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
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
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
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. The Share Art Genesee program was made possible by arts, education and cultural enrichment funds, a millage passed by voters in 2018 to
Look out, New York City … there’s a group of prehistoric underwater puppets coming your way from Flint, Michigan! The Flint Repertory Theatre (The Rep) production of the family-friendly puppetry musical, “Riddle of the Trilobites,” is premiering off-Broadway at the New Victory Theatre – New York City’s premiere family theatre – from February 7-23. It
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
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 musical tells the story of Roxie Hart in her quest for fame
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. On Friday, January 17, at
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. A Ballerina’s Tale is a feature documentary on African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise, her potentially career ending injury alongside themes of race
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
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
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
