Join the Lincoln Park Historical Society for our annual dinner— a Roaring Twenties dinner dance to celebrate the City of Lincoln Park’s centennial birthday! The dinner will once again be held in the Lincoln Park High School cafeteria on Thursday, May 8 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Guests will enjoy a catered dinner, dancing, and live music provided by The Dawn Giblin Quintet. Those who dress in the style of the 1920s will be eligible to win prizes in our “Best Dressed Woman and Man” contest. A slide show of historical images of the early city will play in the background at the event. Another highlight of the evening’s enjoyment will be the offering of an assortment of auctions and raffle baskets. All are invited to join for a party time of delightful entertainment and a milestone celebration!
The Dawn Giblin Quintet is inspired by the interplay between vocalists and small groups of the 1920s & 30s. From ballads that pluck heartstrings to the bouncing pep of up-tempo tunes, vocalist/bandleader Dawn Giblin hits notes with a natural sincerity and hints of heartfelt homage à la Mildred Bailey and Billie Holiday. In his noted “Jazz Lives” blog, NYC-based writer Michael Steinman lauds Dawn’s singing as “impassioned but controlled, adding improvisational ornaments to the line but never distorting it, her voice a warm pleasure in itself.” Authentically embracing sentiments and styles that are somehow both nostalgic and modern, The Dawn Giblin Quintet carries a torch in a way that lights up the room for anyone close enough to tune in.
After a remarkable growth surge – largely attributed to the nearby automotive industries – as a village of Ecorse Township beginning in 1921, Lincoln Park voters elected to re-incorporate as a City in early 1925. A city charter was drawn up and approved by the State of Michigan; Lincoln Parkers headed to the polls on April 6, 1925 to formally approve the new charter and elected their first city officials. The city’s first mayor was its most recent village president, William Raupp. The Raupp Grade School, of the township District Ten, was named for him when it opened in January of 1924, in recognition of his many years serving on the district school board. District Ten had included the Strowig School, at Outer Drive and Fort Street, a one-room school formed in the 1860s and where William Raupp himself received his education as a young boy.
The cost to attend is $40 each for the general public and $30 for historical society members. Tickets are available now at the Historical Society and Museum by calling 313-386-3137.