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Michael Moore and comedian Jeff Garlin are organizing the Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival, which will be held Feb. 19-21.
(AP) -- TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Filmmaker Michael Moore, who started a summer film festival five years ago in his adopted hometown of Traverse City, is teaming with Emmy winner Jeff Garlin to organize a mid-winter comedic counterpart.
The inaugural Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival will be held Feb. 19-21 - and will feature star performers, along with talented up-and-comers. The lineup will be revealed next month.
Moore is a Flint native who now lives in Traverse City. He and Garlin say they want to boost a state where the economy was sinking long before the nationwide downturn.
In addition to stand-up performances by established artists, there will be acts featuring improvisational groups and premiers of comedy movies - plus a show for children.
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