Not many cities, especially those of Flint’s size, can boast such a collection of fine arts, museums, theater and history as the Flint Cultural Center. The enrichment activities are almost too numerous to count, and with pricing that is truly affordable, visitors and residents alike have access to world-class arts and cultural education opportunities, not to
For those who visit the For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum, the journey to receiving an outdoor education is quite literally a walk in the park. A visitor can take several paths while visiting the nature preserve, but one’s path to environmental enrichment truly begins on a gently winding lane flanked by lush, green landscape that
Born in the quaint American establishments where hair was cut, barbershop quartet and chorus music is a genre dating back to the early 1900s. Today, it is enjoyed by folks all around the world. Bill Karas of Flushing was watching the Flint Arrowhead Barbershop Chorus perform one evening at the Courtland Center Mall when he
In the middle of March Madness, many Flint natives, especially students and alumni of the University of Michigan-Flint, look forward to a different kind of contest: the annual UM History Quiz Night. Hosted by the History Department, it is the brainchild of British History professor Dr. John Ellis, whose evident love for English pub quizzes
“Everything is awesome! Everything is cool when you are part of a team.” These are words from the theme song of The Lego Movie, a blockbuster since it hit the box office on February 7. And these are the perfect words to describe the Lego competition held at the Flint Institute of Arts on February
1. Flint has a year-round Farmers Market! 2. Free Art events: Saturdays are free at the FIA, and there’s a monthly Art Walk downtown! 3. Flint Children’s Museum and Sloan Museum have free days! 4. Free public ice skating at Atwood Stadium! 5. Lots of small, home-town restaurants to choose from! 6. Flint has a
Winter was just a little warmer and much sweeter for women all over Genesee County on Saturday February 8 after they attended the ninth annual Wine Women & Chocolate, a fundraiser of IMA Recreation Association and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Flint. And the guys weren’t left out in the cold as the
My City Magazine visited Frankenmuth on January 22 for the opening of Zehnder’s Snowfest to experience the fun side of bitter cold and colossal snow fall. Snow carvers young and old sought to bring their creations to life in the World Class Snow Carving competition and the Children’s Snow Sculpting competition. The U.S. National Collegiate
The cold gives no indication of retreating anytime soon, so Kettering University decided to get on board and bring winter fun to the Flint locale by constructing a skating rink at Atwood stadium. The community at large is invited to open skate, free of charge, at the stadium from 6-9pm Wednesdays and Fridays, and Saturdays
The wolverine is Michigan’s unofficial state animal. A powerful animal, it’s been referred to as Skunk Bear, Mountain Devil and Evil Spirit. One person even claimed that a wolverine “makes a Tasmanian Devil look like a sissy.” According to National Geographic, the wolverine needs a lot of room to roam. It resembles a small bear
