

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Motor City Music and the Black Experience
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Detroit’s rich musical legacy spans decades and transcends genres. At the forefront of this musical innovation were black artists, whose influence on jazz, gospel, and soul music impacted later genres like rock, pop, hip-hop, and house music. Join Kimmie Dobos Wolfe from the Detroit Historical Society to learn more about the vibrant history of music in the Motor City -- from Motown artists like the Supremes and Aretha Franklin to music halls across Paradise Valley, and from iconic jazz spots like The Blue Bird Inn to dance venues like Club Heaven.

This event is for registrants ages 18+
Register at:

https://troypl.librarycalendar.com/event/copy-motown-music-program-93072



This is an official City of Troy, Troy Public Library event. Program registration may only be conducted on the Troy Public Library online calendar (troypl.org/calendar). RSVPing to Facebook event is not considered as registration.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/troy/motor-city-music-and-the-black-experience/200029552866538
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, live-music, art, calendar, dance, pop
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 73

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://troypl.librarycalendar.com/event/copy-motown-music-program-93072?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=troy-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Troy
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Troy Public Library
- **lat**: 42.564769309801
- **long**: -83.154513273356
- **full address**: Troy Public Library, 3231 Civic Center Dr, Troy, MI 48084-17ND, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Troy Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/troy-public-library/12099451)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/5bf2202b75c1926b1fb5b0f5a02e664e92d758b1912509c586e13cff0230388d-rimg-w1200-h628-dcddaca3-gmir?v=1770345015
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/a18db8f399557b0bd200702a9b2cbf6ac8802822b647eca6f1265fe4fe5bcd7d-rimg-w300-h300-dcdcaba2-gmir?v=1770345015

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 09 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Troy Public Library, 3231 Civic Center Dr, Troy, MI 48084-17ND, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Troy Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, music, live-music, art, calendar, dance, pop
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Motor City Music and the Black Experience ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

## Structured Data (JSON-LD)

```json
[
    {
        "@context": "https://schema.org",
        "@type": "Event",
        "name": "Motor City Music and the Black Experience",
        "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/5bf2202b75c1926b1fb5b0f5a02e664e92d758b1912509c586e13cff0230388d-rimg-w1200-h628-dcddaca3-gmir?v=1770345015",
        "startDate": "2026-02-09",
        "url": "https://allevents.in/troy/motor-city-music-and-the-black-experience/200029552866538",
        "location": {
            "@type": "Place",
            "name": "Troy Public Library",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "streetAddress": "3231 Civic Center Dr, Troy, MI 48084-17ND, United States",
                "addressLocality": "Troy",
                "addressRegion": "MI",
                "addressCountry": "US"
            },
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": "42.564769309801",
                "longitude": "-83.154513273356"
            }
        },
        "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode",
        "description": "Detroit’s rich musical legacy spans decades and transcends genres. At the forefront of this musical innovation were black artists, whose influence on jazz, gospel, and soul music impacted later genres like rock, pop, hip-hop, and house music. Join Kimmie Dobos Wolfe from the Detroit Historical Socie",
        "organizer": [
            {
                "@type": "Organization",
                "name": "Troy Public Library",
                "url": "https://allevents.in/org/troy-public-library/12099451",
                "description": "Troy Public Library is recognized by the community as a vital force; transforming minds, changing lives, promoting literacy, providing cultural enrichment and embracing the diversity of our evolving city."
            }
        ]
    }
]
```