What is this place?
If you’re Anarchists, why can’t I break all your shit?
Is it safe for my child to come here?
Can I sleep here?
Can I live here?
Can I play a show here?
How much is cover?
It’s a donation, right? So I can get in for free?
Can I work in your garden?
How can I help out?
What is this place?
The Trumbullplex is a radical housing collective with two houses and an active art space. We’re also constructing a Zine Library in the Theater. The Wayne Association for Collective Housing is the name of the housing collective, and for some reason we call the theatre collective Son of a Plex. Weird. Both collectives work on principles of mutual aid, horizontal decision making, and consensus.
If you’re Anarchists, why can’t I break all your shit?
While in general Anarchists are much prettier, more party having, and awesome people this doesn’t mean we advocate complete and total chaos. There is a huge difference between the dictionary definition of the word “anarchy” and the political philosophy Anarchism. While I would love (seriously) to spend literally days explaining it to you, there’s plenty of more appropriate times and places for me to do so. If you’re interested in learning about it, this is a very thorough introduction.
Is it safe for my child/teenager to come here?
Generally speaking our shows are probably appropriate for anyone high-school-age and up, but much of that depends on the nature of the event (is it a puppet show, a punk show, or both, for instance). Obviously, this is a question of discretion, so we cannot definitively answer this question. Woodbridge is a neighborhood composed of mostly families and college students. Just like in any unfamiliar place, your child should stay in sight of others and, if they go around the neighborhood, walk around in a group. You can send your child to a show here knowing that everyone around will be watching out for each other.
And, of course, if you’re weary, then consider chaperoning. I remember the respect and admiration I had for my friends parents when they were taking me to shows here.
Can I sleep here?
No.
But I’m in a band/group that just performed…
Oh! Okay, well let us know when you book the show if you need a place to crash. It’ll probably be okay as long as we know beforehand.
Can I live here?
It’s certainly a possibility, but here’s some thing to keep in mind:
Detroit is in the spotlight for a lot of reasons right now. Some people love it here and just want to get along, while others come here to take advantage of our situation (cheaper rent, exploitable labor, etc). My suggestion is that you get to know the neighborhood first. Make sure you like where you are and get to know the house members. When you live here you’re not just moving into a place where you can sleep, eat, and shit. You’re moving into a community. Make sure the place actually suits your needs. That said, if you’re an action oriented person and you want to live in a collective then email us, get to know us, and we’ll letcha know.
Can I or my band/theater troupe/rap group/spoken word act/poetry guild/circus sideshow/creative thing/etc. play a show here?
Probably. We do not book through this website or facebook, so you should send us an email if you want to do a show. See our contact page.
How much is cover for most events?
We ask for a $6 donation at almost every show. Sometimes it’s more or less depending on the nature of the event (benefits for things are sometimes more, art shows are sometimes less). In general, you can expect about $6 and almost always under $10. I wouldn’t pay over $10 to get into a show, so why should you?
It’s a donation, right? So I can get in for free?
Most of our shows have touring performers and we try to give them adequate gas money. While on tour their vans can break down, their girlfriends/boyfriends can dump them, they might get stuck in a storm, they have to sleep in our freezing cold house, and sometimes they only break even after door money. On top of that we, the theater collective, are putting on these events and providing our community with a local anti-corporate show space while trying to make it a safe environment for everyone. On top of that, the roof needs constant maintenance, we’ve got a huge plumbing problem we’ll have to fix soon, and we do all this work for no money. Not like, “I work at Wal-Mart and make no money,” like zero dollars.
So if you’re short on cash or just really can’t afford the show this time, yeah, we’ll probably let you in. But if you just run by us, trying not to be seen, or walk in with a case of beer and say you’ve got no money, you’re an asshole.
Can I work in your garden?
Yaaawp. Email us and tell us what’s up.
How can I help out?
Come to shows and support us. Or you can donate your labor to one of our numerous repairs. Or you can throw together a benefit for us. You could come to the door and pay in cookies. That would help.
Don’t see your question answered? Feel free to email us. trumbullplex(at)gmail(dot)com
I am very interested to move to your community.
Could you give me more information?
Thanks for your time.
Shoot us an email with some more specific questions and we’ll answer them.
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Found this week’s pretty easy and no need for aasistsnce .. which was just as well. 15A outtage. Liked the anagram fodder for 14A and the double duty for dual’.Don’t get the wordplay for 13D. Thinking it might be a manipulation on a synonym for corrupted’ . Have tried to remove a university from the remaining letters but can’t see it. And 2D, is that a Cockney reference? But not a homophone?11 D the favourite this week.
You let me pay with canned goods on Monday when I had no money. So thanks again for that.
You’re the best!
I am so pleased to discover your web site! I’ve been a fan of Trumbullplex since the mid-1990s. Nice to see that you’re still going strong. Hopefully, I’ll get a chance to visit again sometime.
