Flint, Michigan

Flint, Michigan is a city in Genesee County along the Flint River about 60 miles northwest of Detroit. Its population in 1998 was 131,000 people, and it is the fourth largest city in Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 124,943. It is the county seat of Genesee County6. Flint Charter Township is adjacent to the city on the west, but is politically independent.

Culture

Flint hosts a cultural center, large for a city of this size, built with the revenue from the auto industry in the 1950s. It boasts:

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• Whiting Auditorium, a 2100-seat auditorium which hosts fine arts performances, including concerts by the Flint Symphony Orchestra
• Sloan Museum, a large portion of which is dedicated to rare automobiles
• Longway Planetarium, the largest planetarium in Michigan
• Flint Institute of Arts, a well stocked art museum and learning facility

and others (Bower Theater, Flint Institute of Music, Pierce Cultural Center), all set on a 30 acre (120,000 m²) site near downtown.

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The local paper is the Flint Journal, dating back to 1876.

Related Topics:
Flint Journal - 1876

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Noteworthy annual events include the Flint Jazz Festival and the Crim Festival of Races.

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Flint has also produced a host of local artists and musicians, many taking on a political perspective. Some examples include John Sinclair, Michael Moore, Ben Hamper, author Edmund Love from nearby Flushing, musical acts such as the Grand Funk Railroad, Ready for the World, and ? and the Mysterians, and rap outfits M.C. Breed, The Dayton Family (who've often collaborated with Esham),Pvt Militant, Billy Smokes and Top Authority. Flint has also produced actors such as Terry Crews, Billy Brandt, Bob Bell (IV) and model Nichole Arsenault. Not to mention such athletes as former professional baseball player Jim Abbott, a one armed left handed pitcher, basketball players Glenn Rice, Morris Peterson and Mateen Cleaves, and football players Andre Rison, Andre Weathers, Robaire Smith, Jon Runyan, Todd Lyght, Rick Leach, Mark Ingram, and many others.

Related Topics:
John Sinclair - Michael Moore - Ben Hamper - Edmund Love - Grand Funk Railroad - Ready for the World - ? and the Mysterians - M.C. Breed - The Dayton Family - Esham - Pvt Militant - Billy Smokes - Top Authority - Terry Crews - Billy Brandt - Bob Bell (IV) - Nichole Arsenault

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