Happenings
Enjoy the great outdoors and picture-perfect scenic views at Mt. Holly Ski and Snowboard Area. Test your skills by taking a 350-foot vertical trip down Mt. Holly's 19 slopes and trails for beginner, intermediate and advanced skiers. Play more, wait less with Mt. Holly's 5 Rope Tows, 2 beginner friendly Wonder Carpet Conveyors and 7 Chairlifts including Southeast Michigan's only High-Speed Quad
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Organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts "Witness: The Art of Jerry Pinkney" features luminous watercolor paintings and richly detailed drawings created for best-loved books and carefully researched historical commissions for The Lion and The Mouse, The Old African, The Sweethearts of Rhythm, Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales and other books. Experience the
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Dinosaurs are returning to Flint! Discover the world of dinosaurs with lifelike, roaring, moving, prehistoric creatures. Visitors will get the opportunity to explore the Earth during the Cretaceous period through hands-on activities and interactive displays. Learn all about these fascinating creatures who used to rule the world. Also, check out cool dinosaur planetarium shows. Dinosaurs will
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Get away from it all and enjoy exciting live horse racing action you can bet on at Sports Creek Raceway during their 2011 season. Opening Friday, November 25, experience close-up, live racing in grandstand theater seating or in Sports Creek's 480 seat terraced dining room overlooking the track. Sports Creek offers a full-menu dining experience as well. Bet on live racing
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Bundle up and visit this holiday fantasyland during this special time when thousands of lights sparkle like tiny stars throughout Crossroads Village. Meet villagers making vintage crafts, shop for unique holiday gifts, view model trains, visit with Santa Claus and take a 40-minute ride on Michigan's most spectacular moving light display, the Huckleberry Railroad. It's a
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FLINT, Michigan – Flint Youth Theatre presents a staged reading of The Outsiders, based on the novel written by S. E. Hinton and adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel. This Special Event inaugurates the 2011-2012 Signature Series with its theme RITES OF PASSAGE ENCORE: Transitions and Transformations. The Outsiders is FYT’s third annual season kick-off and will be held on
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Flint, MI – Jack Schripsema was named President of the Flint - Genesee County Convention & Visitors Bureau (FACVB), following a decision made by the FACVB Board of Directors on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. According to FACVB Board Chairman Michael J. Thorp, the Board’s search committee conducted an extensive nationwide search to fill the position. The FACVB Search Committee was chaired by
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The University of Michigan-Flint was recently listed among the “Best in the Midwest” according to The Princeton Review. For those of us who live here (and especially the alums), this certainly doesn’t come as a surprise. I’ve been able to witness the growth of UM-Flint firsthand over the last decade. It has been pivotal to the recent resurgence of downtown Flint.
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Anyone who participated in Warrior Dash, spectator or competitor, could certainly see the powerful economic impact of such a large-scale event in our community. In short, there were people everywhere on Saturday and Sunday in northern Genesee County. And as much as we appreciated the shot in the arm, I think pretty much everyone involved hoped Genesee County would become a home to Warrior
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FLINT, Michigan – There’s no place like home. The adage certainly applies to a brand of auto Americana that has been driving this country for 100 years. Chevrolet, born and bred in Flint, was the obvious choice to be the host city for the 50th anniversary national meet of the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America this month. “About five years ago, the National Board of Directors
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By Jared Field FLINT, Michigan – Chris Everson is the Johnny Cash of urbanites – he’s been everywhere. As a tour manager for numerous bands, Everson criss-crossed the United States, Canada and even made stops in Western Europe before settling, loft-style, in downtown Flint. In those few free moments on tour between solving logistical problems at venues and reassuring
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Vintage Chevrolet Club of America’s National Meet: July 17 – 23 1,500 attendees & family members; 650 Vintage Chevrolet cars This national Convention is held every five years and selected Flint because of our strong automotive history and to celebrate Chevrolet’s 100th Anniversary. What can you do to attract these visitors to your business and make them
