Tuesday, June 18, 2019
All new Tuesday on The Bart Hawley Show, guests include: Brian Philson, CEO, Highfields; Angela Machnik, Event Coordinator, Ella Sharp Museum Art, Beer & Wine Festival; Ben Kriesch, Principal & Gracen Spiteri, 8th Grade Graduate (& Teacher), Paragon Charter Academy; Brant Russell, JPS/Taher Food Service; Summer Lunch Program; George Webster, P&T Fitness, Mick's Ride; Steve Tucker, The Michigan Theatre. Live at 1 PM, replays at 5, 8 and 11 PM Wednesday.
Events of Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Food Truck Tuesday. We ’re back! Bigger and better than ever! More food trucks, more parking and more music! That’s right, we’re partnering with the DDA, Michigan Theatre and JSO to bring you a mini-concert during each event as part of the Endless Summer Event Series. Grab your favorite food or a delicious sweet treat (or both, who are we kidding?!) and settle in to listen to some of our favorite local artists. Today's musical performers, 11:00 am: BJ Wallwraven, 12:00: Austin Scott. The events are the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in June, July and August 2019. Tuesday, June 18, 2019 from 11am-1pm. Horace Blackman Park, 212 W Michigan Ave, Jackson. Truck Lineup: Primal Pizza, Chihuahua Chili Company, Tiki Sam's Wood Fired Pizza, Howdy Doodles Ice Cream Coach, Shimmy Shack, Grand River Brewery, Junk Yard Dog, Gravity Smokehouse & BBQ, Fortune Cooking Food Truck, Simply Spanish, Kona Ice Holt and Phillybilly. Sponsored by Consumers Energy, Home.FM, JTV, Anchor Initiative and CP Federal Credit Union. Summer Kids Series “Wonder Park”. Wonder Park tells the story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive. Film is at 11 AM and 2 PM (doors…
Habitat for Humanity Announces Affordable Housing Project of Fourteen Homes
Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Wendy Clow announces the new project at the site of the future single family homes to be built in the 100 block of West Mason Street. (JTV Photo) Plans for an affordable housing project were unveiled Monday, June 17 by Greater Jackson Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Wendy Clow. Greater Jackson Habitat for Humanity and Community Action Agency are partnering with the City of Jackson to build 14 new homes for low-to-moderate income families in Partnership Park, a neighborhood south of Downtown Jackson. The plans were announced Monday afternoon at an event attended by dozens of people from the Jackson community. City officials and local leaders talked about the project, which will include four single-family homes and 10 townhomes. The new housing will take shape on the same block in Partnership Park. The townhomes are being built on the 100 block of W. Franklin Street, and the single-family homes are being built on the 100 block of W. Mason Street. Funding for one of the townhome buildings is coming from the City of Jackson. The City is contributing $600,000 in federal housing funds to construct the first townhome building, which will feature five townhome-style…
Events of Monday, June 17, 2019
Nixon Water Park will open for the season on Monday, June 17th. The Water Park will be open every day, except Sundays, through August 17th. Hours of operation and swim sessions are: MONDAY THRU THURSDAY, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., 2:15 to 5:15 p.m. and 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. ($2 only). FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 2:15 to 5:15 p.m. SUNDAYS: CLOSED. Admission for each session is $4.00, except the Monday thru Thursday evening session which is $2.00. Summer Ballet, Tap and Jazz. Ballet, Tap, & Jazz :June 17, 18, 19. Ages 5-9yrs. 5:15-6:15pm. $24 for all 3 days. Details and registration here: https://jacksonarts.org/summer/ Red Cross Blood Drive. 6/17/2019: 12 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., Queen of Miraculous Medal Parish, 811 S. Wisner Street, Jackson. Kids Camp. Ganson Street Baptist Church. At Kids’ Camp, you will play games, do crafts, hear Bible stories, and enjoy snacks! Ages: 4 years through students completing the 6th grade in 2019. 9 AM to 11:30 PM. Ganson Street Baptist Church, 637 West Ganson Street, Jackson. Eat Smart, Live Stronger. Join us for a fun class on how to improve your health and well-being! Topics include increasing fruit and vegetables in…
Monday, June 17, 2019
Monday on The Bart Hawley Show, guests include: Josh Burgett, Executive Director of Community Engagement, Consumers Energy; JTV Visits Croswell Opera House for THE MUSIC MAN, with JTV’s Mike Shore; LifeWays, Mental Health Minute: Crisis R&R; Barbara Snyder, Chair, Ladies Legacy Golf Outing; Joe DeBoe, Dawn Cuddie & Maggie Morehouse, Grass Lake Traffic Jam’In; Shannon Skarritt, Salvation Army Red Shield Benefit; Sally Krichbaum, Gilbert Chocolates. Today at 1, 5, 8 and 11 PM; 2 and 5 AM Thursday. (replay from Wednesday, June 12)
2019 Juneteenth Celebration 6-15-19 | Photo Gallery
2019 Juneteenth Celebration, June 15, 2019. Photos by Brooke Morse, JTV. To order downloads and prints, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="436" display="pro_blog_gallery"]2019 Juneteenth Celebration, June 15, 2019. Photos by Brooke Morse, JTV. To order downloads and prints, click here.
2019 Jackson Blues Festival 6-15-19 | Photo Gallery
2019 Jackson Blues Festival, June 15, 2019. Photos by Brooke Morse, JTV. To order downloads and prints, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="435" display="pro_blog_gallery"]2019 Jackson Blues Festival, June 15, 2019. Photos by Brooke Morse, JTV. To order downloads and prints, click here.
Saturday, June 15 – Sunday, June 16, 2019
This weekend on The Locker Room: Highlights from the 2nd Annual Al Glick Youth Football Camp and Jackson County Celebration of Football, hosted by Jack and Jackie Harbaugh. The week on The Right Approach presented by Michelob Ultra: Andy Hawley’s guest is Steve Saari, Director of Golf at the Grande Golf Club. Andy and Steve head back to the club house to check out "what's in Steve's bag.” Summer Spectacular: The 2019 Jackson County Rose Parade, hosted by Adrien Sharp and Kelli Hoover. 1 PM and 7 PM. First Robotics Journey from Jackson. 2 PM and 8 PM. James Selby Track and Field Classic, with Gabe Schray and Pat O'Dowd. 3 PM and 9 PM.