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December Michigan Event Calendar
A sampling of Michigan festivals & events for the month of December. As usual, there's no way we'll get them all, so please add links and information about those we've missed (or reviews of ones we have here) in the comments section.

Frosty Tuesday: Silver Bells, Falling Snow & Skidding Autos
From Silver Bells in the City in Lansing to Michigan's first storm of the 2008-2009 winter, it's clear that if winter isn't here to stay, it won't be long in coming. Here's hoping that Michigan's car companies aren't in for a long, cold winter.

Video Spotlight: Josh Davis Trio - "Working Man's Hymn"
Taped at the Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council (Mid-MEAC) benefit, Absolute Michigan correspondent captured this video of the Josh Davis Trio performing "Working Man's Hymn". Held on Friday, November 7 the event raised nearly $4,000 to keep Mid-MEAC programs going and growing.

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Common Ground Festival
This annual celebration features an outstanding line-up of musical acts, focusing on top-level, national, contemporary music performers, scores of food vendors, and a dynamic display of outdoor interactive activities for kids.
  • 3rd Annual AT&T 28th Street Metro Cruise®
    Celebrating West Michigan's 100-year old Love Affair with the Autombile! 15 Miles of COOL Cars on famed 28th Street in Greater Grand Rapids! 2 Days: Fri & Sat, August 24 & 25. Super 28th Street Hotels, Dining and Shopping! 10,000 Cars! 200,000 Visitors! (Wyoming-Kentwood, Kent County)
  • Common Ground Festival
    This annual celebration features an outstanding line-up of musical acts, focusing on top-level, national, contemporary music performers, scores of food vendors, and a dynamic display of outdoor interactive activities for kids. (Lansing, Ingham County)
  • East Lansing Children's Film Festival
    A popular annual event showcasing films around the world for children of all ages! Join us in East Lansing from February 8 through 14, 2008. Tickets are $6 and $4, and can be purchased at www.presaleticketing.com. For info, visit our website. (East Lansing, Ingham County)
  • Michigan Week
    The Michigan Week 2006 theme ñ "Great Lakes, Great Traditions: The Magic of Michigan" ñ highlights both our state's history of magic from Houdini to Blackstone and the many treasures that make life in Michigan magical. (Lansing, Ingham County)
  • Rothbury Festival
    July 3-6, 2008 featuring Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, John Mayer, 311, Phil Lesh, Primus, Snoop Dogg, Art, Camping, Sustainable Action, Energy, Climate Change, Environment, Green, Double JJ and More! (Rothbury, Muskegon County)
  • Waterfront Film Festival of Saugatuck
    In what has quickly become a tradition, this idyllic resort village comes alive each June with filmgoers, actors, producers & directors sharing the excitement as outstanding independent films are screened in casual, intimate settings. (Saugatuck, Allegan County)
  • Wheatland Music Organization
    Each year thousands of people converge on the 160-acre festival site to enjoy a wide variety of activities, as well as the star-studded lineup on the main stage. The annual Wheatland Music Festival is held the first weekend after Labor day in September. (Remus, Mecosta County)

