Events of Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Storytime at Henrietta. 10 AM.   It’s never too early to start exploring and learning with your child! JDL storytimes offer age-appropriate books, music, and activities for babies, toddlers, families, and young children. Most importantly, they help develop everyone’s imaginations  Storytime at the Henrietta Branch of the Jackson District Library runs Tuesday through the end of November.

Canvas and Cupcakes for a Cause.  6 PM to 8 PM.  Mission of Hope Cancer Fund invites you to join us for a fun out of canvas painting for a cause!  Tickets are $30 with $10 from every ticket coming back to MHCF !  Purchase your ticket by calling MHCF 517-782-4643 or emailing mhcf@cancerfund.org.  Light refreshments will be served. 260 West Prospect Street, Jackson.

Upcoming Events this Week:

November 10

For All the World To See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Right.  Opening Day!  On View November 10, 2021 – January 8, 2022.  Ella Sharp Museum.  For All the World To See examines the role that visual culture played in shaping and transforming the struggle for racial equality in America from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s. Through a compelling assortment of photographs, television clips, art posters, and other historic artifacts, For All the World to See traces how images and media disseminated to the American public transformed the modern civil rights movement and jolted Americans, both black and white, out of a state of denial or complacency.

November 11

Veterans Day.  Annual ceremony honoring our community’s veterans.  11 AM.  Withington Park, Downtown Jackson.

Black Jake and the Carnies Concert Fundraiser. 7:30 PM to 10 PM.   The Irish Hills Roots and String Music Series, Jerry’s Pub & Restaurant and Brooklyn Food Pantry present Black Jake and the Carnies.  This is a fundraiser for the Brooklyn Food Pantry; any size donation will be accepted for admission.  The Carnies set fierce murder ballads, dark warnings, and a certain tough rust-belt revivalism to the beat of an old-time string band. This quintet offers a unique blend of Americana, bluegrass, and punk, as well as a stage show that can be very unpredictable.  Jerry’s Pub, 650 Egan Highway, Brooklyn.

November 13

Western Academic Boosters 32nd Annual Craft Show.  10 AM to 4 PM.  Join us for the annual holiday tradition. More than 100 crafters and over 1,000 attendees. Come find that perfect gift or spoil yourself!  Western High School, 1400 S. Dearing Road, Parma.

Women’s Expo and Craft Show.  10 AM to 3 PM.  Check out amazing vendors at the JaxNaz Church Women’s Expo! See loads of unique goods and services from around our area and even knock out some of your Christmas shopping!  Specialty coffee and lunch will be available for purchase on site.  Vendor registration is still open: $50 per space. Register at expo.jaxnazchurch.com  3905 Clinton Road, Jackson.

Jackson Symphony Orchestra presents SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE.  Sat., Nov. 13, 7:30 PM, JC Potter Center.  The second concert of the season presents works by composers with a progressive voice. Our first half features music by two female composers including the World Premiere of Audrey Kelley’s Speakeasy written in honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment and the American premiere of Fernande Decruck’s Harp Concerto with JSO Principal Harpist Chen-Yu Huang.  In this concert….Director Aubin wishes to highlight work by women and people of color….composers who were never recognized properly, if at all, in their lifetimes.  The second half showcases Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. Berlioz used unique instrumentation to depict the story of an opium-induced dream.  PRECONCERT CONVERSATION @ 6:30 PM.  Join us for a free, interactive lecture before the concert.  BOX OFFICE HOURS:  Monday – Wednesday: 12PM – 5PM, 215 W. Michigan Ave.
Jackson.  (517) 782-3221.

Glow Ride presented by Cascades Cycling Club.  6:30 PM.  It’s time to light up our bikes, dress for the weather and have some fun on the streets in and around downtown Jackson. Plan to meet up for this year’s Glow Ride in the community room at Christoff & Sons Floor Covering, which is now in the building formerly occupied by The Toy House at 400 N Mechanic St. Enter the building via the door on the side of the building nearest Mechanic street. This is where we will start and end our ride.  It will be dark when we ride so you will need some type of lights on your bike (this is a GLOW RIDE after all!) We will ride approximately 12 miles with a 12 MPH average. There will also be a pot luck dinner afterward so bring something to share and your own beverages to drink.  Invite your family to join us at the pot luck!  If you have questions, contact Larry Schuessler at 795-6968 or email Larry at landmschuessler@comcast.net