Monthly Archives: May 2019

Connect with your community and enjoy some great Motown and jazz music when Jackson College hosts the Juneteenth Celebration Saturday, June 15 from 2-9 p.m. at the CP Federal City Square, Jackson.  The Juneteenth Celebration and Resource Fair is a free community event. The afternoon will start with a helpful community resource fair, including health and educational exhibits and job fair. A Kids Zone throughout the day will feature carnival games, a robotics exhibition, horse rides, petting zoo, face painting, basketball, putt-putt golf and more. The evening features a great outdoor musical concert with Phase 5, a fan favorite from Detroit that recreates Motown’s greatest hits! Also performing will be Jackson’s R&B, soul and rock band Airtight, and DJ Matt Wade. Come and join this fun, free event! Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of freedom for African-Americans. It commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas, originating in Galveston in 1865. The observance of Juneteenth as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. Today, Juneteenth commemorates African-American freedom and emphasizes achievement. Sponsors for this year’s event include: Baker College, Consumers Energy, County of Jackson, Henry Ford Allegiance Health, Jackson College, Spring…

Jackson College’s Summer Concert Series will offer great music in a new outdoor location and add some dining options!  Summer outdoor concerts, historically the Front Porch Concert Series, will shift to include the Potter Center’s “back porch” – the patio outside the Dining Commons -- while work is planned to the area out front.  The concert series will kick off June 13 with a Jazz Picnic with River Jazz and theJazzy Jets, at 6 p.m. on the back porch patio of Potter Center. In addition to music from these local jazz musicians, audience members may purchase hamburgers, hot dogs and all the fixings! Enjoy the atmosphere of the Potter Center’s beautiful back porch, complete with tables and chairs for audience members’ dining and listening convenience. Celebrate Father’s Day June 16 with the Trombonefest and cookout at 6 p.m. on the back porch.  Leave the food preparation to us; burgers, hot dogs, salads and drinks will be available for purchase. Enjoy this one-of-a-kind musical event! On June 18, the Jackson Community Concert Band presents a celebration concert in the Harold Sheffer Music Hall, Potter Center. Enjoy traditional band literature, popular and show tunes, marches, blues and more! The concert begins at…