30th Ann Arbor Summer Festival is now underway through July 7 By Jason Rzucidlo

The 30th Annual Ann Arbor Summer Festival (AASF) is bigger and better than ever. It all kicked off on Father's Day weekend with performances by Lady Sunshine and the X-Band, The Sun Messengers and The Macpodz. Django Django, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Les 7 doights de la main, Pink Martini, Snap Judgment, The Intergalactic Nemesis, Amadou & Mariam, The Capitol Steps and Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo make up this year's mainstage acts at the Power Center and The Hill Auditorium. Free events at the Top of the Park include 91 bands, 13 feature films, eight guest DJs, six wine tasting events and two interactive installations. [6.18.13]

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Summer Travel Season: 2013 Vacationers Are Already Spending

Burst Media (http://burstmedia.com), a leading online media company and wholly owned subsidiary of blinkx PLC (LSE AIM: BLNX), today released the results of a survey covering summer vacation plans. Conducted in mid-May, the survey of more than 670 online U.S. adults aged 18 or older revealed that more than one-half (53.7%) of all respondents plan to take a vacation this summer; one-sixth (15.9%) do not plan to vacation, and nearly one-third (30.5%) are still unsure of their summer vacation plans. The study also found that one-half (51.1%) of respondents who plan to take a summer vacation are not procrastinating and have already started spending on their summer vacations, and 44.9% still need to secure tickets, book a hotel or make some other travel related purchase. [5.30.13]

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