Events, meeting, exhibits planned for February 2010

By Administrator Feb 2010

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Sloan Exhibit. "Portrait Figures in Miniature: The Pierson Doll Collection"; Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St.; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through May; $6 (237-3444). Exhibit. "Nature Continues" by Stephanie Palagyi; MCC Visual Arts and Design Center Fine Arts Gallery, 1401 E. Court St.; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays through Dec. 15; free (762-0443)(web). Exhibit. Mixed media and watercolors by Vicki Frappier and Joe Green; Fandangles', G-6429 W. Pierson Rd.;  normal business hours through Jan. 29, reception 1 to 3 p.m. today; free (659-2700)(web). Sloan Exhibit. "Predators"; Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St.; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through May 2; $6 (237-3444)(web). Exhibit. "Mary Lee Randolph: Gee's Bend Quilts and Beyond"; Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 E. Kearsley St.; noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and Fridays, noon to 9 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays through April 18; call for price (234-1695)(web). Exhibit. "Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism"; Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 E. Kearsley St.; noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and Fridays, noon to 9 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays through April 18; call for price (234-1695)(web).  Exhibit. "Constructive Witticism," works by Beth Barton, Barbara Dorchen, Ryan Gregory, Sally Thielen and Linda Woodruff; Buckham Gallery, 1341⁄2  W. Second St.; noon to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays through March 6; free (239-6334)(web). Exhibit. "Childe Hassam" and "Matthew Wead"; Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 E. Kearsley St.; noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and Fridays, noon to 9 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays through April 18; call for price (234-1695)(web).

Saturday, Feb. 13

Flint Folk Music Society Concert. Performer to be announced; Greater Flint Arts Council, 816 S. Saginaw St.; 7:30 p.m; $12 (238-2787). Opera. "The Mikado" by Opera a la Carte; Whiting, 1241 E. Kearsley St.;  8 p.m.; $18 to $46  (237-7333).  Volunteer Tax Assistance. People with incomes of $49,000 or less come early and bring proof of income and identity for all people being claimed; Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St.; 9 a.m.; free, (249-2569).

Sunday, Feb. 14

St. Cecilia Society Concert. Tenor Glen Holcomb and Lawrence MacDonald, piano; Flint Institute of Music, 1025 E. Kearsley St.; 2 p.m.; free (239-3365).

Monday, Feb. 15

Predator Lecture. "Michigan Birds of Prey"; Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St.; 1 p.m.; $10 (237-3444)(web).

Tuesday, Feb. 16

Armchair Traveler. "Texas"; Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St.; 12:15 p.m.; free, bring lunch (232-7111).

Wednesday, Feb. 17

Fiction Only Book Club. "A Mercy" by Toni Morrison; Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St.; noon;  free (232-7111).

Thursday, Feb. 18

New McCree Theatre. "Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round"; McCree Theater, 5005 Cloverlawn Dr.; 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 3 and 8 p.m. Saturdays through March 6; call for price (787-2200)(web). African American History. Michigan Opera Theater presents "Footsteps to Freedom"; Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St.; 7 p.m.;  free (232-7111).

Friday, Feb. 19

Jazz Vespers. Coffee house setting; Woodside Church, 1509 E. Court St.; 6 p.m. free (767-4911).

Saturday, Feb. 20

Volunteer Tax Assistance. People with incomes of $49,000 or less come early and bring proof of income and identity for all people being claimed; Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St.; 9 a.m.; free, (249-2569). National African American Read-In. Stories, readings and discussions of the works of African American authors; Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St.; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; free, (249-2569). Predator Lecture. "Prehistoric Predators"; Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St.; 1 p.m.; $8, pre-register (237-3409)(web). Poetry Reading. Jan Worth-Nelson's students will perform; Buckham Gallery, 1341⁄2  W. Second St.; 6 to 9 p.m.; $1, (239-6334)(web).

Sunday, Feb. 21

Concert. Emery Stephens, baritone, and Joel Schoenhals, piano; St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 711 S. Saginaw St.; 3:30 p.m.; $10 (234-8637).

