Review: Absurdist “The Chairs” delivers much more than nothingness
By Patsy Isenberg “The Chairs” opened at Flint Repertory Theatre’s Bower Black Box Friday Nov. 1 to a sold-out house. Artistic Director Michael Lluberes could be seen helping late arrivals search for seats. [The production continues next weekend through Sunday, Nov. 10–details below.] It’s a good bet that most of the audience expected a simple comedy about an elderly couple’s conversation. It turns out there was much more to...
FIA’s First Frost Fair welcomes holiday shoppers for 14th year
By Paul Rozycki Living up to its name, the Flint Institute of Arts held its 14th annual First Frost Arts and Fine Crafts Fair, on Saturday and Sunday Nov. 2 and 3. As the title suggests, the event took place at about the same time as the first hard frost hit the Flint area. The event is normally held on the first weekend of November. Though the event had been scaled down from earlier years, more than 20 artists filled the booths in...
Flint Poet Laureate Semaj Brown to perform at UM-Flint Nov. 13
By Jan Worth-Nelson Flint’s new poet laureate Semaj Brown will present a poetry and prose reading at 6 p.m. Nov. 13 in the Kiva Auditorium at the University of Michigan – Flint. The event, sponsored by the UM – Flint English Department, is free and open to the public. Also part of the evening will be a discussion with UM-Flint linguistics professor Erica Britt, along with a book signing. Brown, a poet, author, scientist, educator and...
After 640+ days, Flint hires new ombudsperson; EAB member quits over process
By Melodee Mabbitt Two years after Flint voters elected to fill the position, the City of Flint has a new ombudsperson. Tané Dorsey starts the week of Nov. 4. Dorsey is a Flint native, a graduate of Flint Northern High School and the University of Michigan. She has years of experience as an Investigator in the U.S. Federal Court system and as the Chief Ombudsman Analyst for the State of Michigan. The Office of the Ombudsperson will be...
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