“There’s Nothing to do in Flint, Michigan!”: Summer 2024 Edition

INFORMATION

Buckham Gallery: https://www.buckhamgallery.org/
Comma Bookstore and Social Hub: https://www.commabookstore.com/
Explore Flint and Genesee: https://www.exploreflintandgenesee.org/
FliCity Studios: https://www.facebook.com/FLICityStudios/
Flint Community Players: https://www.flintcommunityplayers.com/
Flint Institute of Arts: https://www.flintarts.org/
Flint Institute of Arts: FOMA Films: https://flintarts.org/events/films
Flint School of Performing Arts: https://thefim.org/fspa/
Genesee County Parks Events/Activities: https://geneseecountyparks.org/calendar/#/events/
Genesee District Library: https://www.thegdl.org/events/
Gloria Coles Flint Public Library: https://www.fpl.info/
The Golden Leaf Club: https://www.facebook.com/TheGoldenLeafFlint
Gothic Funk Press: http://gothicfunkpress.com
Greater Flint Arts Council: https://www.greaterflintartscouncil.org/events/
Local 432: https://www.facebook.com/FlintLocal432/
The Machine Shop: https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/666/the-machine-shop
Sloan Museum / Longway Planetarium: https://sloanlongway.org
Soggy Bottom Bar: https://www.soggybottombarflint.com/
Tenacity Brewing: https://www.tenacitybrewing.com/
Totem Books: http://totembooksflint.com/

Flint Institute of Arts = FIA
Flint Institute of Music = FIM
Friends of Modern Art = FOMA
Genesee County Parks = GCP
Genesee District Library = GDL
Gloria Coles Flint Public Library = FPL
Greater Flint Arts Council = GFAC
Sloan Museum and Longway Planetarium = Sloan/Longway

Monday = Mon., M; Tuesday = Tues., T; Wednesday = Wed., W; Thursday = Thurs., H; Friday = Fri., F; Saturday = Sat., S; Sunday = Sun., U

MAJOR FESTIVALS

6/1 – 6/19 Juneteenth Celebration

6/8 – 6/9 FOMA: Flint Art Fair

6/12 – 6/14 Our Lady of Lebanon Mid-East Festival

6/19 W Juneteenth

6/22 S Mott Fest

6/22 – 6/23 Sloan/Longway: Sloan Museum Auto Fair

6/29 S Flint Pride in the Park

7/4 H Flint 4th of July Celebration / 9th Annual Flint Water Festival

7/13 S Flint Alley Fest

7/19 F Porch Fest

7/20 S Community Festival Celebration

7/20 – 7/27 The Genesee County Fair

7/25 – 7/28 Flint Jazz Festival

7/25 – 7/28 Flint Youth Film Festival

7/27 – 7/28 Gus Macker World Tour

8/3 S Flint Drop Fest

8/3 S Civic Park Heritage and Harmony Blues Fest

8/9 – 8/11 Canusa Games

8/10 S Be a Tourist in Your Hometown

8/12 – 8/17 Back to the Bricks

8/23 – 8/24 Crim Festival of Races

9/6 – 9/8 Bikes on the Bricks

9/14 S Goodstock

 

ONGOING EVENTS

All Summer FIA: Meditations in Gold: South Asian Jewelry

All Summer GDL: Story Time

Tues. – Sun. Sloan/Longway: Skies Over Michigan

Tues. – Sun. Sloan/Longway: Birth of Planet Earth

Selected GDL: Cooking with Ming

Selected FPL: Armchair Traveler

Selected FPL: Podcasting @ FPL

Selected FPL: Teen Time

Tues. GDL: Needles and Hooks

Wed. FIA: Art à la Carte

Wed. Golden Leaf Club: Open Mic Night

Thurs. FIA: Late Night Thursdays

Thurs. GDL: Craft on!

Thurs. Soggy Bottom: Trivia

Thurs. Tenacity: Trivia

Sat. FIA: Glass Tours

Sat. GDL: Kids and Teens Crochet

Sat., Sun. FIA: Glassblowing Demonstrations

1st Thurs. GDL: Forest Township Book Club

1st, 4th Thurs. Sloan/Longway: Book Clubs

1st Fri. GFAC: Music on the Bricks!

1st Fri. Sloan/Longway: First Friday (Longway Planetarium)

1st Sat. FPL: Flint Neighborhoods United Meeting

1st Sat. FPL: Friends of the Flint Public Library Book Drop Off

2nd Wed. GDL: Fenton Fiction Book Club

2nd Thurs. FPL: Evening Readers Book Club

2nd Fri. Art Walk

2nd Fri. GDL: Folklore for Adults with Disabilities

2nd Sat. Sloan/Longway: Sensory Friendly Planetarium Shows

2nd Sat. Sloan/Longway: Lego Club

3rd Mon. GDL: Fenton Mystery Book Club

3rd Thurs., 4th Fri. FIA: Art Spark!

