Between Christmas and New Year’s Day, Ypsilanti will, as it’s done for the past seven years, play host to the incredible Michigan music festival known as Mittenfest. Following is a short interview I conducted online with organizers Brandon Zwagerman, Jeremy Peters and Amy Sumerton on how Mittenfest got started, how it’s changed over the years, […]
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Reflecting on the origins, accomplishments and future of Mittenfest
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 826, 826Michigan, Amy Sumerton, Arbor Vitae, Beezy's, Brandon Zwagerman, Breezee On, Chickens in Love, Chris Bathgate, Christmas, creative writing, East Quad Music Co-Op, Fred Thomas, Frontier Ruckus, fundraisers, Growing Hope, Halfass, homesickness, Jeremy Peters, Madison House, Madisonfest, Misty Lyn Bergeron, Mittenfest, New Year's Eve, New York, Nightlife, NYC, Saturday Looks Good To Me, Stepdad, SXSW, West Park, Woodruff's, Ypsilanti Public Schools 15 Comments
It’s beginning to look a lot like Krampus
In case I haven’t invited you personally, I wanted to let you know that we’ll be having our big, annual Krampus party this Saturday night in in Ypsilanti. As in years past, things will begin at 8:00, at the Corner Brewery (720 Norris Street). Entry is free for those of you who are degenerate lowlifes. […]
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged beets, Chris Sandon, Christmas, Christmas parties, Doug Skinner, FLY Children's Art Center, holiday parties, Jason Youngs, Krampus, Krampus Ball, Krampusdeep, VG Kids 8 Comments
KRAMPUS 2013 to be held the night of December 21 in Ypsilanti
About three years ago, those of us responsible for the Shadow Art Fair, decided that local kids could benefit from the knowledge that, while Santa Claus goes out each Christmas Eve, visiting the homes of all the good children around the world, he has a no-so-jolly associate that does the same for those boys and […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Black Peter, Christmas, Klaubaur, Knecht Ruprecht, Krampus, Pelznickel, Perchten, Santa Claus, war on Christmas 17 Comments