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Why would internationally-renowned guitarist/composer A. Spencer Barefield—a Kresge Arts Fellow who has played at major jazz festivals in Turkey, Italy, Germany and throughout the world—perform in the blighted shells of Corktown's Imagination Station in Detroit? Why would violinist Jannina Norpoth and bassist John-Paul Norpoth—who have performed under the baton of Itzhak Perlman and other classical stars, played on stages such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and arranged and recorded strings for John Legend—join Barefield? And violist John Madison—principal violist of the Michigan Opera Orchestra and Sphinx Symphony, regular with the Detroit Symphony and sought after soloist—surely he has more attractive stages to perform on! They all imagine—and believe—in the transformation of Detroit and will be plucking, pulling and bowing their collective strings to prove it. Visit www.facethestation.com and www.spencerbarefield.com to support the fundraiser concert on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, 3pm.