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Laura Holmes Talks Muskegon Irish Music Festival

Party @ MI Place
August 9, 2017 2:00 PM

Laura Holmes of the Muskegon Irish Music Festival speaks of the history & heritage of the festival.  The great entertainment line-up including the headliner WeBanjo3.  Laura shares a fantastic agenda of the many “free” events being enjoyed at the festival & its importance to the community.

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25th MFEA Silver Anniversary Convention!

Party @ MI Place
July 21, 2017 10:00 AM

Sue Bila, CFEE, President/CEO speaks with Chris Holman, CEO of the Michigan Business Network about the 25th MFEA Silver Anniversary Convention and the educational opportunities it offers – an affair to remember. They also shared insight as to the economic impact festivals & events have in Michigan.

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2017 Rally on Raisin River

Party @ MI Place
July 20, 2017 3:00 PM

Sue Bila, CFEE, President/CEO talks with Toni Cooper executive director for the River Raisin National Battlefield Park Foundation on this segment of Party @ MI Place. Toni shared a brief history of the event as well as the entire area dating back some 200 years ago. This event is definitely a display of social equity at its finest! Toni and Sue spoke of the Rally on Raisin River including the many festivities happening and the importance of sponsors & volunteers as well as the economic impact.

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Time to get Excited for the 49th Cadillac Festival of Arts!

Party @ MI Place
July 20, 2017 11:00 AM

Sue Bila, CFEE, President/CEO speaks with Kathy Salvatore & Jane Nemicek about the Cadillac Festival of Arts on this segment of Party @ MI Place. Kathy, Jane & Sue shared the excitement of the up-coming 49th Cadillac Festival of Arts and the importance it has in the region.  They also spoke of the artistic opportunities the event embraces.

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Liquor 101 for Festivals & Events

Party @ MI Place
July 20, 2017 10:00 AM

Sue Bila, CFEE, President/CEO welcomes Program Director of the MI Licensed David Puck on this segment of Party @ MI Place. David shares on the programs offered by the Michigan Licensed Beverage Association as they pertain to Festivals & Events.

In the 2nd segment, David & Sue talk about the programs that MLBA will be offering at the 25th. Silver Anniversary Convention Nov. 2-5, 2017 @ Grand Traverse Resort.  They also identified many benefits from attending the programs.

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Filmmakers tell the Real and Raw Story of Addiction

Show Biz Weekly
July 19, 2017 5:00 PM

A fun and informative show for this episode of  Show Biz Weekly with Taylor Kelsaw & Michael McCallum! They had on Detroit filmmakers Hamoody Jaafar and Dave Tappan talking about their films, Detroit Diamond and Chocolate and Cigarettes!

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Indie Film Debuts in Lansing

Show Biz Weekly
July 19, 2017 3:00 PM

Show Biz weekly welcomes the stars of the short film 'Confidence of a Tall Man', including Lead actor De Marco, Papa, Orlich, join us for the hour with fantastic insight on the filming of a movie short.

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SBW welcomes Independent Filmmaker Joe Grisaffi

Show Biz Weekly
July 10, 2017 4:00 PM

Segment 3- JG: We join our next guest as he is on the road headed to an audition in Houston, TX. Here we catch up with first time guest, actor/director Joe Grisaffi. Joe’s films are cult favorites and have garnered the respect of many. Independent films attracted Grisaffi instantly, and he has worked on small productions to larger productions and finds that the work is work and sometimes his smaller films are much better received than the larger ones. Quality is in the story and how it touches the audience.

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Creating the Threadbare Mitten Film Festival

Show Biz Weekly
June 28, 2017 5:00 PM

Segment 1- Dan Kofoed: Kofoed is an intellectual film nerd who’s life has longed and has always taken a “special” look at film and it’s because of that he studied film from it’s theoretical and visual narrative conventions of comics and film, that have are published in academic journals on those subjects. His love of words and how they are powerful elements of conscious decisions provided the thought to perhaps take it to hands on experience. His career has also involved teaching creative writing at both Michigan State University and the University of South Dakota.

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Matt Cusson: The man, the myth, the music

Show Biz Weekly
June 27, 2017 11:00 AM

Segment 1 - Matt Cusson: The man, the myth, the music of Massachusetts born Cusson is detailed on his latest album that dropped May 5, 2017 “Only Human”. The project, which is a compilation of eclectic tracks that Cusson admittedly reveals himself intimately on, details a journey that has been the highs and lows of life.

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