Site Update 2-1-2013
We’ve begun adding “stub pages” that will act as Home pages for each act that we document as having appeared at the Grande. There are literally hundreds of acts, some famous, some less so. Using our...
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John Sinclair at U of M Dearborn April 4.
Th original Grande Counter-Culture Svengali, John Sinclair is appearing at UM-Dearborn’s College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL) is sponsoring “Kick Out the Jams” on Thursday April 4....
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Dick Wagner to record new live CD June 28
Grande guitar legend Dick Wagner will be recording live at Callahan’s Music Hall Auburn Hills, Michigan June 28. http://www.atcallahans.com/event/248295-dick-wagner-maestro-rock-auburn-hills/
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Get Well Soon Uncle Russ !!
Sorry to report that Grande Impresario Russ Gibb has had an extended stay in hospital for the past couple of weeks. Its been a rough go but he is doing much better and is expected to be home soon. In...
View Article“A Night of Grande Love” March 22
“A Night of Grande Love” at NEW YORK NEW YORK INSIDE THE PREMIERE CENTER ON 23 MILE IN CHESTERFIELD. Hosted By 94.7 WCSX, Doug Podell & John Sinclair! Showing Tony D’Annunzio’s award winning film...
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Friends of the Grande T-shirts
FOG T-shirts! I have worked with Laura Grimshaw and family to arrive at an appropriate version of Gary Grimshaw’s original FOG Letterhead logo for use on apparel. It now appears as our new...
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Grande Ballroom.com Site recovery !!!
Wow! Our site is back online after several weeks of concerted effort to recover the hacked content. We are still working to revise and tune the site with some really cool new stuff. Please stay...
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Grande Photo and Film Tour – 2008
Grande Photo and Film Tour With permission from the CHMB Church, FOG members coordinated a photo tour of the Grande in the month of October 2008. Since our last inspection in April 2008, zero positive...
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Gary Grimshaw Exhibit – Detroit Historical Museum 10-30-14
Thursday October 30th the Detroit Historical Museum will launch a magnificent year long exhibit of Gary Grimshaw’s work. I will be present representing the Friends of the Grande and talking about my...
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Friends of the Grande T-shirts
Description: A 5.3 ounce “Ultra Cotton” T-shirt emblazoned with the Friends of The Grande logo. This is the original logo and color palette as created by FOG charter member and legendary Grande...
View ArticleGrande Aerial Video
49 Years ago on October 7, 1966 the Grande Ballroom re-opened as a rock venue. In tribute to this historic building, we present an excerpt of the aerial survey video commissioned by the Friends of the...
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The Grande Chatroom – Leo Early wsg Russ Gibb
Tuesday March 8 – 7:30 P.M. Eastern join webmaster and author Leo Early in the Grande Chatroom with his special guest Russ Gibb, noted promoter and operator of the famed Grande Ballroom. The chat topic...
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