December 3, 2008 – 10:01 am
Our 2008 Michigan Holiday Gift Guide has some great musical gift ideas from groups like Ducksicle, Harry Goldson and Earthwork Music and even places where you can get your own gear like Elderly Instruments.
We've decided to feature the latest CD from Grand Rapids based Brian Vander Ark, Brian Vander Ark (2008). It features 12 great [...]
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November 28, 2008 – 9:05 am
Grand Rapids photographer Chris DeBoer has some great work. Check it out in sets including in At Night, Landscapes and My Personal Best (At least I think so) (view slideshow)
Check out Chris's Flickriver and have a great weekend!
November 14, 2008 – 10:35 am
Kevin writes:
The twilight sky and its reflection over the reservoir in Ada Michigan, on a late August evening.
The strange colors of the twilights recently are due to volcanic eruptions in the Aleutian islands, and the dust, smoke, and other stuff high up in the atmosphere traveling around the planet.
This photo is part of his [...]
October 31, 2008 – 7:27 am
PumpkinHeads! by ShaneWyatt
We at Absolute Michigan hope that your candy is sweet, your costumes are cool and that you have a safe and fun evening tonight! Here's a few Halloween highlights:
The Rowdy Ghosts of the Fenton Hotel - in our very first "Weird Wednesday" Linda S. Godfrey takes us on a tour of this 1856 [...]
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October 14, 2008 – 2:42 pm
Mama's gunna knock you out by Kcjacoby
Last night at the Creative Cities Summit, author and MacArthur Fellow Bill Strickland delivered one of the boldest and bluntest talks about what can and should be done to re-energize our cities and nation. The video below offers a little taste of Bill - you can get more at [...]
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October 7, 2008 – 10:09 am
Van Andel Museum by DarrinW
As an autumn evening descends, WGVU and D&W present Food, Wine & All That Jazz, West Michigan’s premier wine tasting event at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Enjoy more than 35 tables filled with over 300 domestic wine selections from Michigan, Washington, Oregon, California, New York and other North American wine [...]
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September 18, 2008 – 10:00 am
Tomorrow (Friday, September 19) is National Park-ing Day. In this video about Parking Day in Grand Rapids, Andy Dragt says he'll be broadcasting live via internet (Twitter/andydragt.com)/Rapid Growth) tomorrow.
A Trap is Set by Rudy Malmquist
From RGTV: Park(ing) Day on Rapid Growth:
Leaders of the Green Grand Rapids initiative are spearheading West Michigan’s first celebration of National [...]
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September 12, 2008 – 8:14 am
Rolling Photos (Adam Vander Ark) writes that he is wheelchair bound with a passion for photography and sports.
You can see another view of this cool sculpture from Meijer Gardens in The Letter People. Some of his sets include Candids, Michigan's Lakeshore, Greater West Michigan Area and Mackinac Island (slideshow).
August 29, 2008 – 12:16 pm
Shot by powerbooktrance this photo was taken during Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photo Walk, Saturday, August 23rd 2008 held from 7-9pm in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Over 6,000 people from 43 countries (44 states in the U.S.) in 241 cities registered to participate in Scott Kelby's the first-ever worldwide Photo Walk.
The photo walk was lead by [...]
In keeping with Absolute Michigan's 'Weird Wednesday', we present 'White Pine Trail Mascot' as captured by photoshoparama. His flickr page adds:
Or is it an idol?
I don't see any sacrifices or burnt candles so I think it is more like a trail mascot.
Between southern trail head and West Michigan Whitecaps Baseball Stadium.
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