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, Corner brewery, 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, SXSW, West Park, Woodruff's, Ypsilanti Public Schools 15 Comments
Mittenfest VI launches beautifully
I shirked my parenting responsibilities last night and snuck across the river to Woodruff’s, to attended the highly anticipated kickoff of Mittenfest VI. My intention was to shoot lots of video, that I could then post here, in hopes of enticing more of you to attend over the coming days (Mittenfest continues through New Year’s […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Ypsilanti Also tagged 826 Michigan, Matt Jones, Matt Jones and the Reconstruction, Mittenfest, Mostly Midwest, Nathan K, Woodruff's 11 Comments