Events of February 14, 15, and 16, 2020
February 14 For the Love of the Arts Disco Party. Sweep your sweetheart off of their feet at this unique disco-infused Valentine event! The LOVE of the ARTS Party on Friday, February 14, 2020 features dancing, delicious munchies, a cash bar, and never-seen-before entertainment. The event will be disco-themed, so feel free to come dressed to party. All proceeds go to support Jackson School of the Arts mission to provide affordable arts education to the Mid-Michigan community. 7 PM to 10 PM. $35 per person. The Foundry, 216 MLK Jr. Drive (Francis Street) Downtown Jackson. Tickets at jacksonarts.org. 517-784-2389. Michigan Theatre Film "Last Blackman in San Francisco”. Doors open at 6:30 pm. The film starts at 7:00 pm. Free for members, $5 for non-members. Tickets available at the door. Michigan Theatre, Downtown Jackson. No School Valentine’s Party. No School Valentines Party, Adm $6, Skate Rental $4, Laser Tag $6. Family Fun Pack (Save $26) 4/$48 Includes: Admission, SR, 10 Tokens, 1 game of Laser Tag for 4 (Additional adm. are $12 each). Allskate Fun Center, 1313 West North Street, Jackson. Valentine’s Day: Love in the 80’s. Spend date night in another decade. The brewery is going back to the 80s…
Friday, February 14, 2020
Friday on The Bart Hawley Show, guests include: Cheryl Cooper, & Melissa Roe, JCHD Children’s Special Health Care Services; Mike Sadler, Vice President of Operations, with Susan Town-Richards, Manager, HR Development, America’s Preferred Home Warranty; Patrick Burtch, City Manager and Jonathan Greene, DPW Director, City of Jackson; Gary Swartzlander, Program Director, David’s Promise & Terry Williams, Exec. Director, Compassionate Ministries; Steve Trosin, JSO Music on Tap ‘Cool Jazz’; Michelle Cochran & Tina Cook, SOAR Cafe & Farms ‘Glammy’ Fundraiser. Today at 1, 5, 8 and 11 PM; 2 and 5 AM Saturday. (replay from February 12)
Western Wins Wrestling District Thriller at NWHS
A.J. Benn, left, of Northwest High School battles Trevor Baker of Western High School during the Michigan High School Athletic Association district tournament at NWHS. Photo by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. By Jeff Steers JTV Sports On a night of Michigan High School Athletic Association wrestling district action, points were hard to come by. Western High School scored just enough to upset Northwest in the Division 2 district final at NWHS on Thursday night. The Panthers tied the Mounties at 28, but won on criteria – most wins by a count of 8-6. Western joins five other area schools who will advance to regional semifinals in team wrestling on Wednesday of next week. Regional tournament winners advance to the MHSAA state team finals Feb. 28, 29 at Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo. Also winning district titles in Division 3 were Napoleon and Onsted High Schools. The Pirates will wrestle No. 1 ranked Dundee and Onsted will wrestling Monroe Jefferson at a yet-to-be-determined site in Division 3. Springport, Manchester, and Addison won Division 4 district titles. Addison will wrestle Union City in the regional semifinal in one Division 4 regional; and Springport will wrestle Byron and Manchester’s opponent has yet to…
Western at Northwest Wrestling Districts 2-13-20 | Photo Gallery
MHSAA Division 2 district wrestling, Western at Northwest High School, Feb. 13, 2020. Western won 29-28. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here. [ngg src="galleries" ids="673" display="pro_blog_gallery"]MHSAA Division 2 district wrestling, Western at Northwest High School, Feb. 13, 2020. Western won 29-28. Photos by Jeff Steers, JTV Sports. To order prints or downloads, click here.
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Thursday on The Bart Hawley Show, guests include: Jeff Beal, Superintendent, Jackson Public Schools; Shawna Tello, CEO, Jackson YMCA and Dan Bishop, YMCA Capital Campaign with HFAH Announcement; Roger Curtis, Vice President of Public Affairs, Karen Richard, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce; Ethan Smith, The Historical Campaign; Ron Richards, Jackson Area Career Center, Sheenita Davis, JCDOT & Student Alli Clark, JACC Open House Feb. 20; Chris Kitley, AG Chocolates. Today at 1, 5, 8 and 11 PM; 2 and 5 AM Friday. (Replay from February 11)
Events of Thursday, February 13, 2020
Black History Month Celebration Luncheon. Celebrate Black History Month at Jackson College with a luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 13 in Bert Walker Hall, Rooms 144-145. 12 PM to 1 PM. Free! This Black History Month Celebration will feature a historical tribute, musical entertainment by Brandon Marceal, authentic “soul food” and beverages. This event is free and college and community members are welcome. The Office of Multicultural Affairs sponsors the luncheon. Black History Month is a time to remember and celebrate the achievements of black Americans. The event grew out of the first “Negro History Week,” in 1926, the idea of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. February coincides with the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. The Black History Month 2020 theme, “African Americans and the Vote,” is in honor of the centennial anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment (1920) granting women’s suffrage and the sesquicentennial of the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) giving black men the right to vote. All are welcome! Red Cross Blood Drive. 12 p.m. - 5:45 p.m., Baker College, 2800 Springport Road, Jackson. Roll up your sleeves and give blood to serve…