Events of June 28, 29, and 30, 2019

June 28

Cruise In and Concert.  6 PM to 9 PM.  Downtown Jackson.  Join us for our family oriented event featuring classic cars on display throughout the Downtown Streets of Jackson. There will be a variety of vendors at this event including food trucks. Free concert by Dragondeer, CP Federal City Square, Horace Blackman Park.  Bring your family and friends to Downtown Jackson to enjoy summer evenings checking out classic cruisers! 

Arts in the Park Series.  7 PM.  Located in Swain Memorial Park, Brooklyn.  All concerts are free and family friendly!  Tonight:  Steve Berkemeier.  Presented by Irish Hills Community Legacy and community sponsors, including Brooklyn Exponent,  JTV, Village of Brooklyn, West Bay Exploration, Absopure, Big Boy and ITC.

Albion Summerfest.  9 AM to 8 PM.  Downtown Albion.  Car show, kids movies, entertainment, sidewalk sale,  5K History Hustle, food and drink specials.  Friday and Saturday.

Gigantic Sale for Missions.  Your one-stop shop for EVERYTHING! All proceeds benefit missions projects globally and local agencies that support those in need. Clothing, books, bedding, household, jewelry, antiques, tools, electronics, furniture, sporting goods, toys, crafts. BOGO free on many items Friday. All items inside FREE Saturday.  Where: 120 Spring Arbor Rd, Spring Arbor.  Begins at 9 AM.

Late Night Fridays with Live Tunes.  Sandhill Crane Vineyards.  Food specials, entertainment by Mark Jewett.  6 PM to 10 PM.

Live Music at Jackson Coffee Company.  7 PM to 10 PM.  Jackson Coffee Company, Downtown Jackson.

Grand River Farmer’s Market.  Downtown Jackson, along the Grand River, corner of Glick and Mechanic.  8 AM to 2 PM.

June 29

Albion Summerfest.  9 AM to 8 PM.  Downtown Albion.  Car show, kids movies, entertainment, sidewalk sale,  5K History Hustle, food and drink specials.  Friday and Saturday.

Grand River Farmer’s Market.  Downtown Jackson, along the Grand River, corner of Glick and Mechanic.  8 AM to 2 PM.

Rotary Bandshell Concert Series.  7 PM Free.  The Aimcriers.  Rotary Bandshell At Cascades Park, 1401 S. Brown St., Jackson.  This is the perfect place to catch The Aimcriers during the summer in Jackson. Bring a blanket or chairs and set up on the grass – this event has grown each year so drop in and partake in the music.

Gigantic Sale for Missions.  Your one-stop shop for EVERYTHING! All proceeds benefit missions projects globally and local agencies that support those in need. Clothing, books, bedding, household, jewelry, antiques, tools, electronics, furniture, sporting goods, toys, crafts. BOGO free on many items Friday. All items inside FREE Saturday.  Where: 120 Spring Arbor Rd, Spring Arbor.  Begins at 9 AM.

Movie Night at First Baptist Church, 201 S. Jackson Street.  6 PM to 9 PM.  First Baptist Church will be showing Secondhand Lions.  This is a heartwarming coming-of-age story about a boy whose unreliable mother leaves her shy and bookish son for the summer on a ranch with his two eccentric grand-uncles, former globetrotting adventurers who still have wild streaks.  The boy isn’t especially happy about being left in the middle of Texas with two old men, while the men aren’t too pleased to be stuck minding a boy, especially one who isn’t accustomed to hunting, fishing or firearms.  Set in rural Texas in the 1960s, these great uncles chew tobacco (and offer some to the boy) and shoot rifles whenever salesmen try and ply their wares.  There is some violence that comes up in the form of flashbacks, but it’s not disturbing as it is filtered through the boy’s innocent imagination.  Within those tales, the uncle is portrayed as a man of mercy.  And yes, there really is a second-hand lion.

June 30

Planetarium Show:  Imagine the Moon.  Explore the many wonderful sights of our nearest celestial neighbor, the Moon! A brand new show developed by The Adler Planetarium, “Imagine the Moon” takes viewers on a trip to the Moon, while celebrating the 50th anniversary of humanity’s first steps on another world. Now showing through September 29: “Imagine the Moon”  Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m.  Located in the Hurst Planetarium.  CLOSED ON 4th of July.  Tickets: $6 adults, $4 for children and Ella Sharp Museum members. Age 5 and under is FREE. Tickets available at the door.  Hurst Planetarium, Ella Sharp Museum.

July 1