3rd Fri. GFAC: Friday Night Fever!

3rd Fri. GDL: Book Lovers’ Choice Book Club

3rd Fri. FPL: Silent Book Club

3rd Fri. Totem: Open Mic Night at Totem Books

3rd Sat. GDL: Paws to Read

3rd Sat. Totem: Totem’s Holistics and Craft Fair

4th Tues. GDL: Maple Street Readers Book Club

4th Thurs. GFAC: Jazznite

4th Thurs. GDL: Maple Street’s Novice Cinephiles

Last Fri. Totem: Totem’s Poet’s and Writer’s Open Mic Night

Sat., Sun. 6-1 – 6/16 Sloan/Longway: Cosmic Colors: New Full Dome Feature

Wed. from 6/1 S&K Hometown Pub: FrankE and DawnE KaraokE

Thru 6/2 FIA: Made in Michigan

Other Sun. 6/2 – 6/30 GCP: Turnip the Beets

6/2 – 8/18 FIA: Art School Summer Session

6/4; 6/18 FPL: Digital Drop In

Thurs. 6/6 – 9/5 Fenton Concerts in the Park

Thru 6/7 GFAC: U of M – Flint Student Exhibition

6/7 – 6/23 FIM: Spring Awakening

Fri. 6/7 – 6/28 FIM: Chamber Series, Music on the Lawn

Thru 6/8 Buckham Gallery: 40 Years of Buckham Fine Arts Project

Sat., Sun. thru 6/9 Sloan/Longway: We Are Stars with Andy Serkis

Selected 6/8 – 7/18 GCP: Nature Photography Hike

Tues. thru 6/11 GCP: Knee-High Naturalist

Tues. thru 6/11 GCP: Outdoors Explorer

6/11 – 8/25 Sloan/Lonway: Legend of the Enchanted Reef

6/13 – 6/23 Flint Community Players: Eurydice

6/14 – 6/15 GDL: Linden Book Sale

6/14 – 6/16 Fenton Village Players: Exit Pursued by a Bear

Sat. thru 6/16 Sloan/Longway: Magic Globe: A Story of the Seasons

6/14 – 7/5 GFAC: Michigan Artists Invitational Exhibition

6/14 – 7/13 Buckham Gallery: I Get My Hit And Then I Run With It

6/15 – 6/16 GCP: Michigan Innovation Fair at Crossroads Village

Thru 6/17 FIM: FSO Live: Carmina Burana

Mon., Tues. 6/18 – 7/2 GCP: Nature Quest

Tues. 6/18 – 8/6 Swartz Creek Fine Arts 40th Annual Summer Concert Series

Tues. 6/18 – 7/30 GCP: River Kids

6/19 FPL: Fiction Only Book Club

6/19 FPL: Juneteenth Storytime with Miss Billie

6/19 – 6/23 Flushing Summerfest

Thurs. 6/20 – 7/18 GCP: Nature at the Library

Thurs. 6/20 – 8/1 FPL: Family Yoga

Thurs. 6/20 – 8/1 FPL: Thursdays with For-Mar

Fri. 6/21 – 7/13 GCP: Reel Fishy Fun!

6/22 – 6/23 GCP: Banjo Daze Folk Festival

Sat. 6/22 – 7/6 GCP: Bug Buddies Adventure

Wed. 6/26 – 7/24 GCP: Weekly Nature Pop-Up Program

Wed. 6/26 – 8/14 Flushing Riverview Park: Concerts in the Park

6/28 – 6/29 GCP: Paranormal Investigations

6/29 – 6/30 GCP: Curious at Crossroads Oddities Fest

6/29; 7/15 GDL: The Dinosaur Adventure Begins at your Library

Thru 6/30 FIA: Fragile Bodies: The Figure in Glass and Clay

Thurs. In June FPL: UM – Flint Community Writing Center Tutors

Selected Tues. July, Aug. FPL: Tuesday Tunes @ the Library

Thurs.-Sat. Thru 7/6 Sloan/Longway: Dark Side: The Light Show

7/6 – 7/7 GCP: Touch a Truck

Weekdays 7/8 – 8/16 Tunes at Noon

Tues. thru 7/11 GCP: Yoga in Nature

Fri.-Sun. 7/11 – 8/24 Sloan/Longway: The Queen Light Show: From Mercury with Love

