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Anthony Gentile on YpsiFest

By Mark | September 21, 2011

I had the occasion a few days ago to chat with Anthony Gentile, the organizer of YpsiFest, which is scheduled to take place at Woodruff’s October 12 – 15. Here’s what he had to say… MARK: When was the first YpsiFest? ANTHONY: Well, YpsiFest started in 2003, back when Leighton Mann was booking at the […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 2194, Ahsleys, Anchorage, Andy Garris, Anthony Gentile, Bang! Bang!, Battle of the Festivals, Blue Snaggletooth, Brandon Zwagerman, CHAPSTIK, Charlevoix, Chris Bathgate, Coke Dick Motorcycle Awesome, dog shelter, Doug Coombe, Easy Action, Elbow Deep, Elbow Room, festivals, Few and Far Between, Fred Thomas, Free Noise Project, fundraisers, Genesis P-Orridge, Glori5, Graders, Hasan's bedroom, Heads Will Roll, Human Wick Effect, Inside Five Minutes, Jehovah's Witness Protection Program, Kickstand Band, Lady Jaye, Leaving Rouge, Leighton, Lettercamp, Loco Gnosis, mascot services, mascots, Mittenfest, Nathan Montgomery, pandrogeny, Pandrogyne, Paradise, Patrick Elkins, Phantasmagoria, Ragbirds, Rome for a Day, Rootstand, S.N.A.F.U., Silverghost, Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor, SOS Community Services, Spit for Athena, The Ballad of Genesis & Lady Jaye, The Beggars, The Boys Themselves, The Glass is Half Full, The Holy Fire, The Muggs, The Savoy, Woodruff's, Wrathgate, YpsiFest | 11 Comments

Mittenfest V is right around the corner

By Mark | December 12, 2010

Over New Year’s weekend, Ypsilanti will, as it’s done for the past four 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 what they’ve got in store for us this year, and how the […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826, 826 Michigan, Amy Sumerton, Avalon Housing, Bad Indians, Black Jake and the Carnies, Born to Run, Brandon Zwagerman, Catherine Calabro, Champions of Breakfast, Charles Trees, Chris Bathgate, circumspice, Clemente, Corner brewery, creative writing, Deadbeat Beat, Drunken Barn Dance, Elbow Room, English Language Learners, Fiona Apple, folk, Gun Lake, In Tall Buildings, interviews, Jeremy Peters, Jim Roll, Liberty Street Robot Supply & Repair, Lightning Love, Loune, Matt Jones, Matt Jones and the Reconstruction, MC Trashpedal, Mitytenfest, music, music festivals, Our Brother the Native, Ozone House, Photographers, Pistolbrides, public school challenges, Red Wings, residency, Secret Twins, Silverghost, Springsteen, The Juliets, the Michigan diaspora, The Satin Peaches, The Sights, tutoring, volunteer opportunities, Woodruff's, writing skills, Ypsilanti Middle School | 7 Comments

How much to charge the festivals that call Ypsilanti home

By Mark | November 16, 2010

I wanted to make it out to tonight’s City Council meeting, as they’ll be considering a resolution (no. 2010-257) that could greatly impact the future of the Summer Beerfest, and the rest of the festivals that call Ypsi home, but it looks like I’m going to be stuck in the house tonight, parenting… Essentially, the […]

Posted in Ypsilanti | Also tagged Beerfest, City COuncil resolutions, Corner brewery, deal breakers, Depot Town CDC, Erik Dotzauer, Heritage Fest, Heritage Festival, Michigan Brewer's Guild, Michigan Roots Jamboree, Rene Greff, Resolution 2010-257, Scott Graham, things that break deals, Ypsilanti City Council | 71 Comments

The abduction of Jambo Man

By Mark | August 11, 2010

This last weekend, while I was enjoying myself in Milwaukee, folks here in Ypsi had themselves a big shindig under the moonlight on the banks of the Huron River. This now annual event, as you might recall, got off to a wobbly start a few years back, when it attempted to get off the ground […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Ypsilanti, Battle of Ypsitucky, Charlie Slick, Depot Town CDC, Diazotrophical Liberation Armada, Iggy Pop, Iggy Pop statue, Jambo Man, Jmaes Osterberg, Manhole, Manhood, Michigan Roots Jamboree, music, music festivals, Patrick Elkins, Patty Hearst, puppetry, shadow puppets, SLA, Stanley the Mad Hatter, Symbionese Liberation Army, Wayang Kucing, Ypsilanti cats, Ypsitucky, Ypsitucky Jamboree | 89 Comments

Bike Ypsi Spring Ride: Sunday, May 2nd

By Mark | April 26, 2010

I had the occasion this weekend to talk with Andy Claydon and Natalie Holbrook from Bike Ypsi about the big Spring Ride event they’ve got planned for this coming Sunday. Here’s what was said: Mark: So, I hear you’ve got your big spring ride coming up. When is it, and what should people expect to […]

Posted in Other, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Claydon, Ann Arbor Bicycling and Touring Society, be visible and predictable, being treated like a car, bike lanes, bike racks, bike repair, bike safety, Bike to Work Month, Bike Ypsi, bikes, Cross Street, distracted driving, EMU Police Department, getting your ass outside, Heavy Metal Tour, Kristen Cuhran, lobbying, Mexican food, Natalie Holbrook, non motorized plan, outdoor activities, Recreation Park, Ride of Silence, spring ride, Taco Tour, Tom Lennon, Ypsi Pride Day, Ypsilanti DDA, Ypsilanti Planning Commission | 12 Comments

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Anthony Gentile on YpsiFest

Mittenfest V is right around the corner

How much to charge the festivals that call Ypsilanti home

The abduction of Jambo Man

Bike Ypsi Spring Ride: Sunday, May 2nd

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