DBusiness Daily Update: Traverse City Hosting International Fireworks Championship This Weekend, and More
By Tim Keenan and RJ King,
2024-09-04
Six world-class pyrotechnic teams will compete in a two-day event at Turtle Creek Stadium in Traverse City. // Photo courtesy of Traverse City Tourism
Traverse City Hosting International Fireworks Championship This Weekend
The skies over Turtle Creek Stadium in Traverse City will come alive this weekend when the second International Fireworks Championship presented by GFL Environmental takes center stage. Six world-class pyrotechnic teams will compete in a two-day competition.
A limited number of tickets are still available for the Friday and Saturday shows. The competition increased in size from last year’s inaugural competition. This year’s show will feature teams from Australia, the United Kingdom, India, the Philippines, Finland, and the U.S.
To compete, the teams must have previously won other fireworks competitions. Each team will have up to 15 minutes for their performance and be judged on design, synchronization to music, and the overall show experience. The finale of Friday’s show will be presented by last year’s winning team from Germany. Saturday’s show will conclude with a presentation by a group of pyrotechnic judges.
“There is no other fireworks show like this in the country,” says Trevor Tkach, president of Traverse City Tourism. “There is an electric atmosphere around this show that makes your senses sizzle.”
Best of Show awards will be given on both nights by a public vote of attendees. Pyrotechnic experts will present a juried award based on the teams’ performances on both Friday and Saturday.
For public safety, police will restrict and enforce no-parking zones near the stadium before and during the show. People with noise sensitivities, or concerns with pets are advised to avoid the stadium area around show time. The fireworks will start shortly after sunset.
Tickets sales and more information about the show are available at TraverseCity.com . All ticket sales are final. In case of rain, spectators are encouraged to dress appropriately.
Detroit City Distillery Hosting 10th Anniversary Party Sept. 14
In celebration of 10 years in business, Detroit City Distillery (DCD), an independent craft distiller located in historic Eastern Market, will host a blow-out anniversary party from 10 a.m.-11 p.m. on Sept. 14.
The event will take place at 2462 Riopelle St. indoors and outdoors and will include live music, DJs, and food provided by local chefs. It will feature a limited-edition bourbon from the distillery’s archives: the Ten Year Anniversary Birthday Blend Straight Bourbon, which will go on sale a day earlier on Sept. 13.
It will feature:
A free birthday toast at 10 a.m. of the Ten Year Annivesary Birthday Blend for everyone in attendance.
Whiskey barrel building demonstration with Croze Nest Cooperage.
Food from the Foundation Hotel, McClure’s Pickles, a cake, and more.
A variety of different live music and DJs from 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Chance to purchase unique DCD souvenirs at the Detroit City Distillery Oddities & Curiosities table and to spin the infamous shot wheel.
“Over 10 years ago, when we distilled our first batches of bourbon, we knew we had to make something special for everyone who believes in Detroit, that Midwest manufacturing is still the best in the world and that hard work can create great things,” says J.P. Jerome, master distiller and co-owner. “This small batch celebrates our whiskey making journey with a blend of ten of our favorite bourbon barrels. Thank you for making this dream real.”
Ten Year Anniversary Birthday Blend Straight Bourbon bottles are $60 each and available for purchase at DCD’s Tasting Room at 2462 Riopelle St. in Detroit’s Eastern Market or online for in-person pick up at detroitcitydistillery.com . Ten Year Anniversary Birthday Blend Straight Bourbon will be available at liquor and grocery stores starting Sept. 16.
Joe Muer Bloomfield to Host Arietta Vineyards Wine Dinner Event
Joe Muer Bloomfield Hills will be hosting an exclusive four-course wine dinner pairing event at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Guests will be able to enjoy a four-course dinner with wine pairings featuring the Arietta Vineyards from Napa Valley. Caren Hatton, one of Arietta Vineyards’ proprietors, will guide guests through the tasting experience as they enjoy a selection of wines expertly paired with Joe Muer’s finest cuisine.
Arietta, is an ultra-premium Napa winery that specializes in limited production Bordeaux-style blends of wine. It is owned by specialist and auctioneer Fritz Hatton and Caren Frutig Hatton. Andy Erickson, one of America’s most celebrated winemakers, crafts the Arietta wines from carefully chosen blocks in the cooler climates of Napa Valley. The Arietta wine portfolio consists of five red wines, H Block Hudson Vineyards, Merlot Hudson Vineywards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Quartet and Variation One, along with one White Wine, On The White Keys.
The cost is $195 per person. Tax and gratuity are not included.
Nexteer to Discuss Steer-by-Wire in Free SAA Webinar
Alan Davis, product line executive director for steer-by-wire at Nexteer; and Peter Schmitt, product line executive director for software products at Nexteer; will discuss how steer-by-wire and advanced software solutions help overcome challenges in vehicle design, safety, brand differentiation, and more as the automotive industry explores connected, automated, and electric/mixed propulsion vehicle platforms. Jamie Butters, executive editor of Automotive News , will moderate this free event.
