2004

• Thursday January 15th - Mike's Firehouse Grill 447 S. Jefferson Downtown Mason 6 - 7:30.  I'll kick off the new year of shows with a trip up to Mason to play for all my friends at Mike's

• Thursday January 29th - Mike's Firehouse Grill - 447 S. Jefferson - Downtown Mason">

                           

   

  • Saturday January 31st - Bella Notte Risorante 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 8 - 11 p.m. The last two shows at Bella Notte have been to much fun to stop so they've run 3 /12 hours long so I'm really looking forward to this one.

   

  • Thursday February 12th - Mike's Firehouse Grill - 447 S. Jefferson - Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30  An early Valentines celebration in Mason

   

  • Tuesday February 24th - Chelsea Retirement Home Chelsea

   

  • Thursday February 26th - Mike's Firehouse Grill - 447 S. Jefferson - Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30

   

  • Friday March 5th - Cascarelli's 116 S. Superior St. Downtown Albion 6-9 p.m. The first of three March shows in Albion

   

  • Saturday March 6h - Bella Notte Ristorante 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 8 - 11

   

  • Friday Friday March 12th - Cascarelli's 116 S. Superior St. Downtown Albion 6-9 p.m.

   

  • Friday March 26th - Friday March 5th - Cascarelli's 116 S. Superior St. Downtown Albion 6-9 p.m.

   

  • Friday April 30th - The Thunderbird Coffee House Downtown Jackson 7:00

   

  • Sunday May 2nd - St. Peter's Spring Festival Eaton Rapids 12:00 Noon

   

  • Saturday May 8th Bella Notte Ristorante 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 8 - 11

   

  • Thursday May 13th Mike's Firehouse Grill - 447 S. Jefferson - Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30

   

  • Sunday May 23rd - St. John's United Church of Christ - Mechanic St. Jackson. 10:30 a.m.  A chance to share a few special songs including "Three Wooden Crosses" and my own "Castles In The Sand"  "This Day" and "The Seventh Son" with some very special people.

   

  • Thursday May 27th - Mike's Firehouse Grill - 447 S. Jefferson - Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30

   

  • Friday May 29th - Ted's Firehouse Pub 809 Greenwood Ave. Jackson 8 -11 p.m. The second leg of the "Firehouse Tour"

   

  • Thursday June 10th - Mike's Firehouse Grill - 447 S. Jefferson - Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30

   

  • Friday June 18th - The National Strawberry Festival - Belleville, MI 5- 6:30 This will be my third year playing the Strawberry Festival in Belleville and it has become one of my family's favorite stops of the Summer with something for everyone. 

   

  • Thursday June 24th - Mike's Firehouse Grill - 447 S. Jefferson - Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30

   

  • Friday June 25th - Ted's Firehouse Pub - 809 Greenwood Ave. Jackson - 7- 10 p.m.  Another cruise night in Jackson for the "Firehouse Tour"

   

  • Friday July 2nd - Cascarelli's 116 S. Superior St. Downtown Albion 6 - 9 p.m.  Back to Albion for Fridays in July and I'm looking forward to it.

   

  • Friday July 9th - The River Raisin Festival - Blissfield, MI 6:45 - 7:45 Dockside Stage.  It was really great to be back at the River Raisin Fest.  Perfect weather this year and lots of friendly folks taking in the show.  Margaret, the kids and I made a day of it taking in all the rides, food and shows. What a blast!

   

  • Saturday July 10th - Summerfest Downtown Jackson 1:00 Michigan Ave. Stage.  It was great to see so many of my fellow musicians from Jackson including Dave Weatherwax, Mike Kavanaugh, and the guys from Narrow 7.  A big thank you to Cindy Hayden of the Mojo Pheonix Blues Band for setting it all up.

   

  • Sunday July 11th - Mid-Summer Festival - Trenton, MI 3-5 p.m. This was one nice festival.  More crafters than I've ever seen before and lots of friendly fun folks to listen to the show and another gorgeous day.

   

  • Tuesday July 13th - Bucky Harris Park Downtown Jackson 12:00 Noon - Back for the first of two shows for the DDA's "Picnic In The Park"  Series on an absolutely perfect day to bring out a large crowd to downtown Jackson and JTV was even there to film some of it.  Wow!

   

  • Thursday July 15th - Mike's Firehouse Grill - 447 S. Jefferson - Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30

   

  • Friday July 16th - Cascarelli's Of Albion 116 S. Superior St. Downtown Albion 6 - 9 p.m.

   

  • Friday July 23rd - Cascarelli's Of Albion 116 S. Superior St. Downtown Albion 6 - 9 p.m.

   

  • Saturday July 24th - Stagecoach Stop U.S.A.- US12 in The Irish Hills Back to the old west and all the fun that is Stagecoach Stop.

   

  • Thursday July 29th - Mike's Firehouse Grill - 447 S. Jefferson - Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30

   

  • Thursday August 12th - Mike's Firehouse Grill - 447 S. Jefferson - Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30

   

  • Tuesday August 17th - Bucky Harris Park - Downtown Jackson 12:00 noon.  The second show for the DDA's "Picnic In The Park" concert series.  Despite the predictions for rain and threatening weather the showers hold off  for another large group of folks from my hometown and remind me why these shows are among my favorite all year.

   

  • Thursday August 26th - Mike's Firehouse Grill - 447 S. Jefferson - Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30

   

  • Friday August 27th - Ted's Firehouse Pub 809 Greenwood Ave. Jackson 7 - 10 p.m.  Combining  Mike's and Ted's back to back for yet another "Firehouse" mini tour.

