Join us Saturday, March 25, at Kelly's Bar Hamtramck for a great rock 'n' roll show to benefit the Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium.
Doors at 7 p.m.
Performing March 25 at Kelly's will be Hemlock Park, Loose Koozies, The Britemores, and the Cowboys.
It was also home to perhaps the greatest Little Leaguer who ever lived, Art "Pinky" Deras, who led his hometown team to victory in the 1959 Little League World Series.
Hamtramck Stadium officially closed in the mid-1990s, and it's been sitting fallow ever since.
Today the City of Hamtramck and the Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium are embarking on an effort to return the park to its former glory.
Earlier this year, the City was awarded a $50,000 Civil Rights grant to help restore the field. And next month, the Friends of Historic Hamtramck Stadium plans to launch a new crowdfunding campaign.
A suggested donation of just $5 gets you a raffle ticket to win great prizes from Wheelhouse Detroit, City Bird, Suzy's Bar, Srodek's, Metro Pub, Bon Bon Bon, Gingersnap, Amar Pizza, Planet Ant Theatre, and the Detroit City Football Club.
Click here to RSVP via Facebook.
Kelly's Bar is located at 2403 Holbrook Ave. Drinks have been served at this address dating back to at least the 1940s. Kelly's has always been a blue-collar watering hole. With the demise of some of the nearby manufacturing facilities, Brad Ruff and his wife, Patti, have kept it alive by adding music and art to Kelly's shot-and-a-beer ambience, as well as opening up a spacious "booze yard," where patrons can drink cheap whiskey while working on their tans.
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| Turkey Stearnes (fifth from left) and the Negro National League Detroit Stars (circa 1926). |
