Editing Saginaw, Michigan (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Hoyt Public Library in Saginaw.png|thumb|The [[Hoyt Library|Hoyt Public Library]], pictured here in June 2006, was built in 1887 by [[Henry Van Brunt#Van Brunt & Howe|Van Brunt & Howe]] of Boston.]]
Saginaw's entertainment hub can be found in the downtown area, where venues such as [[The Dow Event Center]] and the restored [[Temple Theatre (Saginaw, Michigan)|Temple Theatre]] offer live entertainment. The Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra and Saginaw Choral Society are housed in the Temple and each of these organizations performs a full concert series annually at the Temple venue. The Saginaw Historical Society is also located downtown in an elaborate castle. Nearby, the Saginaw Art Museum boasts an impressive permanent collection and recently underwent a massive renovation. The Celebration Square area of downtown boasts an authentic Japanese Tea House, the only one of its kind in Michigan. The Andersen Enrichment Center and Rose Gardens are another attraction in Celebration Square offering ongoing art exhibits, a summer jazz concert series, and winter and summer art fairs. Numerous other arts and cultural organizations serve the community including the Saginaw Arts & Enrichment Commission, Eddy Band, Holidays in the Heart of the City, River Junction Poets, Theodore Roethke House of Poetry, Riverside Film Festival, Lawn Chair Film Festival, Friday Night Live Concerts, River Junction Poets and Saginaw Area Watercolor Society. The Dow Event Center is home to the city's junior [[ice hockey]] team, the [[Saginaw Spirit]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]] as well as the [[Saginaw Sting]], an [[Indoor American football|indoor football]] team.

[[File:Former Castle Station post office- Saginaw Michigan.png|thumb|right|The former East Saginaw Post Office, pictured here in June 2006, is now the site of the [[Castle Museum (Saginaw)|Castle Museum of Saginaw County History]] and is also listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].]]
Downtown Saginaw has undergone a resurgence with locally-owned restaurants and coffee shops dotting the area. The downtown Saginaw area contains several office buildings from the late 19th century and early 20th century. They are located near the Saginaw Club, a social club founded in 1889. In December 2016 "The Gallery: Art For Saginaw" opened in the newly redeveloped downtown. At roughly 5,000 square feet it is one of the largest public art galleries in Michigan. The Downtown Farmer's Market offers Michigan produce, flowers, and baked goods from local bakeries and will be moving to an indoor permanent location in 2017. Downtown is not to be confused with the Old Town/West Side City area located on the other side of the river and about one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) southwest. Old Town has many popular bars, locally owned restaurants, and businesses. The city's roster of local arts organizations includes Pit and Balcony, one of the oldest continuously operating community theaters in the United States, founded in 1932.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitandbalconytheatre.com/|title=Pit & Balcony Theatre—Home|work=pitandbalconytheatre.com}}</ref>

===Parks and museums===
[[File:BlissParkSaginawMI.JPG|thumb|Bliss Park, July 2010]]
The [[Castle Museum (Saginaw, Michigan)|Castle Museum of Saginaw County History]] is an important and prominent museum in downtown Saginaw. The museum is housed in a former post office which was built to resemble a castle, and pays homage to the historical French heritage of the area. With more than 100,000 artifacts in its collection, the Historical Society of Saginaw County displays items from their collection as well as those of traveling exhibits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.castlemuseum.org/|title=The Castle Museum of Saginaw County History|website=The Castle Museum}}</ref>

The Andersen Enrichment Center and Lucille E. Andersen Memorial Rose Garden are part of Saginaw's park system. The facility is used to host private and public events throughout the year. These events include Hollyday Art Fair, Art & Garden Festival, the SAWA Fall Watercolor Exhibition, Jazz in the Rose Garden and Art @ the Andersen<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/saginaw/index.ssf/2009/12/post_2.html |title=Hollyday Art Fair at the Anderson Enrichment Center |date=December 2, 2009 |access-date=December 14, 2009}}</ref> and a World AIDS Day service<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlive.com/living/bay-city/index.ssf/2009/11/world_aids_day_event_is_tuesda.html |title=World Aids Day event is Tuesday |date=November 27, 2009 |publisher=Mlive.com | access-date=December 14, 2009}}</ref> The garden includes a fountain with a sculpture by [[Marshall Fredericks]].

