In an effort to create awareness about breast cancer and raise funds for area women in need to receive 3D mammograms, the Flint Firebirds Hockey Club and the McLaren Flint Foundation are partnering for the fifth time. This year’s hockey game fundraiser, Pink Out for Mamms, will take place on Sat., Oct. 12. The puck
Fri. Oct. 4 Longway Planetarium presents First Fridays: Light, the Universe and Everything With the invention of the spectroscope in the mid-nineteenth century, humanity got its first shot at understanding the nature and composition of stars. The spectroscope allowed astronomers to observe and analyze the light emitted by stars. Find out how spectroscopy has
It’s time to pack the kids in the car and visit Longway Planetarium in Downtown Flint to see The Ooky Spooky Light Show — a delight for the entire family. You will enjoy some favorite Halloween tunes such as “The Monster Mash,” “Ghostbusters,” “Thriller,” “Night on Bald Mountain” and more, which are brought to life
This Saturday, October 5 at the Dort Federal Event Center Flint’s own Clarissa Shields will fight for the WBO Junior Middleweight title against Ivana Habazin. Shields looks to become the first to win world championships in three weight divisions in the least number of bouts. The fight will be aired live on Showtime. Both fighters
The National Chinese Orchestra, Taiwan with the Shintrun Taiwanese Opera Group will perform a FREE show this Sunday (Oct. 6) at the UM-Flint Theatre. The groups will perform “Formosa Roadside Wedding Banquet”- a Taiwanese musical. The National Chinese Orchestra, Taiwan began in 1984 as the National Taiwan Academy of Arts Experimental Chinese Orchestra. In 2012,
In the month of October, Creative Hair School of Cosmetology in Flint will celebrate 20 years of training students to become future beauty industry leaders. The school will hold several events welcoming prospective students and customers including Braiding Boot Camp, for teens to learn natural hair techniques (Oct. 1-3). Class start date for all programs is
Since before the booming days of the auto industry, Greater Flint has been a promising destination for people coming to the United States. Since its beginning, immigrants have contributed to the city’s culture and infrastructure. In the high times of the auto industry, immigrants from all over Europe brought with them their hard work, mechanical
For the United States, the first decade of the new millennium was an extremely chaotic time. It began with a hotly-contested and disputed presidential election. Vice President, Al Gore, took on George W. Bush in an election campaign that started a slight ideological divide in the nation that would become a chasm in the future. The
Film makeup and special fx have a long history of holding us in fear, awe and delight on the Silver Screen, and the industry is much more than brushes and cosmetics. Even the smallest effect requires a team of artists with expertise in sculpting, drawing, molds, silicone, latex, etc. The amount of talent and artistry
October is National Pizza Month! Gerry Durnell, owner of Pizza Today magazine, started the observation in 1984, and people all around the country celebrate by enjoying their favorite pies. We never needed a reason to celebrate pizza, however. Americans eat 350 slices of pizza per second for a total of 3 billion pizzas – 46
MY City Magazine recently sat down with Kay Schwartz, Director of Library Services at the Flint Public Library, to talk about the exciting $27.6 million project to completely renovate the Library. According to Schwartz, the project is proposed to begin in 2020 and the renovation would enhance the facility’s educational opportunities and community spaces for
The Fifth Annual Flint Hispanic Festival, held last month in Downtown Flint, was rich in color, music, dancing, food and culture. Presented by El Ballet Folklórico Estudiantil (EBFE), the festival celebrates and acknowledges the contributions of the Hispanic and Latin American communities to American culture. “The festival went really well!” exclaims Susan Quintanilla, Founder and
