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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…
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Miss Michigan Rima Fakih wins the 2010 Miss USA crown

24-year-old Miss Michigan Rima Fakih won the 2010 Miss USA title last night, despite nearly stumbling in her evening gown. Fakih, a Lebanese immigrant, is being touted as the first Arab-American woman to win the Miss USA title, but the Julie…
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Michigan says "Cheese" - Meet the Michigan Cheesemakers Cooperative

Ready for my closeup by farlane In MSU helps form Michigan cheese cooperative, Farm & Dairy reports on the newly formed Michigan Cheese Makers Cooperative. Members plan to work together to market their cheese, leverage their buying…
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East Lansing Art Festival & MSU Arts and Crafts Show, May 22 & 23

Established in 1964, the East Lansing Art Festival is held every spring during the weekend prior to the Memorial Holiday weekend. Known for featuring the highest caliber fine art and fine craft, this highly anticipated Festival attracts 70,000-80,000…
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Bell's Brewery: Leading the Great Beer State

Welcome Spring by nicudoc68 Talked a lot about wine in April for Michigan Wine Month, but Michigan is also becoming known as the Great Beer State. The Kalamazoo Gazette recently reported that Kalamazoo's Bell's Brewery ranked 19th in…
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Weird Wednesday: A Concrete Shang-ri-la

The last Wednesday of every month is a "Weird Wednesday" on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what's weird in the Wolverine State. You can report your own strange encounters at weirdmichigan.com, follow her on Twitter…
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Pure Michigan takes you behind the scenes of "Fresh"

Pure Michigan takes you behind the scenes of the filming of their new "Fresh" TV spot. The spots are done by McCann Erickson and it's amazing to see what 30 seconds requires. Many more videos from Pure Michigan TV at YouTube.
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Our Stylish Wines Boldly Express Provenance: Michigan's American Viticultural Areas

Lorri Hathaway and Sharon Kegerreis are writers who are passionate for Michigan and the authors of the award-winning From the Vine: Exploring Michigan Wineries. Learn all about Lorri & Sharon and their work at www.michiganvine.com. Untitled…
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From the Vine: Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trail

As part of our celebration of Michigan Wine Month, we'll be (re)featuring excerpts on each of Michigan's five wine trails (and one taking you beyond the trails) from the Michigan Notable Book award-winning From the Vine: Exploring Michigan Wineries. (Lake…
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Detroit Music Awards - April 16, 2010

a language we all understand by mlephotos The Detroit Music Awards awards are similar to the Grammy Awards presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Award winners are determined by local musicians and music industry…
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March is Michigan Maple Syrup Season!

Although 2010 hasn't been the best of years for maple sugaring, Megan from Spoon Blog took a visit to the 320 acre Currey Farm near Charlevoix to check out the maple syrup making process. In , she writes: Head over to Michigan Maple to…