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Ferris Wheel at Night by Karen McG
But is there anything to do in Michigan?
If you've ever heard this, you may have wondered how anyone could ask that given the incredible variety of festivals, fairs, concerts, celebration and all the other fun stuff that there is to do in every part of Michigan. We have a ton of links to some of these events on Absolute Michigan, but we can't list every one of them.
That's where you come in: say a few words, add a link and tell everyone about your favorite event or thing to do in the Great Lakes State.
The Cat in the Hat says It's fun to have fun, but you have to know how. It probably helps to know when and where too!
The photo was taken at the Ionia Free Fair in July of 2006.
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Bizarre Bazaar
Saturday, June 16, 2007, 9am to 5pm
This one day marketplace is a celebration of quality craftmanship and artisan made goods. Over 60 booths of arts and crafts with musical groups performing. Free event in the heart of Eastown.
Eastown Grand Rapids web site
How about the Great Lakes Kite Festival in Grand Haven (May 18-20) and the Boyne City Morel Mushroom Festival (May 17-20)?
Michigan Music Association in conjunction with Evola Music
to present Faber & Faber Piano Teachers Workshop.
Randall Faber will discuss:
Student Motivation
Ages and Stages Students Go Through
Getting Students Through Slumps
Piano Adventure® Series
The workshop is free and will take place on June 5, 2007, from 10:00am – 1:00pm at Evola Music located at
12745 23 Mile Rd. Shelby Township, Mi. 48315. For more
information please visit our web site: http://www.michiganmusicassociation.org under calendar of
events. Please RSVP to Evola Music @ 586-726-6570.
Lorna Simpson exhibition visits Kalamazoo Institute of Arts - May 25-August 19
The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts (KIA) welcomes the exhibition Lorna Simpson, the first mid-career survey of the artist’s work. Simpson became well known in the mid-1980s, confronting and challenging conventional views of gender, identity, culture, history and memory with large-scale photograph and text works. The KIA is the only Midwest venue for Lorna Simpson.
Get all the details from the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts web site
Amasa Historical Society - Heritage Day - Celebrating Society's 10th Anniversary
Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2007
Amasa, Iron County, Michigan - 15 miles north of Crystal Falls off highway 141
11:45 Flag Raising Ceremony
12:00 Smokey The Bear
1:00 Guest Speaker: Karl Bohnak TV-6
Afternoon visit by Representative Bart Stupak
2:00 Whitewater Band - Folk Music
All Afternoon: Free Tours of Museum - Old Town Hall Built in 1894
Games, Raffle Drawing, Crafters, Food, Cotton Candy, Fun for everyone!!
For more info call 906-822-7714 or E-Mail: UPRockHunter@hotmail.com
Check out the 2007 Michigan Week Calendar - May 19 - 25 for a slew of events surrounding a weeklong, statewide celebration of Michigan.
United Kennel Club Premier™ Dog Show (Special Event )
Sponsored by Purina®
Event Beginning Date: 6/15/07
Event Ending Date: 6/17/2007 9 am - 5 pm
Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds
Admission $5 per car per day or $10 for weekend pass
269-343-9020
PREMIER is an international competition featuring dog and owner teams from across the nation and Canada being showcased in a variety of UKC licensed events, such as conformation, obedience, agility, weight pull, terrier race and dog sports. Spectators are invited to enjoy one of the most diverse dog events in the country. UKC’s PREMIER™ Dog Show also features the renowned Ultimate Air Dogs team (ultimateairdogs.net) performing their high-flying dock jumping competitions throughout the weekend. These gravity defying dogs continually push their performance to new heights and are always a crowd favorite.
For a discount coupon and more information, visit the United Kennel Club website: http://www.ukcdogs.com
We have an article on the Alma Highland Games and Festival on Michigan in Pictures, held Memorial Day Weekend in Alma!
Come see what's new for the Halloween season at Flint Youth Theatre! For more information on our upcoming productions, ALL HALLOWS EVE/HOBGOBLIN BUFFET and YOURS TRULY, JACK THE RIPPER, visit our website http://www.flintyouththeatre.com or give us a call for ticket info and performance dates at 810-237-1530.
