Noel Night

Noel Night 2017

mcourtney — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 10:14:52 -0500

Join the Reuther Library for our second year as a participant in Midtown’s Noel Night, this Saturday, December 2. We will be welcoming visitors from 5-10pm and offering free photos in front of historic photo backdrops, snacks and hot chocolate, access to our exhibit spaces, activities, and more. read more »

Subject Focus: Detroit Adventure and the first Noel Night

cwesterman — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:06:13 -0500

On December 7, 2013, the forty-first annual Noel Night will take place in Midtown Detroit. The first Noel Night, on December 19, 1973, was a production of Detroit Adventure, a coalition of organizations that formed in 1959 to promote cultural conversation and experience in the greater Detroit area. In its 21 years of operation, Detroit Adventure served many functions in the pursuit of its mission: to organize, coordinate, and promote the fine arts in the Metro Detroit region. read more »

Noel Night map 2017

mcourtney — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 10:34:04 -0500

Detroit Adventure, Noel Night advertisement, 1973

cwesterman — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:12:31 -0500

An advertisement for Noel Night in the December 1973 calendar of Detroit Adventure.

Podcast: The First Noel (Night): How the Public Found Its Detroit Adventure in Noel Night, The City's Festive Cultural Open House

teller — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:46:54 -0500

Outreach archivist Meghan Courtney traces the evolution of Detroit Adventure, a coalition of cultural organizations founded in 1958 to promote cultural conversations and experiences in metropolitan Detroit. In 1973 the organization debuted Noel Night, a free holiday open house in Detroit's cultural center. read more »