  Raptor56 Member Username: Raptor56 Post Number: 166 Registered: 05-2007 |
This Friday, Nov 16th is the annual Detroit Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at Campus Martius, and the opening of the outdoor skating rink. Went last year and had a great time! http://www.campusmartiuspark.o rg/img/111607%20tree%20lightin g%20ws.pdf | ||
Thejesus Member Username: Thejesus Post Number: 2701 Registered: 06-2006 |
Don't try to force your beliefs on me! HOLIDAY tree...say it with me...HOLIDAY tree :D | ||
Raptor56 Member Username: Raptor56 Post Number: 167 Registered: 05-2007 |
ok.... This Friday, Nov 16th is the annual Detroit HOLIDAY Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at Campus Martius, and the opening of the outdoor skating rink. Went last year and had a great time at this HOLIDAY Christmas party! | ||
Thejesus Member Username: Thejesus Post Number: 2702 Registered: 06-2006 |
I'm just playin... People who argue over "christmas" v. "holiday" are way too uptight | ||
Wash_man Member Username: Wash_man Post Number: 506 Registered: 05-2006 |
I've been there the last two years and will be there this Friday also. Looking forward to it. | ||
Detroitstar Member Username: Detroitstar Post Number: 803 Registered: 01-2006 |
Damn, they really need to start consulting me before they schedule this event! JK! Hope it all goes well again. I wish I didnt have to miss it again, I loved the event the first 2 years! | ||
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1 Post Number: 10749 Registered: 10-2003 |
I'm gonna pass. Too many here have been telling me how dangerous downtown is these days. I don;t want to put myself at risk. | ||
Detroitprincess Member Username: Detroitprincess Post Number: 25 Registered: 07-2007 |
I feel safer downtown then I ever did living in Madison Heights. oh jt1-there is crime in every city. You are not safe anywhere you go. look at what just happened in Canton! sorry you will miss out  Hopefully you will change your mind and enjoy a nice evening! I love downtown and I will be at the Christmas Tree lighting. Can't wait hope to see you there! | ||
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1 Post Number: 10750 Registered: 10-2003 |
Princess - I appreciate the response. I was just being a smartass to all of the 'downtown is so dangerous' crowd. I would certainly be there is I was not out of town on that day. | ||
Raptor56 Member Username: Raptor56 Post Number: 168 Registered: 05-2007 |
Thejesus -> I ws just being a smartass for a laugh. I figured TheJesus wouldn't have a problem with the word "Christmas".... | ||
Chris_rohn Member Username: Chris_rohn Post Number: 345 Registered: 04-2005 |
The tree looked great all lit up today. | ||
Renfirst Member Username: Renfirst Post Number: 106 Registered: 12-2006 |
How about Festivus? | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 3027 Registered: 11-2005 |
http://www.campusmartiuspark.o rg/webcam.htm | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 3580 Registered: 10-2003 |
The tree looks pretty lit up already. What's the ceremony for? ;) | ||
Raptor56 Member Username: Raptor56 Post Number: 172 Registered: 05-2007 |
good question. Is today setup and testing day? | ||
Irish_mafia Member Username: Irish_mafia Post Number: 1089 Registered: 10-2003 |
It is still lame that they are afraid to call a Christmas Tree a Christmas Tree! There is only one holiday that it represents and it isn't a made up pc holiday invented in the days of freedom "from" religion. There you have it... now enjoy the party. Let's all join in for the lighting of the shrubbery. | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 3028 Registered: 11-2005 |
quote: And that holiday is the winter solstice. Tree worship is pagan. It has nothing to do with the birth of Christ. | ||
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz Post Number: 3787 Registered: 12-2005 |
Just how would you account for all those pine cones in Bethlehem? Eh?  | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 2568 Registered: 10-2003 |
Lighting of Detroit’s Holiday Tree Celebration, Campus Martius Park, Downtown Detroit, Friday, November 16, 7pm. This annual event features local musical entertainment including Mitch Ryder & Thornetta Davis, Marvin Winans, Jr., and other musical entertainment, Detroit’s Olympic skating champions, and the lighting of Detroit’s official holiday tree. http://www.campusmartiuspark.o rg/index.htm If you can’t be there in person, watch it live on WXYZ TV/Channel 7, who, in collaboration with Detroit 300 Conservancy, presents Detroit’s newest holiday tradition, “The Night of Lights at Campus Martius Park” from 7:30 to 9pm. http://web.wxyz.com/campusmart ius/ I'll be there watching my favorite drummer!! Hope to see you there!! Also...Inside Detroit is offering a Pre-Lighting Pub Crawl. Starting at The Well, tickets are $10 advance; $15 at the door. For details or to RSVP, http://www.insidedetroit.org/s chedule.html | ||
Thecarl Member Username: Thecarl Post Number: 1137 Registered: 04-2005 |
last year, the fine folks at the erstwhile daimlerchrysler corporation extended an invitation for workers to invite their families to a display of trees decorated in "typical year-end fashion." it doesn't get more anemic than that. | ||