Other topics will include:
Safety, performance, and convenience attainable through steer-by-wire and software.
Cost savings through standardization and steer-by-wire component reuse across platforms.
Smart cockpit design, packaging freedom, and brand differentiation.
Personalized behind-the-wheel experiences over a vehicle’s lifetime.
Oakland County Achieves LEED Gold in Environmental Leadership
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has certified all of Oakland County as LEED Gold because of its commitment to improving holistic, county-wide sustainability practices.
The LEED Gold recognition means Oakland County earned high scores countywide for its green spaces, natural resource conservation, and restoration efforts, as well as resilience and emergency planning.
Many other factors are included in the measurement such as quality of life aspects including low unemployment rates, high education completion rates, favorable median air quality index numbers, and low incidences of violent crimes.
“Oakland County’s achievement of LEED Gold certification underscores our deep commitment to sustainability and reflects County Executive Dave Coulter’s vision of fostering healthier, more resilient communities,” says Erin Quetell, the county’s chief sustainability officer. “This recognition is a testament to the county and its communities driving real, measurable change in environmental stewardship and quality of life for our residents.”
Statler French American Bistro to Celebrate Detroit Football with BBQ Parties
The Statler French American Bistro, located in the heart of the entertainment and theatre districts in downtown Detroit and just feet from Ford Field, announces it is hosting BBQ parties on its patio to celebrate Detroit home football games this September. Fans will be able to celebrate with entertainment and food and drink specials before the games.
Guests will be able to enjoy BBQ ribs and brisket along with mac n’ cheese, coleslaw, and some drink options. DJ Smooth will be spinning tunes as fans gear up for a great Detroit football season.
Game days include Sept. 8, Sept. 15, Sept. 30. For more information, visit here .
U-D Mercy, Consulate of Italy in Detroit Hosting Dedalo Minosse International Road Show
The Consulate of Italy in Detroit and the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) School of Architecture and Community Development (SACD) are cohosting the multinational Dedalo Minosse International Road Show exhibition and panel discussion at the school’s Loranger Architecture Building (4001 W. McNichols Road) as part of the 2024 Detroit Month of Design.
The exhibition and its panel discussion, which will take place today, will highlight the Dedalo Minosse International Prize for Commissioning a Building, which is a competition presented by ALA Assoarchitetti and Regione Veneto, Italy.
An opening reception takes place at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon, followed by the panel discussion at 5:30 p.m.
The distinctive prize, founded in 1997, has had a long connection with Detroit, as SACD’s Detroit Collaborative Design Center won it in 2001 and 2011, and SACD’s Dean Dan Pitera, FAIA has served on the project selection team since 2014. This biannual event has the mission to uplift the “Client” as a potential protagonist in the architectural design and construction process. The competition founders believe that special attention should be given to the dynamic collaborative work required of the architect and the client, supported by the constructors and governmental agencies.
The exhibit highlights the work of the top prize winners of the latest edition of the awards, which includes the Marlon Blackwell designed Early Childhood Center on Marygrove’s Campus on McNichols Road.
Approximately 20 architects and designers are exhibited with projects from across the globe. Exhibit Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through Sept. 6. Among the other architects and designers in the exhibit, the top prize winners: Ryuichi Ashizawa (Japanese Architect/USA Project); ODDO architects – Lan Chi Obtulovicova Mai (Vietnam Architect and Project); Andrea Oliva (Italian Architect and Project); Alfredo Vanotti (Italian Architect and Project); Nicola Berlucchi (Project in Turkey).
Please Join Consul Baistrocchi and Dean Pitera on September 4th 2024 for the panel discussion that will feature Marlon Blackwell of Marlon Blackwell Architects, Marcella Gabbiani, the Director of the Dedalo Minosse Prize, and Marco Magni of Guicciardini & Magni Architects, one of the other winning architects.
Michigan Legacy Credit Union CEO Spearheads Mitten Women Golf Group
Recognizing the need for more female credit union executives to encourage and empower each other and enhance skills needed for deal-making opportunities, Alicia Bradley founded Mitten Women, a small group of female C-level executives from credit unions and financial service organizations servicing credit unions that offers the opportunity to learn to golf or sharpen skills on the course.
Inspired by Galena Girls, a similar group out of Galena, Ill. where she had previously been a guest, Carma Peters, president and CEO of Michigan Legacy Credit Union, partnered with Bradley to formally launch Mitten Women with its first annual golf outing earlier this month.
Seventeen leaders from across Michigan joined the Mitten Women gathering Aug. 5-7 at Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville. Both new and experienced golfers were welcome, and the gathering included intentional networking, executive speakers, a charity raffle, and a round of golf.
