Issue 98 - March 21, 2007

From Your Director ...

This past Thursday evening I had the privilege of attending the Jackson Sun Readers Choice Awards Reception held at the beautiful Aeneas facility in downtown Jackson. Jackson Downtown Development Corporation's Shannon Street Blues & Heritage Festival was one of the award winners this year for the "Best Annual Community Event." It is both an honor and a tribute to our organization and to those that worked so hard to make the Bluesfest as great as it has become. We are proud to put on this annual fundraiser and we keep trying to make it bigger and better each year. We thank the community for their votes. It makes us want to try even harder this year.

We are deep in the planning of the 2007 Bluesfest scheduled for June 1st and 2nd this year. It is really going to be a great event, with five prominent bands booked for both Friday and Saturday evenings. An array of food vendors are also in the works, and as usual, we are guaranteed great weather. Special group tables are now on sale for $200.00 which included seating for eight.

We are still looking for non-profits that want to do a fundraiser on Saturday as a sanctioned event under the umbrella of the Bluesfest. We do a high volume of advertising, and sanctioned events are included in all the exposure. We would like to see things going on all day in addition to the 5-K Run, Motorcycle Run, Jackson in June BBQ Cookoff and Pancake breakfast. Give us a call, and we'll be glad to help you organize your own special event.

We are also presently recruiting and registering volunteers. We need more than 100 volunteers to help make the two days flow. If you're interested in helping out while having a good time doing it, give us a call. Pre-registration is required. Talk to someone that helped out last year, and they will tell you what a great time they had. Sign up today . . . You'll be glad you did!!!

AARP Driver Safety Course to be Held at the Jackson-Madison County Library
Call now to make your reservation for the AARP Driver Safety Course to be held at the Jackson-Madison County Library, 433 East Lafayette Street, on March 27th and 28th.

The class will be from 9:00 a.m. till 1:30 p.m. in the Library Program Center, your attendance is required on both days. The fee is $10.00.

For more information you can call the Library at 425.8600.

Local Clubs' Celebrate National Boys and Girls Club Week
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The Boys and Girls Club of Jackson-Madison County joins more than 400 other Boys and Girls Clubs across the country in celebrating National Boys and Girls Club Week March 25th-31st, 2007.

Clubs will focus on celebrating community and family. The week-long celebration will begin with a kick-off event, Saturday, March 24th at the East Unit, 832 Lexington Avenue at 12:00 p.m. The Boys and Girls Club of Jackson-Madison county has been an integral part of the Jackson area for almost 40 years. For more information you can call 422.2008.

Live in Concert - Little River Band

On Thursday, March 22nd, . 7:30 p.m. at the Carl Perkins Civic Center, 400 South Highland Avenue, Little River Band will be coming to Jackson for a one night performance. They were the first Australian band to successfully conquer the foreign market, and were the first act from anywhere to have a top ten US single for six consecutive years. Total record sales have exceeded twenty-five million featuring sixteen hit singles and multiple albums. Two of their top hit songs were "Reminiscing" and "Lady".

Plan on attending this legendary band concert, live in Jackson, Tennessee. For more information you can call 425.8587.

Internet Safety for Parents Program

Recent news stories have alerted all of us at to the dangers children face when they use the internet.

The Jackson-Madison County Library, 400 East Lafayette Street, will host on Thursday, March 22nd, at . . 6:30 p.m. Special Agent Lee Stewart of the FBI.
He will discuss ways families can safeguard their children from Internet Predators.

Don't miss this timely and informative presentation. The program is free and open to the public. Registration is not required.

For more information you can call 425.8600.

Chamber of Commerce to Host Business After Hours Downtown on March 29th

The Chamber will host its Business After hours event March 29th, from 5:00 to . . 7:00 p.m. at The Painted Lady, 415 East Lafayette Street, downtown, Jackson. The March event is sponsored by The Painted Lady and News Talk 101.5. Food, drinks and great networking opportunities will be available.

In conjunction with Business After Hours, Main Street Publishing, Inc. will be holding a Book Release & Signing with local authors Bob Beare, Danny Williams, Daryl Hubbard, dn English and Dr. Danny Winbush.

For more information you can call 423-2200.