Stephanie Dennis (Sokol)

Communications specialist, writer and copy editor

Tag: Pure Michigan

  • Coming-of-age film ‘Superior’ showcases beauty of Northern Michigan

    Birmingham-native filmmaker Edd Benda returned to his home state last year to put together the Upper Peninsula adventure film “Superior.” The idea for the film came to Benda, 25, at a family Thanksgiving dinner table a few years ago. His uncle, Karl Benda, shared the story of a bicycle trip he took Up North more […]

  • Latest exhibit at Lawrence Street has ‘Some Strings Attached”

    Stephanie Sokol for Digital First Media Alice Frank combined her favorite artistic elements — watercolors, fired enamel on metal and stitching — to create unique pieces in her latest exhibit “Some Strings Attached.” “These works are my own recipe — I have never seen anything like it,” Frank says. “I tried to experiment and see if […]

  • Pure Environment: Everybody can help save the planet

    For Laughter as Therapeutic Modality, we had to choose a topic to create a public service announcement commercial for. We chose environmental conservation. Our Pure Michigan Spoof shares a message about the need to make an effort to improve the environment.

  • Meadow Brook Hall sings along

    The Pure Michigan Statewide Singalong, filmed by Status Creative Co-Founders Jeff Barrett and Rob Bliss, premiered during Sunday’s Detroit Lions football game at halftime. The video featured stops in 50 Michigan cities, with groups of local residents singing “Good Time,” a song by Owl City. “Michigan really is a good time,” Barrett said. “[Good Time] is a fun, vibrant […]