Wed. in July FPL: Wacky Wednesday Adventures

Sat. In June FPL: SRC

Fri. 7/5 – 8/2 FPL: Library Playgroup

Fri. 7/5 – 8/2 FPL: Drop in and Play

7/8 – 8/18 Fli-City Studios Summer Classes

Tues. 7/9 – 7/23 GDL: Minecraft Club

Tues. 7/9 – 8/13 Clio Amphitheater Summer Concert Series

Thurs. 7/11 – 8/29 FPL: Teen D&D Club

7/12 – 8/2 GFAC: Michigan Artists Invitational Exhibition

Fri. 7/12 – 8/23 FPL: Meet and Move Fridays

7/12 – 7/28 Fenton Village Players: Rock of Ages

7/13 – 7/14 GCP: Apprentice Weekend at Crossroads Village

Selected 7/16 – 8/1 FPL: Teen Tech Camp

Sat. 7/13 – 8/3 FPL: Tour de Flint

7/17; 7/22 GDL: Pirate Party

7/20; 7/23 GDL: Bunny Rabbit Roundup

Selected thru 7/24 GDL: Space Exploration

Wed. 7/24 – 8/14 FPL: Snapshot

7/27; 8/3 GDL: Baffling Bill

Mon., Thurs. thru 7/29 GDL: Yoga

Mon., Thurs. thru 7/29 GDL: Music and Movement Playtime

Tues. thru 7/30 FPL: Lunch on the Lawn Storytime Adventure

Thru 7/31 FIA: Dream Machine Archive: Pocha Dream

8/3 – 8/4 GCP: Railfans Weekend

8/10 – 8/11 GCP: Mystery Weekend

Selected 8/16 – 8/25 GCP: Day Out with Thomas: Bubble Tour

8/22 – 8/25 The Ally Challenge

8/9 – 9/6 GFAC: Michigan Artists Invitational

8/16 – 8/25 GCP: Day Out with Thomas: Bubble Tour

Thru 8/25 FIA: From Earth to Sky: Ancient Art of the Americas

8/31 – 9/2 GCP: Say Goodbye to Summer

Thru 9/8 FIA: Mexicanidad

9/10 – 9/11 FIM Whiting Auditorium: Bluey’s Big Play: The Stage Show

9/13 – 10/14 GFAC: Michigan Photographers Invitational

 

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

6/1 S Fli-City Studios: Student Spring Showcase

6/1 S Machine Shop: Ironsnake’s 11 Year Anniversary and Summer Kickoff

6/1 S Swartz Creek Hometown Days

6/1 S FOMA Films: Anselm

6/1 S Flint Soap Box Derby

6/1 S FIA: The Party: Viva La Fiesta!

6/1 S GCP: Annual Genesee County Day

6/1 S GCP: Community Connect Club

6/1 S Tenacity: Brew HaHa Comedy Show

6/1 S FPL: Pony Up! Storytime and Events!

6/1 S FPL: Stop Motion Animation

6/2 U St. John Vianney School: The Funding Fermatas

6/2 U Machine Shop: 10 Years

6/4 T Happening in Linden: Karaoke at the Mill Pond

6/4 T Blackstone’s Smokehouse: Lights, Camera, Laughs

6/4 T FIM: FSPA School-Wide Recital

6/4 T GDL: Straight Ahead

6/4 T GDL: Men’s Shaving Soap

6/5 W Flint City Bucks vs. AFC Ann Arbor

6/5 W GCP: Run the Parks

6/5 W GDL: Small Business Administration Workshop

6/5 W FPL: Senior Yoga

6/6 H Mighty Mile Free Race for Kids

6/7 F Blackstone’s Smokehouse: Billy Gunther and the Midwest Riders

6/7 F Midwest Invitational Rodeo

6/7 F FIA: Toddler Art Explorers

6/7 F FPL: Senior Wellness Group

6/8 S Flint Local 432: Glen Live

6/8 S New McCree Theatre: Ladies of Soul

6/8 S Sloan/Longway: Pride Prom

6/8 S LAFF Pathway, Pedal, and Paddle Festival

6/8 S Flint City Bucks vs. Midwest United FC

6/8 S GCP: Annual Get Youth Outdoors Event

6/8 S GCP: Antique Tractor Show and Market

6/8 S GCP: Vernal Pool Patrol

6/8 S GDL: RepCo Animals

6/8 S GDL: The Candy Bandits Kids Concert

6/8 S GDL: Linden Library Summer Reading Challenge Kickoff Party

6/8 S GDL: Drummunity

6/8 S FPL: Movie Showing and Discussion: The Color Purple

6/9 U Flint City AFC vs. Michiana FC

6/10 M Machine Shop: Pete Davidson

6/10 M GDL: Steven’s Puppets: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

6/10 M GDL: Kam Komics

6/11 T Machine Shop: Dead Daisies

6/11 T GDL: What are you Reading?

