Everyone's a Winner in Patch Concert Contest

It could be argued that anyone who gets to see the Detroit Symphony Orchestra perform for free is a winner. In this instance, everyone who entered the at the was a winner.

Patch users Jessica Raetz Maurer, Maxwell D. Lowe, Nancy Kaufman, Margie Fiszman-Kirsch and KathyB each won a pair of tickets to the show Thursday, as part of the DSO's Neighborhood Concert Series. (Winners, please get in touch at tim.rath@patch.com!)

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. and features Joseph Silverstein as conductor and violinist. Pieces include Coriolan Overture and Symphony No. 2 (Beethoven) and Violin concerto No. 5 (Mozart).

To enter, these five users recounted a February Patch article, in which at the busy intersection of Northwestern Highway and Orchard Lake Road. Users suggested that a restaurant or movie theater occupy the former Dunham's Sports building that moved across the street.

West Bloomfield Patch runs the "Visions for Vacancies" series weekly.

The DSO is playing a variety of venues and dates throughout the area in its Neighborhood Concert Series. More information on the shows and purchasing tickets can be found on the DSO website.