Ferndale DDA Seeks Blowout Volunteers

The Ferndale Downtown Development Authority needs volunteers to help out May 2-4 at The Rust Belt Market during the Metro Times Blowout, which will come to Ferndale for the first time this year.

The 16th annual local music festival kicks off April 25 in Detroit, continues April 26-27 in its traditional Hamtramck home and wraps up next weekend in Ferndale.

"Help us raise funds for ARTWN (pronounced Art Town), a public art initiative for Downtown Ferndale. All funds raised at the bar inside the Rust Belt Market goes towards the legacy of public art," the DDA website says. "Volunteers are needed for tending bar, selling drink tickets, checking id's, managing the bar area and ensuring visitors to Downtown Ferndale have rockin' good time."

The following shifts were available as of Thursday, April 25, according to the DDA website.

• Thursday, May 2: 8-11:30 p.m.
• Thursday, May 2: 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.
• Friday, May 3: 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.
• Saturday, May 4: 8-11:30 p.m.

Click here to download a volunteer form. Forms may be faxed to 248-591-7034, e-mailed to info@downtownferndale.com or dropped off at off at 149 W. Nine Mile. Call 248-546-1632 for more information.

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