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Here's a nice video from last year's Water Festival:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL57bFBgOe4
Dancing Water by curlyson
On Saturday June 28, 2008, the Grand Rapids Water Festival will be held at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids.
The daylong concert (11 AM - 10 PM) highlights the finest acoustic music Michigan has to offer including Troll for Trout, Breathe Owl Breathe, Hawks and [...]
Every June, filmgoers, actors, producers and directors come to the southwest Michigan resort village of Saugatuck to screen independent films from all over the United States in casual, intimate settings at the Waterfront Film Festival. The WFF was created in 1999 to provide a "middle coast" venue for independent filmmakers eager to show their work [...]
Madonna, phoyo by Alan Light
When Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2008, she said the people who helped make her one of the world's most successful female musicians were those who once said she was "talentless" and "couldn't sing." These people, she added, "pushed me to be better, [...]
Orange Tulip by markmarko
This weekend is the kickoff of Holland's Tulip Time celebration. The annual festival starts this Saturday (May 3, 2008) and continues through May 10.
The Tulip Time Festival's history page says that Tulip Time was introduced in 1927 at a Woman’s Literary Club meeting by Holland biology teacher Miss Lida Rogers. It's grown [...]
Bumps On A Log by MD2!
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Our Michigan April Event Calendar says that tomorrow is Earth Day. There are a whole slew of events this weekend including the National Trout Festival in Kalkaska, the [...]
One of our major sponsors is Earthwork Music, a group of fine and creative folks who believe in the power of music. Check their site for plenty of music to listen to and buy, performance schedules and information about the many talented musicians and artists who are a part of Earthwork.
They're playing a benefit for [...]
My good friends Song of the Lakes have a new DVD titled Live at Interlochen. It features a full-length movie of Song of the Lakes 25th Anniversary concert by Rich Brauer & Brauer Productions and the documentary Journey to Joy by Rebecca Glotfelty of Real People Media.
The band will have a link to order [...]
We thought it might be a good idea for us to introduce some of the businesses and organizations that help to support what we do on Absolute Michigan, ask you to patronize them if you can and also to sponsor Absolute Michigan if you want!
ArtServe Michigan is a statewide arts and cultural advocacy organization [...]
Here's a video of my friend Robin Lee Berry. Robin is a songwriter from northern Michigan and is joined by members of the EarthWorkMusic.com community, including Seth Bernard, "Daisy" May Erlewine, Michael Erlewine, Rachel Davis, Darlene, Andrea Moreno-Beals, Micah Middaugh, Dominic Suchyta and Ruby Williams.
Details on YouTube and more videos from Michael Erlewine including a [...]
Our Michigan event calendar for the month of March features all kinds of signs that spring is just around the corner (with some reminders that objects around the corner may be further off than they appear.
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