Apr 21 Sunday
Featuring guest composer John Mackey. The program includes Sacred Spaces and Hymn to a Blue Hour by John Mackey, In Storm and Sunshine by John Clifford Heed, and Southern Harmony by Donald Grantham. David Thornton and Dana Sedatole, conductors.
Guest Percussion and Dance Group
Professor of Music from the University of North Texas, Torgbui Midawo Gideon Foli Alorwoyie leads the Afrikania Cultural Troupe showcasing traditional drumming and dance from Ghana, West Africa.
(Free and open to the public)
Apr 23 Tuesday
A book club for families with students in grades 2nd through 4th. Each participant reads the same book beforehand and comes to the meeting ready to chat, eat snacks, and have book-related fun. Pre-registration is required.
Apr 24 Wednesday
The MSU Product Center's annual Making It In Michigan Trade Show not only provides an opportunity for Michigan food businesses and entrepreneurs to market their delicious products made right here in the Mitten State to retail buyers--this premier event also welcomes the public to enjoy FREE admission with endless opportunities to sample the tastiest products around.
For more information, please visit canr.msu.edu/MIIM.
This event is hosted by Michigan State University Extension and the Michigan State University Product Center, in partnership with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and Pure Michigan Business Connect.
During our Open House kids can learn from WORMS, nature's recyclers at a "Worm Farm" presented by Eaton County Resource Recovery, see how water moves through our ecosystem using the hands-on EnviroScape water display from the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, and learn fascinating facts "hands-on" about local wildlife from Eaton County Parks. Kids can make some fun "earth friendly" crafts too! Stop by the library for free seed giveaways and information on other green initiatives in our community! While supplies last. Kids who registered for a Free Tree seedling from our partner Neighborhood Forest will be notified when the trees are ready for pickup.
Grand Ledge area resident Ted Graham hiked the 2,183-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine in 2016. The 5 ½ month adventure provided many challenges, struggles, and highlights. Come join us to hear this hiker, trail name “Lucky Dog” recount some of those stories. Presented by the Friends of the Grand Ledge Area District Library. Brief Annual Meeting and refreshments to be included.
Apr 25 Thursday
A lap-sit story time for babies and toddlers with their adult caregivers! Older siblings are welcome to attend. Rhymes, songs, cuddles, and play are all included. No pre-registration required.
Moonglowby Kim Carney
Directed by Emily ClarkApril 11-14 & 18-21, 2024Black Box Stage
Maxine, a feisty, bitter Alzheimer's victim, doesn't want to move into a nursing facility. But when she meets Joe, a widower who shares her love for dance, her outlook begins to change. Although the two clash when lucid, their hazy memories overlap, and they begin an affair that rejuvenates and fulfills them. But can these lovers -- played simultaneously by an elderly twosome and a young, vivacious couple -- stay together despite their families' wishes and their fading vitality?
Apr 26 Friday
Sylvia is Broadway’s loving comedy by A R Gurney about a marriage, a dog, and many laughs. Greg and Kate have moved to Manhattan after 22 years of child-raising in the suburbs. Greg’s career as a financial trader is winding down, while Kate’s career, as a public-school English teacher, is beginning to offer her more opportunities. Greg brings home a dog he found in the park—or that has found him—bearing only the name “Sylvia” on her name tag. A street-smart mixture of Lab and poodle, Sylvia becomes a major bone of contention between husband and wife. She offers Greg an escape from the frustrations of his job and the unknowns of middle age. To Kate, Sylvia becomes a rival for affection. And Sylvia thinks Kate just doesn’t understand the relationship between man and dog. The marriage is put in serious jeopardy until, after a series of hilarious and touching complications, Greg and Kate learn to compromise, and Sylvia becomes a valued part of their lives.See “Sylvia” on April 26 and 27 at 7 p.m. or 1 p.m. on April 28. Tickets are $5 for community members and are available online at www.jccmi.edu/pottercenter or in person from the Potter Center Box Office, open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 517.796.8600. Jackson College students and employees may receive free tickets (with JC ID); pick up in person at the Potter Center Box Office.