Tag: Greg Fiedler
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Love, goodness, and Flint’s musical heart echoed as Jazz Fest turned up the heat
By Tom Travis Mother Nature turned up the heat and local and regional and national musicians turned up the jazz this weekend as the 38th Flint Jazz Fest returned to where it was born – Flint’s Riverbank Park. After several years of being bounced around Flint, the Jazz Fest in the heart of downtown seems…
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It’s Jazz Festival weekend at Riverbank Park: Events tonight through Sunday
The 38th annual Flint Jazz Festival kicks off at Riverbank Park tonight featuring local favorite Kevin Collins at 5:30 followed by Banda Magda at 7 p.m. Saturday’s performances start at 1:30 p.m. with American saxophonist Najee. Sunday performances start at 2, concluding at 7 p.m. with smooth jazz gospel musician and native Detroit Tim…
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Arts, cultural organizations receive $440K in first GFAC arts millage awards
By Jan Worth-Nelson In a first wave of benefits from the arts millage approved by voters last fall, 22 Genesee County arts and cultural organizations encompassing jazz, ballet, theater, art, and architecture received grants totaling $440,000 from the Greater Flint Arts Council (GFAC) last week. The “Share Art Genesee 2019 Community Arts Program Grants” ranged…
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As two big endorsements back county-wide arts millage for Aug. 7 vote, advocates address citizen concerns
By Jan Worth-Nelson The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce (FGCC) and the Board of Education of the Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) both endorsed the proposed Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment millage proposal up for a county-wide vote Aug. 7 in statements issued this week. The .96 mill, 10-year proposal, estimated to…
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Quilter/musician Joe Cunningham comes home to old haunts, delivers exuberance and wit
By Jan Worth-Nelson Nationally-recognized quilter and musician Joe Cunningham has not just cleared the path for male quilters across the country, but also has led quilting in general into the fine arts world over the past two decades, according to Greater Flint Arts Council president and CEO Greg Fiedler. And as it happens, Cunningham’s love…
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Review: small turnout, big enthusiasms fill Meadow at Flint Jazz Festival
By Sherrema A. Bower “I’ll go where the jazz goes,” retiree Lamont Jones, 61, said during last weekend’s 36th Annual Flint Jazz Festival, Aug. 11-13. Jones was one of a small but enthusiastic crowd enjoying a fusion of jazz music, jazz lovers, and good food at The Meadow in the Flint Cultural Center. The event…
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