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The Flint Journal reported this afternoon on registration for Michigan’s only Warrior Dash and the numbers are mind-boggling. From Mlive: County Parks & Recreation Commission Director Amy McMillan said 25,127 people had already registered for the event as of today. Organizers are expecting that all 26,400 spots in the July 30-31 Warrior Dash will be gone in advance of the July 18
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FLINT, Michigan – Every year, the Flint area Convention & Visitors Bureau gives its compliments to the men and women who provide great service to visitors across Genesee County. This year, more than 75 people from a dozen businesses and organizations across the county are up for awards in several categories including hospitality hotel and restaurant of the year. Cheryl
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FLINT, Michigan – For Drew Gentry, it was an opportunity to showcase his new home, to contribute to an image that would better reflect the community he knows. “I wanted to capture Flint in a style that paid homage to the city's automotive roots, but didn't rely on it to carry the focus of the image,” said Gentry (left), the winner of the Flint - Genesee County Convention & Visitors
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During the month of March, The Flint - Genesee County Convention & Visitors Bureau is hosting a 'Visit Flint' Logo Design Contest for anyone interested in having their handiwork used to promote the Flint area to out-of-town visitors. To take part in the contest, read over the official rules and design away! 'Visit Flint' Logo Design Contest Official Rules Introduction This document describes the
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Flint-area exhibit draws crowds, accolades at Detroit custom show FLINT, Michigan – It was a car pool of resources, promotion and excitement about Flint-area events. Over the weekend, representatives from Back to the Bricks, Bikes on the Bricks, the Sloan Museum Auto Fair and The Baker College Car and Motorcycle Show joined ranks to promote some of the Flint area’s great
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FLINT, Michigan -- Hampton® Hotels (www.hampton.com), the global brand of more than 1,600 mid-priced Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® hotels, has honored Hampton Inn & Suites Flint/Grand Blanc, located at 6060 Rashelle Dr, with the company’s Lighthouse Award, designating it as one of the hotel chain’s top performing hotels among more than 1,600 Hampton
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Michigan Automotive History FunPak! Since the early 1900s, the automotive industry has touched millions of families that call Michigan home. We invite you, and your families, to step back in time and learn all about these incredible automotive stories. First stop - Discover the world and technology of yesterday, today and tomorrow at Flint's Sloan Museum and
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Mt. Holly Ski and Snowboard Winter FunPak! With 19 slopes and trails and the fastest lifts, Mt. Holly Ski and Snowboard Area will entertain all ages and show where the north actually begins! Mt. Holly offers 3 easy slopes for the young, or beginners, to 16 difficult to most difficult slopes for those more advanced skiers. Play more, wait less with Mt. Holly's five rope tows, two
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AmericInn Hotel & Suites 2010 New Year's FunPaks! Package Summary Choose from the following AmericInn Hotel & Suites' New Year's Eve FunPaks below: Murder Mystery Dinner FunPak for two: Find out who wants to murder George Cook, owner of the AmericInn Hotel & Suites of Flint, in this funny "Murder Before Midnight" mystery dinner event. FunPak
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2010 Holiday Cuisine Showcase award winners announced The winners of the Flint Area Convention & Visitors Bureau's 5th annual Holiday Cuisine Showcase, held on Dec. 2 at Genesys Conference & Banquet Center, are: Appetizer Category Best in Presentation: Epoch Catering at Genesys Banquet & Conference Center—Winter Ravioli Trio, Chef Matt Young Best in Taste: TIE. 501
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The North American Hockey League (NAHL) celebrates 35 Years during its 2010-2011 season, by relocating its membership to Flint, Michigan. The "Michigan Warriors" will play its home games at the 4,000-seat Perani Arena. NAHL is the largest USA Hockey-sanctioned Junior A League, boasting 26 teams across North America. It prides itself on the social maturity and skill
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Come to Flint, Michigan this Halloween for a "spooktacular" time and experience thrills and chills as you walk through five of Flint and Genesee County's scariest haunted houses, mazes and trails. Spend an evening getting spooked at Saint Lucifer's Haunted Asylum, 13 Feet Under, The Thirteenth Realm's Nocturnal NightMare Haunted Trail and Twisted Wicked Maze, and The