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22nd Annual Living History Encampment (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
3rd Annual AT&T 28th Street Metro Cruise® (Wyoming-Kentwood, Kent County)
4th Annual Hunter Ice Festival- Jan 18-20, 2008 (Niles, Berrien County)
Allegan County Fair (Allegan, Allegan County)
Anderson & Girls Orchards / Gifts (Stanton, Montcalm County)
Andrews University Passion Play (Berrien Springs, Berrien County)
Andy T's Farms (St. Johns, Clinton County)
ArtFairCalendar Blog - News for Arts Aficionados (, Branch County)
Barry County Fair (Hastings, Barry County)
Berlin Fair (Marne, Ottawa County)
Berrien County Youth Fair (Berrien Springs, Berrien County)
Binder Park Zoo (Battle Creek, Calhoun County)
Blossom Time Festival (Benton Harbor, Berrien County)
Branch County 4-H Fair (Coldwater, Branch County)
Buster Keaton Film Festival (Muskegon, Muskegon County)
By the Light of the Lamp (Holland, Ottawa County)
Calhoun County Fair (Marshall, Calhoun County)
Cass County Fair (Cassopolis, Cass County)
Celebration on the Grand (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
City of Cedar Springs (Cedar Springs, Kent County)
Colon Magic Festival (Colon, St. Joseph County)
Color Cruise and Island Festival (Grand Ledge, Eaton County)
Color Cruise and Island Festival (Grand Ledge, Eaton County)
COLORS OF SALSA (Lansing, Ingham County)
Common Ground Festival (Lansing, Ingham County)
Common Ground Music Festival (Lansing, Ingham County)
Coopersville Fruit Festival and Bake-off (Coopersville, Ottawa County)
Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary & Zoological Gardens (Athens, Calhoun County)
Deer Forest (Coloma, Berrien County)
Dry Land Boat Show (Holland, Ottawa County)
Dutch Village (Holland, Ottawa County)
East Lansing Art Festival (East Lansing, Ingham County)
East Lansing Children's Film Festival (East Lansing, Ingham County)
East Lansing Film Festival (East Lansing, Ingham County)
Events in Downtown Coldwater (Coldwater, Branch County)
FAIR FOOD FILM FESTIVAL (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
FES2VAL (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Festival of the Arts (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Festival of the Sun (Lansing, Ingham County)
Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival (Grand Haven, Ottawa County)
Grand Rapids Antiques Market (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Gratiot County Fair for youth (Ithaca, Gratiot County)
Great Lakes Folk Festival (East Lansing, Ingham County)
Great Lakes Irish Music Festival (Comstock Park, Kent County)
Haunted Cider Mill & Corn Mill Maze (Charlotte, Eaton County)
Hillsdale County Fair (Hillsdale, Hillsdale County)
Hudsonville Community Fair (Hudsonville, Ottawa County)
International Festival of Lights Battle Creek (Battle Creek, Calhoun County)
Ionia Free Fair (Ionia, Ionia County)
Isabella County Youth and Farm Fair (Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County)
Island Festival (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
Jackson County Fair (Jackson, Jackson County)
JazzFest - Lansing, Michigan (Lansing, Ingham County)
John Ball Zoo Society (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Jollay Orchards (Coloma, Berrien County)
Kalamazoo Animation Festival International (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
Kalamazoo County Fair (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
Kalamazoo Russian Festival (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
Kent County Youth Fair (Lowell, Kent County)
Lansing's Old Town BluesFest (Lansing, Ingham County)
Manistee County Fair (Onekama, Manistee County)
Mecosta County Free Fair (Big Rapids, Mecosta County)
Michigan Coalition of Chainsaw Carvers (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan Event Calendar (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan Irish Music Festival (Muskegon, Muskegon County)
Michigan Story Festival (Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County)
Michigan Week (Lansing, Ingham County)
Michigan's Adventure (Muskegon, Muskegon County)
Mid-Winter Singing Festival (East Lansing, Ingham County)
Muskegon Air Fair (Muskegon, Muskegon County)
Muskegon Arts and Humanities Festival (Muskegon, Muskegon County)
Muskegon Summer Celebration (Muskegon, Muskegon County)
National Asparagus Festival (Hart, Oceana County)
National Baby Food Festival (Fremont, Newaygo County)
National Blueberry Festival (South Haven, Van Buren County)
Natural Balance Magazine Green Events Calendar (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
Newaygo County Agricultural Fair (Fremont, Newaygo County)
Niles Haunted House (Niles, Berrien County)
Old Town Blues Fest (Lansing, Ingham County)
Old Town Oktoberfest (Lansing, Ingham County)
Ottawa County Fair (Holland, Ottawa County)
Phantasmagoria Haunted House (Lansing, Ingham County)
Pinball at the 'Zoo (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
Pottworks Gallery, Artful Drinking Vessels Exhibit (Hamilton, Allegan County)
Red Flannel Festival (Cedar Springs, Kent County)
Red Flannel Festival (Cedar Springs, Kent County)
Rothbury Festival (Rothbury, Muskegon County)
Sand Lake 4th of July Festival (Sand Lake, Newaygo County)
Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire (Portage, Kalamazoo County)
Silver Maple Music Festival (Comstock Park, Kent County)
Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest (Scotts, Kalamazoo County)
Sparta Area Fair (Sparta, Kent County)
St. Johns Mint Festival (St. Johns, Clinton County)
St. Joseph County Grange Fair (Centreville, St. Joseph County)
Stanton Old Fashioned Days (Stanton, Montcalm County)
The Crane Orchard 15-Acre Corn Maze! (Fennville, Allegan County)
The Haunt (Walker, Kent County)
The Howard Performing Arts Center (Berrien Springs, Berrien County)
The Legend of Shadow Woods (Charlotte, Eaton County)
The Poetry Factory (St. Joseph, Berrien County)
The Potter Park Zoological Society (Lansing, Ingham County)
The Venetian Festival (St. Joseph, Berrien County)
Tulip Time Festival (Holland, Ottawa County)
Van Buren Youth Fair (Hartford, Van Buren County)
Victorian Day (Grand Ledge, Eaton County)
Victorian Ice Cream Social (Holland, Ottawa County)
VocalArt Singers (Grand Rapids, MI, Kent County)
Waterfront Film Festival of Saugatuck (Saugatuck, Allegan County)
Western Michigan Fair (Ludington, Mason County)
Wheatland Music Organization (Remus, Mecosta County)
Women in the Arts Festival (East Lansing, Ingham County)

