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Special HAL Attractions

The Jingle Ball
This evening of holiday elegance also offers a sleighful of fun! Step out in style and support our award-winning history education programs for Michigan youth. November 21, 2009, at the Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing. 7 to 11 p.m.

WinterFest: A Season of Celebrations
Enjoy holiday and ethnic fun. December 5, 2009, at the Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

A Tawas Point Christmas
Have some holiday fun, indoors and out! December 5, 2009, at Tawas Point Lighthouse, East Tawas.

Find More Events
at the Library of Michigan, Michigan Historical Center museums and historic sites, Mackinac State Historic Parks and the Michigan Coucil for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

Arts Organizations in Michigan
Click to find links to many arts programs around the state. Includes National Organizations, MCACA clients, education resources, accessability information and research.

Arts Organization Spotlight

Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
Discover the special rapport of Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings: eclectic selections featuring brass, woodwinds and strings in a multitude of combinations.

"After two decades in the trenches, DCWS remains such an indispensable contributor to musical culture in metro Detroit." - Detroit Free Press

Miller Auditorium, Western Michigan University
The mission of Miller Auditorium is to enhance and enrich the cultural development and awareness of the University and its constituents in the region by offering cost-effective, diversified and superior cultural experiences, delivered with the highest level of service.

Museum Galleries Online

• Barn Exhibit at the Walker Tavern Historic Site
Here you will find information about barns, roads and travelers at Walker Tavern in the nineteenth century. Explore Walker's farm, the original tavern barn, the architecture of the New England style barn on the site today, and barn preservation. Discover the travelers and roads that met at Walker's tavern.

Additional Resources

Michigan's Upper Peninsula Calendar of Events
Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association calendar lists events by the month.

• Agricultural Tourism
Farm Fresh Produce Availability, Farmers' Market, Wine Festivals

• Travel Michigan
Come boating, fishing, golfing, camping, biking, hiking and touring. Find out what pure feels like.

• Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center
Designed for students from the fourth grade to adults the gallery is filled with activities

• Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Camping and Recreation-Biking, boating, snowmobiling, hiking and more.

• Festivals in Michigan
Event listings from festivals.com.

• Museums of the Midwest
Find museums in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Timely Virtual Visits

Thanks for the Memories
The Michigan Historical Museum houses the collective memory of the people who have lived in Michigan. Thanks for the Memories showcases representative objects from the museum's collections.

• What's Cool About Maps?

• Virtual Mackinac

• Thirty Years of Rock and Roll

• Schooner in the Sand: Unlocking the Secrets of a Great Lakes Shipwreck

• Rally Round the Flags

• On the Air! Michigan Radio and Television Broadcasting, 1920-2000

• Lansing 1897

• Enterprising Images: The Goodridge Brothers, African American Photographers, 1847-1922

• Digging Up Controversy: The Michigan Relics