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Winter Festival provides great opportunity for Detroit
NHL.com
They're calling it the "Hockeytown Winter Festival" and another part of its aim is to help the Winter Classic evolve into more than just a really big game each season. Now, it will officially become a happening -- a place to see and be seen, ...
Hockeytown Winter Festival To Get Winter Classic Festivities Started In DetroitSB Nation
NHL, Wings unveil plans for Hockeytown Winter Festival, Winter ClassicThe Detroit News
Hockeytown Winter Festival To Feature Alumni, College, AHL, OHL, Youth Hockey ...SB Nation Detroit
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Film School Rejects

Berlin Film Festival Review: 'Farewell, My Queen' Turns the French Period ...
Film School Rejects
The realm of 18th century France is a dusty one. Period dramas, especially lofty costume dramas, are so numerous that you can barely toss a powdered wig without hitting one. With Farewell, My Queen (Les Adieux à la Reine), writer/director Benoît ...
Berlin festival bows with 'Queen'Variety
Berlin festival opens with Marie Antoinette dramaSeattle Post Intelligencer

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Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com

New Muskegon music festival to have a different look and feel, organizers promise
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
By Dave Alexander | dalexan1@mlive.com MUSKEGON ? The new summer festival being planned for Muskegon County's Heritage Landing can be expected to have a different feel and look than the former Summer Celebration, event promoters say.

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NOLA.com

Family Gras offers a free, family-friendly festival for Mardi Gras lovers
NOLA.com
After an inaugural year that drew 12000 to the free festival, the event has come into its own. In 2011, about 80000 people went to Louisiana's second most populous parish for three days of free music. More are expected this year, organizers say.

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Bangstyle

Pan African Film Festival, world's largest black-themed film festival, returns ...
89.3 KPCC
More than a hundred filmmakers from around the world will see their movies on the big screen starting Thursday at the 20th annual Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles. The world's largest black-themed film and arts festival launched with a ...
Pan African Film & Arts Festival celebrates 20th anniversaryLos Angeles Times
Announcing the Pan African Film Festival's PAFF InstituteEurweb.com
Pan African Film Festival Celebrates Their 20th!Bangstyle
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Berlin film festival aims for cutting edge in 2012
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Berlin film festival, which last year set Iranian drama "A Separation" on the path to global fame, has selected an edgier line-up than normal in 2012 with several up-and-coming directors in the main competition. The risk of showcasing unproven talent this year would be worth it if it helped Berlin shake off a reputation for being more conservative in its programming than ...

Pan African Film & Arts Festival celebrates 20th anniversary
Pan African Film & Arts Festival gives black filmmakers a showcase. 'Think Like a Man' opens the festival. Pan African Film & Arts Festival gives black filmmakers a showcase. 'Think Like a Man' opens the festival.

Los Angeles Dance Festival to debut in a busy April
A new Los Angeles Dance Festival is being co-produced by Diavolo Dance Theater and Brockus Project

French revolution film launches 2012 Berlin festival
BERLIN (Reuters) - "Farewell My Queen", recalling the early days of the French Revolution through the eyes of servants at Versailles, has its world premiere on Thursday at the start of the 2012 Berlin film festival. The French-language period drama, starring Diane Kruger as Marie Antoinette, is one of 18 pictures in the main competition, and hundreds more films will be showcased in cinemas ...

French Quarter Festival lineup includes 'Trombone Shorty,' Deacon John and more
One of country's largest free music festivals begins April 12

Asian festival has veterans, new faces
San Francisco actress Joan Chen, in the midst of a career resurgence fueled by her embrace of independent film, was just breaking into American films when the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival got...

SXSW Film Festival announces slate of Midnight shows
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced its always-fun Midnighters section, as well as the complete lineup

63rd Sapporo Snow Festival gets underway
The world-famous Sapporo Snow Festival has opened in the northern Japan city, where heavy falls of snow have ensured that sculptors taking part in the annual competition have plenty of raw material to work with.

Renaissance Festival returns with Pleasure Feast
New feast includes 90-minute five-course dinner with beverages and entertainment.

2011 Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival Generates More Than $60 Million for the San Francisco Economy
SAN FRANCISCO, CA-- - San Francisco's Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival brings artists and festival fans from around the world to the Bay Area -- and with them an influx of income to San Francisco, its ...