Spring Break
Flint's cultural center offers non-traditional entertainment
Kyle Puro
Issue date: 11/21/03 Section: Local News
Life can get routine in the middle of semester, especially in a town with nothing to do.
"Mid-Michigan is an 800 area code, everything is the same everywhere you go. A sense of local flavor is needed to preserve culture," explained Sloan Museum Curator of Programs Jim Berry. Berry believes Flint offers the same amount of culture as a city like Chicago or Detroit.
The Sloan Museum is part of the Flint Cultural Center, which offers a wide range of activities for citizens. Students in the area rarely take advantage of the center's services.
Charity Cooper is a sophomore at the University of Michigan-Flint. Charity would like to make use of the Cultural Center's services, but complains she is simply unaware of them. She feels better advertising might increase awareness and bring the growing local market of college students pouring in.
Whiting Auditorium, the Flint Public Library, the Flint Institute of Music and Art, and the Sloan Museum make up the Cultural Center.
Berry believes a trip to the center helps people orient themselves towards the community. "People come and find out about Flint's past and are shocked, they leave with a great sense of pride," stated Berry.
The sense of pride and community people leave with is an important step in the rebuilding process for the Greater Flint Area. What does the Center have to offer?
Sophomore Corinna Covert recently attended a concert by the Flint Symphony Orchestra at Whiting Auditorium for a class. "I thought I would fall asleep, but ended up really enjoying it and now want to return for more events."
Covert feels the advertising of the Cultural Center is poor. It was only after attending the concert that she learned about the great line up of events Whiting has booked.
In October the Charlie Daniels Band played Whiting Auditorium. The devil came up from Georgia for that show. Other major events at Whiting include the Temptations and the Broadway spectacular, "Cats."
"Mid-Michigan is an 800 area code, everything is the same everywhere you go. A sense of local flavor is needed to preserve culture," explained Sloan Museum Curator of Programs Jim Berry. Berry believes Flint offers the same amount of culture as a city like Chicago or Detroit.
The Sloan Museum is part of the Flint Cultural Center, which offers a wide range of activities for citizens. Students in the area rarely take advantage of the center's services.
Charity Cooper is a sophomore at the University of Michigan-Flint. Charity would like to make use of the Cultural Center's services, but complains she is simply unaware of them. She feels better advertising might increase awareness and bring the growing local market of college students pouring in.
Whiting Auditorium, the Flint Public Library, the Flint Institute of Music and Art, and the Sloan Museum make up the Cultural Center.
Berry believes a trip to the center helps people orient themselves towards the community. "People come and find out about Flint's past and are shocked, they leave with a great sense of pride," stated Berry.
The sense of pride and community people leave with is an important step in the rebuilding process for the Greater Flint Area. What does the Center have to offer?
Sophomore Corinna Covert recently attended a concert by the Flint Symphony Orchestra at Whiting Auditorium for a class. "I thought I would fall asleep, but ended up really enjoying it and now want to return for more events."
Covert feels the advertising of the Cultural Center is poor. It was only after attending the concert that she learned about the great line up of events Whiting has booked.
In October the Charlie Daniels Band played Whiting Auditorium. The devil came up from Georgia for that show. Other major events at Whiting include the Temptations and the Broadway spectacular, "Cats."