Opening Night Party at Third Man Records (bus starts at 8 pm / event starts at 9 pm)
Featuring Jack White and Hanif Abdurraqib, the co-stars drummer, journalist, and Third Man Records label executive Ben Blackwell; poet and author Caroline Randall Williams; author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Adrian Matejka; author Ruth Awad and more.
8:00 PM - 11:55 PMWed
BUS AT 8 PM (departing from Motor Lobby) / DOORS AT 8 pm / EVENT START AT 9 pm
• PLEASE GET THERE EARLY. We anticipate this event will hit capacity.
• The event is happening at Third Man Records - 441 W Canfield St, Detroit, MI 48201
• There will be two buses that will shuttle attendees back and forth between the Renaissance Center and Third Man Records. First departure from hotel at 8:00 pm. Last departure from Third Man Records at midnight.
• The event is open to all registered Heartland attendees.
• Your badge required to get in. Security on site will be checking badges.
• All attendees will receive 20% off purchases at the Third Man Records store. (Some exceptions apply.)
• The first 150 people will receive a goodie bag and a copy of There's Always This Year by Hanif Abdurraqib.
• In 100 of the goodie bags there will be randomly placed red tickets. The red tickets will get you a place in the signing. The signing is limited to a 100 people.
• If you want a copy of The White Stripes Complete Lyrics, it must be purchased that night at Third Man Records.
• No books, merchandise, posters, records, CDs, etc are allowed into the venue.
• Cash bar
Third Man Records Party Schedule
• Doors at 8:00 pm, event start at 9:00 pm
• Announcements and welcomes
• Reading from Ruth Awad
• Reading from Adrian Matejka
• Reading from Caroline Randall Williams
• Hanif Abdurraqib, Ben Blackwell, and Jack White discuss The White Stripes Complete Lyrics
• Audience Q and A with Jack and panel
• White Stripes book signing with Jack White, Hanif Abdurraquib, Ben Blackwell, and Caroline Randall Williams
(Please Note: no other items will be signed)
This might be the only time all four contributors will be in one place signing together!!!
• DJ and dance party for the rest of the night