ALL HALLOWS EVE/HOBGOBLIN BUFFET
An eerie Scottish folk tale filled with laughs and things that go bump in the night. FYT's bewitching blacklight Halloween fantasy with its kaleidoscope of colors, imagery and creepy music is back again to delight audiences young and old, alike. Add to the fun with a HOBGOBLIN BUFFET of Halloween treats. Recommended for ages 5 and up
YOURS TRULY, JACK THE RIPPER
In the summer and autumn of 1888 at least five women were brutally murdered and their bodies mutilated in an area in the East End of London known as Whitechapel. Only two things about this grilsy story are certain: Jack the Ripper, whatever his real identity, is surely dead but his story is definitely alive. Recommended for ages 12 and up.
Detroit, MI - Fusicology.com the web’s largest and fastest growing portal to progressive music and culture and The St. Regis Hotel of Detroit present The Urban Organic Festival in Downtown Detroit. The Urban Organic Festival is an outgrowth of the Urban Organic Experience, an annual music and art celebration that began in October 2001. Since its inception, it has grown to become a multi-venue weekend festival celebrating positive, emerging, and progressive soul and hip-hop artists from around the world. The festival highlights other art forms such as: culinary, fashion and film. In previous years, The Urban Organic Festival has drawn hundreds of attendees including, artists, and industry types from around the United States, Canada and as far away as London, England.
The Mayor of Detroit Kwame M. Kilpatrick says, “"The Urban Organic Festival is a movement. Detroit's music scene has been the launching pad for some of today's most well-known artists and this festival is a showcase for established home-grown talent as well as the next generation of local and national artists."
To name a few – Dwele, Kem, Kindred, Raheem Devaughn, Anthony David, Amp Fiddler, Leela James, Goapele, and Eric Roberson were all introduced to the Detroit market via Urban Organic. In the Detroit News, last September, Motown recording artist Kem applauded, “Urban Organic for creating an essential sort of springboard for talent on the rise." He went on to express, "When you are invited into the experience, it's like you're going through a necessary initiation into the Detroit Live Music marketplace."
Drake Phifer, founder of Urban Organic says, "We knew in the beginning that we wanted to create a quality product. The intent was to create a track record for selecting great artists on the rise that would feed back into the brand, and compel people to want to come out even if they weren't familiar with the artist. I think that we have achieved just that.”
”This year’s festival’s theme is Connecting the Dots, and we basically wanted to show where the love of the music originates. We are on a continuum, and it is important to look back and see who led the way. For that reason, we have chosen Roy Ayers to be our headlining artist as well as a bevy of other critical and emerging performers from Detroit and around the nation. It’s going to be a hallmark weekend for the city of Detroit and for the entire indie soul community.
Thursday, November 15
Urban Organic Heavy Rhyme Experience
at The Buzz Bar 9pm
546 Larned, Downtown Detroit
Hosted by LocalLuv.com and Fusicology.com
With John Arnold, DJ Jose Barrito, and DJ Sicari
5Ela, Fluent, Savallace, Mudd, Leaf Erikson, Wae, Khary Turner, Thyme, T3, Black Milk, DJ Sicari & DJ Jose Barrito
Friday, November 16
Soultracks.com Music Awards @ The Cobo Convention Center – Riverfront Ballroom - 8pm
One Washington Blvd
An Awards show honoring the best and the brightest in the Indie-soul movement including Maysa Leak, Kloud Nine, Maya Azucena, Eric Roberson, Frank McComb and others hosted by Soultracks.com the webs’s largest site for Indie Soul artists. Presented by Detroit’s Mosaicthump.com and Jodinescorner.com of Atlanta. Unique individual performances throughout the evening. Tickets available at Groovetickets.com
Saturday, November 17
Museum of Contemporary Art of Detroit (MOCAD) – 11AM - 12:30PM
4454 Woodward Ave
Free for artists with published CD/ Non-Artists - $10.00
How to make money as an Independent?
Hosted by Jodine Dorce, of Jodinescorner.com
Tonya Byrd Wilson, Sirius Radio; Kevin Harewood, Edclectic Entertainment, Fiona Bloom, The Bloom Effect, Korie Enyard, Gypsy People Music
Participants learn about publishing, song writing, marketing, promotions, retail activation, and more.
