Mid By Mid-West 2013? { MXMW }

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Why isn’t there one for the Midwest? We have ideas too. Plus, isn’t SXSW getting a little overly commercial? The reason people loved it before was it had a ‘ground level’ appeal. Sure, innovations and unveilings are still going on there, but it might have jumped the shark into the land of expected and needs renewing.

I suggest smaller, more regional events that happen yearly. Like the Olympics. So a city hosts the event once a year and selling tickets just the same. Let’s have this thing travel!

Just a quick thought, but had to get it out there. Discuss below!

{ UPDATE }
After a heads up from a friend, MXMW.com already “exists/existed”. I use quotes because it looks like the funds raised were not enough to host the festival. The founders decided to donate the funds to HAVEN, a local charity. I’m into that solution, even though the event would have grown, but maybe Michigan wasn’t the best location to start in.

On the flip-side, Chicago would be an ideal launch point. Especially considering the city was so amped for the 2016 Olympic bid last year. It’s obvious we’re hungry for a big event to show off the city and willing to come out to support the effort. If that’s not enough proof, just look how we showed up for the ’08 Obama ‘Yes We Can’ speech in Grant Park.