Whaley House resumes December holiday traditions after fire recovery hiatus
Whaley Historic House Museum resumes its holiday traditions after three years’ hiatus due to a fire. The Victorian mansion, showcasing Flint’s gilded age, will be decorated for Christmas and open every weekend in December. Several special events are open to the public. History Happy Hour, a 2018 monthly lecture series, concludes 7 p.m. Dec. 6. Entry is $5, including first drink. A Victorian Christmas Tea is 2-4 p.m. Dec. 8. Tickets...
News Brief: CANCELLED: Dec. 8 concert by R&B star Melvin Davis at Totem Books
Totem Books posted the following CANCELLATION notice: “Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts, the Melvin Davis show this Saturday has been canceled. If you have previously purchased tickets at Totem, please stop by Totem or call the team at 810-407-6402 for a full refund. We apologize for having to reschedule this anticipated show. Please stay tuned for other events happening at Totem in the coming weeks! To see a full...
News Brief: “Classy, Brassy Christmas” at Whiting Dec. 5
A holiday concert, “A Classy Brassy Christmas & More,” is 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Capitol Theatre, presented by ELGA Credit Union. The event is free, but tickets are required, available at The Whiting Ticket Center, 1241 E. Kearsley St., the Ticket Center kiosk in the Flint Farmers’ Market, or by phone, 810-237-7333. The Capitol Theatre is located at 140. E. Second St. The concert will also be broadcast on NBC 25 and FOX 66....
“Demolition Means Progress” discussion continues Dec. 8 at Broome Center
Community Read, a project of the Flint Genesee Literacy Network, continues discussion Dec. 8 of Andrew Highsmith’s look at 20thcentury Flint, Demolition Means Progress: Flint, Michigan, and the Fate of the American Metropolis. Highsmith shows how much of Flint’s racial division and economic devastation is the result of public policies enacted over decades, including education, labor, housing and the rise of the suburbs. EVM writer...
News Brief: African American Film Series continues at FIA with December, January, February shows
Communities First, Inc., and the Flint Institute of Arts continue their fourth annual African American Film Series, which began Nov. 15, with documentary films on Dec. 13, Jan. 10 and Feb. 14. The Nov. 15 film was Brothers Hypnotic, in which eight sons of an anti-establishment jazz legend find the values their father taught them tested. Those to come are as follows: Dec. 13 – Pacoima Stories: Land of Dreams. The 1,500-year history...
Choice Neighborhoods Team seeks five for $30 million HUD grant implementation
Charged with overseeing a $30 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant awarded to the City of Flint and the Flint Housing Commission, The Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Team announces five full-time employment positions. Flint was one of five U.S. cities awarded neighborhood HUD grants in July. Tied to South Flint and specifically the Atherton East public housing complex, as detailed in a July EVM story, the...
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