The Week for July 28 – August 3, 2008

thermonuclear funball by postpurchase
thermonuclear funball by postpurchase

As July comes to a close, we'll turn ahead to the Michigan August Event Calendar to see what's cooking for this weekend and weekend. The 4th annual Traverse City Film Festival kicks off tomorrow night (Jul 29 - Aug 3) and Absolute Michigan will try and bring you up close to as much of it as we can, including the Michigan Film Panel. Nearby, the Sleeping Bear Dunegrass & Blues Festival in Empire welcomes a nationaly known slate of music acts July 31-Aug 3. Also July 31 - August 3rd is the Woodtick Music Festival way up in Hermansville (between Iron Mountain & Escanaba) and the Labadie Pig Gig, a national rib competition in Detroit. Other events include JazzFest in Lansing (Aug 1-2), Idlewild Jazz Festival (Aug 2), Riverfolk Festival in Manchester (Aug 2), Silver Maple Music Festival (Aug 2) in Grand Rapids and the Suttons Bay Art Festival (Aug 2-3).

Last week we shouted out the Michigan Summer Beer Festival and the Kalamazoo Gazette has a little photo gallery if you want to see what went down!

Just in case you missed it, I wanted to make sure you got a look at Remembering the Detroit Riot of 1967. I think it has some of the best media that we've had on Absolute Michigan for quite some time - be sure to watch the video!

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This entry was written by farlane and posted on July 28, 2008 at 9:25 am and filed under Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Bands, Entertainers & Labels, Destinations, Festivals, Attractions & Event Calendars, Lodging & Travel, Michigan, Photography & Film, The Michigan Pages. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

4 Comments

  1. farlane
    Posted July 29, 2008 at 6:23 am | Permalink

    The Freep reports that:

    The Pistons are banking on their history after agreeing to terms with the enigma known as Kwame Brown, the No. 1 pick in the 2001 NBA draft.

    Brown's agent, Mark Bartelstein, confirmed Monday that the Pistons had OK'd a deal, which had not been signed yet. The two-year deal is for $4 million per season with a player option for a second year, meaning the 6-foot-11 power forward can opt out of the deal after one season.

    Get analysis and commentary over at DetroitBadBoys.com.

    I have to say I'm breathing easier now that the door appears to be closing on Ron Artest as a Piston.

  2. Absolute Michigan
    Posted July 29, 2008 at 11:47 am | Permalink

    Michigan's beaches cleaner than most - WOODTV.com

    A new report shows statewide beach closings and warnings remained steady over the past three years, and that Michigan beaches are cleaner than the national average.

    The report, "Testing the Waters: A Guide to Quality at Vacation Beaches," was put together by the Natural Resources Defense Council and released by Clean Water Action.

    Continue reading

  3. Absolute Michigan
    Posted July 29, 2008 at 12:00 pm | Permalink

    Tiger Stadium plan still in play - The Detroit News

    Preservationists on Monday swayed a Detroit City Council committee back in favor of saving part of Tiger Stadium, but the fate of the historic ballpark remains unclear as the mayor's office responded with skepticism.

    A full council vote today had been expected to seal the complete demolition of the ballpark.

    In a stunning game-changer, the sub-committee determined that preservationists have a viable plan to save a portion of the former major league stadium.

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  4. Absolute Michigan
    Posted July 30, 2008 at 1:39 pm | Permalink

    Beijing's field of dreams built on a Spartan foundation - MSU Newsroom Special Report

    MSU is participating in one of the summer's largest global projects – one that, if all goes well, won’t be readily noticed.

    The university's world-famous turf team has been contracted to help China build a portable athletic turf in the new Beijing National Stadium, aka the Bird’s Nest. The turf will support the Olympics' main track and field competitions and the gold medal soccer match, as well as future events.

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