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The Daily Michigan: Wild Things Edition5451 The Daily Michigan: National Morel Mushroom Festival5447 The Daily Michigan: Traverse City Wine & Art Festival tix and CD by Orpheum Bell5428 The Daily Michigan: 2 tickets to the Great Wakes Festival in Traverse City5443 DLECTRICITY, a new illuminated art festival for Detroit5441 Five Things You Need to Know About Michigan Morel Mushrooms5191 The Daily Michigan: Two tickets to the Traverse City Wine & Art Festival5417 April is Michigan Wine Month3926 April Michigan Event Calendar3897 La Marche du Nain Rouge5404

The Daily Michigan: Wild Things Edition
Our Wild Things Edition marks the passing of Maurice Sendak and includes a peripheral Michigan connection. Other items include some upcoming events, great photos and features from this week on Absolute Michigan!

The Daily Michigan: National Morel Mushroom Festival
Morels are popping up in Northern Michigan and today we've got a prize package to help you celebrate Michigan's morel magic from the good folks at the National Morel Mushroom Festival (May 17 - 20th). We're going to give one lucky person 2 tickets to their Friday night concert with Thornetta Davis and entry for two and 7 taste tickets each to the fabulous Taste of Morels!!

The Daily Michigan: Traverse City Wine & Art Festival tix and CD by Orpheum Bell
Today on The Daily Michigan we have a pair of tickets to the Traverse City Wine & Art Festival on Saturday June 30th paired with a CD from Ann Arbor based Orpheum Bell, one of the acts joining headliner Rusted Root. They grooves from around the globe into what they call "Country & Eastern." Click through for more including a great video.

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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.
  • 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 Grand Rapids. Super 28th Street Hotels, Dining and Shopping! 10,000 Cars! 200,000 Visitors! Held annually in August. (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! For info, visit our website. (East Lansing, Ingham County)
  • Michigan Week
    Michigan Week's mission is to inspire people - at the local level - to embrace, explore and celebrate the history, resources and opportunities that set Michigan apart as an ideal state to work, play and thrive. (Lansing, Ingham County)
  • Rothbury Festival
    ROTHBURY is dedicated to throwing a HUGE party… with a purpose. ROTHBURY is a new American celebration where music and cause join together to stir ideas, to awaken possibilities, and to empower through knowledge. And yeah, to have the time of our lives. (Rothbury, Muskegon County)
  • Tulip Time Festival
    Celebrating 80+ years of Dutch tradition and culture and the queen of the festival, the tulip. Entertainment includes headliners, meal shows, music & variety, 3 parades, carnivals and the famous klompen dancers. Please contact for a brochure with info (Holland, Ottawa 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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15th Annual Buster Keaton Celebration - Muskegon (Muskegon, Muskegon County)
2010 Lowell Sizzilin' Summer Concert Series (Lowell, Kent County)
42nd Annual Fallasburg Fall Festival 9/25-9/26 10am-5pm (Lowell, Kent 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)
Annual Living History Encampment (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Barry County Fair (Hastings, Barry 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)
Brown Christmas Light Show (Mason, Ingham County)
Buster Keaton Film Festival (Muskegon, Muskegon County)
Calendar of Festivals, Events & Celebrations (Stanwood, Mecosta 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)
Cooper's Glen Music Festival (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
Coopersville Fruit Festival and Bake-off (Coopersville, Ottawa County)
Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary & Zoological Gardens (Athens, Calhoun County)
Deer Forest (Coloma, Berrien County)
DeWitt Ox Roast (DeWitt, Clinton County)
Diversity Day Celebration (Lansing, Ingham County)
Dowagiac Dogwood Fine Arts Festival (Dowagiac, Cass County)
Dutch Village (Holland, Ottawa County)
ear to floor. (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
East Lansing Art Festival (East Lansing, Ingham County)
East Lansing Film Festival (East Lansing, Ingham County)
Eastown's Annual BizBaz (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Events in Downtown Coldwater (Coldwater, Branch County)
FAIR FOOD FILM FESTIVAL (Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County)
Fallasburg Fall Festival - Outdoor Art & Music Festival (Lowell, Kent County)
Fallasburg Fall Festival for the Arts 9/17/11 - 9/18/11 (Lowell, Kent County)
FES2VAL (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Festival of the Arts (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Festival of the Sun (Lansing, Ingham County)
Fireworks for all Events (Hartford, Van Buren County)
Germanfest (Big Rapids, Mecosta County)
Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival (Grand Haven, Ottawa County)
Grand Rapids Antiques Market (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Grand Rapids Women's Chorus Winter Concert (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Grand River Water Festival (Lowell, 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)
Ionia Classic Car, Truck and Bike Show (IONIA, Ionia 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)
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)
LABOR FEST 2010 - GRAND RAPIDS DOWNTOWN (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Lansing's Old Town BluesFest (Lansing, Ingham County)
Lemon Creek Winery Vintage Blues Bash July 25th, 2009 (Berrien Springs, Berrien 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's Adventure (Muskegon, Muskegon County)
Mid-Michigan Body and Soul Festival (Mount Pleasant, MI, Isabella County)
Mid-Winter Singing Festival (East Lansing, Ingham County)
MIEveningOut Michigan's Nightlife Directory (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)
Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company (Grand Haven, Ottawa 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)
Rotary Antique Fair & Sale (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Rothbury Music Festival rocks sustainability mission (Rothbury, Oceana County)
RV Show brings spirit of adventure to GR (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Sand Lake 4th of July Festival (Sand Lake, Newaygo County)
Shining Stars Of West Michigan (West Michigan/ Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire (Portage, Kalamazoo County)
Silver Maple Music Festival (Comstock Park, Kent County)
Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest (Scotts, Kalamazoo County)
Southwest Michigan Community Harvest Fest (Scotts, Kalamazoo County)
Southwest Michigan Events and Attractions (St. Joseph, Berrien County)
Southwestern Michigan Home, Garden and Leisure Show (Benton Harbor, Berrien County)
Sparta Area Fair (Sparta, Kent County)
St Peters Lutheran Germanfest (Big Rapids, Mecosta 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 Harbor Choral Festival of Music (Holland, Ottawa County)
The Haunt (Walker, Kent County)
The Howard Performing Arts Center (Berrien Springs, Berrien County)
The Michigan Story Festival (Mount Pleasant, Isabella County)
The Potter Park Zoological Society (Lansing, Ingham County)
The Venetian Festival (St. Joseph, Berrien County)
Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Toast the Coast (Bridgman, Berrien County)
Van Buren Youth Fair (Hartford, Van Buren County)
Victorian Day in Grand Ledge - 2011 (Grand Ledge, Eaton County)
Victorian Ice Cream Social (Holland, Ottawa County)
Vintage, Antiques, & Collectibles Sale (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
VocalArt Singers (Grand Rapids, MI, Kent County)
Webberville Fall Festival (Webberville, Ingham County)
West Michigan Country (Grand Rapids, Kent County)
Winter Delights: A Festival of Wine, Food & Jazz (Benton Harbor, Berrien County)
Witch's Walk Haunted Corn Maze (Grand Rapids, Kent County)

