DRUMLine Live is an international tour based on the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) marching band tradition. With riveting rhythms, bold beats and ear-grabbing energy, the stage show is a synchronized musical showcase of the HBCU experience. Incorporating original compositions and soul-infused interpretations of top 40 hits, group performances range from colorful, choreographed routines to heavy doses of drum riffs and cadences.

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Keep yourself and others safe. The Flint Institute of Music strongly recommends mask-wearing and vaccinations to protect yourself and others against the spread of COVID-19. Visit our website for our most current policies and protocols and pay attention to the pre-event emails for any updates regarding your upcoming concerts. If you feel uncomfortable about attending or are not feeling well, contact The Ticket Center to discuss your ticket options.

Live music by Erik McIntyre and rotating guests every Friday at Tenacity Brewing.

FCS SOUND SYSTEM DETROIT behind the decks all night!

Island Express pop up with the best Caribbean food in town!

Jerk Chicken and Vegan plates available.

Skank the night away!

Out of an abundance of caution, the FIA Staff and Community Gala Committee have decided to postpone the Community Gala event originally scheduled for January 22nd to Saturday, April 2, 2022. We believe taking these proactive measures will help ensure a safe and healthy environment for our community. To maintain the safest event possible, guests will be required to show proof of the COVID-19 vaccine or a negative COVID-19 test within the last 48hrs to enter the Gala. For questions or concerns please contact the Events Dept. at events@flintarts.org or 810.234.1695.

You are invited to view the spectacular exhibition Sons: Seeing the Modern African American Male exhibition by Jerry Taliaferro between Saturday, January 22 - Sunday, April 16, 2022. It features 49 men from the Flint community portrayed in stunning black-and-white and color photographs. The exhibition marks both the return of Taliaferro to Flint and the fifth anniversary of Women of a New Tribe, a popular exhibition that featured 49 women from the Flint community.

The FIA and Communities First, Inc. look forward to presenting a wonderful and safe celebration in April with Jerry Taliaferro present to honor our local men. The evening will include a discussion with the artist followed by a strolling buffet, live entertainment, and a cash bar. All galleries will be open for your enjoyment. Theater seating is first come, first served; doors close at 6:00p. Overflow seating will be available in Isabel Hall to view a live stream of the lecture. Reservations may be purchased at flintarts.org, by calling the FIA at 810.234.1695 or visiting us in person. (Tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.)

Proceeds directly support exhibitions and expand the African American art collection at the FIA.

Artist Bio: Jerry Taliaferro was born in the small southern town of Brownsville, Tennessee. After graduating high school in May 1972, he joined the Army. His real interest began in 1981 when he was posted to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, for Special Forces training. While serving in Germany, his fascination with photography continued to grow and, in 1985, he was published for the first time when a Munich magazine purchased the rights to one of his images.

Internationally acclaimed Michigan artists for the first time on the same stage doing acoustic blues! 10 dollar cover. Not to be missed!

Reservations recommended

BIO:
GREG NAGY

A multi-faceted artist in the most classic sense, his songwriting, singing, and guitar playing beautifully reveal Nagy’s personalized music refreshingly and honestly infused with elements of soul, r&b, rock, and gospel. So unique and impressive was his debut release, Walk That Fine Thin Line, that it earned Nagy a prestigious Best New Artist debut nomination from the Blues Foundation in Memphis, as well as favorable reviews from hard-to-please critics at top media outlets like Down Beat, All About jazz, Blues Revue, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Living Blues, Hittin’ The Note, Elmore Magazine and more. DJs throughout North America, Europe, and Australia responded enthusiastically to Nagy’s music, which debuted on the National Living Blues Radio charts at #14 and peaked at #3 on XM satellite radio -- no small achievement.

