Category Archives: Performance & Dance

Michigan events, calendars and things to do

May 3, 2007 – 7:37 am

If you came to this page searching for a current Michigan event calendar, head to the Absolute Michigan home page and look for the current calendar

Ferris Wheel at Night by Karen McG
But is there anything to do in Michigan?
If you've ever heard this, you may have wondered how anyone could ask that given the incredible [...]

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Remembering Detroit's Paradise Valley

March 6, 2007 – 10:00 am

Orchestra Hall, Detroit by kelliekp
The Detroit News has a cool audio slideshow featuring playwright Beatrice Buck talking about Detroit's "Paradise Valley" area that triggered about an hour of surfing from link to cool link. Since someone may audit my time, I figured it would be best to share all this stuff with you. If you [...]

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Photo Friday: Hardcore 313 Point

March 2, 2007 – 10:50 am

This photo is one of a few that Andy Tanguay posted from the Hardcore 313 Dance Competition held last weekend at St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit (check his hardcore313 tag for the others and check out all his photos right here)
Andy writes that he is simply a vessel through which photographic mediocrity flows. If his [...]

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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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Time for the 30th Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival

January 11, 2007 – 10:00 am

It's that time in Ann Arbor again, time for The Ark's 30th Annual Folk Festival. You probably won't see Noah or the animals, but do look for big musical acts like John Prine, Rufus Wainwright, Daisy May, and many others to stop by historic Hill Auditorium Friday, January 26th and Saturday, January 27th.

John Prine---Live by [...]

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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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Old Town BluesFest

September 8, 2006 – 10:29 am

Singin' The Blues by Eviluting
Friday, September 15, 5 pm - midnight
Saturday, September 16, 2 pm - midnight
The Old Town BluesFest is a two-day FREE music festival that brings local, regional, and national acts to an audience of over 20,000 people from across Michigan and nearby states. BluesFest's music truly is living music, history in the [...]

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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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Michigan Renaissance Faires and Festivals

August 28, 2006 – 4:55 pm

The Spanish Knight by Stormwatcher
Transport yourself to the Middle Ages (16th Century) by visiting one of Michigan's Renaissance Festivals. These faires and festivals are focused on recreating life as it was during the Renaissance and feature everything from feasting, shopping, music, entertainers and games to sword fighting and jousting. You will also likely encounter peasants, [...]

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