The Picnic Club Presents: Movie Night! - Sept 21st 7:30 @ Meg's Place Join us for a screening of The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. The film is the product of William Whyte's "Street Life Project". This film and the accompanying book of the same title transformed the urban planning field in the 1980's … Continue reading The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
A Circular Commute
When: Tuesday September 9th, 6:30 PM We will be leaving the station with the first People Mover to arrive after 6:45. Call 5one2-seven86two9five4 if you miss us, and we will catch you on the next loop. Where: Michigan Avenue People Mover Station, 1229 Cass Ave. What: Join us for a circular commute! Bring your jar … Continue reading A Circular Commute
Synopsis: Quiet in the flowers
A strange topography This place has a strange topography. It is a hill surrounded by flatness. Freshly paved roads stretch across the crest of the hill leading to the usual big box stores, a Home Depot, a Target, a TJ Maxx, (etc). Hills don’t appear without reason and this particular hill is distinctly man-made, or, … Continue reading Synopsis: Quiet in the flowers
Quiet in the Flowers… finally
Picnic #4: The flowers behind the shopping center - Sunday August 3rd, 4 -7pm Join us for an evening of quiet in the flowers and make an arrangement of wild flowers and plants for a friend, lover or stranger. After being thwarted by weather... and a flu... we are finally going to make this happen! … Continue reading Quiet in the Flowers… finally
A walk in a secret wilderness
Picnics are usually spontaneous endeavors... when the sun casts a gentle warmth onto my skin and a roof over my head feels oppressive; a picnic is in order. It's satisfying in some animal way. The danger in planning a picnic weeks in advance is that you never know what the sky will have in store … Continue reading A walk in a secret wilderness
Synopsis: A Human Geology
Stories Told on a Crumbling Stage and Several Digressions The seed of the idea for this picnic came from a pair of photos. About a month ago Lauren pulled out a photo album of images taken about seven years ago. The pages of the album were filled with romantic Polaroid photos of her and Ryan. … Continue reading Synopsis: A Human Geology
Ramble this Sunday!
Today I received a most exciting email from Jacqui Au. The curious, creative, and smart walkineer behind the Detroit Area Rambling Network. I'm super excited to join DARN on this adventure. Strap your shoes on and come along! Hello ramblers, Let's ramble this Sunday (6/15/2014)! Meet at Veterans Park in Hamtramck at 3:00 and plan … Continue reading Ramble this Sunday!
A Human Geology
Picnic #3 A Counterfactual History of this Place - June 8th, 6PM Join us as we weave a story. On the overgrown foundation of a long gone structure at the intersection of John R. and Piquette Street we will search for relics and specimens. After close examination of these objects we will attach new meanings … Continue reading A Human Geology
Synopsis: The Shape of the Flora
On Sunday May fourth the picnic club met up with artist Meg Heeres in Rouge Park. Meg guided us on a walk, in search of garlic mustard, an invasive plant that she plans to transform into paper. Along with collecting garlic mustard for paper production we also created photograms, ate snacks, looked closely at plants … Continue reading Synopsis: The Shape of the Flora
The Shape of the Flora
Picnic #2 The Shape of the Flora: May 4th 12-3PM in Rouge Park This picnic will be devoted to looking closely at the plants of Rouge Park. We will be joined by local artist Meg Heeres whose Invasive Paper Project seeks to use invasive plants and noxious weeds as a paper-making material. Oftentimes, these plants, … Continue reading The Shape of the Flora
The A.W.E. Society 