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Dec 1, 2008
December Michigan Event Calendar

Nov 18, 2008
Frosty Tuesday: Silver Bells, Falling Snow & Skidding Autos

Nov 14, 2008
Video Spotlight: Josh Davis Trio - "Working Man's Hymn"

Nov 13, 2008
24th Annual Silver Bells in the City - Friday, November 21 Lansing

Nov 12, 2008
The Water Festival in Traverse City - December 12-14

Nov 6, 2008
Grand Rapids International Wine & Food Festival giveaway!

Nov 4, 2008
Spotlight: Green on the Big Screen - An Environmental Film Festival & Fair

Nov 3, 2008
November Michigan Event Calendar 2008

Nov 3, 2008
The Week for November 3-9

Oct 31, 2008
Happy Halloween from Absolute Michigan!

Oct 30, 2008
Spotlight: The Mitten Movie Project Presents 'ZOMBIE NIGHT' A Night of Independent Zombie Films

Oct 27, 2008
The Week for October 27-November 2 (Halloween Edition)

Oct 23, 2008
Setting the table Thursday: take a bite out of Michigan this fall!

Oct 23, 2008
Road Trip: Zombie Walk (for a cause)

Oct 20, 2008
The Week for October 20-26, 2008

Oct 16, 2008
Road Trip: Michigan Story Festival, Mt. Pleasant October 24 & 25

Oct 15, 2008
Michigan breweries shine at national competition

Oct 15, 2008
Weird Photo Wednesday: Lakenenland Corporate Greed by Kristina_5

Oct 13, 2008
The Week for October 13 - 19, 2008

Oct 7, 2008
Spotlight: Food, Wine & All That Jazz, October 10 - Grand Rapids

Oct 6, 2008
The Week for October 6 - 12, 2008

Oct 2, 2008
Road Trip: 2008 Great Lakes Lighthouse Festival, Oct 9-12

Oct 1, 2008
Oktoberfest, Lansing - October 3 & 4

Sep 30, 2008
2008 Michigan Haunted Houses, Mazes & Attractions

Sep 30, 2008
October Michigan Event Calendar 2008

Sep 30, 2008
Fort Fright: Haunted history at Michilimackinac

Sep 29, 2008
The Week for September 29 - October 5, 2008

Sep 25, 2008
Riding the Green Wave in Michigan

Sep 25, 2008
Road Trip: Benzie County Fallfest October 4-5 & 11-12

Sep 22, 2008
The Week for September 22-28, 2008

Sep 18, 2008
Road Trip: 50th Anniversary of Anatomy of a Murder Celebration

Sep 16, 2008
Visit the Capitol September 18 for the Select Michigan Day Farmers Market

Sep 15, 2008
The Week for September 15-21, 2008

Sep 11, 2008
Road Trip: Old Town BluesFest; Lansing, September 19 & 20

Sep 10, 2008
Spotlight: Harvest Stompede Vineyard Run & Walk and Wine Tour; Sept. 20 & 21 Leelanau

Sep 8, 2008
The Week for September 8 - 14

Sep 6, 2008
Detroit International Jazz Festival video

Sep 4, 2008
Traverse Epicurean Classic video ... still time to win tickets!

Sep 4, 2008
Road Trip: Oktoberfest, Frankenmuth September 18-21

Sep 3, 2008
MLUI Hosts Bill McKibben - September 7, 2008

Sep 2, 2008
The Week for September 1 - 7

Sep 1, 2008
September Michigan Event Calendar

Aug 28, 2008
Road Trip: Labor Day Weekend Around Southeast Michigan

Aug 26, 2008
Wheatland Music Festival; September 5 - 7

Aug 25, 2008
The Week for August 25 - 31

Aug 25, 2008
Epicurean Classic Giveway!

Aug 21, 2008
Woodward Dream Cruise 2008

Aug 21, 2008
Road Trip: Great Lakes Cider & Perry Festival, September 6-7, St. Johns

Aug 19, 2008
Old US 27 Motor Tour and the new Route 66

Aug 14, 2008
Road Trip: Chrysler Arts, Beats & Eats, Pontiac Aug 29 - Sept 1

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