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Human rights journalist Edwin Black speaks on “Israel and International Law” at MCC Tuesday April 16
Mott Community College presents “Israel And International Law – The Historical Underpinnings,” a lecture by New York Times bestselling author Edwin Black, 7 p.m. April 16 at Mott’s Regional Technology Center auditorium. Black, a historian and human rights journalist, is author of 11 books, including “IBM and the Holocaust: The Strategic Alliance Between Nazi Germany…
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Three spring initiatives start April 15 to “replant Genesee County” by conservation district
The Genesee Conservation District announces its spring initiatives to replant Genesee County. The annual Reforestation Event, a tree sale and show, is 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. April 15 at Genesee County Habitat for Humanity, 101 Burton St. A Native Plant workshop begins at 1 p.m., and previously ordered trees and plants may be picked…
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Pottery, glass, painting, more: Time to register for summer classes at the FIA
Registration for Flint Institute of Art summer art school opens 9 a.m. Tuesday April 16, with classes for ages 5 and up, including pottery, glass, painting, photography, weaving, animation, theatre arts, and drawing. Participants may register online or in person at 1120 E. Kearsley St. A course catalog is available here. Costs range from $25-300, with…
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Easter Egg Hunt, skateboard competition, possible park announcements scheduled for April 20
By Jeffery L. Carey, Jr. A free Easter egg hunt and skateboarding jam to raise awareness and promote a possible new skatepark is set for 12 noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at Flint’s local skatepark inside the Swartz Creek Golf Course, 1902 Hammerberg Rd. Sponsored by DIY Flint, Brush Alley Skateboard Shop, and…
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Durant-Tuuri-Mott students make blankets for homeless
By Harold C. Ford Students at Flint’s Durant-Tuuri-Mott (DTM) Elementary are making blankets for Flint-area homeless during their lunch periods at school. Some 25 students in third through sixth grades will deliver six blankets to the North End Soup Kitchen on Global Youth Service Day Thursday, April 11. Catholic Charities-Flint will then distribute the blankets…
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Review: The Rep’s “Glass Menagerie” honorably recreates the classic’s poignant memory-scape
By Patsy Isenberg “The play is memory. Being a memory play, it is dimly lighted, it is sentimental, it is not realistic. In memory everything seems to happen to music. That explains the fiddle in the wings. I am the narrator of the play, and also a character in it. The other characters are my…
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East Village Magazine – April 2019
The latest issue of the East Village Magazine is available for download here: East Village Magazine – April – 2019
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“Without the resurgence of neighborhoods, all else will crumble,” leader notes at end of grassroots workshop series
By Jan Worth-Nelson After sessions in February and March on leadership, funding strategies, blight, reuse of vacant lots, and promoting health through environmental design, the “Neighbors Changing Flint” series concluded March 27 with a focus on advocacy, campaign development and long-term change. About 40 residents, many of whom had attended all six of the sessions,…
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“Youth Arts: Unlocked” taking art to where the kids are: GFAC show opens April 12
By Teddy Robertson “A lot of the point of these workshops is to take these programs where the kids are,” says Casey Hamann. Hamann and fellow artist Corinne Nuzum appear to be doing just that, expanding programs outward from their renamed “Youth Arts: Unlocked” (YAU) project (formerly Arts in Detention) in workshops they lead at…
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This Month in the Village: April features hockey documentary, tea party, black holes
Compiled by Meghan Christian “This Month” highlights a selection of events available to our readers—It is not an exhaustive list, rather a sampling of opportunities in the city. To submit events for May, email your event to Managing Editor Meghan Christian at meghan.christian22@gmail.com by April 23. Wellness at the Wheel Mon – Sat. Various…
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