Events of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Food Truck Tuesday.  The Jackson Downtown Development Authority presents Food Truck Tuesday, 11 AM to 1 PM, Horace Blackman Park and TRUE Community City Square, Downtown Jackson.  Food Trucks offering a wide variety of food and beverage.  Food Truck Tuesday is the first and third Tuesdays all summer long.

Harmony Gardens 15th Anniversary Concert.  Rotary Bandshell At Cascades Park, 6 PM.  Harmony Garden and Jaime Lawrence have been serving Jackson County and surrounding areas for FIFTEEN YEARS! We are celebrating with an evening of MUSIC! Current and former employees of Harmony Garden are going to attend and provide a concert event to celebrate! We will also have some groups of clients and families performing too!  This event will be full of music for ALL AGES and ALL ABILITIES! We invite families to come, bring their own instruments, to join us for some fun music outside!  This event is FREE, however, Harmony Garden is in need of donations. If you want to DONATE to attend this event, you can go through their PayPal link: www.paypal.me/harmonygardenmts or you can donate while at the event with cash.  Find out more at their Facebook event page.

4th Annual Safe Haven Benefit, June 2021.  In accordance with World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15.  Online fundraiser this year.  Safe Haven serves vulnerable adults who are victims of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.  Safe Haven provides services such as temporary emergency shelter, intensive case management, transportation, emergency food, and financial assistance.  Your donation can help our agency provide all of these services and more to the most vulnerable adults.  To make a donation, contact Region 2 Area Agency on Aging at 517-592-1974 or www.r2aaa.net.

American 1 Step to the Beat.  American 1 Credit Union presents the Inaugural Step to the Beat Virtual 5K! This event benefits the American Heart Association and will be held virtually June 14-30! American 1 Credit Union & Jackson YMCA members can enter code MEMBER5 for $5 off their registration!  Register Today! https://bit.ly/3aEtD51  American 1 Credit Union is partnering with the Jackson YMCA to raise funds and awareness for the American Heart Association through a virtual 5K fundraiser June 14-30.  To register to run, or purchase a Heart Hero Tribute, visit jacksonymca.org. Registration is $30 and includes a t-shirt and medal, and is part of the 2021 Henry Ford Allegiance Health’s 5K Run/Walk Series. To become a sponsor, email partners@a1cu.org or visit american1cu.org/5K.   All proceeds of the Inaugural Step to the Beat Virtual 5K will go to the American Heart Association in the communities served by American 1 Credit Union.

The Descendants Art and Dance Camp.  Jackson School of the Arts.  Sometimes it is good to be bad! Join Jackson School of the Arts for a week of mysterious musical adventures including dance, art, and games. Children will experience hip hop, jazz, and lyrical in this fun interactive 4-day camp.  There is a performance for parents to observe at 11:45 AM on the last day of the camp.  Cost $72 for the 4-day session.  517-784-2389.  www.jacksonarts.org.  Check out all the camps and programs JSA offers this summer!

Spring Arbor University Sports Camps.  Spring Arbor University is hosting 2021 Summer Sports Camps in July and July in the following areas: 

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cheer
• Golf
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Volleyball

Camp dates, offerings and ages vary. Camps are available for kids age 4 through their senior year of high school. Get the details, dates and registration information HERE.