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FLINT, Michigan -- A spook-tacular event with lots of silly fun and gentle frights for everyone! Trick-or-treating at Crossroads Village is fantastic fun for all ages on this special Halloween visit. Collect goodies galore on a trick-or-treat tour of Crossroads' Haunted Village. Then board the Ghost Train Express and/or the Genesee Belle Paddlewheel Riverboat for a scary good
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FLINT, Michigan -- Iceland Arena, 1160 Elms Rd. in Flint, will play host to the DZK Memorial Hockey Tournament December 17-19, 2010. The tournament is held annually in honor of Dustin Zold Kilbourn, the late son of Earl and Phyllis Kilbourn, who died in 2005 at the age of 24. The purpose of the tournament, and the foundation of the same name, is to provide opportunities for young people who
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Click on the video slideshow featuring photos from of one of Flint and Genesee County's signature events, Bikes on the Bricks. This year, thousands took part in two day's worth of activities in and around Downtown Flint including Michigan's only Police Skills Competition. More than 1,000 bikers also rode together on the annual police-escorted ride that, in 2010, covered 40 miles.
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FLINT, Michigan -- A spook-tacular event with lots of silly fun and gentle frights for everyone! Trick-or-treating at Crossroads Village is fantastic fun for all ages on this special Halloween visit. Collect goodies galore on a trick-or-treat tour of Crossroads' Haunted Village. Then board the Ghost Train Express and/or the Genesee Belle Paddlewheel Riverboat for a scary good time
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FLINT, Michigan -- Thousands from across the Midwest flocked into Downtown Flint last weekend for the annual Bikes on the Bricks motorcycle festival. The event featured Michigan's only Law Enforcement Skills Competition and a 40-mile-long police-escorted ride. Bikes on the Bricks is just one of the Flint area's signature events. Like its predecessor, the Back to the Bricks Cruise Festival, now
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Transport into the 16th century at the Michigan Renaissance Festival! From kings and queens to jesters and troubadours, the Festival brings to life the romance of an epic age. Celebrating its 31st season entertaining MRF Joustingpatrons in the village of Hollygrove, the Festival is open for 7 enjoyable weekends, August 21 through October 3 (and Labor Day Monday), that you won't soon forget.
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Pack the blankets and pillows in the car, gather up the family and head to US-23 Drive-In Theater for an old-fashioned evening. Located on Fenton Road in Flint and known to be one of the last outdoor drive-in theaters in the country, US-23 Drive-In is open nightly, during the summer months, showing double-feature first run films on 3 giant screens. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. with movies starting
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Spend a fun-filled day at Flint's Sloan Museum and Buick Gallery and Research Center. Enjoy award-winning traveling exhibits, an interactive Discovery Center and diverse educational activities all year long. Experience the dynamic changes that helped shape the city of Flint during the last century. Visit Sloan now through
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The Flint Children's Museum is "Digging Up" Fun during the month of September. (The Museum will be closed September 6 through the 20 for its annual maintenance and improvements and will re-open on September 21. Thank You.) "Dig It" is the theme for September at the Flint Children's Museum. Visitors will learn all about the different layers of the Earth. Children can find
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Step into Crossroads Village and experience life as it was in the small towns scattered across Flint and Genesee County more than 100 years ago. With its 35 historic structures, Villagers, in period dress, welcome visitors, of all ages, into their homes, mills and shops dating back to the 1800s. Follow the wooden walks to the post office, schoolhouse, the General Store, cider mill and
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Whether you're a leisure or serious golfer, Flint has it all from prestigious local courses to challenging signature courses. Enjoy some spectacular golf with friends while discovering the warm summer months of Michigan, picture perfect scenery, delicious food, comfortable lodging and great hospitality - all in Greater Flint.
Discounted, overnight golf packages are available starting as low as
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