Issue 124 - Sept 19, 2007

From Your Director ...

Downtown Jackson is excited to announce that free WiFi Internet access will soon be available in most outdoor, public spaces downtown.  Thanks to Aeneas Internet and Telephone, downtown will have yet another asset working to increase the economic vitality and attractiveness of downtown.

While this idea isn’t new, it is creative, exciting and forward-thinking. Whether visitors come downtown for lunch, a cup of coffee, to conduct business, or to do homework, they will now be able to access a free broadband Internet connection from their wireless device.  Aeneas Internet and Telephone took the initiative to implement this technology in order to attract excitement and innovation downtown, while fostering an environment where people want to live and interact.

Jackson is fortunate to be the home of Aeneas Internet and Telephone, recently named to Entrepreneur magazine’s annual “Hot 500” list of 2007’s fastest growing businesses in America.  To read more about this prestigious award, click here.

Welcome to the future of Downtown Jackson ... one we can invent together!

The Jackson Symphony Ribbon Cutting

Come join us as we welcome The Jackson Symphony to Downtown Jackson!

CHANGED TO FRIDAY, NOV 16th at 10 a.m.

Friday, September 21, 2007
The Jackson Symphony
207 E. Lafayette St.
10:00 a.m.

Music at The International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame

The International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame invites you for an evening of music and fun as they dedicate the flags of the United States of America and Sweden.  The evening will feature musical performances by Carl Mann and Kristian Crowe live on stage in Rock-A-Billy Park.  Swedish guests will be visiting The International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame for this historic event.

Friday, September 21, 2007
The International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame
105 N. Church St.
7:00 p.m.

ExTreme Classical Makeover with The Capitol Quartet

Come hear this award-winning saxophone group in a relaxed, comfortable “No Hassle Classical” setting.  The Capitol Quartet and TJS will fuse significant works of composers like Beethoven, Brahms, and Tchaikovsky with JAZZ, America’s most substantial contribution to music. 

Saturday, September 22, 2007
Carl Perkins Civic Center
400 S. Highland Ave.
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $18.00 and up

Jackson Service League’s 29th Annual Thrift Sale

Proceeds from the event help support the League’s projects throughout the community.  Cash only.

Saturday, September 22, 2007
Jackson Fairgrounds Park
800 S. Highland Ave.
7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

For more information, contact the Jackson Service League at 554.2318.

Madison County Imagination Library 2nd Year Celebration

The Madison County Imagination Library Program will celebrate its second year of instilling a love of books and reading – at the earliest possible age – in the children of Madison County.  Created in 1996 by Dolly Parton in her hometown of Sevierville, TN., the Imagination Library mails a new, age-appropriate, hardcover book every single month to registered children from birth to age five, at no cost to the family and regardless of income.  A blue-ribbon committee of childhood education experts selects the books for the Imagination Library, which includes such classics as The Little Engine That Could, The Snowy Day, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten.
 
Monday, September 24, 2007
Jackson-Madison County Library (Rotary Park)
433 East Lafayette Street
3:30 p.m.

For more information, contact the Jackson-Madison County Library at 425.8600.

Puddle of Mudd in Concert

Deep Field and Ligion open for Puddle of Mudd. 

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Carl Perkins Civic Center
400 S. Highland Ave.
7:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 p.m.)
Tickets: $22.00

For more information, contact the Jackson Centre Box Office at 425.8587.