https://www.detroitsotherrosaparks.com/our-team daily 0.75 2023-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f07b54b2417fa7b4c061401/1594573132353-B58YAFK2UIZK8CUD7ZYG/Des-7.5.jpg Our Team - Desiree Cooper - WRITER AND PRODUCER Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f07b54b2417fa7b4c061401/1594573173466-I9ILUP8DY3JIBHEQ27UW/Aaron+Schillinger.jpg Our Team - Aaron Schillinger - Director AND Producer Aaron Schillinger is an award-winning filmmaker whose directorial debut is Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale (2022). The documentary, which the Detroit Metrotimes called “a magical mystery boat ride of a film,” is narrated by Motown Legend Martha Reeves, and was selected as the opening night film of the 2021 Freep Film Festival where it won the ‘Hometown Talent’ award. The film went on to play at festivals across the country and was released theatrically across the Great Lakes region. It is distributed by PBS. Aaron is also cofounder of the Sarah E. Ray Project, an organization shining a light on the forgotten story of a Detroit civil rights pioneer. Aaron graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He lives in Ferndale, Michigan, with his wife and an ornery macaw named Sinbad.. https://www.bobloboatsfilm.com/ https://www.detroitsotherrosaparks.com/events daily 0.75 2021-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f07b54b2417fa7b4c061401/1594864960105-E0FC7CGZM73H8O493OL6/sscolumbiaevent.jpg Events & Screenings - Tuesday, July 21, 2020 @ 7PM The Zoom event includes a screening of the video, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Detroit Historical Society’s Malika Pryor and featuring filmmaker Aaron Schillinger, author Desiree Cooper, and historian and professor Victoria Wolcott. The event will conclude with an update on the restoration of SS Columbia by SS Columbia Project Board Co-Chair Ian Danic and Executive Director Ann Loeding. Click here for full bios and for a detailed schedule of the Zoom call. 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