FLAGSTAR BANK PRESENTS CULTURE ON 4TH

The Culture on 4th space by Flagstar Bank will be dedicated to celebrating diverse backgrounds and cultures as Flagstar aims to help diverse and BIPOC communities overcome economic and social barriers to equity and equality. Flagstar Bank is sponsoring booth space for a collection of artists, small businesses and restaurants throughout the street. Learn more about Culture on 4th’s participants below.

The Flagstar International Stage, also on 4th street will spotlight music from around the world, including Celtic, reggae, Brazilian, polka and more.

RESTAURANT PARTICIPANTS

Fork in Nigeria - The Chef PJ (Owner) immigrated to American from Nigeria. In recent years his food has become more and more popular thanks to his inclusion in events such as Arts Beats & Eats. Last year Fork in Nigeria was fortunate enough to participate in this program, the money he raises from these events are helping fund his brick and mortar in midtown which is scheduled to open late this year.

Gourmet Grill - Owned by Nakija Mills, who immigrated to the United States a few years ago, and has expressed her passion for food service through first opening her business Lekker Choco Treats. After the success of her first business, wanting to challenge herself, Nakija expanded and opened Gourmet Grill to offer lite American fare to her customers, focusing on providing the comfort foods we all love by offering them in a convenient, easy-to-go way!

ARTISTS & VENDORS

Blu Jean Blues - This is a Royal Oak based minority women owned business. Monica (Owner) has been designing and selling custom women's clothing in Metro Detroit for years, she offers fashionable clothing ranging from jeans to maxi dresses. Last year her inclusion in this program was a great help to her local business.

Pingree Detroit - This is a Veteran owned locally operated business that teaches and employs Veterans overcoming homelessness in shoe making, leather crafting, and industrial sewing. To date they have rehoused 7 veterans, and taught 19 Detroit Veterans skilled trades to help them support themselves. Everything they make is upcycled from the Detroit Auto Industry. This company has wanted to join Arts Beats & Eats for years but have never had enough cash on hand to cover their entry fee; as 77 cents of every dollar they make in profit is spent on supporting their local Veterans. They offer live shoe-making demonstrations for attendees along with their collection of leather goods.

Natural Viking LLC - A local metro Detroit business. After serving honorably overseas, the Neil (Owner) returned to America and committed to growing the largest beard possible. He initially was trying to cover part of his face that was paralyzed after his time overseas. Upon realizing there may be an interest in his beard balms, he started to market them in fairs across Michigan. This has grown into a family ran business which has recently started to turn a profit. At this point he working to build a legacy to leave behind for his sons.