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Can’t Help Falling in Love … with Michigan events!

Posted on July 8, 2011July 8, 2011 by Michigan in Pictures

Michigan ElvisFest 2007, photo by Wigwam Jones.

Michigan boasts an amazing variety of events in July and every month, from ElvistFest in Ypsilanti (this weekend – July 8 & 9) to Hiawatha in Marquette, the Great Lakes State will get you all shook up!

Our Absolute Michigan July Calendar has a whole slew of them and links to many more including a number of chances to win FREE tickets!

Check this photo out king-size and see a whole bunch more in Wigwam Jones’ awesome MichiganElvisFest 2007 – Elvii slideshow!

Two Photographers Play In The Street…

Posted on April 21, 2011 by farlane

The Wave, photo by Brian Confer

It isn’t often one of your favorite photographers (Brian Confer) shoots some cool portraits of another of your favorite photographers (Gary Howe) who happens to also run one of your personal favorite blogs (My Wheels Are Turning). When Gary posted some of the photos on Two Photographers Play In The Street & Nobody Gets Hurt yesterday, I knew I had to feature it here. He explains:

For this Reclaim the Streets themed concept we simply dragged some of my furniture into the street, gathered a few of my favorite books and wheeled the Flying Pigeon around. Brian took care of the rest with his excellent sense for lighting and mood. Other than a reschedule because of too much sun and blue sky, it went smooth. No one hurt, no one delayed.

You can see more photos from the shoot right here, and definitely read the excellent feature they were for: Old school social networking: TC’s Gary Howe wants to build a truly connected city.

See more photos from Brian at Studio B Photography.

Ice Woman: Lake Superior in March

Posted on March 1, 2011March 1, 2011 by Michigan in Pictures

Ice Woman, photo by evenstar22.

Today’s photo comes to you from the “For real??!!” department.

Kate says that yes, she actually did this. See it on black, and here’s hoping that you are living life to the fullest!

The Bird Girl

Posted on January 7, 2011January 7, 2011 by Michigan in Pictures

The Bird Girl Angie, photo by sharona 315 사론아.

Michigan in Pictures has a lot of Michigan birds but nothing quite like Angie!!

Check this out bigger in Sharon’s Winter slideshow.

Number Eleven: Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2011January 1, 2011 by Michigan in Pictures

Number Eleven, photo by bill.d.

We’re 10% of the way through the 21st Century … more or less. So far it hasn’t been the best of decades for Michigan, but it seems like more and more hopeful signs are being seen.

Turn it up to eleven, Michigan.

Check it out bigger in Bill’s slideshow.

Santa says “Better be good!”

Posted on December 24, 2010December 24, 2010 by Michigan in Pictures

“Better be good!”, photo by ETCphoto (on the road).

If you can grow beard like that, I bet you don’t have any trouble finding work in December.

Happy Holidays to everyone, any and all that they may be!

See it bigger and in Terry’s Wintry Scenes slideshow.

It’s Election Day, Michigan, so get out and VOTE!

Posted on November 2, 2010 by farlane

who’s YOUR candidate?, photo by erin MC hammer

Erin had just one thing to post on Flickr, ever. Not a bad choice.

Check it out bigger and get out there and pull some levers, push buttons, fill in the blanks or whatever it takes to get the job done.

If you need any help, head over to Absolute Michigan’s 2010 Michigan Election Resources!

ArtPrize 2010 Flickr Contest

Posted on September 25, 2010September 25, 2010 by Michigan in Pictures

Prizing the art, photo by tinney.

ArtPrize is holding a photo contest for photos added to the ArtPrize Flickr group. Click that link for the details and submit your photos to any or all of the following categories for a chance to win prizes!

installed art
public reactions/interaction with art
venues
artists
events (any ArtPrize related event)
voting (all forms)

Check Dustin’s photo out bigger and check out the ArtPrize 2010 slideshow on Flickr.

Much more ArtPrize on Absolute Michigan!

The Nameless Wizard at the Michigan Renaissance Festival

Posted on September 24, 2010September 24, 2010 by Michigan in Pictures

Untitled, photo by Michael Zz.

The annual Michigan Renaissance Festival takes place Labor Day – October every year. It features jousting and other re-enactments, lots of vendors and people dressing up like this and having fun. This weekend they host the Michigan Longbow tournament and celebrate the harvest, while next weekend it’s a celebration of chocolate and a farewell to the festival.

Check this out bigger in Michael’s portraits & stuff slideshow and have a magical weekend!

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