6/11 T GDL: Those were the Days

6/11 T FPL: Tech Training Workshop

6/13 H Michigan School for the Deaf Color Run

6/13 H FIM Capitol Theatre: Some Like It Hot

6/13 H GDL: Guy Louis: American Music Tour

6/13 H GDL: Miz Rosie: Juneteenth

6/13 H GDL: Virtual Minecraft Meetup

6/14 F June Artwalk

6/14 F GCP: Squid Dissection with Scientist Bill Heyworth

6/14 F GCP: Bat Hike

6/15 S Flint Local 432: Unplugged II

6/15 S GDL: Cameron Zvara: Comedy Magician and Entertainer

6/15 S Fast Try Triathlon

6/15 S GCP: Native Plan 101

6/15 S GCP: For-Mar Volunteers Club

6/15 S Native Plant Sale

6/15 S GCP: Frog and Toad Night Hike

6/15 S GDL: Science of Bubbles

6/15 S GDL: Tie-Dye Tiles

6/15 S GDL: Animals of Ancient Egypt

6/15 S FPL: Summer Reading Kick-Off: “The Adventure Begins Outdoor Carnival”

6/15 S FPL: Tears Dry and Wounds Heal: The Story of My Life by Leon El-Alamin

6/15 S Sloan/Longway: Juneteenth: The Spotlight @ Sloan Museum

6/17 M GDL: A Day by the Sea

6/18 T GDL: Cranky Contraptions

6/19 W Flushing Summerfest: “Shining Bright Like a Diamond”

6/19 W Flint City AFC vs. Kalamazoo FC

6/19 W GCP: Nature Storytime

6/20 H FIM Capitol Theatre: Charlie Wilson

6/20 H GDL: Indiana Joel’s Magic Show

6/20 H FIA: Paradise in the Parlor: At Home with the Fowler Family

6/20 H GCP: Honeybee Hive Inspection

6/20 H FPL: Teen Movie: The Hate You Give

6/21 F Comma Bookstore: The Black Power Mixtape Concert

6/21 F Blackstone’s Smokehouse: Sunny Bleau and the Moons

6/21 F GCP: Inclusive Kayaking

6/21 F GCP: Reel Fishy Fun!

6/21 F FIA: Preschool Playdates

6/21 F GCP: iKayak

6/22 S GDL: Bubbleman

6/22 S GDL: Galaxy CD Ornaments

6/22 S New McCree Theatre: Dark Girls

6/22 S Flint City Bucks vs. Oakland County FC

6/22 S GCP: Strawberry Full Moon Hike

6/22 S GDL: Animals Around the World

6/22 S FPL: Urban Bee Keeping with Flint Native Jason Bey

6/22 S FPL: Book Discussion: All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto

6/23 U Flint City AFC vs. Midwest United FC

6/23 U GCP: Friends of Fungi

6/25 T GDL: Rock-n-Roll Time Machine

6/25 T GDL: Men’s After Shave

6/26 W FPL: Drop in and Watch a Movie: Wish

6/27 H FIA: Late Night Thursday FIA Films: The Donut King

6/27 H Robert Williams Nature and Historical Learning Center: Little Chefs

6/27 H FIM Capitol Theatre: Friday the 13th

6/29 S GCP: Mud Day Playdate!

