Events of Thursday, September 16, 2021

Bright Walls 2021 begins today!  Bright Walls is a public art and mural festival founded and run by volunteer members of the Jackson Young Professionals. In just three years, plus a pandemic, the festival has hosted artists from across the globe and brought 40 murals to the downtown district — creating a new destination in our community.  Throughout the festival, Bright Walls showcased the artists’ talents alongside musicians, local artists and many other community organizations.  Bright Walls is made possible by the support of its planning team members, partners, muralists, building owners, volunteers and the community.

Today’s Bright Walls Events:

Thursday, September 16

Live Mural Painting by Greetings Tour:  Victor Ving and Lisa Beggs.  Continuing through Saturday at Jackson Coffee Company, corner of Mechanic and Cortland, Downtown Jackson.

• Bright Paws Parade and Pageant – 6:30 PM
  • Bring your four-legged friends to the 2018 Bright Walls Mural Site. We will meet by the LOVE Mural on the back of 201 N. Jackson Street. From there we will parade through the murals and Downtown Jackson to our 2021 Bright Walls Festival Site where our Pup Pageant will take place!
  • Every dog who comes to the parade gets a FREE Bright Walls Bandana
  • To date, 50 dogs are registered for the pageant and we know there will be even more in the parade! What a sight downtown will be with all those pooches!

• Bright Walls Walking Tour – 7:30 PM
  • This free walking tour will start at 7:30 PM at the Bright Walls Headquarters Tent on Cortland Street.
  • Guides will facilitate a walking tour through our 40+ murals and installations to date!  Join your tour guides who have been a part of the Bright Walls Team since the start of it all in 2018! Your guides will guide you through 40+ murals and installations, providing detail about the artists, artwork, and never before heard stories!  This is a FREE, family-friendly, event!  We suggest you wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the weather. The tour will cover three city blocks.  We will meet to start the tour at 140 W. Cortland Street (near the Bright Walls tent).  Presented by Flagstar Bank.

Explore the Night:  Night Hikes & Guided Telescope Observing.  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. Afterward, Ella Sharp will be providing guided telescope observation. 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.  Register and find out more at the Dahlem website or EllaSharp.org.

The Green Market at Henry Ford Allegiance Health.  The Market is outdoors at the corner of E. Michigan Ave and Waterloo Street in Jackson (across from Henry Ford Allegiance Health – Main Hospital).  Every Thursday.  9 am – 2 pm.  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/

Kingdom Health Conference.  First Annual Kingdom Health Conference to be held in Jackson.  Most topics at health and wellness conferences cover what to do to drop fat, how to get ripped or how to treat symptoms. The Kingdom Health Conference will be structured differently.  Attendees will be challenged to ask God how they can live in health, and guided through a  process to begin getting answers.  Beginning September 16th, The Kingdom Health Conference will be a hybrid worldwide event.  Thanks to our generous sponsors the conference will stream live at no cost; The schedule for  this life-changing conference is:
● Thursday, September 16, 7- 9pm EDT (virtual)
● Friday, September 17, 1 pm- 4pm EDT (virtual)
● Saturday, September 18 9am – 4 pm will be held in person at JaxNaz, 3905 Clinton Road in Jackson Michigan.
The Virtual conference highlights include guest speakers: Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, award-winning Christian author and popular media guest; Melody LaGrone, Holistic Health
Practitioner and co-owner of Yah Organics, and Theresa Horne, Kingdom Health Coach, certified fitness professional and owner of Sisterhood of Strong.  The in-person conference on Saturday will consist of activities to bring clarity, information, balance and breakthrough. Stacey Shaw-Virgo, domestic violence advocate and speaker will be Saturday’s special guest speaker and will share her personal story of trauma to healing and health. Participants will make their own personal health moves. The registration cost of $69 for Saturday includes lunch and materials required for the day. The first 25 in-person attendees to register will receive a VIP swag bag.  Conference organizers are excited to be bringing the annual landmark event to the Jackson community. Registration required. www.kingdomhealthconference.com