<div id="subtitle">Michael Moore, Jeff Garlin plan winter comedy festival to warm hearts in northern Mich. town</div><div><p>Filmmaker Michael Moore started a summer film festival five years ago in his adopted hometown of Traverse City, Mich. Now he's teaming with Emmy winner Jeff Garlin to organize a mid-winter comedic counterpart.</p><p>The inaugural Traverse City Comedy Arts Festival will be held Feb. 19-21. It will feature star performers, along with talented up-and-comers. The lineup will be revealed next month.</p><p>Moore is a Flint native who now lives in Traverse City. The Lake Michigan resort community is about 250 miles northwest of Detroit. He and Garlin say they want to boost a state where the economy was sinking long before the nationwide downturn.</p><p>In addition to stand-up performances by established artists, there will be acts featuring improvisational groups and premieres of comedy movies — plus a show for children.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=65954888&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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