In addition to the golf and fellowship, Mitten Women also has a charitable component. Each year, a nonprofit will be selected to be the beneficiary of the funds raised from the Mitten Women’s raffle baskets. This year, Mitten Women selected Vista Maria to be its recipient, an organization based in Dearborn Heights whose mission is to foster restorative relationships and deliver innovative care, treatment, and education so that vulnerable youth and families believe in their worth, heal and build the skills for success.
Vista Maria’s CEO Megan Zambiasi joined the Mitten Women at Crystal Mountain to present to the group more about the organization’s initiatives and reach. The women ultimately raised $6,280 to donate to Vista Maria.
Corewell Health Children’s in Southeast Michigan goes GOLD for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
It typically takes more than 500 units of packed red blood cells and 100 units of platelets to support the children receiving chemotherapy each year at Corewell Health Children’s in Royal Oak. For 2024, the hospital is on track to meet or perhaps exceed those numbers.
“Blood donations are essential for our children battling cancer, as the treatments and disease itself can put patients at risk for low red blood cell and platelet counts,” says Dr. Kate Gowans , chief of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Corewell Health Children’s in Royal Oak. “With Michigan’s critical blood shortage in mind, we, in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Michigan, decided to host a blood drive to honor Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.”
The public is invited to donate blood on the following dates and times at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak:
“One unit of blood can save up to three children’s lives,” says Lisa Muma, nurse coordinator of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month at Corewell Health in Southeast Michigan. “For those who can’t donate, please consider joining us in going gold and raising awareness. Our children fight so hard every day, and they, along with their families, deserve to be honored and recognized this month and beyond.”
For information about donating blood, or to schedule an appointment, visit here .
National Science Foundation Grant to Boost Brain Research at Lawrence Tech
Lawrence Technological University in Southfield has received a $175,476 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation Program to buy a new piece of research hardware.
LTU will use the grant to purchase a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) system from NIRx Medical Technologies, a medical device company with offices in New York, Florida, and Germany.
The device measures changes in blood flow to various areas of the brain. It’s used by a wide variety of researchers in neuroscience and other sciences to study how the brain reacts when people perform cognitive tasks. It consists of a fabric cap studded with LEDs that emit near-infrared light. The device measures how much of that light bounces back to the cap, which indicates the level of blood flow, and therefore brain activity, in measured regions of the cerebral cortex.
At LTU, the fNIRS system will be used by an interdisciplinary group of researchers in everything from cognitive psychology to the engineering of brain-computer interfaces to management to marketing.
In Related News : LTU’s ongoing Salon Series Future-Proof features periodic live events that examine the business, technology, and design-focused issues poised to directly impact Michigan’s future. The second installment, “Future-Proof: Transforming Detroit from Art Deco to AI by 2050” will delve into the transformative impact of AI and Robotics on architecture and design.
“Detroit has yet to be fully embraced as a world-class destination for architecture and design,” says Christopher Stefani, chief of staff at LTU. “We’re going to explore how advancing technologies are driving economic development, attracting new talent and enhancing tourism in this region, all through the lens of Detroit as a UNESCO City of Design.”
The event will take place from 5:30-8 p.m. Sept. 17 at 1001 Woodward Ave. in Detroit. For more information and to reserve a free ticket, visit here .
Davenport University in Grand Rapids to Host Community Event Sept. 9
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 3 million deaths occur in health care every year due to unsafe conditions. A new documentary, “The Pitch,” points out that a lack of innovation might be the root of what’s preventing the healthcare industry from improving that statistic.
Davenport University is hosting an advanced screening of this groundbreaking documentary that sheds light on the future of healthcare innovation. “The Pitch” will be shown on Davenport Campuses in Grand Rapids, Warren, and Lansing at 6 p.m. Sept. 9. It’s a chance to see firsthand how even small ideas have the power to transform health care.
Joseph Brown, associate department chair in Health Information Management at Davenport University, said the documentary showcases how simple ideas can make a big impact.
“’The Pitch’ emphasizes that change doesn’t just come from big companies—it can come from students, community members or industry leaders,” Brown says. “Health care faces many challenges, and innovation is key to overcoming them. The Pitch shows that even small ideas can drive big changes in health care.”
Directed by the creator of “To Err Is Human,” the film focuses on the challenges of integrating cutting-edge innovations like immersive tech and AI learning into medicine. It follows the journey of young innovator Reetam Ganguli, who developed Elythea, a lifesaving tool that identifies pregnancy risk factors to help save the lives of both mother and baby.
Treetops Resort in Gaylord Offers Midweek Fall Frenzy Golf and Golftober Deals
Fall is the time for a frenzy of golf at Treetops Resort in Gaylord. The resort is offering golfers the opportunity to immerse themselves in Northern Michigan’s “most breathtaking autumn landscapes” with a Fall Frenzy package .
It’s also offering a Golftoberfest deal. For more information, visit here .
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