Category Archives: Festivals, Attractions & Event Calendars

Spotlight: The Mitten Movie Project Presents 'ZOMBIE NIGHT' A Night of Independent Zombie Films

Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Main Art Theatre, 118 N. Main Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067
The Mitten Movie Project is a monthly film night dedicated to screening independent films the first Tuesday of every month at the Main Art Theatre (118 N. Main Street, Royal oak, MI 48067). Presale tickets are available for $8. Tickets [...]

The Week for October 27-November 2 (Halloween Edition)

Happy Halloween! by thomasgvsu
Welcome to 'The Week' for October 27-November 2. This is where we will be posting comments such as news items, interesting blog posts, cool video and media, coming events, new web sites added to Absolute Michigan and other items of note.
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Halloween is going to dominate the [...]

Road Trip: Zombie Walk (for a cause)

Zombie Walk Detroit by Wigwam Jones
If you happen to suddenly find yourself surrounded by hordes of flesh eating zombies don't be alarmed. October 26 is 'World Zombie Day' and around 50 cities including Ferndale and Ann Arbor will be participating in zombie walks. Why you may ask? First of all to have fun but [...]

Setting the table Thursday: take a bite out of Michigan this fall!

Allegan Sunset 2 by raddad!
Autumn is when Mother Nature packs the boards with a feast for the eyes. AAA Michigan says that the best viewing conditions are being reported in the Southwest and Southeast Lower Peninsula with fair to good fall color conditions are reported in Holland, Jackson, Milford, St. Joseph, Tipton, with color development [...]

The Week for October 20-26, 2008

Fallen Beauty by lorainedicerbo
Welcome to 'The Week' for October 20-26. This is where we will be posting comments such as news items, interesting blog posts, cool video and media, coming events, new web sites added to Absolute Michigan and other items of note.
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Temps are dropping and most areas have [...]

Road Trip: Michigan Story Festival, Mt. Pleasant October 24 & 25

Nothing touches the heart and engages the mind more than a good story. From ancient campfires to online urban legends, stories captivate and motivate us to explore our human potential. A visit to the award-winning Michigan Story Festival is an opportunity to experience the wonder of story telling at its finest, with national, regional, and [...]

Weird Photo Wednesday: Lakenenland Corporate Greed by Kristina_5

Lakenenland Corporate Greed by Kristina_5
Found on the Absolute Michigan flickr pool, Kristina_5 has some interesting shots from an equally interesting sculpture park located 15 miles east of Marquette, Michigan on M-28. She writes:
This sculpture park was created by Tom LaKenen (pron. Lay-Kin-en) several years ago. He started creating these pieces as a hobby. Eventually his [...]

Michigan breweries shine at national competition

the Great Beer State
With Michigan's wine industry becoming an international player our state microbreweries don't always get the full attention they most definitely deserve. The KalamaBrew staff over at mlive.com bring to our attention that "Several Michigan breweries medal at the 2008 Great American Beer Festival."
"Congrats and cheers are in order for several Michigan breweries [...]

The Week for October 13 - 19, 2008

Golden Slumber by baklein62
Welcome to 'The Week' for October 13-19. This is where we will be posting comments such as news items, interesting blog posts, cool video and media, coming events, new web sites added to Absolute Michigan and other items of note.
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After a nice stretch of unseasonably warm [...]

Spotlight: Food, Wine & All That Jazz, October 10 - Grand Rapids

Van Andel Museum by DarrinW
As an autumn evening descends, WGVU and D&W present Food, Wine & All That Jazz, West Michigan’s premier wine tasting event at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Enjoy more than 35 tables filled with over 300 domestic wine selections from Michigan, Washington, Oregon, California, New York and other North American wine [...]