Events of Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Technology Help for Seniors. 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. William Atkinson Hall, Room 218 Join us on Jackson College Central Campus (2111 Emmons Road, Jackson, MI 49203) in room 218 in the William Atkinson Hall weekly on Tuesdays until April 30 from 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Staff from Jackson College’s Solution Center will be available to help with your technology issues. Registration is required each week. For more information contact Katie Crowley at 517.796.8481 (press 1) or CrowleyKathleeE@jccmi.edu.

Jackson District Library Get Caught Reading. “Get Caught Reading” this spring and take part in the reading program this March and April. For the second year in a row, JDL is encouraging participants to enter our annual reading challenge available to all ages. Taking part is as easy as 1, 2, 3: STEP 1 Read four hours over the course of March and April. STEP 2 Enter our grand prize drawing. STEP 3 Pick a wide variety of book bundle prizes including necklaces, fairy door kits, and more Branch hop with your family to any or all of JDL’s 13 locations, snap a picture of yourself or a family member reading, and tag JDL on social media with the #getcaughtreading hashtag to earn another bonus prize entry. For a full list of locations, to learn more, or to sign up for the challenge, click here.

Upcoming:

Root Station

March 7th, 2024
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Enchanted Forest
3705 Ann Arbor Rd., Jackson, MI 49202

Introducing, Root Station, an exciting new musical project! Featuring four individuals who enjoy the music of the ’60s & ’70s, we strive to appeal to a wide range of tastes.
We hope that you can come out and give us a listen.

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Chocolate Sensation Benefit for Dahlem

March 8th, 2024
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Weatherwax Hall
215 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson, MI 49201

Join us for a fantastic evening of food, fun and chocolate! We will have live music, tasty food, a variety of local chocolate treats to sample, a silent auction, raffles, and more!

Reservations are required to attend. You can make your reservations at https://www.dahlemcenter.org/event/chocolate-sensation-2024/.

We hope to see you at the 2024 Chocolate Sensation.

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St. Mary’s Fish Fry

March 8th, 2024
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

St. Mary Star of the Sea Church
120 W. Wesley St., Jackson, MI 49201

You are welcomed to dine in with us in Star Hall or pick-up your meal in our drive-thru. Our drive-thru entrance is off from Franklin Street thru the alley. Please note that Wesley Street is blocked off at the alley way. Our 6th Grade class will be selling Soda/Pop for $2.00. Proceeds are to go towards their Annual Class Trip. Dinner is $16.00 each and includes 3 piece fish of your choice, hand battered or baked Atlantic Cod. Homemade mac-n-cheese, seasoned potato wedges and homemade coleslaw!

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Southern Michigan Beer Festival

March 9th, 2024
All Day-Doors open at Noon

American 1 Event Center
200 W. Ganson St., Jackson, MI 49202

Come experience a wide variety of specialty craft beers, ciders, meads and more! We will have fire pits, live ice sculpture demonstrations, corn hole, food trucks, music, retail vendors & so much more!

Get tickets here.

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Feline Flow Yoga

March 9th, 2024
11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Cascades Humane Society
1515 Carmen Dr., Jackson, MI 49202

Join Laurie Lewis and our adoptable kitty friends for Feline Flow Yoga in the Community Room at Cascades Humane Society! This is a class open to all cat and yoga lovers. No previous yoga experience is required. Dress comfortably and in layers to move through standing, seated, and supine postures. All adjustments to poses and class flow are provided by our furry participants! Register here!

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