Music 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
The 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!
Crossroads will open for FREE at 5pm for MITP guests.
Great activitites and fun games available for the whole family!
Performances are free. Admission to Crossroads Village will be free after 5:00 pm the day of the concert. Make a donation to Music in the Parks by June 1, 2012 of at least $100 to secure sponsor seating! Call Joyce Vincent at 810.237.3110 for more information.
Crossroads Village
If you are coming from the I-475 exit 13, go north on Saginaw Road to Mt. Morris Road. Turn right (east) onto Mt Morris Road. Follow Mt. Morris Road to Bray Road. Turn right (south) onto Bray Road. Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad will be approximately 1 1/4 miles on your left-hand side (east) at 6140 Bray Road, Flint. FREE PARKING! You can also visit their website.
The Music in the Parks 2012 series continues with the great 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.
Kearsley Park Dr. in Flint. www.cityofflint.com/KearsleyPark/index.html Take I-475 to Longway Blvd. exit 8A. Go east on Longway 0.25 mile to first light, Kearsley Park Dr. Turn left (north). Go 0.2 mile. Park is on your left.
The 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
Corner of Nolen Dr. and Dougherty Pl. in Flint - From I-69, take the Hammerberg Rd. exit 135 - Turn north onto Hammerberg Rd - Turn right on Miller which curves and becomes S. Chevrolet Ave - Turn left onto University Ave - Turn right onto Nolen Dr - 0.3 mile to Dougherty Pl
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.
Don't forget your lawnchair! Get there early and enjoy the hundreds of classic cars on display!
Coming soon!
Performances are free. Donate at least $100 to Music in the Parks by June 1, 2012 to secure sponsor seating! Call Joyce Vincent at 810.237.3110 for more information.
Downtown Flint
On Saginaw St. just south of the river. Parking avialable at UM-Flint surface lots and the William S. White parking lot.
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:
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
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Music 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!
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Flint Symphony Orchestra Biography
The 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
