
Jackson Police Department Ham Drive-Thru Event. 10 AM to 12 PM (or while supplies last). Police officers and a local company are helping Jackson families get a ham on the table this holiday season. The Jackson Police Department’s second annual Ham Drive-Thru event is happening Wednesday, Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Jackson County Fairgrounds. 400 hams are being donated by Garcia Laboratory. The Jackson-based medical laboratory company is working with the police department to distribute them to families in need. No prior sign up is necessary and the hams are free. Participants are asked to stay in their vehicles, entering the fairgrounds using the N. Blackstone Street entrance and driving through the parking lot to the Ham Drive-Thru site. Jackson officers will be there to distribute the hams to local families. Drivers will exit the fairgrounds using the W. Ganson Street exit. This special event is being organized through the police department’s Group Violence Intervention (GVI) Strategy. GVI has local law enforcement and the community working together on direct solutions to reducing gun violence in Jackson. Hams will be available while supplies last. Only one ham will be given to each vehicle. The Jackson County Fairgrounds is located at 128 W. Ganson St.
Center Stage Jackson Auditions. 5 PM to 8 PM. Center Stage Jackson auditions for “Escanaba in da Moonlight,” directed by Charles Packard, will be held on Wednesday, December 18th from 5-8pm and Saturday, December 21st from 5-8pm at the First Presbyterian Church (743 W Michigan Ave, Jackson, MI) in the activity room. Performance dates are February 14-16 and 21-23 in the freshly remodeled Ruth Day Theater in the Potter Center at Jackson College.
Stand Up Comedy. 8 PM. Stand Up Comedy Show. Hosted by Jake Taylor. Starts at 8pm.NO cover! Nite Lite, 145 West Pearl Street, Downtown Jackson.
Nite Lites Drive Thru Christmas Display. An experience like no other! Nite Lites is a five-mile long holiday lights drive through experience, running every day through Jan 5, 2025. Drive Thru tickets can also be purchased at the gate. Train tickets must be purchased online in advance. Sun – Thurs 5:30pm – 9:00pm, Fri – Sat 5:30pm – 10:00pm. $35 Per Car. Michigan International Speedway US-12 Entrances only, 12626 US-12, Brooklyn, Michigan.Ticket Booth is 15 minute drive off of US 12 Entrances Gate 8 Or Gate 14 thru our spectacular Pre Show. WEST bound – use Gate 8 Entrance. EAST bound – use Graves Farm Entrance Gate 14.
Julia Child: A Recipe for Life. Traveling Exhibit at Ella Sharp Museum. Julia Child: A Recipe for Life, explores the key ingredients in Julia’s personal journey, which became part of America’s culinary revolution, through a series of immersive experiences. Julia’s insatiable curiosity and tenacious spirit drove her to endlessly try, test, and teach how to make delicious food. Learning empowered Julia and she in turn empowered others, profoundly transforming American cuisine and food culture. Julia Child: A Recipe for Life is a traveling exhibition produced and toured by Flying Fish, developed in collaboration with Napa Valley Museum, supported by The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, the Schlesinger Library, Harvard Radcliffe Institute, and generously sponsored by Oceania Cruises. Tuesday – Friday: 10 am – 5 pm, Saturday: 11:30am – 4pm, Sunday – Monday: Closed. Admission includes Museum Galleries and Hurst Planetarium Shows. Check here for updates.
















