This weekend, running Friday and Saturday is Michigan’s Big Country Fest in Frankenmuth! Take a quick trip to that lovely Bavarian Village and enjoy the old west in a big way. The festival will be held in Harvey Kern Community Pavilion on Weiss Street and will take place rain or shine.
On the campus of Mott Community College this upcoming Monday (October 14), the 27th Annual Peace & Dignity Ceremony will take place. The ceremony is designed to promote cultural and racial harmony. Starting at 11am, the program will begin at the Peace and Dignity Tree on the lawn of the Mott Memorial Building, facing Court Street. It will be held outdoors (rain or shine) and is free for the public to attend.
Get ready for the crisp, cool air this weekend is going to bring and fill you’re your home with the aroma of cinnamon and spice! Apple Crisp, still warm from the oven and topped with a scoop of French Vanilla Bean ice cream, is one of my family’s all-time favorite desserts, especially in the fall when apples are in abundance at the local orchards. I like to use a variety of apples such as Granny Smith, Jonathan, Honey Crisp, McIntosh to name a few. Here is my favorite recipe for Apple Crisp, one your family will surely love, too!
The Flint Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., in collaboration with the Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF), has received a grant of $3,500 from the Community Foundation of Greater Flint (CFGF) to support youth programming. Specifically, the funds will support the chapter’s Delta Academy and Delta GEMS initiatives for girls and the EMBODI program for boys.
Enjoy this annual quilt festival featuring traditional, historical, contemporary and fiber art at a variety of unique locations in Flint’s downtown entertainment district.
Something wicked this way comes tomorrow in Fenton. Witches Night Out will take place downtown from 5-9pm. Dress as your favorite spellcaster as you wind your way through the streets of Fenton, visiting the merchants for great sales, prizes and treats. Support the Fenton Firefighter Charities by “stuffing the boot” before you end your night.
Flint Trading Co. in Downtown Flint is featuring the fascinating and complex work of award-winning and nationally recognized sculptor Mark Beltchenko at Friday’s ARTWALK. This solo show should not be missed. This Detroit area artist weaves ever deepening layers upon layers of stories in carved stone, steel and wood. Meticulous in detail and dialogue, his work serves as a meditation on our current lives and political hypocrisies. If you do not immediately recognize the discourse, that’s okay, just allow yourself to linger a while. Beltchenko is a quiet man who’s work tells the stories on his behalf.
Tomorrow, October 10 marks the first day of the annual Flint Festival of Quilts. The festival runs from Thursday through Saturday and takes place at a variety of Downtown Flint locations.
October 8 is National Pierogi Day! Pierogi are dumplings made up of unleavened dough stuffed with a variety of savory fillings. The pierogi, are boiled, then baked or fried in butter. Some of the filling combinations include: mashed potato, potato and cheese, potato and onion, cheese, cabbage, sauerkraut, ground meat, mushroom, spinach or fruit.
It’s almost time to walk together and make a bigger impact on breast cancer. The American Cancer Society Making Strides for Breast Cancer walk in Flint is set for this Saturday, Oct. 12.
It may possibly be the best day for food. It’s National Taco Day so make sure to partake in the world’s greatest morsel. The origin of the taco is a mystery. Many claim that the taco was given to man by the Gods themselves as a reward for good behavior and for throwing some pretty sweet fiestas. Others believe that the taco is and always was a part of the life, universe and everything and always will be – it is both omni-present and eternal.
