On Thursday, February 27, the Fenton Village Players will premiere “Of Mice and Men” at the Fenton Village Theatre – V. Sybyl Auditorium at 7pm. Tickets are $17 for adult, $16 for students and $10 for children. Tickets are available online at fentontheatre.org or at the box offices located at Fenton’s Open Book and the Fenton UPS Store. Tickets are also available at the venue starting 1 hour prior to showtime. The show will run on select days through March 7. See Fentontheatre.org for more information.
Mott Community College (MCC) Fine Arts and Social Sciences Department will cosponsor a performance of “The Gun Show,” an award-winning play by E. M. Lewis, today, Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 7pm in the Mott Memorial Building on the main campus in Flint, 1401 Court Street. Donation of $10 will be accepted at the door to benefit the Michigan Coalition Against Gun Violence. The performance will be followed by a question and answer session.
On Friday, February 14, Greater Flint Arts Council will open their African American Artists of Michigan All Media Exhibition. This much-anticipated annual exhibition features fantastic art from throughout the state. The gallery will officially open during this month’s second Friday art walk and will feature a reception in honor of our State’s talented African American Artists from 6-9pm. The reception is free and open to the public. Food and beverages will be offered, and guests will be entertained by the live music of Carl Buckner. The reception and Exhibition will be held at the GFAC building downtown.
Share Art Genesee, a program created by the Greater Flint Arts Council (GFAC), recently awarded 24 county art organizations with grants totaling $440,000. The grant award amounts ranged from $27,000 to $2,044.
Look out, New York City … there’s a group of prehistoric underwater puppets coming your way from Flint, Michigan!
The Flint Youth Ballet (FYB) Emerging Choreographers’ Showcase, which will take place at 3pm on Saturday Feb. 1, is an opportunity for veteran members of the FYB to explore creating original choreography for their peers, according to a press release. The Emerging Choreographers Showcase was first offered more than 20 years ago to support the ballet dancers’ interest in choreography. It is held in the MacArthur Recital Hall. The showcase is free and open to public. Donations will be collected for a local charity.
Starting this weekend and running through January 26, the Flint Community Players will be performing the award-winning musical “Chicago.” Created by Fred Ebb, John Kander, Maurine Dallas Watkins and the legendary Bob Fosse, “Chicago” debuted in 1975 and became a musical phenomenon.
The Flint Rep’s third annual New Works Festival will take place this weekend, January 17-19. This unique three-day event presents staged readings and workshops of new plays and musicals written by new artists and authors. Audience members will get a chance to participate is discussions with the playwrights and composers.
Communities First, Inc. invites you to attend the next film in our African American Film Series on Thursday, January 9 beginning at 5:30pm at the Flint Institute of Arts.
Two new exhibitions will kick off the new year at the FIA. Wonderfully Made: The Artis Collection of African American Art will open the year on Saturday, January 18. This exhibition presents selections assembled by Flint residents Anthony J. and Davida J. Artis, from their personal collection. The pieces were chosen to both move and inspire museum guests.
This month marks the last chance to see the “Off the Wall: Sculpture from the Mott-Warsh Collection” exhibit which will end on January 25. The exhibition presents over 30 sculptures from Mott-Warsh artists across a range of medium. Materials utilized include bronze, steel, wood, ceramic, glass, fibers, synthetics and repurposed materials. Featured artists include Nick Cave, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Sonya Clark, Mel Edwards, Richard Hunt, Alison Saar, Therman Statom, Bernard Williams and more.
Brett Darago (better known around Greater Flint as DJ Chachi) grew up on Flint’s eastside and life was a little tough. His dad passed away when he was nine years old. “I did some dumb things back then,” he recalled, “and my life was not going in a good direction.” But there was one experience and one teacher who changed everything for him when he was a freshman attending Flint Central High School. The experience? Theater Class. The teacher? Martin Jennings. “Mr. Jennings turned my life around. I fell in love with his theater program and his overwhelming personality.”
