Halloween Ghosts & Goodies Crossroads Village 10.1-31.2016 A Night at the Museum Sloan Museum 10.1.2016 Hurley’s Pink Night Palooza Holiday Inn Gateway Center 10.6.2016 Mixdown – Local 432’s Fall Foodie Event Flint Farmers’ Market 10.7.2016 Hurley Free Teen Heart Screen Flint Farmers’ Market 10.8.2016 Flint Symphony Orchestra Opening Gala Flint Institute of Music 10.8.2016 Art
On Saturday, September 17th, at 11:30am in the Genesee Valley Mall, the Cultural Center’s Community Piano had its “grand opening.” In attendance was Ina Yoon, the FIA’s Art School Director, Donovan Entrekin, and other students. Community Piano, sponsored by Flint Institute of Arts and the Flint School of Performing Arts, is for anyone to explore
A mobile medical clinic designed to take high quality mental health services on the road directly to the residents of Flint, was delivered to the Flint Farmers’ Market on Friday, September 16, 2016. The mobile clinic will provide the expanded resources and essential tools needed to help area children and families respond to effects of
Flint native W. David Tarver, founder and president of the Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative, has announced details of two new business challenge competitions that will be held in conjunction with the third annual Urban Entrepreneurship Symposium in Flint, October 19 through 21. According to a press statement, the symposium brings entrepreneurs and leaders in business, academia,
Job seekers: gather ‘round! Local employers are looking to fill permanent positions during the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce Job Fair on Friday, September 23 at Baker College of Flint. Industries that will be represented include education, food service, health care, insurance, manufacturing, retail, and transportation, and more. So far, 20 area employers have
The Hurley Foundation has received a $125,000 grant from the Metabolic Studio. Led by artist Lauren Bon, The Metabolic Studio works in the development of new tools for urban living and city planning by inventing new social practices for political and environmental justice. The Metabolic Studio has supported non-profits and major initiatives in the arts, public
“May the winds welcome you with softness. May the sun bless you with its warm hands. May you fly so high and so well that God joins you in laughter and sets you gently back into the loving arms of Mother Earth.” – Balloonist Prayer There is nothing more picturesque than looking up in the
Providing students with world class academic and work experience, Kettering University is now a partner with 600 corporations including Bosch, Chrysler, Dow Automotive, DTE Energy, Texas Instruments, UPS, Timken, and Honda. In October 1919, General Motors Institute (GMI) was founded as The School of Automobile Trades and opened under the direction of Albert Sobey, with
Last month, Flint’s Cultural Center welcomed Rodney Lontine to the Flint Institute of Music as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Born and raised in Colorado, Lontine attended Western State Colorado University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, with a minor in Fine Arts. Since then, he’s had experience as
Finding their life’s true rhythm happens to only a lucky few. For Reichlin Small, music just “happened” to him, and he couldn’t be happier. Originally from Mt. Morris, the soft-spoken musician is typically out and about in Downtown Flint, playing with a group in Wilson Park, at the Golden Leaf Club, Cork on Saginaw and
Al Hatch was born and raised in Flint. He has always loved classic cars and has eight of his own, a collection he describes as “a little bit of everything.” The idea to have a car cruise in Flint came about in response to the Woodward Dream Cruise, during which local merchants charged attendees exorbitant
Turkey Day football, secret passageways, smiles in the hallways from students and teachers every day … these are just a few of the memories shared by former students of Flint Central High School. And one thing is for sure – they love their school and have a whole lot of pride! Originally called Flint High
