the Kid Zone
- Detroit Derby Girls roller derby scrimmage throughout the day in the
Youth Zone
- GRIP-IT Rock Climbing -- Kids can test their rock climbing skills all
day in the Kid Zone
- Kevin Collins and his African Drums, noon - 6 PM in the Youth Zone

Tuesday, July 4
- Arts & Scraps FREE art projects for kids, noon - 6 PM in the Kid Zone
- "Barnyard Express" and animal shows, noon - 5 PM in the Kid Zone
- Modern Skate & Surf Extreme Team Shows in the Youth Zone
- Miniature Motorways FREE slot car racing, noon - 6 PM in the Kid Zone
- Detroit Derby Girls roller derby scrimmage throughout the day in the
Youth Zone
- GRIP-IT Rock Climbing -- Kids can test their rock climbing skills all
day in the Kid Zone
- Kevin Collins and his African Drums, noon - 6 PM in the Youth Zone

CONTACT: Brendy Barr, +1-248-651-4858 or +1-248-496-6608, or Becki Carr, +1-313-483-1373, or +1-248-990-2325, both for New Center Council, Inc.

PRNewswire -- June 28

Source: New Center Council, Inc.

Web site: http://www.comericatastefest.com/
http://www.comerica.com/

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