Music in the Parks

MITP-logo-final-no-sunMusic in the Parks is a fun way to get out and celebrate our diverse cultural heritage through FREE outdoor musical events.  Enjoy live music in one of the many beautiful parks in the city of Flint and Genesee County.  Don't forget your lawnchair or blanket!

Thank your for your interest in the Music in the Parks 2012 Series. Below are our upcoming events. If you are interested in helping make Music in the Parks 2012 a success either through a donation of time or money please call Pam Howe at 810.237.3112.

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MITP-Music for a Summer Night

David Mairs conducts during the MITP 2007 Crossroads concert.T he Music in the Parks 2012 series opens with the Flint Symphony Orchestra as they seranade you with music perfect for a summer night! The Grill will be open and there will be beverages, food, snacks and ice cream available for purchase. The FSO will play a special tribute to the Crossroads Village Charles W. Parker Carousel which celebrates 100 years of thrills!

 

 

June 28, 2012
  • 7:00 pm
  • Don't forget your lawn chair or blanket!
  • Crossroads will open for FREE at 5pm for MITP guests.
  • Great activitites and fun games available for the whole family!

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MITP-Sunny Wilkinson

The Music in the Parks 2012 series continues with the great Sunny Wilkinson!Sunny_Wilkinson

Sunny Wilkinson has taken her place in that elite group of jazz vocalists who have stretched the boundaries and found themselves "one of a kind."

In addition to over three decades of professional accomplishments and performances, Sunny has sung with music icons such as The Count Basie Orchestra, Rob McConell and the Boss Brass, Clark Terry, Mark Murphy, Milt Hinton, Curtis Fuller and many more. Her latest CD is a duo project featuring Los Angeles based pianist Tom Garvin entitled A Gentle Time – When Sunny Meets Tom. “The musical empathy that is shared by these two artists is truly extraordinary…Sunny Wilkinson is at the top of her game here. She has spent a lot of time refining her craft in the trenches and now emerges as a master songstress able to get inside of a song and find its essential emotional core." ~ Worlds Records, L.A.

July 17, 2012

  • 7:00 pm
  • Don't forget your lawn chair or blanket!

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MITP - Gospel Music Celebration

Photo_Nannette_BenmanThe Music in the Parks 2012 series continues with Gospel Music Celebration featuring special guest artist Nanette Benman, The Flint Jubilee Chorale and The Flint Community Gospel Singer

 

 


 

 

July 24, 2012
  • 7:00 pm
  • Don't forget your lawn chair or blanket.

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MITP - The Spinners

The Music in the Parks 2012 series closes with a hand-clapping, foot pounding experience when the The Spinners are joined by the Flint Symphony Orchestra. All your favorite hits will be performed as the Symphony hits the bricks on Saginaw St.  The concert is part of the 8th Annual Back to the Bricks in downtown Flint.

Check out this video!

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August 17, 2012

  • 6:30 pm
  • Don't forget your lawnchair! Get there early and enjoy the hundreds of classic cars on display!

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Sponsor Information

Presented by Flint Symphony Orchestra • The Whiting

Partners include: Flint Institute of Music • Flint Cultural Center Corporation

Donors include: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation • Ruth Mott Foundation • The Whiting Foundation • Mary Elizabeth Adams Manley Beautification Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint • Stella & Frederick Loeb Charitable Trust  • Arthur G. Bishop Charitable Trust

Concert Sponsors: Baker College • Kettering University • Mott Community College • University of Michigan-Flint

Park Sponsors: Genesee County Parks & Recreation • City of Flint Parks & Recreation

Entertainment Sponsors: William Hentgen • Landaal Packaging System • Flint Rotary Charitable Foundation

Media Sponsors:
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More Info

The Flint Institute of Music
1025 E. Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48503

Monday - Thursday 8 am - 7 pm
Friday 8 am - 5 pm | Saturday 9 am - 1 pm

810-238-1350

Flint Youth Theatre
1220 E. Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48503

Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm

810-237-1530