4th Fridays with Ford Concert Series Continues at Campus Martius Park

4th Fridays with Ford Concert Series Continues at Campus Martius Park

Dickey Betts and Great Southern to Headline the July 24 Event

DETROIT, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company is proud to present "4th Fridays with Ford" at Campus Martius Park July 24 with headline performers Dickey Betts and Great Southern.

4th Fridays with Ford is an all-day celebration of Detroit through music and the arts taking place at Campus Martius Park on the fourth Friday of each summer month (July 24 and August 28). Presenting sponsor, Ford Motor Company will have current production vehicles, interactive games and product specialists on hand in the park as well.

An added feature to the July 24 event is a kid-friendly food item collection for Forgotten Harvest and Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan sponsored by Charter One. The Gleaners truck will be on hand at Campus Martius Park from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm accepting donations. Requested items are snacks such as peanut butter and jelly, fruit cups, tuna in foil packages and snack boxes of raisins.

The July 24 celebration kicks off with a Lunchtime Arts concert on the main stage at 11:30 am featuring performers from Wayne State University and Detroit International Jazz Festival. Student ensembles from Jazz Week @ Wayne show what they've learned after master classes with Jazz Festival luminaries and Wayne State Jazz Studies professors.

Happy Hour takes place from 4:00 to 6:00 pm with live music performed by The Crowded Heads of Rhythm covering pop songs from the 80's.

6:00 pm marks the start of Rhythm and Blues music with R. J's Rhythm Rockers performing old school R&B featuring singer Alberta Adams.

The music and entertainment continues through 7:30 pm as the Ford Halftime Show commences featuring give-a-ways and raffle prizes from presenting sponsor Ford Motor Company. 4th Fridays with Ford guests will have the opportunity to win a hotel stay and meal package at the Dearborn Inn. This package includes a one-night stay for two with dinner and breakfast included along with free admission to The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.

July headliner, Dickey Betts and Great Southern take the main stage for a live performance at 8:00 pm.

The Rhythm and Blues theme continues at 9:45 pm with the film "The Blues Brothers" shown on the big screen. There will also be a free walking tour led by Inside Detroit. This walking tour will end up at the official Inside Detroit After Party, which will be a different downtown bar or restaurant for each 4th Fridays event offering special discounts. The July 24 featured establishment is Harbor House located at 440 Clinton St.

About Campus Martius Park

Campus Martius Park, Detroit's Gathering Place and the centerpiece of revitalization in downtown, is a legacy gift to the city of Detroit from the Detroit 300 Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that has raised over $20 million to design, construct and operate the Park through businesses, foundations, and individual donations. For more information, contact the Detroit 300 Conservancy at (313) 962-0106 or visit www.campusmartiuspark.org.

About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 205,000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide, the company's automotive brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford's products, please visit www.ford.com.

For more information about 4th Fridays with Ford contact Mike Kuta at (313) 203-7223 or mkuta@pcgcampbell.com.

Friday, July 24, 2009
4th Fridays with Ford
Campus Martius Park
www.campusmartiuspark.org

Source: Ford Motor Company

CONTACT: Mike Kuta of PCGCampbell, +1-313-203-7223,
mkuta@pcgcampbell.com, for Ford Motor Company

Web Site: http://www.ford.com/
http://www.campusmartiuspark.org/

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