Tuesday, Feb. 23

Armchair Traveler. "Naked Mountain: The Far West End of the Himalayas"; Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St.; 12:15 p.m.; free, bring lunch (232-7111).

Thursday, Feb. 25

African American Quiz Bowl Championship. Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St.; 4 to 6 p.m.; free (232-7111). Evening Book Club. Discussion of "Unaccustomed Earth" by Jhumpa Lahiri; Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St.; 7 p.m.; free (232-7111).

Friday, Feb. 26

Concert. Sol y Canto and Cuarteto Latinoamericano perform  a musical suite that blends diverse musical genres; UM-F Theater; 8 p.m.; $30 (237-7333)(web).

Saturday, Feb. 27

Flint Folk Music Society Concert. Performer to be announced; Greater Flint Arts Council, 816 S. Saginaw St.; 7:30 p.m; $12 (238-2787). Musical. Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"; Whiting, 1241 E. Kearsley St.;  3 and 8 p.m. today and 2 p.m. tomorrow; $23 to $67  (237-7333)(web). Predator Lecture. "Nocturnal Predators"; Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St.; 1 p.m.; $10, pre-register (237-3409)(web).

Sunday, Feb. 28

St. Cecilia Society Recital. Scholarship winners; Flint Institute of Music, 1025 E. Kearsley St.; 2 p.m.; free (239-3365).

Thursday, March 4

Musical. "Hairspray"; Whiting, 1241 E. Kearsley St.; 8 p.m.; $31 to $69  (237-7333)(web).

Saturday, March 6

Volunteer Tax Assistance. People with incomes of $49,000 or less come early and bring proof of income and identity for all people being claimed; Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St.; 9 a.m.; free, (249-2569). Predator Lecture. "Carnivore Connection — A Look at Predators"; Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St.; 1 p.m.; $10,  pre-register (237-3409)(web).

Thursday, March 11

Fundraiser. Woodside Church will hold its annual scholarship dinner and auction for local students; Woodside Church, 1509 E. Court St.; 5:30 p.m. silent auction, 6 p.m. dinner and live auction 7 p.m.; $10 (767-4911)(web).

Saturday, March 13

Flint Folk Music Society Concert. Cats and the Fiddler; Greater Flint Arts Council, 816 S. Saginaw St.; 7:30 p.m; $12 (238-2787). Volunteer Tax Assistance. Filers with incomes of $49,000 come early and bring proof of income and identity for all people being claimed; Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St.; 9 a.m.; free, (249-2569). Predator Lecture. "Predator Masks"; Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St.; 1 to 2:30 p.m.; $10, pre-register (237-3409)(web).

Thursday, March 18

Concert. Danu performs traditional and new Irish music; Whiting, 1241 E. Kearsley St.; 7:30 p.m.; $27 to $31  (237-7333).

Friday, March 19

Jazz Vespers. Coffee house setting; Woodside Church, 1509 E. Court St.; 6 p.m. free (767-4911).

Saturday, March 20

Volunteer Tax Assistance. People with incomes of $49,000 or less come early and bring proof of income and identity for all people being claimed; Flint Public Library, 1026 E. Kearsley St.; 9 a.m.; free, (249-2569).

Sunday, March 21

Concert. Jeffrey Walker, organ and harpsichord; St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 711 S. Saginaw St.; 3:30 p.m.; $10 (234-8637).

Saturday, March 27

Flint Folk Music Society Concert. Bill Bynum & Co.; Greater Flint Arts Council, 816 S. Saginaw St.; 7:30 p.m; $12 (238-2787). Blues Concert. "An Evening with Kenny Wayne Shepard"; Whiting, 1241 E. Kearsley St.; 8 p.m.; $18 to $46 (237-7333). Predator Lecture. "What's for Lunch," how animals catch food and avoid being caught for food; Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St.; 1 p.m.; $10,  pre-register (237-3409)(web).

Saturday, April 10

Flint Folk Music Society Concert. Annie and Rod Capps with Jason Dennie; Greater Flint Arts Council, 816 S. Saginaw St.; 7:30 p.m; $12 (238-2787). Performance. Hal Holbrook in "Mark Twain Tonight"; Whiting, 1241 E. Kearsley St.; 8 p.m.; $17 to $45 (237-7333). Predator Lecture. "Amazing World of Insects"; Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St.; 1 p.m.; $10, pre-register (237-3409)(web).

