What you eat is important - where it comes from, how it's grown, and what you know about it. Concentrate's speaker event moves into the A.M. hours for December as Jeff McCabe and his wife Lisa Gotleib, the founders of SELMA breakfast salon, talk about growing and eating local. We'll be offering up yummy conversation and local treats on Thursday, December 16th at 8am. Sign up today!
Ypsilanti has developed a rep for being the place for local artists and do-it-yourself creatives. The Shadow Art Fair has played no small part in making this happen. Concentrate's Speaker Series has invited the organizers --members of the Michigan Design Militia-- to talk about their experiences and what their success means for our region's future. Sign up now for this November 10th event!
Recycle. Buy a Prius. Now what? It's not easy being green. But it's what all the cool cities are doing. For our next Speaker Series Event Concentrate features green-minded professionals who'll talk about the practices and policies that can assist and hinder our community's ability to establish a more sustainable future. Find out what you can do to go green. Sign up now for our September 30th event.
One of Michigan's mantras is that we need to do a better job of attracting and retaining young professionals. And Ann Arbor is not immune to the challenge. For our next Speaker Series Event Concentrate has invited a group of local young entrepreneurs to discuss why they've decided to live and set up shop here. Think of it as a beer-fueled brainstorming session on Ann Arbor's future. Sign up now for this August 26th event!
Whether its inspiring community conversation, helping to establish a sense of place, or fueling economic development, Mark Folk believes that public art matters. As executive director of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo he oversees the oldest Percent For The Arts program east of the Mississippi. Mark will be talking about why public art is a wise investment and taking your questions at our next Speaker Series event - Thursday, August 5th.
The editorial staff of Concentrate would like to wish you a happy and safe fourth of July. We'll be spending the week barbecuing, avoiding the throngs of teenagers attending the latest Twilight film, and sampling Michigan's finest microbrews. Some time in a hammock may also be involved. We'll see you again on July 14th with a brand new issue!
Success in business means venturing outside Michigan, even U.S., borders. More and more companies here are learning to do business there. At our next Speaker Series event Ted Dacko, former president and CEO of Healthmedia, will talk about going global but staying local. It's on June 17th. Join us by signing up!
We're taking a break next week. Partly for business and partly for pleasure. It's Memorial Day weekend, so if you're like us you'll be honoring those who've served our country while manning the backyard barbecue. We're also indulging in some site upkeep, tweaking our content and changing some features. Look for a spruced up version of Concentrate when we return on Wednesday, June 9th.
As we ring out the New Year, Concentrate offers a few audio stocking stuffers to you, our faithful readers ...before crawling under the covers for a two week rest. But fear not, we'll be back January 13th with more tales of creative innovation and new economy developments.
As we stand on the threshold of a new decade it's useful to glance back at the stories that defined 2009. New innovators, unsung visionaries, evolving technologies and a new respect for food were all part of the year that was. Downtown development was front and center as Ann Arbor struggled to balance the desires of the next generation against the preferences of the past. Concentrate takes you on a whirlwind tour of this year's stand out stories.
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