Category Archives: Community & Nonprofit Organizations

Video Rewind: Detroit Windsor International Film Festival

July 16, 2009 – 10:11 am

Absolute Michigan contributor Scott Allman recently traveled to the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival and brought back some interesting and informative footage from another successful year. If you didn't go this year then put it on your calendar for 2010!
ABOUT THE DETROIT WINDSOR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The DWIFF brings truth to the term "International", with an [...]

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Michitwitter Rewind June 2009

June 30, 2009 – 2:09 pm

urban hope by buckshot.jones
Throughout each month we post items of Michicentric interest to our Michitwitter page. In case you missed them here is a look back at just a few of the items for the month June. If you find these interesting there are plenty more for you to check out. We encourage you [...]

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Michigan Radio goes Up North in a Down Economy

June 9, 2009 – 9:30 am

Crooked Tree Arts Center by joseph a
Jennifer Guerra of Michigan Radio recently took a trip to northwest Michigan and produced three features on how organizations & individuals are dealing with economic challenges titled Up North in a Down Economy.
In addition to a story on the bright spot of growth that is the region's wine industry, [...]

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Saugatuck Waterfront Film Festival: June 11-14, 2009

June 8, 2009 – 1:00 am

In what has quickly become a tradition, the idyllic resort village of Saugatuck, Michigan comes alive each June with filmgoers, actors, producers and directors sharing the excitement as outstanding independent films from all over the United States are screened in casual, intimate settings. Entertainment professionals from Los Angeles, New York and Michigan created the Waterfront [...]

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We Are Michigan Concert Series ~ April 30 – May 2

April 29, 2009 – 9:30 pm

The We Are Michigan concert series is a three-day event to help raise awareness about gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender human rights issues in 3 Michigan cities. Each evening will feature an array of music with activists who will share their experiences fighting for gay rights.
Thursday April 30th at the Magic Bag in Ferndale features [...]

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Grand Rapids ArtPrize: the city is the gallery

April 24, 2009 – 7:28 am

Thanks Matt for passing this one along...

inducement by powerbooktrance
Yesterday the city of Grand Rapids announced the ArtPrize, a competition open to artists of all kinds from around the world that will award nearly one-half million dollars to prize winners, including $250,000 to the artist who receives the most public votes. The display and voting will [...]

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A belated 97th birthday tribute to "The Corner"

April 21, 2009 – 4:59 pm

Last "Everything" at Tiger Stadium by RichKD
Tiger Stadium from Wikipedia
Tiger Stadium (formerly known as Navin Field and Briggs Stadium) is a stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. It hosted the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball team from 1912 to 1999, as well as the National Football League's Detroit Lions from 1938 to [...]

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Michigan morels and the Boyne City Mushroom Festival

April 20, 2009 – 7:30 am

morel mushroom by Latitude 45
The Boyne City National Morel Mushroom Festival takes place May 14-17, 2009. This year is the 49th annual*, and the 4 day celebration of the morel mushroom includes a morel seminar and guided mushroom hunt on Friday and of course the Boyne Valley Lions National Mushroom Hunt on on Saturday (be [...]

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Grand Rapids Sidewalk Chalk Flood

April 8, 2009 – 9:56 am

UPDATE: Check out the Flickr slideshow for Grand Rapids Sidewalk Chalk and also the Grand Rapids Sidewalk Chalk Flood group for a ton of photos from the event!
In Rob Bliss calls artists of all ages to downtown Grand Rapids, Rapid Growth reports that social networking maven Bliss (who Facebooked up a giant pillow fight and [...]

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Featured Link: People and Land

February 24, 2009 – 4:45 pm

Here's a great video from People & Land about transforming Michigan:

People and Land (PAL) is an organization focused on growth and change in Michigan, funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Every day, decisions made by local officials and state leaders about how Michigan’s land is used have great impact on both regional quality [...]

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