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Arts & Entertainment > Festivals, Attractions & Events > Articles

May 11, 2012
The Daily Michigan: Wild Things Edition

May 8, 2012
The Daily Michigan: National Morel Mushroom Festival

May 3, 2012
The Daily Michigan: Traverse City Wine & Art Festival tix and CD by Orpheum Bell

May 2, 2012
The Daily Michigan: 2 tickets to the Great Wakes Festival in Traverse City

Apr 30, 2012
DLECTRICITY, a new illuminated art festival for Detroit

Apr 18, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know About Michigan Morel Mushrooms

Apr 3, 2012
The Daily Michigan: Two tickets to the Traverse City Wine & Art Festival

Apr 3, 2012
April is Michigan Wine Month

Apr 2, 2012
April Michigan Event Calendar

Mar 15, 2012
La Marche du Nain Rouge

Mar 12, 2012
Carnival Weekend at Boyne

Mar 3, 2012
Grand Rapids Laughfest benefits Gilda's Club

Mar 2, 2012
The Daily Michigan: 2 Tickets to the 2012 Traverse City Wine & Art Festival

Mar 1, 2012
March Michigan Event Calendar

Feb 22, 2012
WISSA 2012: World Ice and Snow Sailing Championships in St. Ignace

Feb 7, 2012
Celebrate Valentine's Day the Michigan Way

Feb 2, 2012
Fly High at the Pine Mountain Ski Jumping Tournament

Feb 2, 2012
The Daily Michigan: 2 tickets to the Winter Traverse City Microbrew & Music Festival

Feb 1, 2012
February is National Cherry Month!

Jan 30, 2012
February Michigan Event Calendar

Jan 23, 2012
Discover Michigan Wines at Regional Wine and Food Tasting Events

Jan 19, 2012
Michigan's 175th Birthday Bash!

Jan 17, 2012
The Legend of Heikki Lunta

Jan 12, 2012
2012 North American International Auto Show

Jan 2, 2012
January Michigan Event Calendar

Dec 20, 2011
Michigan New Years Eve Happenings

Dec 1, 2011
December Michigan Event Calendar

Nov 4, 2011
Photo Friday: Happy Fence Friday by sharona 315

Nov 3, 2011
Grand Rapids Wine, Beer & Food Festival ~ Nov 17-19, 2011

Nov 1, 2011
November 2011 Michigan Event Calendar

Oct 26, 2011
The Nain Rouge, a Detroit Ghost Story

Oct 18, 2011
Made-In-Michigan Film Festival - October 21st & 22nd

Oct 3, 2011
Beer Week and the Detroit Fall Beer Festival

Oct 1, 2011
October Michigan Event Calendar

Sep 19, 2011
ArtPrize 2011 in Grand Rapids

Sep 12, 2011
Midwest Fest 2011 ~ September 28-October 1

Sep 6, 2011
2011 September Michigan Event Calendar

Aug 30, 2011
Michigan by the Bottle: LPVA Wineries Stomp Into Fall

Aug 25, 2011
Crystal Mountain's Taste of Michigan ~ September 3

Aug 16, 2011
Traverse City Microbrew & Music Festival ~ August 26 & 27

Aug 11, 2011
Wine and Food Festival at Meadow Brook ~ August 28 & 29

Aug 9, 2011
Porcupine Mountains Music Festival ~ August 26-28

Aug 7, 2011
August Michigan Event Calendar

Aug 3, 2011
Hoxeyville Music Festival ~ August 19-21

Aug 2, 2011
Traverse City Wine & Art Festival ~ August 20th

Jul 29, 2011
Super Dre at Electric Forest 2011

Jul 25, 2011
Farmfest ~ August 11-14

Jul 21, 2011
Michigan Roots Jamboree - August 5 & 6

Jul 20, 2011
Dunegrass Music Festival ~ August 5-7

Jul 19, 2011
Paella In The Park ~ August 5

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