Irish_mafia Member Username: Irish_mafia Post Number: 1091 Registered: 10-2003 |
"And that holiday is the winter solstice. Tree worship is pagan. It has nothing to do with the birth of Christ." Pam, Pam, Pam! Yes tree worship is depressingly Druid...but the Christmas Tree is entirely in-line with the Christian celebration of Christ's birthday (note: we don't worship the tree). It was brought over by our Germanic forebears and has been, until recently bizarre anti-Christian times, a stalwart of the Christmas season. To those who haven't experienced a rather relaxed break from the challenges of the day...a stop at your local church can be more relaxing and envigorating than a spa (at a much diminished cost). For fun, try it at one of the many great architechturally significant homes that we have downtown. Many of you may find one that fits just right! Ciao! | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 628 Registered: 09-2007 |
Raptor, about the top of the thread, when Thejesus says stuff like that, just don't pay him any mind. By the way, this is great. I hope it will be as nice as last year's. | ||
Thecarl Member Username: Thecarl Post Number: 1138 Registered: 04-2005 |
quote: who's worshipping trees? if i bake a cake for my daughter's birthday, it doesn't mean i'm worshipping ovens. | ||
Scooter2k7 Member Username: Scooter2k7 Post Number: 15 Registered: 10-2007 |
Does anyone know what is the smallest kids size skates they rent there? | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 3031 Registered: 11-2005 |
http://www.christmas-tree.com/ where.html quote: Even if you don't think you are "worshipping" the tree, the origins of it are pagan. If you want to celebrate the birth of Jesus, put up a manger scene. Holiday tree is actually a more accurate term for it than Christmas tree. | ||
Irish_mafia Member Username: Irish_mafia Post Number: 1092 Registered: 10-2003 |
"Holiday tree is actually a more accurate term for it than Christmas tree." Well, no its not. Its just a pc name that was invented in the recent years to avoid anything that might smack of religion. Most people know the pagan origins of the Christmas tree and the usurping of it by Christianity to tie the early rituals to the church. Just as most of us understand the attempt by the pc crowds of today to detach it from the Church by calling it something other than a Christmas Tree. Its a Christmas Tree and will remain so whether you try to rename it Ralph, George or Heimlich. And no, a manger is not an open - double wide festivus trailer. | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 3032 Registered: 11-2005 |
quote: Pagans are still out there, so since the tree applies to their holiday, holiday tree makes sense to me. Also secular people put up trees. Christians can't claim any religious significance or sole ownership of the trees, sorry. That's a fact, nothing to do with being "PC". | ||
Irish_mafia Member Username: Irish_mafia Post Number: 1093 Registered: 10-2003 |
"That's a fact, nothing to do with being "PC". " Well, no. You're own attempts to rename what everyone knows as a Christmas Tree is exactly PC. The "fact" is that the Christmas Tree has been used in both religious and secular settings for many generations before you came along. The Ralph Tree or the Barnabas Tree, or whatever you want to call it, have not. Its a Christmas Tree. | ||
Iaintgotnostyle Member Username: Iaintgotnostyle Post Number: 178 Registered: 10-2007 |
Personally, I think Christmas has surpassed being a religious holiday which speaks volumes for its influence over people. | ||
Genesyxx Member Username: Genesyxx Post Number: 806 Registered: 02-2004 |
I'll definately make it down. I missed every attempt before then and the scene from Channel 4 was a very nice sight. Still kills me how they won't use the new part of the park for anything though. <sigh> | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 3033 Registered: 11-2005 |
quote: It is a tree that has nothing to do with Christianity. It is a decoration, not a religious ritual like communion, so why be offended if it is called a holiday tree? It is just an acknowledgement that people of pagan religions or no religion at all, also put up trees. Since I am now repeating myself I will say goodbye to this thread and Happy Holidays everyone. | ||
Irish_mafia Member Username: Irish_mafia Post Number: 1094 Registered: 10-2003 |
Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas to you Pam | ||
Raptor56 Member Username: Raptor56 Post Number: 174 Registered: 05-2007 |
Detroitrise: not feeding into TheJesus. just making a sarcastic comment based on his sarcastic comment. purely in jest, hence leaving Christmas in the statement still. p.s.: Pam, this was a thread regarding the tree lighting ceremony and skate rink opening. Quit trying to thread jack it with PC babble. Thank you. | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 5731 Registered: 08-2004 |
The use of Christmas Trees became more universally popular starting in AD 1840. That was the year that England's young Queen Victoria married her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (a small German state located north of Bavaria). At Christmas of that year, Albert insisted on a Christmas tree for Buckingham Palace, as had been the custom in his native Coburg. When other Englishmen saw the tree, they decided to have one as well, and it started a craze that continues to this day throughout Christendom. | ||