Nagy raised his own bar several notches with the dynamic follow-up, Fell Toward None. Ken Bays of Rollingstone.com called the release one of the best of 2011. Nagy also received high praise from such notables as Bruce Iglauer of Alligator Records, Sing Out Magazine, About.com, and much more. The record further carved out his place in the upper echelon of contemporary blues inspired artists, and charted at #3 on XM radio (again, no small achievement).

On the heels of his impressive sophomore record, Nagy was given the honor of performing at B.B. King’s Blues Club in Memphis the following year for the Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (with icons the likes of Buddy Guy and Allen Toussaint present) as his star continued to rise.

Nagy's third release, Stranded, an eclectic blend of original blues, soul, and r&b released in Feb 2015, received four stars from Soul Bag, DownBeat, as well as high praise from Vintage Guitar, Blues in Britain and more. Stranded also spent 14 weeks at Number One and seven consecutive months in the Top Ten on the Root Music Soul/R&B charts. In high rotation on XM/Sirius and spinning on hundreds of stations around the globe, Stranded most recently made DownBeat's Best of 2015 and was listed the #2 album of the year for Root Music Report's Soul and R&B charts. Stranded is a recording that continues to win Greg Nagy international attention and acclaim.

Most recently Greg has recorded vocals with Etta James's guitarist Bobby Murray's critically acclaimed "Love Letters From Detroit." Greg can also be heard along side Ronnie Earl and Nick Taborias's on Nick's upcoming release "The Glass." Nagy is a soulful perfomer who's live shows ought not be missed!

~Frank Hadley DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
~Ken Bays ROLLING STONE

BIO:
Larry McCray

Larry’s Heart and Soul are entwined in the Blues! Born and raised in Arkansas, now residing in Michigan, Larry has laid down 30 plus years of award-winning, Scalding-HOT, Southern Blues Rock!

Many consider Larry and his guitar to be the Heir Apparent to a lineage that includes personal influences and heroes such as BB King, Albert King and Freddie King, all of whom Larry personally knew and got the chance to play with.

While Larry can most definitely play the Blues, He can also Rock his Ass off!!! Larry has preformed and recorded with the likes of Dickey Betts, Derek Trucks, Erick Clapton, The Dead, The Allman Bros Band, Phil Lesh & Friends, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Los Lobos and Jimmy Herring just to name a few, all of whom admire Larry as a person as well as his god gifted ability to play guitar and entertain.

Just recently, Larry flew out to LA to make a record with producer and famed guitarist, Joe Bonamassa at the helm. The album has yet to be titled but expected out in early 2022. Be on the lookout and expect Big Things from Blues Rock Legend, Larry McCray in 2022! It’s a New Day and the Best is yet to Come!

~Intrepid Artists Website

McCray, the second youngest of nine siblings, grew up living on a farm. McCray learned guitar from his sister, Clara."She used to play real low-down and dirty", McCray recalled years later. His family moved to Saginaw, Michigan in 1972,and McCray took the influence of his sibling, and such as the three Kings (B.B., Freddie and Albert) to playing the local club circuit, with his brothers Carl on bass guitar and Steve on drums.

After high school, McCray worked on General Motors' assembly line, before recording Ambition, his 1991 debut album for Point Blank Records, in a Detroit friend's basement recording studio. He was soon touring with his label-mate, Albert Collins.His 1993 follow-up, Delta Hurricane, was produced by the veteran British blues devotee, Mike Vernon.

In 1999, McCray recorded a cover version of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" for the tribute album, Tangled Up in Blues. In 2000, McCray founded his own independent record label, Magnolia Records, and Believe It was its first release that same year.The same year, McCray played alongside Jimmy Thackery as guest guitarists on Sista Monica Parker's album, People Love the Blues. Magnolia released McCray's first live album, Live on Interstate 75, in mid-2006, and this was followed in 2007 with Larry McCray.

His most recent tour commenced at the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas where Larry was honored with the "Sunshine" Sonny Payne Award for Blues Excellence.

