In January 2011, Flushing High School senior Thomas Smith died while home from sudden cardiac arrest due to an enlarged heart. In his honor, his family started the Thomas Smith Memorial Foundation. The foundation is built upon three principles: to honor all youth who die from sudden cardiac arrest, provide free teen heart screenings to
Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October. This is a day for you to recognize that sweet and special someone. It doesn’t matter who that person is, they just have to be “sweet” in order to get a little recognition. The day is often celebrated with gifts of flowers, candy and cards.
Spend your weekend at For-Mar, Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad! Starting Friday at 5pm, Crossroads Village hosts Halloween Ghosts & Goodies. This yearly event celebrates all things Halloween and is great for children. Visit the enchanted forest, laugh at musical comedy at the Colwell Opera House, get lost in the straw maze and be overloaded
Fri. Oct. 18 Flint Institute of Arts: Art on Tap — Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Join the Flint Institute of Arts, outdoors under a large covered tent, for their 12th annual Art on Tap: Beer, Bourbon & BBQ! Guests can sample a wide variety of craft beers, sip on unique bourbons and indulge in
Are ghosts for real? You can find out on Sunday at the Historic Holly Hotel. You and a team of professional ghost hunters armed with several types of sensors, detectors, cameras, thermal scanners, will together explore the dimly lit and admittedly haunted Holly Hotel. According to its web site, the Holly Hotel been referred to as the most haunted
The Meg Okura Trio will be performing a free concert this Thursday October 17, 2019! Presented by the Flint Jewish Federation, Mott Community College and Flint Institute of Music and in honor of the Daniel Pearl World Music Days, the Grammy-nominated jazz violinist Meg Okura and her Trio will play a free concert at 7:30pm
Some interesting things have happened in the month of October over the years. October 1 Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida in 1971. October 2 The Twilight Zone premiered in 1959. In 1950, Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schultz first appeared in newspapers. October 3 Frank Robinson became major leagues baseball’s first black manager
Tomorrow night, starting at 6pm at the Flint Farmer’s Market, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Flint will hold the 17th Annual Suits & Sauce Dinner and Silent Auction presented by Big John Steak & Onion. Dinner will be provided by Blackstone’s Smokehouse. Proceeds will benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Flint.
Sara Shanning, is the author of the Chosen Angels series. Seal One releases October 1 (ebook), and print is available now on Amazon and at Faith Christian Store in Flint. Meet the author at her Book Launch Party and Book Signing on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at The Road Community Church, 301 E. South Holly Road
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. Dress in your most
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
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