Raptor56 Member Username: Raptor56 Post Number: 179 Registered: 05-2007 |
anybody know how far of a walk it is from Campus Martius to the new MGM Casino? I was thinking about checking it out while I'm down there. | ||
Irish_mafia Member Username: Irish_mafia Post Number: 1095 Registered: 10-2003 |
1: Start out going SOUTH on MI-1 S / WOODWARD AVE toward WOODWARD AVE. <0.1 miles Map 2: Enter next roundabout and take 1st exit onto MICHIGAN AVE / US-12 W. 0.3 miles Map 3: Turn RIGHT onto 1ST ST. 0.1 miles Map 4: Turn LEFT onto BAGLEY ST. <0.1 miles Map 5: Turn RIGHT onto 2ND AVE. 0.2 miles Map 6: Turn LEFT onto PLUM ST. <0.1 miles Map 7: Turn LEFT onto 3RD ST. <0.1 miles Map 8: End at MGM Grand Detroit Hotel & Casino: 1777 3rd St, Detroit, MI 48226, US Map Total Est. Time: 4 minutes Total Est. Distance: 0.93 miles | ||
Irish_mafia Member Username: Irish_mafia Post Number: 1096 Registered: 10-2003 |
Let me retract that. If you are walking, the one ways are irrelevant. Go down Michigan to 3rd Street (6 blocks, the last block is a long one). Go right 4 blocks and you are there at 3rd and Elizabeth. That probably cuts 3 blocks off the original directions. | ||
Raptor56 Member Username: Raptor56 Post Number: 182 Registered: 05-2007 |
Thank You | ||
Wazootyman Member Username: Wazootyman Post Number: 280 Registered: 02-2006 |
Any idea what time the actual lighting will be? I'm taking a group of a half dozen or so downtown Friday night, and we'd like to see the tree lit, but have plans immediately following. I can't recall exactly what time it was lit in past years, but I'm hoping it wasn't much past 7:30 or 8:00... I'm taking them to the lounge in Coach Insignia for a couple of cocktails and view, then we're heading to MGM Grand for sushi. I haven't been to 'The Grand Wok and Sushi Bar' yet, but I'd imagine it must be pretty good... | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 2570 Registered: 10-2003 |
I've heard that the actual tree lighting is around 8:30. Gotta keep the crowd (and TV audience) in suspense for a while through the various musical and skating performers, plus have some time to wrap up the show by 9pm. | ||
Sharmaal Member Username: Sharmaal Post Number: 1247 Registered: 09-2004 |
8:40pm officially. | ||
Supergay Member Username: Supergay Post Number: 113 Registered: 05-2006 |
Here, save yourself the hassle. The tree was already on tonight.  | ||
Jams Member Username: Jams Post Number: 6975 Registered: 10-2003 |
Sorry to say this, but it sucked. I walked around Campus Martius at least three times, never was able to see the stage clearly. Hell, the best view I saw was when I asked the bartender at Forans to put on Channel 7. | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 2585 Registered: 10-2003 |
Agreed!! It's terribly disappointing that the site was not very accommodating to visitors unless they paid $10 to sit next to the rink. This is supposed to be a civic event. Why not make it an accessible event? I heard of some others that were downtown but ended up going home to watch the lighting on TV. | ||
Mdoyle Member Username: Mdoyle Post Number: 247 Registered: 10-2006 |
I had gone last year so I knew not to expect much during the actual lighting but if you stuck around a few more minutes they let everyone into the VIP area and it really cleared out. Music went on till late in the night. | ||
French777 Member Username: French777 Post Number: 266 Registered: 10-2006 |
We parked at the New Greektown Casino parking garage and it was... Easy to get to Really nice staff Good lighting in Garage Security camera's 5 elevators served each floor inside the stairs music played ( I think it was just the commercial for Greektown playing over and over agian. The skywalk was really nice! THE PARKING WAS FREE | ||
9936sussex Member Username: 9936sussex Post Number: 40 Registered: 10-2007 |
If you're down at Campus Martius in the next week or so, stop in and look at the decorated Christmas trees in the lobby of Compuware. One of the trees is mine--they're decorated and sold off as a fundraiser for DMC's Children's Hospital. | ||
Southen Member Username: Southen Post Number: 352 Registered: 08-2006 |
A shot I took from the tree lighting. Kind of a different perspective. http://www.flickr.com/photos/s outhen/2039884478/ | ||
Fishtoes2000 Member Username: Fishtoes2000 Post Number: 351 Registered: 06-2005 |
We had a great time at the tree lighting and nearby festivities. We too started at the Greektown parking garage. On our way to grab a pre-lighting dinner, I insisted we first stop for a drink... at the Well. I didn't realize this was the kickoff spot for Inside Detroit's bar hop: signed up and drank a Stroh's. Next stop was the Pulse -- a very, very cool bar. The final stop was Foran's which was a great location for quickly stepping out to see the tree light up. We bustled out of there to catch last call at the DIA opening before heading to the Park Bar for some Bucharest food. We had an absolute blast of a time and Downtown looked awesome. | ||
Renfirst Member Username: Renfirst Post Number: 123 Registered: 12-2006 |
Great shot Southen, beautiful. |
