Events of March 26, 27, and 28, 2021

March 26

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 until 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

Michigan Theatre Drive Thru Popcorn Pickup.  HOME.fm is  sponsoring a “Popcorn Pick-Up” event.  Simply drive up to the main entrance/marquee of the Michigan Theatre downtown for a FREE box of popcorn! PLUS, some HOME.fm giveaways!  Friday, March 26, from 5-6:30 pm.  No catch! Just come enjoy a Covid-safe, FREE, drive-thru pick-up experience.  Donations to help support the Michigan Theatre are welcome, but not required. Let’s support our local businesses.

The American 1 Women’s Expo – A Virtual Event.  Presented by The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce.  March 8-29, 2021.  Virtual.  Go to the Jackson Women’s Expo website, explore the exhibits and vendors and celebrate Jackson’s women leaders!

Polish Falcons Fish Fry. Every Friday during Lent. The fish fry will be every Friday through Good Friday, April 2.  The Polish Falcons Fish Fry is TAKEOUT ONLY, 1423 Joy Avenue, Jackson.  Time: 4:00-6:30pm.  Cost: $10/  Dinner includes: 3 pcs. of fish, side dishes, and a dessert.  Orders can be called in ahead at 517-789-6321 for pickup.

Queens Lenten Fish Fry. FINAL DAY! Presented by Knights of Columbus.  Every Friday during Lent.  Take Out Only.  811 S. Wisner St., Jackson (Queens School).  4:30 to 7 p.m. Drive through meals are $10 for fried fish with French fries, vegetable, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese and dessert.

St. Mary Star of the Sea Fish Fry. FINAL DAY!  Star Hall, 120 E. Wesley St., Jackson.  4 to 7 p.m. every Friday until March 26.  $12 for adults and $6 for children for a three-piece cod dinner with sides. Mostly drive through with very limited indoor seating.

Our Lady of Fatima Drive Thru Fish Fry.  FINAL DAY!  Drive-Thru Fish Fry every Friday through March 26 at Our Lady of Fatima in Michigan Center.  4-7 pm each Friday evening.  Dinners are $10 and include 4 pieces of fried fish, french fries. cole slaw, roll, butter, tartar sauce and condiments.   Our Lady of Fatima, 913 Napoleon Rd, Michigan Center.

March 27

The American 1 Women’s Expo – A Virtual Event.  Presented by The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce.  March 8-29, 2021.  Virtual.  Go to the Jackson Women’s Expo website, explore the exhibits and vendors and celebrate Jackson’s women leaders!

Jackson College Potter Center Virtual Show. With performing arts venues closed in the region, the Potter Center at Jackson College will offer a Virtual Series, free for the community.  Sinatra Forever.  Sinatra fans will enjoy this excerpt from a global livestream celebrating the Frank Sinatra Forever concert in Rio de Janeiro. “Sinatra Forever” stars Rick Michel, who Variety calls “The closest thing to Sinatra we have ever heard.”  View show here!

Jackson District Library Story Walk.  This year’s featured story, Your Grandparents are Ninjas, is a Choose Your Own Adventure book, so you get to make your own decisions about what happens as the story progresses and experience several different endings.  StoryWalk® will run March 1 through May 31 at various locations around Jackson, including the Ella Sharp Museum, the Dahlem Center, the Concord Falling Waters Trail, and the Clark Lake Spirit Trail. Families can drop by at their leisure and follow the story signs that will be present at all locations to enjoy a story in a fun new way.  To learn more about StoryWalk® click here.

March 28

The American 1 Women’s Expo – A Virtual Event.  Presented by The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce.  March 8-29, 2021.  Virtual.  Go to the Jackson Women’s Expo website, explore the exhibits and vendors and celebrate Jackson’s women leaders!

Explore The Trail System in Jackson.  Trails walking, hiking and biking are only a few of the ways you can make use of Jackson’s abundance of trails. Jackson’s trails give you a hundred great excuses to get out and experience nature in its purest form.

 Falling Waters Trail, an integral part of the statewide proposed Iron-Belle and Great Lake to Lake Trails. Placed where Michigan Central Railroad once stood, the Falling Waters Trail is a 10.6-mile linear park connecting the Village of Concord to the City of Jackson.  Next, the Falling Waters Trail continues for 3.4 miles as the Martin Luther King Equality Trail, formerly the Inter-City Trail, from Jackson’s Weatherwax Drive to Morrell Street. And finally, the Grand River Arts Walk leads walkers, joggers and cyclists from Downtown Jackson through the Arts District and onto Monroe Street.

Waterloo Recreation Area, the largest state park in the lower peninsula, contains enough trails to last a lifetime. 47 miles of hiking trails,12 miles of interpretive nature trails, and another 12 miles of equestrian trails are all nestled within 20,000 acres of protected forest.

The MacCready Reserve, south of town, includes 6.5 miles of dog-friendly trails among 400 acres of lush forest environment.

The Dahlem provides five miles of diverse trails. Walk among forests, fields, marshes and ponds, including a ⅜-mile trail for those with limited mobility, called the “The Nature For All Trail”. Trails are open year-round.