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Matthaei Botanical Gardens - Ann Arbor

Plumeria by IShutterToThink Named after former Michigan regent Frederick C. Matthaei, Sr. and his wife Mildred, who donated 200 acres of land, the Matthaei Botanical Gardens are operated by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Spring…
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April is Garden Month on Absolute Michigan

A Light from Within by Daylily18 In just over a week, we'll turn our focus on Absolute Michigan to gardens and gardening. Features will include some of Michigan's great botanical gardens, nurseries and greenhouses, garden-themed events…
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Song of the Lakes 25th Anniversary DVD

My good friends Song of the Lakes have a new DVD titled Live at Interlochen. It features a full-length movie of Song of the Lakes 25th Anniversary concert by Rich Brauer & Brauer Productions and the documentary Journey to Joy by Rebecca…
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Happy Valentine's Day, Michigan!

The photo above is georgia | graffiti alley 2 by nicole, finder of Georgia the duck and founder of the detroit ducks & beyond group on Flickr are getting into the spirit Clouds, leaves and even the deer are getting into the holiday…
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Jamie-Sue Seal presents the Un-Valentine's Roadshow

The Jammin Round with Jamie-Sue series is the creation of singer-songwriter Jamie-Sue Seal, who brings national, regional acts to Lansing and also takes the show around the state with her Roadshows. In this season of love, she'll do it again…
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February is Dining Month on Absolute Michigan

Crab Rangoon by Shawn Botruff (chef who made this at the Bluebird) For the month of February, we'll be focusing on dining in Michigan. Starting Monday, we'll be offering daily profiles of restaurants. We'll begin with diners and dives,…
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Book-related Michigan Festivals & Events

You can read on for a list of Michigan Festivals, Events and other happenings that feature books, authors and writers. If there's one we missed, please add information or a link to it in the comments! chicaloo (aka Kate Kehoe) by mfophotos (from…
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Michigan Books: Up in Honey's Room by Elmore Leonard

Up in Honey's Room by Elmore Leonard (William Morrow) is set in Detroit in 1945. U.S. Marshal Carl Webster hopes to use the free-spirited Honey Deal to track down a pair of escaped German POW's hiding out with Honey's ex-husband, Walter (a dead…
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Michigan Authors: Gloria Whelan

Gloria Whelan was born November 23, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan. She graduated from the University of Michigan and became a social worker. In 1972, the Whelans tired of the hectic pace of the city and moved to Oxbow Lake near Mancelona in northern…
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Five things you need to know for Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Welcome to the Michigan Goes Global edition of Five Things you need to know about Michigan where we try and see how Michigan and Michiganians have fared on the wider stage over the last week or so. Somehow we didn't have room to fully explore…
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Michigan Books: Sweety Pies: An Uncommon Collection of Womanish Observations, with Pie by Patty Pinner

Sweety Pies: An Uncommon Collection of Womanish Observations, with Pie by Patty Pinner (Taunton Press) was written by a Saginaw native Patty Pinner who gathered 70 prized pie recipes from the women in her life. What distinguishes this book…
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Michigan Books: Stealing Buddha's Dinner: A Memoir by Bich Minh Nguyen

Stealing Buddha's Dinner: A Memoir by Bich Minh Nguyen (Viking) is - according to author Bich Minh Nguye's web site - a story of: As a Vietnamese girl coming of age in the 1980s in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Bich Nguyen is filled with a rapacious…