PerformancesApril 13, 2008
With the Theater Organ at the Flint Institute of Music.
September 13, 2008 Flint Banjo Club Banjorama!!
April 13, 2008
With the Theater Organ at the Flint Institute of Music.
2008 Parade Schedule Coming Soon
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In April 1967, six Flint banjo nuts founded the Flint Banjo Club (hereinafter referred to as the FBC), no doubt as a result of cabin fever resulting from the preceding relentless winter. Today, the membership has swelled to 50 banjo nuts (with several females or "nutettes".) C. O. Johnson, one of the original six founders, is still strumming away with the ensemble. The FBC has collected a number of awards and is considered one of the best banjo clubs in the country (just marginal in the city). Members have diverse professional backgrounds and most are retired (there's a joke in there somewhere). The FBC has performed throughout the state and across the country, performing in concert in prestigious halls including the Whiting Auditorium, as well as hospitals, schools, and senior homes. The club has raised well over $50,000 for community projects and in particular, scholarships administered by Mott Community College. Since 1974, the annual "Banjorama" has been the club's primary fundraiser and has featured a variety of banjo and non-banjo entertainment.In 2008, the evening of entertainment will be moved from the spring to the fall date. The next Banjorama is scheduled for September 13, 2008, at the St. John Parish Hall, 450 North Dayton, Davison, MI. This will be the 41st annual Banjorama and each one seems to top the previous years. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Food and Refreshments are available. Show starts at 7:00 p.m. Check back here. Save the date and buy your tickets early, because this is generally a "sold-out" evening. (Check back here for more details mid-summer 2008.)
The fun-loving Flint Banjo Club enjoys friendships and activities together. Below is a picture taken of a "bus-tour," which took the members to Bay City and then on to Bronners Christmas Store. (Note: Click on the small picture to see a larger one.)
Parades are a favorite venue for the FBC. (Click any of the small photos to see a larger picture.)  
Somewhat like an epidemic, the FBC has spawned 16 smaller banjo/entertainment groups in and around Michigan. Like the FBC, these groups often reinforce their performances with the addition of bass, piano, tuba, trumpet, double-belled euphonium, tipple, and trombone. Court Street Methodist Church Concert The club is shown performing at the Court Street Methodist Church in Flint.
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