I've been to this Waterfront Film Festival over the last several years; its one of the Michigan's 'best kept secrets'. Its small, its rowdy, its exciting, it gets better every year- now they are giving prizes for best local screenplays- stuff like that. Lotsa mid-range actors & writers & well, wierd folks like Michael Moore show up. A few top indie 'stars' who will cadge drinks for adulation. First night, they set up a big screen in the street... and yes, you can get lucky at this event!

well, more info here: http://www.waterfrontfilm.org/index.php?p=0&s=1