Parmalee and Kongos Headline Keloorah in August at MIS
BROOKLYN, Mich. (July 21, 2015) – NASCAR race fans and music festival fans both will have reasons to celebrate in August at Michigan International Speedway. Keloorah, a music festival experience, will take place on Friday and Saturday of the August Pure Michigan 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend at MIS. Seven music acts, spanning country and alternative rock, along with EDM deejays will perform at Keloorah. “NASCAR fans and music festival fans came together in June to make the inaugural Keloorah an entertainment experience unparalleled at any other NASCAR event,” MIS President Roger Curtis said. “Keloorah is a completely unique concept – a true music festival taking place at the same time as a NASCAR race weekend – that was developed to attract new fans to MIS who may not otherwise be aware of, or come to see, NASCAR. All while being an awesome post-race festival for the current NASCAR fans.” Keloorah kicks off on Aug. 14 with alternative rock. The sounds of the Kongos, Big Data and Saints of Valory will entertain the crowd into the night. Country music takes the stage on Aug. 15 with Parmalee, Logan Mize, Dylan Scott and Tim Dugger. But that’s not all. Besides the…
Bigger Music Festivals in Michigan International Speedway’s Future
Photo courtesy Live Nation The 2015 Faster Horses Festival was a great success according to Michigan International Speedway, host of this year’s country music festival. The festival sold out again this year, entertaining 40,000 country music fans and campers during the three-day outdoor celebration. The track, known mostly for the two Nascar race weekends in June and August, has been adding other events as they have improved the property over the past few years. In addition to Faster Horses, the track hosts the Michigan Wine and Beer Fest each May, “Keloorah” Music Festival during the race weekends, The Tough Mudder competition and the state Cross Country Championships in the fall. New this year is the Big Mitten state fair over Labor Day weekend. Track President Roger Curtis told Crain’s Detroit Business that the success of these events is prompting the consideration of even bigger music festivals, along the lines of Lollapalooza, Coachella or Bonnaroo. Live Nation, the promoter of Faster Horses and many other concert events is reportedly also considering MIS for something bigger. The economic impact to the greater Jackson area is greater with Faster Horses than with a Nascar weekend. Curtis told Crain’s Detroit Business that concertgoers “…
MACI Honored with Ford World Excellence Award
Michigan Automotive Compressor Inc. (MACI) received one of Ford Motor Company's highest recognitions for suppliers – the Silver Award – which marks the second time in six years MACI has received a world excellence award. Ford also honored MACI’s parent company DENSO with the coveted Aligned Business Framework (ABF) award for its global supply of a full line up of Air Conditioning (AC) Compressors and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) assemblies and modules at Ford's 17th World Excellence Awards ceremony. DENSO was one of nine suppliers to receive this distinguished award. "DENSO places a great emphasis on providing innovative and high quality products, and this award helps demonstrate our commitment to those goals," said Haruya Maruyama, executive vice president of DENSO Japan. "We want to congratulate all of our employees who helped earn this award, and we look forward to meeting high quality standards with our products in the future." The World Excellence Awards honor production and non-production suppliers that have exceeded Ford's highest standards in cost, quality, technology and delivery, while at the same time embracing the ONE Ford mindset and helping the company deliver products with an unparalleled standard of excellence. Ford honored 32 suppliers out of their…
Tuesday, July 21
Dr. Brent Ellis, President, Spring Arbor University; Bart, Ric Walton & Al Hooper Take a Cardio Drumming Class; Dawn Iocca, Jackson District Library, Spring Arbor Branch Manager; Keri Hoch, Talent United Fundraiser; Myeshia Jones, Big Brothers Big Sisters, with ‘Little’, Ty’janea; Sue Lovell, Cascades Humane Society’s Pet of the Week
SAU Named to Best Value Christian MBA Program List
Leading Christian higher education resource, Christian Universities Online has released a ranking of the best value Christian MBA programs in the U.S. for 2015 and named Spring Arbor University to the list. The Spring Arbor MBA is a 36-credit hour program that allows a student to earn a degree in approximately 18 months. The program includes an International Business Summit with a 4-day trip to New York City embedded in the International Business course. The university covers the cost of accommodations to participate. Oklahoma Christian University in Edmond, OK claimed the top spot on the list. Mississippi College in Clinton, MS and Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, OK were ranked second and third respectively. The ranking can be viewed athttp://www.christianuniversitiesonline.org/best-value-christian-mba-programs/. Other schools making the list include (in alphabetical order): Anderson University - Anderson, Indiana Azusa Pacific University - Azusa, California Belhaven University - Jackson, Mississippi Bethel College - Mishawaka, Indiana Bluffton University - Bluffton, Ohio Bryan College - Dayton, Tennessee Cairn University - Langhorne, Pennsylvania California Baptist University - Riverside, California Campbell University - Buies Creek, North Carolina Campbellsville University - Campbellsville, Kentucky Carson-Newman University - Jefferson City, Tennessee Charleston Southern University - Charleston, South Carolina Dallas Baptist University -…
Jackson Public Arts Commission Launches Website
Jackson, MI - The City of Jackson Public Arts Commission today announced the launch of a new website in support of the Glidden Parker Mural Project, an effort that has already received a $50,000 National Endowment for the Arts “Our Town” grant, and has applied for a $100,000 Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs "Capital Improvements" grant. The website showcases the intent of the project, funding sources, and a new building concept for the mural: www.GliddenParker.org “This project has continued to evolve as it has gained more and more community support,” said Janet Meyer, Chair of the newly formed City of Jackson Public Arts Commission. “There is a lot of energy behind the project, and we are excited to work with community partners to make this a reality for downtown Jackson.” The grant proposal involves the City of Jackson Public Arts Commission restoring the historic lighted glass mural, relocating it to Horace Blackman Park, and housing it within a new multi-purpose structure. The intent is for the structure to serve as the focal point of the current downtown placemaking effort in Jackson’s newly completed urban core park as part of the Governor’s Anchor Initiative. “The project will further help downtown develop a sense of place,…