Urban Organic Film Sessions @ MOCAD (11:30AM- 5:00 PM)
There’s No Such Thing as Neo Soul – (Running Time: 61 Minutes) –11:30AM
Movie filmed at various performance venues throughout 2003, “No Such Thing As Neo-soul” provides viewers with a deeper appreciation of factors that have led the City of Brotherly Love to a significant position in the world music scene, thanks to its contributions to what is commonly referred to as Neo-soul.
Discussion Following Film with Filmmaker Stephanie Renee
High Tech Soul – (Running Time: 64 Minutes) – 1:05PM
The first documentary to tackle the deep roots of techno music, alongside the cultural history of its birthplace, Detroit. From the race riots of 1967 to the underground party scene of the late 1980s, Detroit's economic downturn didn't stop the invention of a new kind of music that brought international attention to its producers and their hometown.
Discussion Following Film
Before The Music Dies – (Running Time: 95 Minutes) – 2:40PM Narrated by Academy Award® Winner Forest Whitaker, BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES is an unsettling and inspiring look at today’s popular music industry featuring interviews and performances by Erykah Badu, Eric Clapton, Dave Matthews, Branford Marsalis, Questlove and a wide variety of others.
Discussion Following Film
The Urban Organic Experience: Everybody Loves The Sunshine!
Featuring Roy Ayers
7:00PM – 12:00AM
Hosted by Amp Fiddler
Featuring Roy Ayers, Anthony David, Monica Blaire, Suai, Alison Crockett, Jon Bibbs, John Arnold, Cel, Melissa Young, Kloud 9, and others
Doors Open 7pm; Performances 8PM – 12AM
$20.00 tickets are available until November 1st
Tickets are $20-$5
Tickets Available at
Urban-Organic.net
Johanson Charles Gallery – Fusicology.com After-party
With DJ Kai Alce Atlanta/Detroit and
Wajeed – New York/Detroit
On the Ones and Twos
12:00AM – Until
$10.00
Sunday, November 18
Brunch Hosted by Urban Organic, Fusicolgy.com, and Gypsy People Music
Brunch Grooves by Kori and Urban Organic
Lola’s in Harmonie Park
1427 Randolph Street
10:00AM-3:00PM
Dicks Sporting Goods is pleased to announce The Outdoor Adventure Tour will be in your area on May 30th - June 1st at Dicks Sporting Goods,3660 Rivertown Parkway, Grandville , MI.
DICK'S Sporting Goods will host a unique hands-on experience for outdoor enthusiasts in the Grand Rapids area. Customers will enjoy an extensive, large-scale “mobile” parking lot event and sale that will showcase outdoor adventure sports. This 20 week, 20-city tour will
run until August 3rd, 2008, and will visit a total of 14 states across the Southeast, Midwest, Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
A specially customized 53-foot tractor trailer will anchor the 8,000-square foot parking lot venue and will feature such activities as a 10,000-gallon paddling pool for kayak and canoe trials, air gun shooting lane, casting area for fishing, a complete campsite and a main stage for outdoor product demonstrations.. This event provides a great “try before you buy” opportunity when it comes to outdoor sports like fishing, camping, canoeing and kayaking. Some of the brands that will be featured include: Field & StreamTM, Coleman®, Crosman®, Kelty®, Mad River®, Perception®, Old Town® , and Wilderness Systems.
This family event will also have manufacturer representatives on site to demonstrate products and answer questions. In addition to special giveaways at each stop on the road tour, customers can also sign up to win the Field & Stream Field Tested, Guide Approved Great Gear Giveaway, total value over $8,000.
On board will be spokesperson, outdoor adventure expert Brian Brawdy, He has been seen on Good Morning America, NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox and WGN affiliates across North America, and has given expert advice on national and local radio shows. Brawdy “demystifies” outdoor adventure gear, educates non-outdoor enthusiasts and makes outdoor sports fun.
Join us for this FREE event.
Friday May, 30th 4pm-9pm
Saturday May 31st 10am-9pm
Sunday June 1st 11am-6pm
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