In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Chuck Marshall, organizer of GIG: The Art of Michigan Music Festival, making its debut at ART 634 in Jackson on November 8-10, 2024. Explore the art of Michigan music, meet the concert photographers and graphic artists in Michigan who are creating brilliant images and those iconic posters and album covers. Musician? Broaden your connections.

Learn more at https://lifeinmichigan.com/gig.

You can always connect to learn more about Jackson County, Michigan and plan your visit at ⁠⁠www.experiencejackson.com⁠⁠.

Experience Jackson is Jackson County’s official tourism bureau.

CREDITS
Podcast recorded, produced, and edited by Rachel Buchanan
Music Bed: Upbeat Uplifting Indie Pop by pinkzebra
Registered Project Name: Experience Jackson Podcast
License Date: 08/08/2023

In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience

Learn more at https://ellasharpmuseum.org/.

You can always connect to learn more about Jackson County, Michigan and plan your visit at ⁠⁠www.experiencejackson.com⁠⁠.

Experience Jackson is Jackson County’s official tourism bureau.

CREDITS
Podcast recorded, produced, and edited by Rachel Buchanan
Music Bed: Upbeat Uplifting Indie Pop by pinkzebra
Registered Project Name: Experience Jackson Podcast
License Date: 08/08/2023

In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Sandra Phelan, Operations Coordinator for The Potter Center at Jackson College. This season brings not only classic rock and classic country artists, but family shows and even a performance by the Commodores!

Learn more at https://www.jccmi.edu/pottercenter.

You can always connect to learn more about Jackson County, Michigan and plan your visit at ⁠⁠www.experiencejackson.com⁠⁠. Experience Jackson is Jackson County’s official tourism bureau.

CREDITS
Podcast recorded, produced, and edited by Rachel Buchanan
Music Bed: Upbeat Uplifting Indie Pop by pinkzebra
Registered Project Name: Experience Jackson Podcast
License Date: 08/08/2023

In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Leticia Albarran, one of the organizers of the 3rd Annual Jackson Hispanic Heritage Festival, coming to Horace Blackman Park in Jackson on Saturday, September 14, 2024. This free event blends together the foods, art, music and more that bring Hispanic culture to life. Listen as Leticia explains her personal connection to the festival and gives insight into what question to ask when you’re enjoying some of this event’s delicious food.

Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/JacksonHispanicHeritageFestival.

You can always connect to learn more about Jackson County, Michigan and plan your visit at ⁠⁠www.experiencejackson.com⁠⁠. Experience Jackson is Jackson County’s official tourism bureau.

CREDITS
Podcast recorded, produced, and edited by Rachel Buchanan
Music Bed: Upbeat Uplifting Indie Pop by pinkzebra
Registered Project Name: Experience Jackson Podcast
License Date: 08/08/2023

In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Laurie Perkins, Site Historian of the Mann House in Concord. Learn about the Mann sisters' legacy, their home and travels, and details of the of the 5th Annual Women’s History Conference (09/19/2024), featuring speakers related to local and statewide travel, music from the Jacktown Ukes, lunch, tours, and insights into this historical site.

Learn more about the Mann House and the conference at http://www.experiencejackson.com.  

You can always connect to learn more about Jackson County, Michigan and plan your visit at ⁠⁠www.experiencejackson.com⁠⁠. Experience Jackson is Jackson County’s official tourism bureau.

In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Jacque Austin, festival director for the TOPIA Art & Tech Festival, coming to the historic Michigan Theatre in downtown Jackson on Friday, September 6, 2024. This festival is a play between art and technology, light and music, with interactive components and FREE admission!

Learn more at https://www.topiafestival.com/.

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Experience Jackson is Jackson County’s official tourism bureau.

CREDITS
Podcast recorded, produced, and edited by Rachel Buchanan
Music Bed: Upbeat Uplifting Indie Pop by pinkzebra
Registered Project Name: Experience Jackson Podcast
License Date: 08/08/2023

In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Belle Coty with the Jackson Symphony Orchestra. Celebrating their 75th year of music, they continue to bring in musicians from around the world to join their professional orchestra. Offering all styles of music through a variety of concert series, they bring together people from all backgrounds to experience the joy of music throughout the year.

Learn more at https://www.jacksonsymphony.org/.

You can always connect to learn more about Jackson County, Michigan and plan your visit at ⁠⁠www.experiencejackson.com⁠⁠. Experience Jackson is Jackson County’s official tourism bureau.

In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Andy and Nick Behling, the two guys best known as MI Playground. As brothers raised in the U.P. and now claim the entire state as home, they have dedicated their lives to exploring this great state. Recently, they continued their adventure in Jackson County. Hear about their visit, and some of the behind the scenes of what they loved best in this area; and what makes Jackson County so unique.

Learn more and watch their Jackson County video blogs at https://www.enjoymiplayground.com/

Youcan always connect to learn more about Jackson County, Michigan and plan your visit at ⁠⁠www.experiencejackson.com⁠⁠. Experience Jackson is Jackson County’s official tourism bureau.

CREDITS
Podcast recorded, produced, and edited by Rachel Buchanan
Music Bed: Upbeat Uplifting Indie Pop by pinkzebra
Registered Project Name: Experience Jackson Podcast
License Date: 08/08/2023

In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Jane Flores, General Manager of Jackson Crossing Mall to talk about what makes this shopping center at the crossroads of I-94 and US-127 a bustling place to stop and shop on a visit to Jackson. She’s spent the last three years re-energizing a shopping staple, with community-focused touches and full storefronts. Also, learn about why (and where) she chose to move her family to in Jackson County, based on one of its most notable landmarks.

Learn more at http://www.shopjacksoncrossing.com

You can always connect to learn more about Jackson County, Michigan and plan your visit at ⁠⁠www.experiencejackson.com⁠⁠. Experience Jackson is Jackson County’s official tourism bureau.

CREDITS
Podcast recorded, produced, and edited by Rachel Buchanan
Music Bed: Upbeat Uplifting Indie Pop by pinkzebra
Registered Project Name: Experience Jackson Podcast
License Date: 08/08/2023

In this episode, host Rachel Buchanan, Experience Jackson Marketing & Development Manager, welcomes Denise Owens, Operations Manager for Jackson County Fair. The August 4-10, 2024 event brings a variety of new additions, including The Taylor Swift Experience, The Jackson Craft Brew Experience Tent, and updates to the ever-so-popular birthing barn! Of course, don’t forget the fair food.

Learn more at https://www.jacksoncountyfair.net/.

You can always connect to learn more about Jackson County, Michigan and plan your visit at ⁠⁠www.experiencejackson.com⁠⁠. Experience Jackson is Jackson County’s official tourism bureau.

CREDITS
Podcast recorded, produced, and edited by Rachel Buchanan
Music Bed: Upbeat Uplifting Indie Pop by pinkzebra
Registered Project Name: Experience Jackson Podcast
License Date: 08/08/2023