Category Archives: Books, Music & Video

Cyber Monday and Holiday Deals in Michigan

Screen Head by Chancellor Monnette AnnArbor.com has a look at Cyber Monday that notes that online sales are expected to increase slightly in 2009, but that an overall dip in holiday spending may make it a wash. Price remains the driving factor for most consumers as the national unemployment rate hovers at 10.2 percent and [...]

2009 Absolute Michigan Holiday Gift Guide

Photo by Cherie S. Think Globally, Shop Locally with our Michigan Holiday Gift Guide, designed to help you find the perfect Michigan gifts online or off. Feel free to add your Michigan based gift suggestions in the comments section below! The photo in this post was taken by Cherie S. and is titled “Don’t worry [...]

Weird Wednesday: Ghosts of Greenville

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what’s weird in the Wolverine State. You can listen to Linda’s latest podcasts and read her blog at uncannyworld.com and also check out her books including Weird Michigan & Strange Michigan. Gateway Ghost by [...]

Mystery of the Copper Turtle

A stolen copper turtle, a monstrous green Gi-bi, a haunted music hall, and a man missing from the Governor’s Conference—suddenly, Jared and Sadie’s boring summer perks up! Jared, Sadie and their new Mackinac Island friends Eric and Becky find themselves turning into detectives as strange events occur all over the island. Native American art and [...]

Ticket Giveaway: Legally Blonde The Musical at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit

Absolute Michigan in conjunction with Broadway in Detroit will be giving away 5 pair of tickets to ‘Legally Blonde The Musical’ which is playing at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit (directions) from October 15 through November 1, 2009. The lucky winners will receive tickets to opening night. The ticket giveaway is now over with and [...]

Ticket Giveaway: Daughtry – Lansing & Saginaw, October 28 & 29

Daughtry is coming to Michigan and will be performing two concerts on their 36-date U.S. tour. We are pleased to announce that Absolute Michigan is giving away a pair of tickets for their October 28th tour stop in Lansing at the Breslin Center and their October 29th tour stop in Saginaw at The Dow Arena. [...]

Road Trip: Old Town BluesFest ~ September 18 & 19, 2009

Old Town Blues Fest 2008 by ChristineElise The Old Town BluesFest is a two-day FREE music festival that brings national, regional, and local acts to an audience of roughly 15,000 people from across Michigan and nearby states. BluesFest’s music truly is living music, history in the making. Each artist at the festival is asked to [...]

Michitwitter Rewind August 2009

Saline Summer Sunflower Super Set…Sweet by Andy Tanguay 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 those items for the month of August. If you find these interesting there are plenty more for you to [...]

Weird Wednesday: Killer Rivers

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what’s weird in the Wolverine State. You can listen to Linda’s latest podcasts and read her blog at uncannyworld.com and also check out her books including Weird Michigan & Strange Michigan. Holga: Riverside Park [...]

Ticket Giveaway: KISS Cobo Arena September 26, 2009 – Detroit Rock City

The legendary rock band KISS is returning to Cobo Arena in Detroit Rock City where they recorded their landmark album “ALIVE” back in 1975. The concerts will take place on September 25th and 26th and Absolute Michigan is excited to be giving away a pair of tickets to a lucky winner for the September 26th [...]