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SUMMARY:Designing Detroit Community Reception & Conversation
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URL:https://www.ccsdetroit.edu/event/designing-detroit-community-reception-conversation/
LOCATION:College for Creative Studies\, Valade Family Gallery\, A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education
CATEGORIES:Alumni Events,Exhibition
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