BH, 18D sorry, I didn’t realise you were also asnikg for the definition. As someone has probably explained, it’s how you mark the grid on the score sheet for a ball which doesn’t score any runs, ie with a dot’. I had to learn that very quickly when taking my turn at scoring for son’s cricket. Until then I used to think Saturday was a nice slow day sitting in the sun and reading the paper (before I discovered DA) but when half a dozen things result from one ball it’s really hectic for the scorers .. more of a mess than filling in DA. Just occurred to me that 18 D may be a return to last week’s DOTS.
got them all out now (only took two cups of coffee this week). A few too many names of popele for my liking, although at least I’d heard of them all. Would have been harder for non-Melbournians and especially overseas DAers.Not clear on some wordplays (1D, 19D, 9A, 17A, 16A). When I get them I suspect I’ll groan and blame my lack of understanding on one or more 3Ds.Favourites 24A, 23D, 27D (at least I got DA’s enfolded trick in this one), 14A
Well, thought I’d just have a quick peep at DA Trippers. Was five short, bueggd by the showman one. But a clue up there ^ gave me a name, the rest just fell into place. Started badly, couldn’t get a run on. But some inspired guesswork, and Voila! Finito! For us old blokes (82), easy to remember General Hideki xxxx.
I’ve been a fan for a number of years, been to a bunch of shows, hung out and partied…Always had a good time.
I’m not a vegan or an activist with any group, I’m solo in my activating, thusly, no one else gets involved in my personal vendetta’s against the machine and its twisted members…
Conspiracy theories. plenty:
Media, especially TV, education, politics, fuel, water, food, tobacco etc…(recently switched to e cigs from American Spirit roll your own, diggin it)
I’ve got a nice old 1971 Travco motor home I’m fixin up to be my retreat vehicle for when the zombies come, as my 14 year old boy Jonah, who has also spent a few hours at the Tplex says…
I know a guy in New Zealand running water for fuel (Hydrogen/ oxygen) and hope to convert her into a green machine (Oho Verde) and travel about and play music and help where I can someday..
I’m planning to do some educational seminars on vehicle maintanance and free style guitar, maybe do a show there with a friend or two… (for free of course)
I am planning on trying to come to more events at the Tplex in the future…
I’m not you’re typical hipie drugie smash em bash em kinda guy, not all spaced out on flowers or poetry, just a down to earth guy that realizes the wrongs being perpetrated on the world every day and trying in my small way to do something about it. Music, love, sharing food and the preparation of and comraderie (spell for shit though) is what I’m about. You can still pass it to me though…
Hope to see some of you soon, unless I’m banned for eating meat and eggs…
Mojo
(stage/Detroit given name, long story, some other time)
Later
A lot of us eat eggs and meat too.
Good to know, thanks, what about veal … kidding jeese
Dear Duke:I’m back from the hell of Auditing (been back for about a week) at least until after the New Year. I am here to stir.Sigh…maybe I am just becoming one of those ppoele who doesn’t care anymore, the whole fiasco surrounding the removal of the old Star Ferry Pier didn’t concern me a single bit (Whilst I’m closely following the 6-party talks, such trivial matter seems too dismal to even worth a mention). I did, however, had a single gram of compassion towards those poor buggers sitting outside the cold until being pulled away by the police. It was rather cold that night.But one thing I do find a little annoying 捍衛「香港人」的「本土集體回憶」 ? I laughed out as they spoke those words on TV. I never asked them to protect my memories thank you very much. I don’t like being associated with them, and without my permission. My memories live in my heart, not theirs. Also, condemning everyone else opposing to the save the pier movement is also of a low standard of intellect (brings back memories of the bird cage incident if you ask me). Could be some material for my upcoming writing.The young never liked to play the legal game, not then, not now. They do have a point to a certain extent, but not voicing out during consultation period was a really big discounting factor, and then using unreasonable means to voice out their concerns is another major discounting factor.You can possibly forgive them by being on the weak side of the situation (as one would say in Chinese: 形勢俾人強), but if everyone should become a revolutionary so to voice out their concern and/or make themselves at least heard by the public, then the world is a much chaotic place than it is now. That I do not encourage. It has nothing to do with their ideology or who controls their hotheaded little minds, it’s a simple matter of stability within our society.One can even say that the government is cold-blooded (as well as incompetent) in this case, but nevertheless they did their minimal legal obligation; they just got it wrong, that’s all.I also read what Stanum wrote, great piece, but I’m sure the government totally didn’t put that into consideration when deciding on what to do with the pier. After all, 醉翁之意不在酒, who in the planning council gives a crap about the pier? It’s the land underneath that they want.
I lived here in 1995. Good to see you guys and gals still kicking.
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