On Thursday, May 28 the Atherton East Public Art Parade brought flowers, food and music to the Atherton East neighborhood. The Flint Public Art Project’s second parade of the season was led by the Nightfire Drumline, beginning at Atherton East Community Center and concluding at the Atherton Community Garden designed and planted by Flint artist Jay Rowland and other community members. Participants enjoyed food provided by Sweet Peaces Vegan Café and freshly sourced greens from Flint River Farm. A performance by Mama Sol & Tha N.U.T.S. created a fun and positive vibe. Every summer, Flint Public Art Project hosts six art parades in different Flint neighborhoods, helping to beautify the areas and unite the residents.
There’s still time to head Downtown to the Farmers’ Market Relay for Life of Flint event! Going on until 3pm today! Welcoming businesses, organizations, family & friends to raise awareness & funds in the fight against cancer. Stop out & take a lap!
Head Downtown to the former Salem Housing (near the corner of MLK & Pasadena) and check out Edible Flint’s Distribution Day Community Celebration! Gardening tips, demonstrations, music & more!
Sloan Museum is joining the worldwide community of museums to celebrate International Museum Day on Monday, May 18th, 2015.
My City Magazine caught up with Flint Police Chief James Tolbert on Tuesday in honor of National Police Week. He had some appreciative things to say about how people in the city are coming together to improve Flint.
Hundreds of Blueberry Ambassadors all wearing their “I’m Concerned About The Blueberries” T-shirts as well as parents teachers, principals and superintendents attended the annual awards ceremony today at the Flint Farmers’ Market. The event included the announcement of three awards:
Genesee County’s next generation of philanthropists is up and coming. The Gen Forward Network, which started as an initiative of the Greater Flint Community Foundation, is a group of emerging young humanitarians working for the greater good of Genesee County. Now in its third year, the network members contribute to a common grant-making pool to support annual awards in a focus area of their own choosing.
On April 22, Zonta Club of Flint 1 was proud to host its Sixth Annual Awards Dinner at the Flint Institute of Arts. The event is held to recognize the accomplishments of Genesee County women who have made a difference and changed the history of Genesee County.
Without the generous financial backing provided by foundations each year, most of Flint’s cultural and fine arts programs, as well as many important youth and humanitarian programs, would be floundering at best. What would our community be like if these inspiring and enriching programs and services – which are enjoyed by thousands of Genesee County residents and visitors each year – began to disappear? Based on the significant amount of income that flows directly into them from foundations, it’s safe to say that many of them would likely topple without that monetary rock underneath them.
Flint, Mich. – On Saturday, May 9, from 6-8 p.m. the Flint Arrowhead Barbershop Chorus will present their 76th year anniversary Spring concert at Powers High School Auditorium at 1505 West Court Street, Flint in support of the Powers Catholic Student Scholarship Fund.
Pause for a moment and consider the word Islam. What comes to mind? Images of terrorists boarding planes on September 11, hooded men executing Syrian soldiers and beheading Christians in the name of religion, an Iranian woman buried chest-level and stoned to death under Islamic law, or Muslim college students murdered in North Carolina might come to mind.
