Category Archives: Organizations

Exhibit probes the question of shrinking cities

March 5, 2007 – 10:39 am

Thinking About Detroit by DA2Brian
Model D has a video feature (below) and an accompanying story (Big Ideas for Shrinking Cities) on the Shrinking Cities exhibit at MOCAD and Cranbrook (also see shrinkingcities.com). The exhibit runs through the end of March at the new MOCAD museum in Midtown Detroit and the Cranbrook art museum in Bloomfield [...]

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East Lansing Children's Film Festival

February 16, 2007 – 9:32 am

Autumn toss by paulhitz
If you're in the Mid-Michigan area Feb. 23rd -March 1st, be sure to check out the East Lansing Children's Film Festival. The Festival which is now in its 10th year will be showing over 100 films from 19 different countries. You will see various filmmaking techniques such as: stop-motion, claymation, scratch [...]

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Celebrate Valentine's Day the Michigan Way

February 6, 2007 – 10:50 am

Crim Kiss by Hemicuda82
The day for lovers, sweethearts and paramours is drawing close. Like it, love it, or hate it, Valentine's Day has become an annual tradition. Such a tradition, that according to the Greeting Card Association, over one billion valentines will be given out, and eighty five percent of those by women.
As you celebrate [...]

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Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization!

January 25, 2007 – 9:16 pm

Hey there, we thought it might be nice to have a place where folks could say "hello" and tell everyone a little bit about their Michigan business, nonprofit, community organization, or other web site or blog (sorry, only Michigan, and please keep the posts brief). Feel free to add a comment below and definitely include [...]

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Michigan History: St. Joseph - Wedding Capital, U.S.A.

January 25, 2007 – 8:41 am

fountain in the woods by catzinahat
Las Vegas boasts that it is America's "wedding capital." Yet, in the early years of the twentieth century, Michigan, especially the Lake Michigan town of St. Joseph, was the "wedding capital of the Midwest." Michigan marriage laws did not require residency, allowed people to marry at the age of 18 [...]

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See. Detroit (and MOCAD). With Model D.

December 12, 2006 – 10:52 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvfuqD12zGQ

artarrow blogsize by toybreaker
more MOCAD photos and/or visit Toybreaker.
Last week I had the pleasure of attending a presentation by Model D co-publisher Paul Schutt. I think they have a great editorial philosophy and it's exciting to see them starting to produce original videos like the one above on the Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit [...]

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Michigan Musicians Dominate Great Lakes Songwriting Contest

October 6, 2006 – 11:05 am

Although they competed against songwriters from Minnesota to New York and Ontario, Michigan’s songwriters have swept over half of the 13 top awards in the 2006 Great Lakes Songwriting Contest.
Jen Cass of Bay City has been awarded the Grand Prize for “Small Town Boy,” a song that tells the story of Jen's grandparents, Clyde & [...]

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Traverse City: Festival of the Senses

September 5, 2006 – 11:41 am

The annual Festival of the Senses will be held September 14-24, 2006 across the Leelanau and Grand Traverse region. It features artistic, athletic, culinary and cultural events including symphony concerts, art exhibitions and gourmet meals. Highlights include:

The Traverse Epicurean Classic features classes by world-reknown chefs and winemakers, international wine, beer, spirits and cheese tastings, exquisite [...]

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