Mike Nesmith of Monkees Fame and the Sold Out Magic Bag Show

April 16th 2013

Nesmith later posted a note about his visit to Ferndale on his Facebook page:

“Fun in Ferndale.

‘The present owner of the Monkeemobile parked it in front of the theater much to the delight of the fans and the confusion of the residents.

J. Chris Newberg Back in Michigan, in Ferndale and Berkley

March 8th 2012

Now he is in LA, livin’ the celebrity dream. But he is coming back for two nights worth of comedy appearances here in the Metro Detroit area.

Alejandro Escovedo & The Sensitive Boys

October 4th 2010

…Alejandro Escovedo is one with his muse and his music. Over a lifetime spent traversing the bridge between words and melody, he has ranged over an emotional depth that embraces all forms of genre and presentation, a resolute voice that weathers the emotional terrain of our lives, its celebrations and despairs, landmines and blindsides and upheavals and beckoning distractions, in search for ultimate release and the healing truth of honesty. Sometimes it takes the form of barely contained rage, the rock of punk amid kneeled feedback; sometimes it caresses and soothes, a whispery harmony riding the air of a nightclub room, removed from amplification, within the audience….(read more)