~Wikipedia

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Let’s keep the family fun rolling into the new year! Join us for FREE at our Affirming You 2022 Paint Party!! We are looking forward for 2022 to being the year of growth and achieving goals! Come vibe out as we paint affirmations to help propel you through the year 💫🌱

This event is made possible by the Greater Flint Arts Councils Winter Parade of Festivals program made possible through generous funding by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

Please join us for our first After Hours of 2022! This exclusive casual networking event provides opportunities to connect with fellow Chamber members! Bring plenty of business cards to this open-format event. No agenda, no guest speakers - just networking fun & good company!

January's After Hours Wine Down is hosted FlintPrints, inside the Ferris Wheel Building in downtown Flint. This collaborative event will allow you to spend your after-hours with friends & colleagues... but you need not be a Chamber member to attend!

Free for Chamber members. Online registration is required at http://member.flintandgenesee.org/events/details/after-hours-wine-down-january-2022-12060.

If you're registered and unable to attend, please let us know. Simply contact Jennie Main at jmain@flintandgenesee.org.

It's the return of League Night! Join us on the last Friday of the month for some friendly competition and tacos. Workout heats will begin at 5pm! Have a friend who has been interested in joining? Bring them to show them what Sal's Gym is all about!

Live music by Erik McIntyre and rotating guests every Friday at Tenacity Brewing.

Tickets go on-sale Friday, September 17 at 12pm.

As one of the founding members, lead singer, lead guitarist, and wrote 90% of the Grand Funk music catalog, Mark Farner has always been known as the energetic driving force on stage, the engine that pulled the original Grand Funk Railroad to the top of the charts. From his soulful voice and power rock riffs, to fueling the Funk with his atomic stage presence. His story and his imprint on music starts with Flint and since 1969 from his humble beginnings and a blue-collar outlook, Farner has captained a global crusade for love and freedom and became a rock ‘n’ roll icon.

50 years later – he commands the stage with the same intensity performing epic hits that defined a generation – “I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home)”, “Bad Time”, “Some Kind of Wonderful”, “Foot Stompin’ Music”, “Heartbreaker”, “Locomotion”, “Mean Mistreater” and “We’re An American Band”.

“I am who my songs say I am,” Farner said.

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Keep yourself and others safe. The Flint Institute of Music strongly recommends mask-wearing and vaccinations to protect yourself and others against the spread of COVID-19. Visit our website for our most current policies and protocols and pay attention to the pre-event emails for any updates regarding your upcoming concerts. If you feel uncomfortable about attending or are not feeling well, contact The Ticket Center at 810-237-7333, to discuss your ticket options.

Polly (Cheerleader)

Ugly Kids

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DOORS at 8pm

Key 2 The City Promotions PRESENTS:

The Loft Takeover
Saturday, Jan 29th
9pm - 2am | 2 Stages | HipHop & EDM
$10 Tickets @ Keymitch.com

--Mainstage-- (HipHop)
Key Mitch
DJ Rae Riot

--EDM Stage--
P Rose
Fingarowl
Twan$olo
Spruce
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$10 Tickets @ Keymitch.com
Door Cover Charge Subject To Change

Key 2 The City Promotions PRESENTS:

The Loft Takeover
Saturday, Jan 29th
9pm - 2am | 2 Stages | HipHop & EDM
$10 Tickets @ Keymitch.com

--Mainstage-- (HipHop)
Key Mitch
DJ Rae Riot

--EDM Stage--
P Rose
Fingarowl
Twan$olo
Spruce
1%

$10 Tickets @ Keymitch.com
Door Cover Charge Subject To Change

Family Game Night will have a host of games for all ages to enjoy and take part in for FREE! Board and card games a plenty and a 25 ft projector screen for a Smash Bros Tournament! Nothing beats a day of joy and friendly competition with loved ones and new friends!

This event is part of the Greater Flint Arts Council’s Winter Parade of Festivals program made possible through the generous funding by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.