Each year the Kearsley Park Players proudly bring a little theatrical flair to Flint’s historic Kearsley Park and to other area parks that host the popular Theatre in Our Parks Program. Under the direction of its talented founder, Kay Kelly, this dedicated theatre troupe is entering its 11th season, offering a wonderful mix of plays

Would you like to catch some fantastic live outdoor theatre this weekend in Flint? Bring your family and friends to the Kearsley Park Pavilion and revel in a delightful performance of William Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night! The performances are free to the public. “This is our 11th season of doing Shakespeare in the Park,” says

Lullabies evoke special feelings of closeness with our mothers and with our children when they were very young – or perhaps images of boughs breaking when the wind blows and cradles falling helplessly out of treetops. Similar to the entertaining nursery rhymes of Mother Goose, lullabies still have a distinctive influence on the parent-child bond.

Dream, create, achieve. Not only are Valorie Horton and her son Omar Batson talented artists, they are sharing their talents with underprivileged children in the Flint community. Valorie was concerned when schools in Flint started dropping music and art classes from their curriculums. So, she and her son started volunteering at the schools to teach

Potter Valorie Horton can truly be described as “at one with clay.” She recently showed her collection aptly named At One With Clay at the Flint Institute of Art’s Art Sales & Rental Gallery. The variety of pieces included platters, bowls, and a wall piece that took her one year to make. “I wanted to

Sitting down to chat with children’s book author, Christopher Paul Curtis, is as comfortable as sitting on the porch with a neighbor you’ve known for years. Born and raised in Flint, he visited his hometown last month to attend the Flint Youth Theatre’s production of his beloved children’s book, Bud, Not Buddy under the direction

The first-prize winner of the 2015 William C. Byrd Young Artist Competition is pianist Baron Fenwick of New York. Baron performed Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 to a welcoming Flint audience at the competition March 7 at the J. Dallas Dort Music Center. At 20 years old, he is a third-year undergraduate student at Mannes

his exhibition features photographs that tell the tale of Reverend Louis Cole and his congregation during the 1970s. It is a story of people, their habits and beliefs, and the time and place in which they lived. The works also shed light on the unique relationship between the photographer James Perry Walker and the subject.

Mid-Michigan Band & Orchestra Day 01.09.15 Flint Institute of Music A full day of workshops, master classes and rehearsals culminated in a concert on The Whiting stage by members of the Flint Youth Wind Ensemble, Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra and members of more than a dozen area high school bands and orchestras. ♥

nthony Artis and his wife Davida have been assembling an art collection since 2009. The Anthony J. and Davida J. Artis Collection of African American Fine Art, which is currently on display at the Flint Public Library, is the result of a series of encounters with art that sparked a fire within the collectors. Anthony

you’ve ever driven in Michigan, you know that sometimes it’s difficult to keep your eyes on the road because of the incredible natural beauty that surrounds us. Instead of passing by these fleeting scenes, Thomas Tomasek stops and captures the splendor in one of his pastel paintings. Growing up on a farm near Chapin, MI