6/28 F Flint City AFC vs. AFC Ann Arbor

6/28 F Casey Bicentennial Park: Red, White, and Brews 5K Run/Walk

6/28 F GCP: Friday the 13th Movie Showing feat. Ari Lehman

6/28 F FPL: Cardboard Kingdom

6/29 S FIM Capitol Theatre: The Wallflowers

6/29 S Flint City Bucks vs. Kalamazoo FC

6/29 S Auto City Speedway: Maximum Destruction 4th of July Spectacular

6/29 S GDL: Wizards, Wands, and Potions

6/29 S FPL: Wildlife Safari

6/29 S FPL: Flint Pride Festival

6/30 U GCP: Mimosas and Murder

7/4 H Fenton Freedom Festival

7/4 H GCP: Independence Day Celebration

7/6 S Flint Local 432: Local Fest II

7/6 S GCP: Butterfly Hike: NABA Butterfly Count Day

7/6 S GCP: Firefly Hike

7/6 S FPL: Paddleboard Tour

7/9 T Ride the “Red Line” Bike Tour

7/9 T GDL: Old Thyme Barbershop Quartet

7/9 T GDL: Flint Master Singers

7/10 W GDL: Gordon Russ Magic Spectacular

7/11 H GDL: Tabletop Role Playing Games Discussion Group

7/11 H FPL: Community Topics Conversation

7/12 F Machine Shop: Powerman 5000, Sponge, Tantric

7/12 F FIM Capitol Theatre: UB40

7/12 F GCP: Michigan Rock and Mineral Collection for Early Learners

7/12 F July Art Walk

7/13 S Glenwood Cemetery: Dining with the Dead Community Picnic

7/13 S Flint City Bucks vs. South Bend

7/13 S Auto City Speedway: Monster Truck Nitro Tour

7/13 S GCP: Honeybee Hive Inspection

7/13 S GDL: Cotton Candy Science

7/13 S GDL: DIY Adventure Book

7/13 S FPL: Wildlife in your Backyard

7/15 M GDL: Our Amazing Universe

7/16 T GDL: Steven’s Puppets Beauty and the Beast

7/16 T GDL: DIY Leash Holder and Treat Station

7/16 W FPL: Ice Cream Social with the Genesee County Concert Band

7/17 W Machine Shop: Lilac wsg, September Mourning, Sandspit

7/18 H Machine Shop: Drowning Pool, A Killer’s Confession, Moon Fever

7/18 H FIA: The Thefts of the Mona Lisa

7/18 H FIA: Brushed Aside: The Untold Story of Women in Art

7/18 H FIM Capitol Theatre: National Lampoon’s Vacation

7/18 H GDL: Water Explorers

7/18 H GDL: Private Love, Public School: Gay Teacher Under Fire

7/19 F Blackstone’s Smokehouse: Sweet Willie Tea

7/19 F GCP: Grapes and Grooves

7/20 S July Summer Jam: Kolby Oakley in Concert

7/20 S Auto City Event Center: Maximum Destruction Mardi Gras Full Moon Racing

7/20 S GDL: Jitter Critters

7/20 S GDL: Yoyo Tricks

7/20 S FPL: Friends of the Library One Day Book Sale

7/21 U “Vehicle Cities of the Dead” Flint Historic Cemeteries Tour

7/22 M GDL: City Shapes

7/23 T GDL: Dragon Fruit Soap Popsicles

7/24 W Linden Music by the Mill

7/25 H FIM Capitol Theatre: A Nightmare on Elm Street

7/25 H GDL: How to Draw Manga and Graphic Novels

7/25 H GDL: Are You Smarter than a Librarian? Marvel Edition

7/27 S Machine Shop: Highly Suspect Summertime Voodoo Tour

7/27 S GDL: Baffling Bill

7/27 S GDL: Bubbleman

7/27 S GDL: Creature Feature

7/27 S GDL: Marbled Sea Shells

7/30 T FPL: Jam Session

8/2 F FIM Capitol Theatre: Sara Evans

8/3 S GDL: Balloon Art

8/3 S GDL: Senses and Defences

8/3 S FPL: Summer Reading Finale

8/6 T GDL: Goldfish in a Bag Soap

8/7 W FPL: Whip and Sip Body Butter Program

8/9 F Machine Shop: Like-a-Storm

8/9 F August Art Walk

8/9 F FPL: Book Art Craft for All Ages

8/10 S FPL: Black Life and Literature Book Club

8/13 T GDL: JazzCats Trio

8/13 T GDL: Sea Glass Seagull Art

8/15 H FIM Capitol Theatre: Scream

8/16 F FIM Whiting Auditorium: Direct from Sweden: The Music of ABBA

8/17 S GDL: Boba Tea Keychains

8/17 S FPL: El Ballet Folklorico

8/17 S FPL: VR for Teens

8/21 W Machine Shop: Silverada

8/21 W FIM: FSPA Open House

8/23 F Machine Shop: (hed)p.e. wsg/Smile Empty Soul, Simon Says

8/24 S FIM Capitol Theatre: The Chicago Funk: A Tribute to Earth, Wind, and Fire

8/24 S GDL: Burton Memorial Book Sale

8/27 T GDL: Mister Tim: Classic Crooner

9/6 F Blackstone’s Smokehouse: Ironwood

9/6 F Machine Shop: Josey Scott, The Original Voice of Saliva

9/13 F September Art Walk

9/20 F Machine Shop: Coal Chamber, Fear Factory, Wednesday 13, Black Satellite

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