Category Archives: Ann Arbor

Michigan and MSU both headed to the Big Dance

ballin’ by Beth☮♥♬ With the 2009 Final Four taking place in Detroit, it’s probably fitting that both the University of Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans have received NCAA Basketball Tournament bids It’s the first NCAA tournament bid for the Wolverines since 1998, a #10 seed in the South Region with a draw of Clemson [...]

47th Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival ~ March 24 – 29, 2009

More pics from the A2FF The Ann Arbor Film Festival returns March 24 – 29, 2009. It’s the longest-running film festival of its kind in North America and is internationally recognized as a premiere showcase for creative, inspiring, and influential films of all types: avant-garde and experimental, story-based narratives, documentaries, and animation. The New World [...]

Photo Friday: Take-off by iraceonpedals

Matt (iraceonpedals) says he’s a guy who loves to travel, ride bikes, take pictures, be with his dog, girl and finds most things generally interesting. In addition to his sets like A-Deuce (slideshow) and his collection of photos from Northern Ireland (which I of course can’t link to it being all Michigan, all the time [...]

Michigan Books: War as They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest by Michael Rosenberg

War as They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest by Michael Rosenberg (Grand Central Publishing) — The greatest years of the storied football rivalry between the University of Michigan and Ohio State University took place in the late 1960s and early 1970s amidst campus unrest, Vietnam War protests [...]

Michigan History: Five Decades with Bob Seger (Pssst, music always makes a great gift)

If there is a single word to describe the musical career of Bob Seger it is “durable.” For almost fifty years, Seger has been writing, playing and singing rock ‘n roll tunes-everything from hard-driving rock to tender ballads. Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1945, Seger moved to Ann Arbor as a young boy. He began [...]

Look Sharp Wednesday: Rare Cuts (from Neil Young), Deep Cuts (at GM) and Rough Cuts (jobs)

Stylized by Ralph Krawczyk Jr Neil Young was just a few days shy of his 23rd birthday in 1968 when he performed a now-legendary solo show at the Canterbury House in Ann Arbor. You can read about the show and listen to some of the album Sugar Mountain: Live At Canterbury House 1968 (includes links [...]

Home for the holidays

The photo is Heading home for the holidays by Kathy, and we at Absolute Michigan hope that you have a chance to share good food, drink and fellowship with those you love over the Thanksgiving holiday. We’d also like to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who contribute to Absolute Michigan with your [...]

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 [...]

Sportacular Tuesday: Rivalry, Tiger comics, Pistons preview and waving to McCarty

When you’re feeling that the politics is getting too heavy, there’s always sports. …except for last weekend of course, when politics was a welcome relief for UM and MSU fans. After getting pasted by a combined 91-24, the state of Michigan is assured of a Big Ten victory on Saturday as the Michigan State University [...]

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. We invite you to do the same! Temps are dropping and [...]