Events of Thursday, July 15, 2021

Ella Sharp Museum Patio Party.  5 PM to 7 PM.  Join us on select Thursday evenings during the summer for live music, food, and beverages on Farm Lane.  $15 cover charge per person. $10 cover charge for museum members using the member discount code. FREE for Sustainer Museum Members & Above using the patio party code.  Cover charge includes live music and a food ticket. Cover charge and donations benefit museum educational programming, events, & general operations.  This Thursday on the patio includes live music from Judy Banker with Dave Roof and John Sperendi plus food from the 308 Brass Rail – all happening on our historic campus. Reserve your spot now: http://ellasharpmuseum.org/classes…/ellas-patio-parties/ (Reservations are NOT required, come as you are!)

Summer Kids Movie Series.  The Michigan Theatre, 124 N. Mechanic Street in Jackson is hosting a Summer Kids Series. There will be kid-friendly movies showing on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 11 A.M. and 2 P.M. Sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Jackson and Consumers Energy.  Doors open 30 Minutes before screening time.  $1 Admission.  $4 Kids Combo (Small Pop and Popcorn). This week’s movie:  Sonic the Hedgehog.  Michigan Theatre, Downtown Jackson.

The Green Market at Henry Ford Allegiance Health. 9 AM to 2 PM.  The Market is outdoors, at their official summer location – at the corner of E. Michigan Ave and Waterloo Street in Jackson (across from Henry Ford Allegiance Health – Main Hospital).  Every Thursday.  Connect with them HERE.  All food and products sold at The Green Market at Allegiance Health are grown and produced in Michigan using little or no pesticides, herbicides, inorganic fertilizers, or antibiotics. This means healthier foods for the greater Jackson community and less pollution for our rivers and lakes.  http://www.TheGreenMarket.Weebly.com/

Explore the Night.  Join Ella Sharp Museum and the Dahlem Center for a wonderful night under the stars! Let’s explore and use our night senses. The goal for our night walk led my Dahlem Naturalist Educator Carrie Benham is to help people enjoy being outdoors after dark, help them feel safe, and share information about nocturnal animals, the senses they use at night, and how we can better develop our own senses and awareness of the dark. Afterwards, Ella Sharp will be providing guided telescope observing. Event start time varies (depending on the sunset) and night sky observing is after sunset to view the planets, watch the stars come out, and many other celestial wonders. Telescope observing is dependent on clear skies.  Price: $8 for members (either Dahlem or Ella) / $10 for non-members  Dates: Third Thursday of every month through 2021  Find out more at the Dahlem website or EllaSharp.org.

Cascades Splash Pad.  Monday thru Saturday, 11 AM to 7 PM.  Sunday 12 PM to 6 PM.  Fenced-in area on south side of Cascades Falls.  Zero-depth facility safe and fun for all ages.  12+ water features including waterfalls, arches, fountains ad getting poured on by the giant water bucket.  Lounge chairs, patio, concessions.  Season and family passes available, along with birthday party packages.  

Cascades Falls.  Open 8 PM to 11 PM Wednesday thru Sunday.  Ages 4 and up:  $2 admission.  Age 3 and under:  free.  Admission rates take effect at 7 PM.  JacksonCountyParks.org.

Dinosaur Tails & Tales.  Jackson District Library virtual event.  Join PaleoJoe, paleontologist, dinosaur hunter, and storyteller to learn what tales dinosaur tails can tell. Have you ever wondered why the Stegosaurus has spikes on his tail? Why are the Longneck Dinosaurs equipped with such long tails?  Hear about and see the Dinosaur with 4 long Pheasant-like tail FEATHERS. Dinosaur stories from a real Dinosaur Digger who returned recently from a dig in South Dakota.  Weekly programs are available online at myjdl.com.