Nixon Water Park to Open June 17
The City of Jackson Recreation Department has announced 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. Recreation Services Coordinator Joe Hawley invites swimmers to take advantage of the 10 Swim Passes card. 10 sessions for only $32 (2 free sessions)! Passes may not be used for special events. Savings also in the Polar Bear Club. For all children ages 3 to 5 years old, you can join the “Shiver’s Polar Bear Club” and receive a “Shiver’s Club Card”. If your child swims 6 times, his/her 7th visit is free! Senior Swim Sessions will be every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Seniors swim for $2.00 per session. Come ready to swim, play or lounge in our heated pool. Refreshments following. For those 50…
Events of Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Kiwanis Summer Kids Film Series presents "How to Train Your Dragon 3”. Doors open 30 minutes before show times, 10:30 AM for the first screening and 1:30 PM for the afternoon screening. Show times are 11 AM and 2 PM. Admission is $1. Kid’s Combo, small pop, and popcorn: $4. Michigan Theatre, Downtown Jackson. Cheer Team Prep Clinic. June 11, 12, 13, 5:30-7pm. Ages 7-18. $75 includes a t-shirt. Tumbling, motions, jumps and basic stunts! Comen and learn or strengthen your cheer skills to get you prepared for middle or high school cheer team auditions. Jackson School of the Arts, 634 North Mechanic Street, Jackson. https://jacksonarts.org/summer/ Dance Team Prep Clinic. June 11, 12, 13. 7pm-8:30. Ages 7-18. $75 includes a t-shirt. Stretching conditioning, center and across the floor as well as learn a short combination to help with picking up choreography. We will also take you through a mock audition to help you feel more comfortable. Jackson School of the Arts, 634 North Mechanic Street, Jackson. https://jacksonarts.org/summer/ Roaming Readers Book Club at the Roaming Goat. Roaming Readers is a book club that meets at Roaming Goat the second Tuesday of every month, 1-2pm. We're always looking for new members!…
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Tuesday on The Bart Hawley Show, guests include: Lori Vinson, Director of Civil Rights Operations, Michigan Dept. of Civil Rights; Ken Toll, CEO, United Way of Jackson; JTV Visits the new Tilted Arcade & Bar in Downtown Jackson; Kelly Crum, Anthony Parker & Lee Hampton, Jackson Juneteenth; Cindy Hayden, Jackson Blues Fest; Laura Mobley-Corn, Rotary Club of Jackson's Crawfest 2019. Live at 1 PM, replays at 5, 8 and 11 PM; 2 and 5 AM Wednesday.
Firekeepers Casino 400 6-10-19 | Photo Gallery
Joey Logano dominated the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Monday, June 10, 2019. He led the most laps and was easily the car to beat all night. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="434" display="pro_blog_gallery"]Joey Logano dominated the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Monday, June 10, 2019. He led the most laps and was easily the car to beat all night. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Logano Dominates at MIS
Joey Logano grabs the checkered flag after winning the Firekeepers Casino 400 Monday at MIS. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports It seemed only fitting that the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway went into overtime. The event was postponed on Sunday due to rainy weather and started more than 24 hours later on Monday. Joey Logano led 163 of the 203 laps Monday afternoon, winning his third event at the Brooklyn speedway. A late caution sent the race into overtime. Logano held off Kurt Busch in the green-white-checker finish. Martin Truex Jr. finished third at MIS, Daniel Suarez placed fourth, and Kyle Busch was fifth. Michigan native Brad Keselowski finished sixth – meaning a Michigan-born driver has not won a NASCAR Cup Series race at MIS in 100 tries. Rounding out the top 10 were Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman, Ryan Blaney, and Alex Bowman respectively. The win means Ford Motor Company won control of the manufacturer’s trophy. Local fans may have noticed the Melling Engine Parts Ford entered in the FireKeepers race. Michael McDowell started 23rd in the race, but finished 27th overall. Melling dominated races at MIS in the 1980s…
Crowdfunding Campaign Launched for Bright Walls Mural Festival
Downtown Jackson will complete a street art exhibition and festival through a new crowdfunding campaign, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the city of Jackson announced today. The campaign is being offered through Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. If the campaign reaches its crowdfunding goal of $50,000 by August 8, the project will win a matching grant with funds made possible by MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places (PSCP) program. For project details and to donate, please visit: patronicity.com/brightwalls . “Public art has been proven to activate spaces and economic development in city centers across the globe and the Bright Walls project will do the same for downtown Jackson,” said MEDC Senior Vice President of Community Development Katharine Czarnecki. “We are pleased to provide resources for this effort through our Public Spaces Community Places program.” The Bright Walls Team took inspiration from mural festivals around the world and created a vision that would have a lasting impact in downtown Jackson. Last year, in its inaugural debut, Bright Walls hosted 14 artists from around the world. The festival boasted six days of free activities for the community, showcasing the artists’ talents as they painted giant works of art alongside local artists, businesses and musicians. The addition of permanent lighting and signage…