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Traverse City Wine & Art Festival ~ August 21, 2010

In August, Absolute Michigan is featuring all kinds of Michigan wine stories and events - we'll be giving away (or pointing to giveaways) from Michigan wine events and in general trying to everything we can to promote Michigan's great wines…
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Great Lakes Folk Festival: August 13 - 15, 2010

The roots, the rhythms and the richness of music, dance, arts and culture from across America and around the world come to downtown East Lansing for the Michigan State University Museum's annual Great Lakes Folk Festival, Aug. 13 - 15. The…
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Kalamazoo Water Festival ~ August 14, 2010

The Kalamazoo Water Festival happens this Saturday (August 14) at the Arcadia Creek Festival Site in Kalamazoo. While the festival has been planned for months, it's especially poignant this year as the Kalamazoo River watershed is reeling under…
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Photo Report: Michigan Brewers Guild Summer Beer Festival

photo report by Ken Jacoby Michigan Brewers Guild Summer Beer Festival by KcJacobyThe Michigan Brewers Guild Summer Beer Festival in late July presented the attendees with a multitude of obstacles. Air raid sirens, torrential downpours,…
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On Location: 2010 Traverse City Film Festival

The Traverse City Film Festival is in full swing and our coverage is ramping up! Check out posts from our OnLocation blog and scroll down for info about the Traverse City Film Festival and a really cool video! Speaking of video, Absolute Michigan…
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Summer Beer Festival - July 23 & 24 in Ypsilanti

Absolute Michigan will be sending Ken Jacoby to the Beer Festival - look for an update with his photos following the event! July is Michigan Craft Beer Month, and our brewing industry contributes over $24 million in wages with a total economic…
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National Cherry Festival, July 3-10, 2010 Traverse City

National Cherry Festival Junior Royale Parade by farlane Remember the sights, sounds, and smells of a summer celebration in your hometown when you were a kid? Well, happy days return to Traverse City's beautiful Lake Michigan shores July…
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Island Festival - Kalamazoo, June 17 - 19, 2010

What makes Kalamazoo a cool city and great weekend destination? Events like the Island Festival! Escape from day-to-day routine and kick off summer with entertainment for all ages. From its humble beginnings, the Island Festival has grown…
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Supporting Michigan Business: It's a local thing

"Going local does not mean walling off the outside world. It Means nurturing locally owned businesses which use local resources sustainably, employ local workers at decent wages and serve primarily local consumers." ~Michael H. Shuman, author…
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Traverse Colantha Walker Dairy Festival

The first-ever Traverse Colantha Walker Dairy Festival takes place on the grounds of The Village at Grand Traverse Commons on Sunday, June 10th. Why a festival for a cow, and why this cow? It seems that Traverse Colantha Walker was not your…
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The World Expo of Beer: May 21 & 22, 2010 - Frankenmuth

The World Expo of Beer is a beer sampling extravaganza! If you love beer, you will love the World Expo of Beer, with over 250 brews to choose from. If you don't love beer, but you love a good time, you will still love the World Expo of Beer.…
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Michigan's premiere worldbeat band, Bop (harvey), reunites for East Lansing fest

And they said it would never happen. After fifteen years apart, Michigan's own Bop (harvey) has reunited and will be headlining the East Lansing Art Fair on Saturday, May 22 at 4:45pm. This, the band's first major festival in 15 years, marks…