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Photo Friday: The Mighty Underdogs by the Absolute Michigan Rothbury Team We're bumping the normal Absolute Michigan Photo Friday to link you in to our Rothbury 2009 coverage. Stay tuned!

Road Trip: Comerica Cityfest – Now Thru July 5th in Detroit Still don't have Fourth of July plans? Well look no further than Detroit for a spectacular FREE festival full of top notch musical acts, mouth watering food and loads of fun! De La Soul, Buddy Guy, Ray Parker Jr. & Todd Rundgren are just a few of those set to perform.

Ticket Giveaway: Paolo Nutini at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit August 1, 2009 Absolute Michigan is giving away a pair of tickets to the Paolo Nutini concert at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit on August 1, 2009. Paolo is the first ever solo Scottish male to have a #1 album in the UK and recently released his latest recording "Sunny Side Up". Click on in to win!

July Michigan Event Calendar This is what we said last year and I think we will stick with the message... It seems that many media outlets are preaching the "staycation" this year. We say cut some corners, pack a lunch, brew your own coffee, just do what you have to do and support the events, cities and businesses that are making things happen. You might just have some fun and create some great memories in the process.

Michitwitter Review June 2009 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 the items for the month June. We encourage you to add any news items, events, links to vids, podcasts or whatever you find interesting about the Great Lakes State!

National Cherry Festival, July 4-11, 2009 Traverse City The National Cherry Festival features over 150 events including free air shows over the Bay, colorful parades, concerts, rides & carnival games on the midway, pie-eating contests, a Global Wine Pavilion, crowds of smiling faces, and loads of luscious cherries prepared every way you can imagine!

Ready to Pick: Leafy Greens aste the Local Difference says that leafy greens are ready to pick! Greens are an excellent source of iron, calcium, Vitamins A and C, and folic acid and also very high in dietary fiber and low in calories and sodium. Read on for fun facts & recipes.

Photo Friday: Heaven by SashaW SashaW (Shasha Wolff) says she's an ordinary girl who loves being behind and in front of the camera. She has a cool blog with thoughts about social media called Social Sasha. Her sets include Project 365, Summer and Fall 2008, and Explore.

Road Trip: The Michigan Challenge Balloonfest in Howell The annual Michigan Challenge Balloonfest takes place this weekend - June 26-28, 2009. It's the state championship of hot-air ballooning and in addition to a sky full of balloons, offerings include three entertainment venues, a carnival, classic car show, medieval village and skydiving shows.

Weird Wednesday: The Dogman in Washtenaw County Michiganders on the eastern side of the state may think they are safe from the stealthy predations of the Michigan Dog Man. But an Ann Arbor man wrote to say he has had encounters with an upright, unknown creature for the past 12 years in this vicinity.

2009 Rothbury Ticket Giveaway Winner! Absolute Michigan has given away a pair of 4 day tickets for the 2009 Rothbury music festival (camping included!). After tallying the votes from an enormous number of submissions we have identified our winner. Drum roll please......

National Pollinator Week - June 22-28th Agriculture is Michigan's second largest industry (maybe now it's our first), contributing more than $71 billion to the state's economy. Due to this we feel it is fitting that we bring awareness to National Pollinator Week which runs from June 22 to the 28th.

Video Rewind: Waterfront Film Festival 2009 Breaks Records Absolute Michigan contributor Scott Allman recently traveled to the Waterfront Film Festival in Saugatuck and brought back some cool footage from a record breaking year. If you didn't go this year then put it on our calendar for 2010!

Michigan lawmakers stare at the same chasm Michigan's elected officials face a crucial week of deciding how to deal with major budgetary shortfalls without any signs of a will to compromise. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Photo Friday: Summer Chair by dcclark dcclark (David Clark) says the he's a mathematician, photographer, explorer, improviser and that the combo works surprisingly well! He lives in Houghton on the Keweenaw Peninsula and runs a cool blog called Cliffs and Ruins with photos from his journeys (and a little math). You can view and purchase his work at dcclark.net.