Friday, April 16

Jazz Vespers. Coffee house setting; Woodside Church, 1509 E. Court St.; 6 p.m. free (767-4911).

Saturday, April 17

Predator Lecture. "Build Your Own Predator"; Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St.; 1 p.m.; $8, pre-register (237-3409)(web).

Sunday, April 18

Concert. Joel Schoenhals, piano; St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 711 S. Saginaw St.; 3:30 p.m.; $10 (234-8637).

Thursday, April 22

Women's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Zonta Club holds first induction ceremony; Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St., 6 to 9 p.m.; call for cost (695-2824)(web).

Friday, April 23

Flint Folk Music Society Concert. Dan Hall; Greater Flint Arts Council, 816 S. Saginaw St.; 7:30 p.m; $12 (238-2787). Concert. Project; UM-F Theater; 8 p.m.; $30 (237-7333).

Saturday, April 24

Predator Lecture. "Insect Predators"; Sloan Museum, 1221 E. Kearsley St.; 1 p.m.; $10, pre-register (237-3409)(web).

Sunday, April 25

Musical. "Avenue Q"; Whiting, 1241 E. Kearsley St.; 8 p.m.; $17 to $45 (237-7333).

Tuesday, April 27

Performance. Denise Wilbanks reads "The Secret Life of Bees"; Whiting, 1241 E. Kearsley St.; 7 p.m. today and 8 p.m. May 1; $30 (237-7333).

Saturday, May 1

Predator Lecture. "Animal Tracks"; Sloan Museum program at Ligon Outdoor Center, 5213 E. Farrand Rd., Clio; 1 p.m.; $5, pre-register (237-3409)(web).

Saturday, May 15

Flint Folk Music Society Concert. Anne Hills; Greater Flint Arts Council, 816 S. Saginaw St.; 7:30 p.m; $12 (238-2787).

Friday, May 21

Jazz Vespers. Coffee house setting; Woodside Church, 1509 E. Court St.; 6 p.m. free (767-4911).

Sunday, May 23

Concert. Exclamation!, percussion ensemble; St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 711 S. Saginaw St.; 3:30 p.m.; $10 (234-8637).

Friday, June 18

Jazz Vespers. Coffee house setting; Woodside Church, 1509 E. Court St.; 6 p.m. free (767-4911).

Saturday, July 17

Dance. "Midwest Dance Summer Intensive Showcase"; Whiting, 1241 E. Kearsley St.; 2 and 6:30 p.m.; $20 (237-7333).

Saturday, Sept. 11

Flint Folk Music Society Concert. Performer to be announced; Greater Flint Arts Council, 816 S. Saginaw St.; 7:30 p.m; $12 (238-2787).

Saturday, Sept. 25

Flint Folk Music Society Concert. Doug McLeod; Greater Flint Arts Council, 816 S. Saginaw St.; 7:30 p.m; $12 (238-2787).

Saturday, Oct. 9

Flint Folk Music Society Concert. Trent Wagler & the Steel Wheels; Greater Flint Arts Council, 816 S. Saginaw St.; 7:30 p.m; $12 (238-2787).

Saturday, Oct. 23

Flint Folk Music Society Concert. Blues band; Greater Flint Arts Council, 816 S. Saginaw St.; 7:30 p.m; $12 (238-2787).

Saturday, Nov. 6

Flint Folk Music Society Concert. Performer to be announced; Greater Flint Arts Council, 816 S. Saginaw St.; 7:30 p.m; $12 (238-2787).

Saturday, Nov. 20

Flint Folk Music Society Concert. Performer to be announced; Greater Flint Arts Council, 816 S. Saginaw St.; 7:30 p.m; $12 (238-2787).

Saturday, Dec. 4

Flint Folk Music Society Concert. Performer to be announced; Greater Flint Arts Council, 816 S. Saginaw St.; 7:30 p.m; $12 (238-2787).