Category Archives: Venues

Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival

August 27, 2007 – 8:01 am

This photo of the Noguchi Fountain by Dave Hogg is one of a set of photos from the 2006 Detroit Jazzfest (slideshow).
The Detroit International Jazz Festival is held every year on Labor Day weekend. With 6 stages, 100+ acts, it's one of the premier free jazz festivals in the nation.
They have a spectacular lineup including [...]

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Ernie Harwell's plan for Tiger Stadium

August 16, 2007 – 8:20 am

Tiger Stadium 1987 vs. Toronto Blue Jays by 1ManWithACamera
I have apparently been hanging with Rip van Winkle, and so missed the news that Ernie Harwell has come forward with an 11th hour plan to save Tiger Stadium from demolition. Michigan Radio's Jack Lessenberry spoke with Ernie Harwell about his plans and just hearing Ernie talk [...]

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Blogs We Dig: Traverse City Film Festival Blog

July 31, 2007 – 8:58 am

The Traverse City Film Festival opens tonight, and I thought it would be nice to feature the blog Absolute Michigan is hosting for them called (appropriately) the Traverse City Film Festival Blog. The TCFF wrote:
To keep you up-to-date on the latest news and developments, we are launching the official TCFF blog today, packed full of [...]

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Bob Dylan to headline Interlochen summer concert series

April 20, 2007 – 12:01 pm

Bob Dylan - Oslo Spektrum 2007 by Ketil Blom
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports...
Bob Dylan is the headliner for the 2007 Interlochen Arts Festival summer concert series, while just about every decade of rock since he helped change the world of music in the 1960s is represented.
Other shows include Trace Adkins, Lyle Lovett & k.d. lang, [...]

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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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Lansing's Theatrical Heritage

January 26, 2007 – 8:48 am

Wall Columns by BuildingsofDetroit.com
In the 1800s, Lansing's theatre industry was booming, and known state-wide for its opulent Opera House and other venues that provided "big city" thrills and entertainment to Michigan's residents. This article from the Lansing City Pulse takes you from Downer's Hall in Old Town, one of Lansing's first theaters, through the boom [...]

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Vol I, No. 1: Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization!

January 25, 2007 – 9:16 pm

This is a page where we asked folks to say hello. Lots of them did!
The current version of Introduce Your Michigan Business or Organization is right there.

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

December 12, 2006 – 10:52 am

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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