Behind the scenes with the Michigan Works Film Class The class retrains people to be able to work with movie crews. Use the links below to share your photos and videos with us! Add Your Videos Share Your Photos Check below for more videos!

Road Trip: The Michigan Challenge Balloonfest in Howell The annual Michigan Challenge Balloonfest takes place this weekend - June 26-28, 2009. It's the state championship of hot-air ballooning and in addition to a sky full of balloons, offerings include three entertainment venues, a carnival, classic car show, medieval village and skydiving shows. 2009 Rothbury Ticket Giveaway Winner! Absolute Michigan has given away a pair of 4 day tickets for the 2009 Rothbury music festival (camping included!). After tallying the votes from an enormous number of submissions we have identified our winner. Drum roll please...... Bike Race in a Copper Mine? Must be the U.P. Edward Vielmetti tipped us off to the Miner's Revenge bicycle race in Greenland (near Ontonagon) which takes place July 11 & 12 and includes free on-site camping for racers and a bonfire the night before. Saugatuck Waterfront Film Festival: June 11-14, 2009 Every June, filmgoers, actors, producers and directors come to the resort village of Saugatuck to screen independent films from all over the US. There is a kick off party on June 10 and the festival itself will run June 11-14. Michigan's own Jeff Daniels will be there for the Midwest Premiere of his film, "Answer Man", and Daryl Hannah is scheduled to attend to promote her film, "Fierce Light". Behind the scenes with the Michigan Works Film Class Scott Allman has posted a cool video taking you behind the scenes at Michigan Works' new Film Training Class through Michigan State University & Lansing Community College. The class uses actual filmmakers like Michigan's Rich Brauer as instructors and retrains people to be able to work with movie crews Chapter & Verse on the General Motors Bankruptcy All kinds of news, blog posts, video and reactions to yesterday's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy by General Motors. Chrysler 3D at the 1939 World's Fair Boing Boing alerted us to 60 Minutes of Magic, a wonderful post with tons of photos and the rather strange video below. Iowahawk says that it all started when he found an original handout flyer for the Chrysler Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair, along with a pair of 3-D glasses for the viewing of the Pavilion's three-dimensional film "In Tune With Tomorrow." Starting at Mayor, Number 21, Dave Bing Yesterday Dave Bing was sworn in as the 62nd mayor of Detroit. He was a seven-time All-Star for the Detroit Pistons from 1966 to 1975. Upon retirement, Bing went into business in Detroit and has been active in the community over the years since. Focusing on the Future at Ford It's interesting to consider how deeply our nation identified with the manufacturing and innovation represented by these cars and how much goodwill Ford, GM & Chrysler were able to squander with ill-advised production. Slowly, it appears that they are earning it back with efforts like yesterday's Ford Motor Company announcement that they will retool their Michigan Truck plant in Wayne. We Are Michigan Concert Series ~ April 30 - May 2 The We Are Michigan concert series is a three-day event to help raise awareness about gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender human rights issues in 3 Michigan cities (Ferndale, Ann Arbor & Traverse City). Each evening will feature an array of music with activists who will share their experiences fighting for gay rights. Matthew Stafford shares his draft day thoughts on Letterman's Top 10 Monday night on CBS's Late Night with David Letterman the Lion's #1 draft pick presented the "Top Ten Thoughts That Went Through Matthew Stafford's Mind On Draft Day." Stafford signed a record setting six-year contract that contains $41.7 million in guaranteed money and carries a total value of up to $78 million if he reaches his incentive goals. Grand Rapids ArtPrize: the city is the gallery Yesterday the city of Grand Rapids announced the ArtPrize, a competition open to artists of all kinds from around the world that will award nearly one-half million dollars to prize winners, including $250,000 to the artist who receives the most public votes. The display and voting will run from September 23 - October 10, 2009 Detroit Lions FREE Draft Day Party The Detroit Lions have the #1 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft and will hold their annual Draft Day Party at Ford Field this Saturday (April 25) from 3-8 PM. It's FREE to the public and no ticket is required. We'd love to share your vision of Michigan with others. Please feel welcome to add your videos to our YouTube group and please share your photos in the Absolute Michigan group on Flickr.

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