Day-long car show and concert culminates Flint's 'Bricks' festivities

Day-long car show and concert culminates Flint's 'Bricks' festivities

By Joel Feick
FLINT (WJRT) -- (08/15/09) -- On the fifth and final night of Back to the Bricks in downtown Flint, music filled the air around the city's most historic stadium.
A day-long concert at Atwood Stadium started at 11 a.m. and culminated with a concert by 60-year-old Flint native Mark Farner.
Farner gained fame as the lead singer for Grand Funk Railroad and later went onto perform as a contemporary Christian artist.
But before Farner took the stage, ten other bands rocked the historic stadium that's been rOf course, classic cars were also on display all day as organizers saved the biggest and best for last. Saturday was a day-long classic car show on the bricks. Hundreds of cars lined up along Saginaw Street in downtown Flint, presenting the opportunity to get up close and personal with plenty of classic rides.
There was also lots of food, shopping and free music to enjoy.
With massive crowds and traffic downtown, plenty of police officers were also on hand to help with crowd control. Turnout was so big this year that the Burton Police Department stepped in to help move things along.
Flint Police say 50,000 people walked through downtown Flint just on Saturday. Officers say there have been a few disturbances to report, but they're mostly playing it safe. They asked the crowds to do the same. ecently refurbished, giving music lovers a perfect way to end the automobile event

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