Events of Monday, September 15, 2025

Fall  into Film: Touch of Evil (1958). Doors at 7:00PM, Film at 7:15PM.  Admission: $5, Free medium combo for members.  A car bomb explodes at the U.S.–Mexico border in a seedy town, drawing Mexican narcotics agent Mike Vargas (Charlton Heston) into an investigation led by corrupt police captain Hank Quinlan (Orson Welles). As Vargas suspects Quinlan of planting evidence and sacrificing justice for convictions, his investigation places his new wife in danger. A tense struggle of corruption, betrayal, and moral collapse ensues, culminating in Quinlan’s tragic downfall.  Part of our Fall into Film series, sponsored by Jackson College. Doors open at 7:00?PM; film begins at 7:15?PM. Admission is $5; members receive a free medium combo.  Michigan Theater, Downtown Jackson.

Changing Lives with Music- One Note at a Time. 12 PM.  Want clinically proven therapeutic benefits without any negative side effects? Yes, please! The Jackson Business & Professional Women’s Club is thrilled to host the incredible founder of Harmony Garden Music Therapy, Jaime Lawrence MT-BC. Over the last twenty years, she has been changing the lives for people of all ages and bringing our community closer together. Join us for at our next lunch and learn to find out more about the wide variety of clinically backed services that her team uses to improve quality of life, all without any negative side effects.  Cascades Manor.  Event page here.

Holy Rosary Project Dedication.  5 PM.  The Holy Rosary Project, with life-sized statues of all twenty mysteries of the Rosary around the Shrine grounds, will be dedicated on September 15. Bishop Boyea will celebrate 5:00 pm Mass and will bless the statues. A reception will follow.  Pious Union/Shrine of St. Joseph, 953 E Michigan Ave, Grass Lake.

Upcoming:

September 18

AIQ Workshop.  8 AM to 4 PM.  The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce announces the addition of panelists and an additional special guest during the AIQ Workshop, a hands-on, no-nonsense experience designed to demystify AI and empower attendees to leverage its incredible potential, presented by Red Letter. Business leaders from around the state, entrepreneurs, creatives, and students are invited to attend this 1-day transformative experience, designed to equip attendees with the knowledge and skills to thrive in the age of AI, featuring experts from both Google and Microsoft.
  Both AIQ Workshop facilitators are native to Jackson, Michigan.

The all-star line-up features Aidan Sova, Regional Product Lead of AI-Powered Ads at Google, who also serves as Trustee and Vice-President of Ann Arbor District Library. Also facilitating the day will be Amy Hinchey, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft. The first of three panelists includes a local connection, Chris Debenham. Debenham is the Executive Director of Applications & Analytics at Consumers Energy. Alongside Debenham on the panel is Patrick Kinnicutt, chairperson for the Department of Computer Science at Central Michigan University. Kinnicutt specializes in research related to spatial statistics/modeling, visualization, scientific computing, data mining and image processing.

Rounding out the panel, also from Central Michigan University, is Matthew Katz Professor in Philosophy.

Special guest Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist II will offer the closing remarks during the AIQ workshop.

The event will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM at the American 1 Event Center, 128 W. Ganson St., Jackson, MI 49201. Jackson Chamber members are invited participate at $295 per attendee, as well as non-Chamber members at a cost of $395. Smart 6 – Table Packages are also available for $1,500 (Includes reserved seating for 6 guests).

Further information and tickets are available for this event at www.JacksonChamber.org.