For 25 years, the Chilean-born Vergara traveled annually to Detroit to record the city’s look. Photographer CAMILO JOSE VERGARA, known since the 1980s for his work documenting American slums and decaying urban environments, is due Thursday at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit to discuss and sign his new book, "Detroit Is No Dry Bones: The Eternal City of the Industrial Age” (University of Michigan Press, $55). Opens Thursday and continues through Feb. Expect lots of laughs and songs, including parodies of some pop hits. The “Make a New Friend” story line involves a Sesame Street visitor named Chamki and Grover’s efforts to impress and entertain her, even while she’s spending time with Abby and Cookie Monster. Seems that Elmo, Grover and Abby Cadabby have the kind of enduring appeal that most Hollywood stars can only dream about. So just how popular are those touring SESAME STREET LIVE shows that have been crisscrossing the country for decades? Well, here’s a telling indicator: “Make a New Friend,” a Sesame Street show that was here just two years ago, is returning Thursday to the Fox for a whopping 31 performances (sometimes three a day) through Feb. Saturday, Joe Louis Arena, 600 Civic Center, Detroit. 5 on Forbes magazine’s 2016 list of top-paid comics.ĥ p.m. A prime-time TV special starring Dunham was a huge ratings hit for NBC in September 2015, and he landed at No. The Texas native, 54, who discovered early in his career that the entertainment biz doesn’t always look kindly on ventriloquists, has managed to make himself into one of the comedy world’s top touring acts.
For the uninitiated, all three are the creation of comic and ventriloquist JEFF DUNHAM, whose Perfectly Unbalanced Tour rolls into Joe Louis Arena on Saturday. Grumpy old man Walter, beer-guzzling Bubba J and Achmed the Dead Terrorist are headed to Detroit.
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