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“Light up the land” an update

A while ago I had posted on this blog about a UD musical “Light up the Land”. At the time we did not have a link to the video, but now you can see it for yourself in our listing of Special Collections. So as the cold winter nights start to creep in, you can curl up to your computer and see what all the hoopla was about back in 1952. It quite literally had a cast of thousands! It...

Lights! Camera! Action! Light Up the Land! A University of Detroit 1952 Musical Production

The University of Detroit Mercy is one of the sponsors for the “Light Up Livernois” being held Friday, May 31 and Saturday June 1, 2013. The event is to celebrate local businesses and culture on Detroit’s Avenue of Fashion. Activities include a fashion show, music, and art from the neighborhood. On Saturday there will be a theater performance by the Extra Mile Playwrights. Back in 1952, the University of Detroit had a similar theme in the theatrical production entitled “Light...