Month: June 2009

The Fisher Building Lobby, Downtown Detroit
The Fisher Building Lobby, Downtown Detroit

I was in Detroit today on business. It strikes me as wrong and sad, that a community this vast, with such strong and good people has so much negative attention focused on it.

There’s also a lot to love about Detroit, they gave us the Red Wings;  over the top, spectacular architecture, like you see here at the Fisher Building; warm, interesting, fiesty people who are welcoming and engaging; some of the worlds greatest musical roots; and wonderful ethnic neighborhoods.

Here’s some bloggers with other insights about Detroit.

Positive Detroit

The Detroiter

Pretty Good City

MetroMode

What’s Happening in Detroit

I know there’s lots more, so, what do you like about Detroit?

Grand Rapids Skyline
Grand Rapids Skyline
It’s so nice when the longest day of daylight is like the one we had today. I took this HDR shot of the Grand Rapids skyline shortly before sunset and then walked along the Grand River. Summer is here!!!

Michigan Playground
Michigan Playground
I’m kicking off the first day of summer in Michigan with a nice long walk in the Michigan woods, which are pretty easy to find here. Sometimes it’s easy to take the woods for granted in Michigan because they are everywhere. Even if you live in one of the cities, I’d venture to say that you can find a sight like this within 15 – 20 minutes of your home.

On another note, I wanted to thank everyone who stopped by to see me at the Reed’s Lake Art Fair yesterday, it was a great show!

Ann Teliczan will be at Booth 41 at the Reeds Lake Clothesline Art Festival this Saturday, June 20 from 9AM - 5PM
Ann Teliczan will be at Booth 41 at the Reeds Lake Clothesline Art Festival this Saturday, June 20 from 9AM - 5PM

This Saturday, June 20, 2009 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, I’ll have a booth at the 44th Annual Reeds Lake Art Festival. I’ll have work from my new Enlightened Series, my Essence Series as well as some oldies but goodies. If you buy some of my work, I may even surprise you with a nice little gift with purchase.

The Reeds Lake Clothesline Art Festival is juried and features great artists and is just a nice show to experience. There really is something for everyone and the laid back environment makes it one of my favorites to attend whether I’m buying or selling.

I hope you’ll stop by and see me, I’ll be at Booth #41 on Lakeside Drive. Rain or shine. Here’s a google map link to help you get to the show and find free parking and my booth. The show is in East Grand Rapids, Michigan with artist booths lining Wealthy and Lakeside Drive.

UPDATE: I just wanted to thank the Grand Rapids Press for featuring my work in their article about the show. You can see article here at this link to the story.

Upstage Crew helped kick off the 40th Anniversary of the Festival of the Arts today at noon.
Upstage Crew helped kick off the 40th Anniversary of the Festival of the Arts today at noon.

The Festival of the Arts in Grand Rapids is a great way to spend this weekend and it looks like we’ll have great weather. This celebration features lots of ethnic food, fine art, local bands on multiple stages, a juried film competition, activities for children of all ages and dance performances. All performances are free thanks to generous donations and lots of volunteers. Festival will be on June 5, 6 and 7. Here’s a link to Upstage Crew’s website.

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