Events of February 5, 6, and 7, 2021

Friday, February 5

Jackson County Chamber of Commerce presents the Chamber’s Community Awards Week.  The Chamber’s Community Awards Week, presented by JTV, NewsTalk 970/ 101.5, and Jackson Magazine, is dedicated to celebrating exceptional individuals and organizations whose business and leadership demonstrate significant contributions to Jackson.

SCHEDULE OF AWARDS PRESENTATIONS:
 

Sunday, Jan 31st, 8pm, The Athena Award presented by Dawn Foods  (Congratulations to Mindy Bradish-Orta)

Monday, February 1st, 8pm, The Omonetashi Award presented by Experience Jackson (Congratulations to Henry Ford Allegiance Health)

Tuesday, February 2nd, 8pm, The Brick Awards presented by Jackson Commercial Contractors (Congratulations to The 200 and Christoff & Sons Floor Covering)

Wednesday, February 3rd, 8pm, The Reach Hire Award presented by Michigan Works Southeast (Congratulations to TRUE Community Credit Union)

Thursday, February 4th, 8pm, Small Business POY Award presented by County National Bank (Congratulations to Kevin Barclay, Orthopaedic Rehab Specialists)

NEW AWARD

Friday, February 5th, 8pm, The Chamber’s Community Enthusiast Award &

The Jackson Community Foundation’s Carter Wickwire Philanthropy Award

ALL AWARD PRESENTATIONS WILL AIR ON THE CHAMBER’S, JTV’S,
AND NEWS TALK 970’S, AND JACKSON MAGAZINE’S FACEBOOK PAGES

Our Town Meal Distribution Program.  4 PM to 6 PM.  Martin L. King, Jr. Center.  The Our Town Meal Distribution Program is ready to help anyone with a need.  Here are the key details community members need to know about receiving free meals:  Come to the MLK Center at 1107 Adrian St. in Jackson from 4-6 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between Feb. 1 and April 9, 2021.

• Please do not line up in your vehicle before 3:30 p.m. the day of distribution.
• If you come in a vehicle, please stay in your vehicle and follow signs to the distribution area.
• Walk-ups are welcome, but please be prepared to wait in line and social distance.
• Healthy meals from local restaurants are given to anyone who needs a meal.
• Meals are available on a first come, first serve basis.
• Volunteers in the distribution area will assist you.
• Meals are pre-packaged and can be reheated at home.
• Vegetarian options are available.
• Monetary donations are accepted but not required.

Find out more at http://www.cityofjackson.org/1005/Our-Town-Meal-Distribution

Jackson District Library Craft Project.  Learn how to make Hans Christian Andersen hearts while listening to a classic fairy tale!  Craft kits will be available at all JDL branches beginning Feb. 1 and continuing while supplies last. The instructional video will be posted to our Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Winter Reading Challenge.  The Jackson District Library encourages you to bundle up with a book and join our winter reading challenge. It’s just like our Summer Reading Program … only colder!  Continuing through Mar. 15, JDL is hosting a winter reading challenge to promote a healthy reading habit. Join the program on the library’s website at the link here.  Reading just 25 minutes a day will result in a total of 18 hours of reading come Mar. 15, and a total of eight entries into our grand prize drawing for a Visa gift card.  After reading for four hours, each reader will receive a coffee mug and will be entered into a drawing to win our grand prize gift card. Every additional two hours read will earn readers another entry into the grand prize drawing. Prizes will be mailed to your address associated with your JDL library card – please make sure that your information is up-to-date before the end of the program. 

VITA Tax Preparation.  Community Action Agency provides free Federal, state and city income tax preparation services through the IRS sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. CAA provides trained IRS certified volunteer tax preparers to complete and e-file returns.  Tax preparers work with each client to ensure the client receives all of the money they are entitled to receive. This money could be from the Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Homestead Property Tax Credit, Home Heating Credit, among others. To learn more about the EITC visit the IRS EITC homepage.  Returns are electronically filed (e-filed) to speed up the receipt of the refund. Returns for prior years may be able to be completed for you.  Residents who have household incomes of less than $57,000 can get their tax returns prepared for free.  To schedule an appointment, call 517-247-2099.  caajlh.org

Saturday, February 6

American Girl Hearts & Sprinkles Valentine’s Tea Party.  Spread some love this Valentine’s Day when you join us for all things hearts, sparkles, and sprinkles. Create some beautiful, glittery Valentine’s artwork, do some ribbon dancing, and play some heartfelt games with friends. Enjoy some red velvet tea cakes and pink passion tea with your favorite doll.  See our projects and more details here:

https://jacksonarts.org/classes…/american-girl-workshops/

American Girl Workshops:  Where girls can laugh, dream, and create with friends and their favorite doll. Join us on these Saturdays from 2:00 – 4:00 PM for arts, crafts, fun, and of course a special tea party for girls and their dolls. Pre-registration is required one week ahead. $25 per child includes all art supplies, a magical afternoon, and a tea party for you and your favorite doll

Frida Kahlo’s Garden Exhibit at Ella Sharp Museum.  Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) is considered one of the most significant artists of the twentieth century. Her body of work, consisting of some 250 paintings and drawings, is at once intensely personal and universal in scope, and relies heavily on the natural world.  The exhibition “Frida Kahlo’s Garden”, presented by Ella Sharp Museum in partnership with Jackson School of the Arts, transports visitors to Kahlo’s garden to experience her world of inspiration as she did.  The exhibition features several freestanding units focused on thematic areas incorporating a selection of objects, artifacts, photographs, and paper ephemera; audio/video features; interactive stations; and wall-mounted graphics. ON VIEW AT ELLA SHARP MUSEUM  January 28 – March 16, 2021  Learn More: ellasharpmuseum.org/exhibits/frida-kahlos-garden/