Flint’s Katie Stanley Band launches new EP at Soggy Bottom, with Grantham, Glover
By Jeffery L. Carey Jr. On a cold January evening at Flint’s Soggy Bottom Bar, the Katie Stanley Band released its new extended play (EP) album titled Lake Superior to a very warm audience. The band, comprised of singer/songwriter Katie Stanley; bassist Tammy Pendleton; and drummer Michelle McAuley, released the new EP Jan. 18 with the release show on Jan 19. The show also featured opening artists Dylan Grantham of Young Ritual and...
Heating bill assistance available now through Consumers Energy CARE program
Consumers Energy encourages residents having difficulty paying heating bills to ask for assistance, and has contributed $10 million since October to defray those costs in southeast Michigan. Consumers Energy’s CARE program allows customers to establish a payment plan with monthly credits and gradual forgiveness of past-due balances. Consumers Energy cash contributions to local agencies provide assistance to those having trouble paying...
News Brief: MCC receives $2.1 million gift for student support from Robinson Trust
Mott Community College has received a $2.1 million gift from the Dewaine V. and Jana B. Robinson Trust, which will provide support for students, according to Lennetta Coney, president of the Foundation for Mott Community College. The gift will establish a perpetual trust in the Robinsons’ names, the second such trust held by Mott. The money will be available in Fall, 2019. The Robinsons were Flint natives and business owners. Dewaine...
News Brief: Watershed Coalition gearing up for Jan. 31 “Voice of the River” celebration
The Flint River Watershed Coalition’s annual “Voice of the River” celebration is set for 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31 at Factory One, 303 W. Water St. The public is invited. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased online at www.FlintRiver.org, by calling 810-767-6490, or emailing ewesthoff@flintriver.org. Payment can be made at the door, but RSVP’s are requested. The FRWC event is a kickoff of the...
“New Works Festival” brings five playwrights to The Rep’s Elgood Theater
By Patsy Isenberg Five playwrights and musicians from various places in the U.S. and one from Ireland came to the Flint Repertory Theatre (The Rep) Jan. 18–20 to offer staged readings of their new unpublished works in front of a live audience. The free event included a panel discussion with The Rep’s Producing Artistic Director Michael Lluberes and the writers of the “New Works” on Sunday, Jan. 20. This was the second year...
News Brief: Mott Park Rec Area open house Feb. 19 at Kettering
Mott Park Recreation Area open house is 6 p.m. Feb. 19 at Kettering’s Campus Center, 1700 University Drive, at Chevrolet Ave. For a decade, the Mott Park Recreation Association has worked to repurpose the former municipal golf course, 70 acres on the Flint River, and invites the community to see developments, including a disc golf course; maintenance and security improvements; and a Monarch Butterfly Waystation, certified by two...
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