Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 21st of January.
Good morning, Flint.
On MLK Day, the Flint Handmade Yarn Brigade gave away over 50 handmade hats and scarves in downtown Flint.
The group will hold a meeting on Friday, Jan. 23 at 5:30 p.m. for those interested in joining.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church will host Swing with Jimmy, a trumpet and organ concert on Saturday, Jan.
24 at 2 p.m. The event offers local music fans a chance to enjoy a live performance in a historic community venue.
Flint residents can apply for grants up to $20K under the Mott Centennial Neighborhood Improvement Initiative—offering $600K for public space projects—and attend info sessions at 3216 Martin Luther King Ave starting Jan.
26; all applications are due Feb. 27.
A new Kroger in Fenton will open with a ribbon-cutting ceremony tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., after which guests can shop and sample products while the store donates $10,000 each to local city projects and schools (its 10th location in Genesee County).
Sloan Museum of Discovery in Flint unveiled the new Ice Dinosaurs exhibit on Tuesday and will display interactive displays featuring new dinosaur species from the Alaskan Arctic until May 3 (the Longway Planetarium will also host a TREX show for families).
The Sloan Museum of Discovery presents Ice Dinosaurs: The Lost World of the Alaskan Arctic, a new interactive exhibit on polar dinosaurs now open until May 3.
Visitors can view real fossils and casts that challenge old beliefs & reveal how these creatures adapted to extreme Arctic life.
Teen Lounge - Escape Room
5:30-7 p.m. — Gloria Coles Flint Public Library — Free entry — Follow clues and solve puzzles to save your Valentine date.
New Works Festival
7:30 p.m., 2 p.m. — Flint Repertory Theatre — $20 for all performances — Experience world premieres of exciting new plays from contemporary American playwrights.
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