AT ONE O’CLOCK, AND AT THREE P.M. IT’S THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW. SO BE SURE TO TUNE IN.
WELL, YOU ALL KNOW THAT EASTERN
MARKET IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE
PLACES IN ALL OF DETROIT, AND
THERE IS AN EVENT RETURNING TO
THE DISTRICT FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN TWO YEARS. WHEN THE LIGHTS GO
DOWN, THE FUN IS GOING TO BEGIN
ITS EASTERN MARKET AFTER DARK
AND HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT
IS LONNIE THOMAS AND TWO OF THE
VENDORS WHO WILL BE AT THE
MARKET. LEANNE CROUCH WITH
TWISTED WILLOW SOAP AND CHARITY
GREEN OF CHARITY X DESIGNS.
THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU FOR BEING
WITH US THIS MORNING. THIS IS SO
EXCITING. PARTY LIKE AN EASTERN
MARKET PARTY, AND WE JUST SAY IT
RIGHT? IT’S BEEN A COUPLE OF
YEARS SINCE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN
PUT ON RIGHT? I’VE BEEN THERE.
IT’S BEEN A GREAT TIME, BUT
THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH
EASTERN MARKET AFTER DARK,
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? IT’S ALL
ABOUT ACTIVATING THE DISTRICT AT
NIGHT. IT’S SO MUCH FUN. IT’S UM
US AND THEN DESIGN CORPS COMING
TOGETHER TO MAKE EASTERN MARKET
POP AT NIGHT. EVERYBODY KNOWS
ABOUT MR MARKETING A DAY, BUT
EASTERN MARKET AFTER DARK BRINGS
IT OUT AT NIGHT. YES, IT COULD
BE EVEN A CLUB DISTRICT. BUT
WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT. THAT
DEFINITELY FINE. THIS IS A
REALLY FUN AND EXCITING EVENT.
HOW DOES IT TIE TO THE DETROIT
MONTH OF DESIGN THAT YOU
MENTIONED? RIGHT? WELL THE
DETROIT MONTH OF DESIGN IS VERY
FESTIVE, ARTSY MONTH HERE IN THE
CITY OF DETROIT AND EASTERN
MARKET PARTICIPATES IN THAT
ARTSY FUN MONTH WITH THE EASTERN
MARKET AFTER DARK EVENT AND WHO
DOESN’T LOVE PARTY AND FUNNY, I
MEAN, RIGHT, WE HAVE TO VENDORS
WHO WILL BE AT AFTER DARK.
LEANNE TELL US ABOUT TWISTED
WILLOW SOAPS. HOW DID YOU GET
STARTED WITH THIS? HONESTLY WE
STARTED AS A SOAP COMPANY. WE’VE
KIND OF BECOME AN ORGANIC
APOTHECARY LIKE I GOT REALLY
SICK AND WANTED TO BE ABLE TO
TAKE CHEMICALS OUT OF BATH AND
BODY PRODUCTS THAT CAUSE CANCER
. AND SO THAT’S WHAT WE DO. WE
STARTED WITH SOAP, AND NOW WE DO
ORGANIC DEODORANT SPRAYS MUSCLE
ROBS YOU NAME IT, WE MAKE IT AND
IF WE DON’T WE’RE MORE THAN
WILLING TO MAKE IT FOR YOU. SO I
LIKE IT. I LIKE IT. SO NOW YOU
KNOW, WITH WITH WITH ALL OF
THESE DECISIONS, YOU’RE WILLING
TO MAKE THEM FOR PEOPLE. THEY
SAID YOU STARTED WITH SOAPS AND
THEN YOU EXPANDED? YES, MA’AM.
OKAY, HERE. NICE. I LIKE IT. NOW
CHARITY. THANK YOU FOR BEING
WITH US. THANK YOU. YES CHARITY
X DESIGNS IS A SUSTAINABLE
FASHION BRAND. IT’S CATERED TO
MEN AND WOMEN. SO WHAT I DO IS I
UP CYCLE AND REWORK CLOTHING, SO
ESSENTIALLY JUST TAKING CLOTHING
THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE LIKE
THROWN AWAY MAYBE HAS RIPS
STAINS TEARS IN IT, BUT JUST TO
PROMOTE LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSCIOUSNESS WITH THE PIECES AS
WELL AS THE ONE THAT I HAVE ON
NOW, UM, JUST REWRITING IT. YEAH
THIS ISN’T ONE. YEAH. SO THIS IS
THE ONE. THIS IS ALSO A UNISEX
ITEM. SO IT CAN BE WORN BY WOMEN
AS WELL AS MEN. IT’S ONE OF MY
MOST POPULAR ITEMS AS WELL. VERY
NICE. SO HAVE YOU DONE AN EVENT
LIKE EASTERN MARKET AFTER DARK
BEFORE? NOT YET? NO, THIS IS MY
FIRST ONE. I’M SO EXCITED FOR
IT, AND I FEEL LIKE YOU KNOW
THIS FITS RIGHT INTO EVERYTHING
AT EASTERN MARKET, RIGHT,
REPURPOSING KIND OF KEEPING IT
REAL BUT FUN AT THE SAME TIME
NOW. LONNIE EASTERN MARKET ALSO
HAS TWO MORE TUESDAY MARKETS
WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO AND ENJOY
THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH.
REMIND US ABOUT THOSE AND TELL
US ABOUT SOME OF THE VENDORS
THAT WILL BE THERE. STILL ARE
TUESDAY. MARKETS ARE SMALLER
VERSION OF SATURDAY. SO THERE’S
A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING UNDER
SHED, TOO. SO IF YOU’RE IN THE
BEGINNING OF THE WEEK, AND YOU
NEED SOME PEPPERS OR SOME
PEACHES OR SOME MICHIGAN KERRY’S
LIKE RIGHT NOW, YOU WOULD HAVE
COME TO TUESDAY. GRAB THOSE REAL
QUICK DURING YOUR BREAK, OR EVEN
IF YOU HAVE THE DAY OFF TUESDAYS
ARE FROM NINE AM UNTIL THREE PM
WE HAVE TWO MORE LEFT, AND WE’RE
EXCITED TO END THE SEASON WITH
THESE GREAT VENDORS, ALL
MICHIGAN GROWN. PRODUCT LOVE IT.
I LOVE IT. NOW. WHERE CAN PEOPLE
GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AFTER
DARK AND TUESDAY MARKETS YOU CAN
EITHER GO TO EASTERN MARKET DOT
ORG FOR EVERYTHING OR YOU CAN
DEFINITELY GO TO DESIGN CORE DOT
ORG FOR THE EASTERN MARKET AFTER
DARK AND THE REST OF THEIR
CALENDAR FOR THE MONTH. I LOVE
IT. AND LADIES, BOTH OF YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH THANK
YOU SO MUCH STUFF THAT YOU FIND
YOU GUYS SHOULD REALLY CHECK OUT
EASTERN MARKET AFTER DARK. IT’S