Articles By: Justin Engel | jengel1@mlive.com

Bay City Tall Ship Celebration 2013: Fans can attend music festival with international flavor

This summer, the music will become "a show within the show," officials say.

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Bay City Tall Ship Celebration 2013: Meet the 12 vessels to set sail in Saginaw River this July

The event, which spans July 12-14, will feature vessels from afar as well as nine musical groups for entertainment.

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Bay City Tall Ship Celebration 2013: Follow live press conference unveiling ship lineup

MLive readers can ask questions and read details about the press conference in the comment section.

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‘American Idol’ 2013: Nicki Minaj didn’t show up (right away), but female contestants did

The final 10 performers graced Wednesday’s 2-hour episode with a number of tunes that included dusted-off songs from "Idol’s" past.

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This Just In: Rift separating Madonna, Bay City evident in filmmakers’ tour of Material Girl’s birthplace

Two Buenos Aires journalists traveled to Bay City on Wednesday to film segments for a 30-minute TV special on Madonna’s life. What they found — and didn’t find — was telling.

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Argentina journalists film Madonna documentary in Bay City

They visited the original home of Madonna’s grandparents, the church where her parents were married, and the graves for Madonna’s mother and grandparents

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Argentina journalists film Madonna documentary in Bay City

They visited the original home of Madonna’s grandparents, the church where her parents were married, and the graves for Madonna’s mother and grandparents

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Madonna’s ‘Vogue’ award becomes campaign carrot for donors to U.S. House candidate from Grand Rapids

Representatives for Trevor Thomas, a Democrat vying for U.S. Rep. Justin Amash’s seat, announced they would give the Material Girl’s original and rare Recording Industry Association of America-certified award to one "lucky person."

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