8th-Annual Michigan Fun Fest to be Held June 9-12, 2016

Michigan Fun Fest, hosted by St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, will take place at Bryant Park (18000 Merriman Road, Livonia), June 9-12, 2016.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  

THE EIGHTH-ANNUAL MICHIGAN FUN FEST WILL BE HELD JUNE 9-12, 2016, IN LIVONIA, MICHIGAN

Livonia, Michigan (May 31, 2016) — With summer quickly approaching, prepare to soak up some stellar entertainment at the eighth-annual Michigan Fun Fest presented by St. Mary’s Orthodox Church in Livonia. The family-friendly event will take place at Bryant Park (18000 Merriman Road, Livonia), June 9-12, 2016.

Admission to the multi-cultural celebration is free to the public and will include many types of entertainment for all ages. Weekend festivities include live music across several genres, face painting, thrilling carnival rides, a video game tent for the kids, and Mediterranean food.

Weekend performances scheduled as follows:

Thursday, June 9, 2016

4PM – Festival Opens

6:30-10PM – The National Arabic Orchestra Pops Ensemble featuring Usama Baalbaki and Michael Ibrahim

11PM Festival Closes

Friday, June 10, 2016

4PM – Festival Opens

7:30-8PM – St. Mary’s Dabke Group

8-12AM – Aqua Lounge Band with Singers Joseph Bishara and Zein Wazani

12AM – Festival Closes

Saturday, June 11, 2016

12PM – Festival Opens

4:30-6:30PM – Bristol Street with George Aneed

6:30-8:30PM – Yousef Bahou

8:30-12:00AM – Mahmoud Beydoun

12AM – Festival Closes

Sunday, June 12, 2016

12PM – Festival Opens

1PM – St Mary’s Dabke Group

3-6PM – Fifty Amp Fuse

4:30-5PM – Earth Angels dance group

6:30-7PM – Earth Angels dance group

7-10:30PM – Nasser Deeb

10PM – Festival Closes

DJ music will be played throughout the festival by DJ Frankie B.

The St. Mary’s Michigan Fun Fest was created to bring the Detroit community together to raise awareness for and funds to build for the Mariam Outreach Center, which fosters youth and family enrichment. The two-story, 30,000-square-foot building’s construction is slated to be complete in 2020.  The main level will contain five meeting rooms, a youth activity room, exercise room, and gymnasium with locker rooms, as well as administrative offices. The lower level will contain 19 meeting rooms.  Possible activities hosted at the center include mother and toddler playgroups, Junior High and High School academic and sports activities, ongoing teen leadership programs, continuing adult education, and bilingual education. Other services may include adult day care, outreach for abused mothers, after school latch-key programs, grief counseling, and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.

For more information, connect with Michigan Fun Fest at:

www.michiganfunfest.com

www.fb.com/MIFunFest

www.Twitter.com/MichFunFest

www.Instagram.com/MichFunFest

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