The Saginaw Art Museum hosts temporary exhibitions and permanent collections. The museum also houses The John and Michele Bueker Research Library and Archives of Michigan Art. The museum originated as the home of C.L. Ring who commissioned [[Charles A. Platt]] to design the house and gardens. The museum opened to the public in 1948. The museum is a [[Smithsonian Institution]] affiliate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://affiliations.si.edu/AffiliateDetail.Asp?AffiliateID=181 | title=Smithsonian Affiliations | access-date=December 24, 2009}}</ref>

Saginaw is home to a Japanese Cultural Center, Tea House and Garden, as a result of its 52-year Sister-City relationship with Tokushima, Japan. The Garden was completed in 1971. The Tea House, known as Saginaw Awa An, completed in 1986, is considered to be one of the ten most authentic Tea Houses outside the country of Japan. The site is open from April through October and offers traditional tea ceremonies by appointment, and on the second Saturday of each month. Each year in September a Japan Festival is held in the garden, featuring authentic Japanese singers, dancers, and performers, and offering demonstrations of Japanese Culture to those in attendance, including flower arranging, calligraphy, origami, and authentic Japanese cuisine, such as sushi and other dishes.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

The city is also home to the [[Theodore Roethke]] Home Museum, a National Literary Landmark. The museum honors one of America's greatest 20th-century poets, who was born and raised in Saginaw.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theodore Roethke |url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/theodore-roethke |access-date=March 6, 2025 |website=The Poetry Foundation}}</ref>

Ojibway Island in the [[Saginaw River]] is home to Rust Park and the Ojibway Island City Park Amphitheater.

===Sports===
[[File:Dow Event Center - Interior.JPG|thumb|The [[Saginaw Spirit]] play the [[Guelph Storm]] at the [[Dow Event Center]] during an [[Ontario Hockey League]] game, January 2016]]
The Saginaw area is home to a major junior hockey team, a minor league basketball team, and one [[NCAA]] Division-II school that has various sports programs. 

The [[Saginaw Spirit]] is an [[Ontario Hockey League]] team that became nationally known when television personality [[Stephen Colbert]] promoted the team on his show, ''[[The Colbert Report]]''.<ref name="spirit-tstar">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/article/177061 |title=The Steagle has landed |newspaper=Toronto Star |author=Sunaya Sapurji |date=February 1, 2007 |access-date=November 26, 2007}}</ref> The Spirit hosted and won the [[2024 Memorial Cup]]. 

[[Saginaw Sting]] was an [[Indoor American football|indoor football]] team that formed in 2007 to play in Saginaw beginning in the 2008 season and is currently on hiatus.<ref name="sting-weyi">{{cite web |url=http://www.weyi.com/sports/sports_story.aspx?id=63899 |title=Saginaw feels the Sting |publisher=[[WEYI-TV]] |access-date=November 26, 2007}}</ref> 

The [[Saginaw Soul]] are a [[Basketball Super League (North America)|Basketball Super League]] team that will begin play in 2025.<ref name="z837">{{cite web | last=Sevilla | first=Dominic | title=Saginaw Soul bringing pro basketball to the region as part of the BSL | website=Midland Daily News | date=April 10, 2025 | url=https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/saginaw-soul-bringing-pro-basketball-region-part-20267361.php | access-date=April 10, 2025}}</ref>

At the collegiate level, [[Saginaw Valley State University]] competes in numerous sports such as [[American Football]], [[Basketball]], and [[Volleyball]].<ref name="svsu-athletics">{{cite web |url=http://www.svsu.edu/athletics/home.html |title=Athletics home |access-date=November 26, 2007}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Team
!Sport
!League
!Year founded
!Venue
|-
|[[Saginaw Spirit]]
|[[Ice hockey]]
|[[Ontario Hockey League]]
|2002
|[[Dow Event Center]]
|-
|[[Saginaw Soul]]
|[[Basketball]]
|[[Basketball Super League (North America)|Basketball Super League]]
|2025
|TBA
|-
|[[Saginaw Valley State University]]
|Various
|[[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference]]
|1963
|[[SVSU Campus]]
|}