Events of Thursday, November 30, 2017

Volkswagen presents…. “Warren Miller’s Line of Descent” starts at 7:30 P.M. Tickets are 16 dollars.    join your ski tribe and see the lineage of mountain lifestyle continue in Warren Miller’s 68th ski and snowboard film, Line of Descent, presented by Volkswagen. From BC to France, Montana to Colorado, California, Norway and New Zealand, new generations of skiers and riders are pushing their sport to new extremes, making their parents proud and setting the stage for future mountain explorers. Follow along behind-the-scenes at warrenmiller.com.  Michigan Theatre, Downtown Jackson.

The Eastern Branch of the Jackson District Library presents Matt Damon movies Thursdays in November at 2 PM.  Today’s movie is The Great Wall (2016, PG-13) .  Free admission and free popcorn.  Intended for adults.  Widescreen and comfortable seats too!

Dinner at Culver’s for Habitat for Humanity.  When you visit Culvers today between the hours of 4-8pm, a percentage of your purchase will be donated to the Greater Jackson Habitat for Humanity.

The Hurst Planetarium at Ella Sharp Museum presents Phantom of the Universe, The Hunt for Dark Matter.  Join us as we showcase an exciting exploration of dark matter, from the Big Bang to its anticipated discovery at the Large Hadron Collider. See the first hints of its existence through the eyes of Fritz Zwicky, the scientist who coined the term “dark matter.” From there explore the astral choreography witnessed by Vera Rubin in the Andromeda Galaxy and then plummet deep underground to see the most sensitive dark matter detector on Earth, housed in a former gold mine. Finally journey across space and time to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, to learn how scientists around the world are collaborating to track down the constituents of dark matter.  6:30 PM to 7:30 PM.

Sauk presents “It’s A Wonderful Life”.  All performances take place at the Sauk Theatre, 240 E. Chicago St. in Jonesville. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors (55 and up) and students and $8 for children (12 and under). Tickets can be purchased at www.thesauk.org or by calling 517-849-9100. The November 30 performance is a “Pay What You Can” preview.

Nite Lites Holiday Light Display.  Opening Night at their new location:  Michigan International Speedway.  November 23 to December 30.  Michigan International Speedway.  US-12 Entrance only, 12626 US-12, Brooklyn, Michigan 49230  Time: 5:30 pm – 9 pm Sunday thru Thursday.  5:30 pm – 10:00 pm Friday & Saturday.  Pricing: $20 per car / vehicle, $35 per mini-bus, $65 per tour bus.

The Christmas Art Show by K Gallery.  We will be hosting 30+ outstanding regional artists in a variety of mediums for four weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas at the Southpoint Plaza in Jackson. (1931 Horton Road, Suite 12) Open Wednesdays through Saturdays Noon to 7 pm, Sundays Noon to 4 pm.