Fazool has Muslims in Detroit and nothing on the calendar. Whatever you put up first becomes the page this city lands on when it goes looking for something to do at the weekend.
Free to host. About a minute of work.
Worth knowing before you pick a time and a place, because the metro is not one crowd.
One of the densest Arab-American populations in the country, and close enough together that a modest event can fill from one neighbourhood alone.
Bangladeshi and Yemeni, and a different crowd from Dearborn despite the short drive. Say which one an event is for and both will read it correctly.
A student population on a university calendar. Nothing works in August; everything works in October.
The first few events in a metro follow a pattern. These are the ones that fill.
Football on Saturday morning beats an open invitation to hang out. A fixed slot gives people permission to turn up alone.
Twelve people every fortnight builds a room. One large launch that never repeats builds nothing.
Sisters only, brothers only, families, students. The vaguer the audience, the fewer people feel invited.
It may as well be you.