Mother Nature rained on the parade, but she didn’t stop Flint residents from gathering to participate in the nationally-celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. The Downtown event featured live music and performances, dancing, rappers, food, vendors and more.

The annual summer FUNdraiser included a cocktail reception, dinner, silent and live auctions and a deejay. Proceeds support the many quality learning opportunities the Museum offers to community children.

Flint Community Players celebrated 90 years of bringing exciting live theater to the Flint and Genesee County area. Gala attendees enjoyed cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and entertainment. Live mannequins were dressed in many of the costumes from the legendary FCP costume collection.

Co-hosted by Crim Fitness Foundation, Recycle Bike Shop, Social Cycling Flint and Flint River Watershed Coalition, this fundraiser celebrated Flint’s growing biking community. With participants from beginners to enthusiasts, the event offered a 2-3 mile, 10-mile and 20-mile course highlighting some of the best and most interesting parts of Flint. All routes started in front of GM’s historic Factory One, and the afternoon ended with a great party. Proceeds will help create a more walkable and bikeable community through education, infrastructure and policy change.

Presented annually by the Friends of Modern Art (FOMA) on the second weekend in June, this two-day event attracts thousands of visitors to the grounds of the FIA in the heart of the beautiful Flint Cultural Center. As many as 175 established and emerging artists from Michigan and beyond display original works in various genres including ceramics, glass, painting, jewelry, fiber, metal, mixed media, photography, printmaking, sculpture and wood.