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FIA THEATER FILMS – April 2011

Screenings are in the FIA Theater at the Flint Institute of Arts, 1120 E. Kearsley St. Unless noted, admission at the door is $6 non-members, $5 FIA members, $4 FOMA members. Details: (810) 234-1695, flintarts.org

FRIENDS OF MODERN ART FILM SERIES

April 1-2 (7:30 p.m.), April 3 (2 p.m.)

Tiny Furniture

(U.S., 2010) Directed by Lena Dunham, 98 min., not rated

In a smart indie comedy set in New York City, a newly minted college graduate seeks direction in her life while dealing with her artist mother and would-be boyfriends.

April 8-9 (7:30 p.m.), April 10 (2 p.m.)

Soul Kitchen

(Germany, 2009) Directed by Fatih Akin, 99 min., not rated

Hamberg is the locale for laughs as a German-Greek chef disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a culinary artist from elsewhere. Enjoy this film on the weekend of the FIA’s Wine Tasting Event.

April 15-16 (7:30 p.m.), April 17 (2 p.m.)

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Hannah Fralick, a singer/songwriter from Flint, will be releasing a new CD on January 7th at the Salvation Army Citadel in downtown Flint, 211 West Kearsley Street. She will be performing alongside several other Flint-area musicians.

I’ve seen Hannah perform live and, if you’ll take my word for it, she’s really talented. (Heck, she won the “Flinty” award last year for the city’s best musician.) 

Learn more about Hannah on her website.

Students in the Department of Theatre at the University of Michigan-Flint are preparing to compete in the 2011 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival next month.

This regional — spanning Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin — is said to be the most competitive in the country.

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Be a part of the FIA’s College Town Movie Series this week

Dec. 9 (9 p.m.)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

(U.S., 2010)  Directed by Edgar Wright, 112 min., rated PG-13

Michael Cera stars as a guy whose life is awesome — until he meets a dangerously fashionable, roller-blading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers. But the path to Ms. Flowers isn’t covered in rose petals.

(Free admission for viewers with college ID or FIA College Town membership)

Mott Community College (MCC) Fine Arts Gallery will host ten different exhibitions of student and local artwork over the coming 2010-2011 academic year.

Here’s the story in the Flint Journal.

A public open house on the Hamilton Dam and Flint River restoration project will be held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday on the campus of the University of Michgian-Flint. The open house will be in the Park Place Room at the Northbank Center, 432 N. Saginaw St.

Attendees will be a part of the discussion regarding the future of the aging Hamilton Dam.

Here’s more from the Flint Journal.

One of Downtown Flint’ s signature summertime events will be here before you know it. The Crim Festival of Races brings thousands into Flint and Genesee County on every year, and this year’s event should be bigger and better than ever.

Here’s the schedule:

Saturday, August 28, 2010

(Crim Start Line on Saginaw St. Downtown Flint)

7:30 a.m. 10-Mile Wheelers
8:00 a.m. 10-Mile Event
8:00 a.m. 10- Competitive Walk (WALK ONLY)
9:30 a.m. 8K Run
9:45 a.m. 8K Walk
10:00 a.m. 5K Run
10:30 a.m. 5K Family Walk
11:45 a.m. 1 Mile Run
11:50 a.m. 1 Mile Walk
1:00 p.m. Teddy Bear Trot

(Start line on Saginaw St. in front of City Hall)

Here’s more information from ABC 12.

Vic Lukasavitz, chairman of the race committee, spoke about this weekend’s bike races on B95 today. Le Champion Pave, a criterium race, will be held in Downtown Flint on Sunday. The 1-mile race course will start and finish on the downtown bricks.

Saturday is Fenton’s annual road race, the 13.5-mile Maillot Jaune.

Click here to listen to the interview.

Downtown Flint will be transformed this summer into the site of a large-scale bicycle race. Le Champion Pave Criterium is coming on Sunday, July 25 to the iconic downtown bricks.

The event is free for all spectators and is open to riders of varied skill levels.

FLINT, Michigan — On Saturday and Sunday, the Flint Institute of Arts will be home to one of Flint’s signature spring events: The Flint Art Fair.  The event will feature outdoor art exhibits, concerts, a sidewalk cafe and a beer tent — Saturday night is free music night in the beer tent.

For more information, visit the fair’s website or read all about it in the Flint Journal.

Entertainment Schedule

Saturday

Noon to 3 p.m. — Arcadia

3:30-4:30 p.m. — Blue Hawaiians

4:30-6 p.m. — Big Foot Bob & the Toe Tappers

6-9 p.m. — Harper and the Midwest Kind

Sunday

Noon to 1:30 p.m. — Joe Wright

1:30-3 p.m. — Sherm Mitchell

3-4:30 p.m. — Rusty Wright Blues

The Flint Institute of Arts is located at 1120 E. Kearsley St., Flint.