   

  • Monday September 6th - 2004 M.D.A. Telethon - Bella Notte Ristorante in downtown Jackson 11:30 a.m.- I'm glad to be a part  of great line up of  entertainment again this year for a very worthy cause.  Hope you get a chance to stop down and catch the show and that you will give what you can to Jerry's kids.

   

  • Friday  September 10th - Jackson Family Fall Festival 5-7 P.M.  At St. Johns School. This will be the first annual for this festival and its going to be huge.  With a midway,  all kinds of food and games for kids of all ages.  Something for everyone for sure.  What a way to kick off the week end, playing in a huge circus style entertainment tent for a large friendly home town crowd.

   

  • Thursday September 9th - Mike's Firehouse Grill - 447 S. Jefferson in Downtown Mason 6:00 - 7:30

   

  • Thursday September 23rd - "The Bart Hawley Show" JTV channel 17 in Jackson.  Another fun visit with Bart and a chance to do "Farewell Andromeda" and "What A Wonderful World"  a couple of songs that I haven't performed very many timers before.

   

  • Thursday September 23rd - Mike's Firehouse Grill - 447 S. Jefferson in Downtown Mason 6:00 - 7:30 Another Friendly Thursday night crowd at Mike's makes me realize why I really look forward to heading North to Mason every other week.

   

  • Saturday September 24th - Flavor Fruit Farms - Cement City, MI - 1PM - 3PM This show means its my favorite time of year again and time to take that scenic drive south of Jackson to the best place to spend a Fall after noon.  Fun for the whole family.

   

  • Friday October 1st Cascarelli's of Albion - 116  S. Superior St. in downtown Albion - The first of 5 Friday night shows for all of my friends in Albion

   

  • Saturday October 2nd - Private Wedding - Potter Center Jackson

   

  • Thursday October 7th - Mikes Firehouse Grill- 447 S. Jefferson in Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30 A friendly, full house on a Thursday night gets the first of 5 shows over three days off to a great start.

   

  • Friday October 8th - The Toy House 400 N. Mechanic St. 4:00 - This show is part of a series of performances for the new "Friday at 4 club" that will feature a variety of entertainers and I'm excited to be a part of it. I brought out "The Sponge Bob Square pants" Theme song along with "Puff The Magic Dragon" for a nice bunch of kids for a fun time at the Toy House.

   

  • Friday October 8th - Cascarelli's of Albion - 116  S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6 - 9 p.m. Another full house and fun Friday night in Albion.

   

  • Saturday October 9th - Flavor Fruit Farms - Cement City, MI - 1PM - 3PM Every weekend brings something new to the farm and its always fun for the whole family. An absolutely gorgeous day and a mass of friendly humanity, what better place to spend a Fall afternoon than Flavor Fruit Farms.

   

  • Saturday October 9th - Victory dinner for The Jackson Family Fall Festival- Lumen Christi High School Jackson, MI - I'm really happy to be selected to help celebrate such a successful event and thank all the volunteers that made it possible.

   

  • Friday October 15th - Cascarelli's of Albion - 116  S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6 - 9 p.m.

   

  • Sunday October 17th - Flavor Fruit Farms - Cement City, MI - 1PM - 3PM Another fun drive South of town to take in all the Fall colors and fun on the farm.

   

  • Tuesday October 19th - Private Party - Jackson Country Club

   

  • Thursday October 21st - St. Mary's Grade School - Jackson, 2:00  My son Zachary is the "Superstar" of the week for Mrs. Agnello's 2nd grade class so I got to stop in to share a few songs with a bunch of really cool kids.  "Puff The Magic Dragon", "The Wreck of The Edmond Fitzgerald" "I'm A Believer" and a rousing rendition of the "Sponge Bob Square Pants" theme with the kids shaking the rafters singing along.  This show was really fun and really special made even more so by the really cool thank you cards that Zack brought home from each kid.

   

  • Thursday October 21st - Mikes Firehouse Grill- 447 S. Jefferson in Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30

   

  • Friday October 22nd - Cascarelli's of Albion - 116  S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6 - 9 p.m.

   

  • Saturday October 23rd - Queens Men's Club Dinner - Queens School, Jackson, MI 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.  This will be my third year playing at a dinner that's always a lot of fun and at the end of the night someone will go home with a new truck!

   

  • Wednesday October 27th - National Guard Armory - Jackson 7:00 - I'm very honored to have been asked to perform at a send off for 37 members of the 1461st transportation company of the Michigan National Guard.  A chance to do something in a small way to offer a big thanks for the huge sacrifice being made by these brave soldiers and their families. As a full harvest moon rose over the Armory on its way to a total lunar eclipse,  friends and families of the 1461st gathered prior to a parade through Jackson on their way out of town.  It was nice to see so many fellow Jacksonians turn out in tribute.  My contribution was "American Soldier" and "God Bless The U.S.A."  Thanks To Ted Brzezinski for putting it all together and asking me to be a part of it.

   

  • Friday October 29th - Cascarelli's of Albion - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6 - 9 p.m.

   

  • Thursday November 4th - Mikes Firehouse Grill- 447 S. Jefferson in Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30

   

  • Saturday November 6th - Bella Notte Ristorante 137 W. Michigan Ave. in downtown Jackson 8 - 11 p.m. It will be good to get back home and the nice folks who always make my shows at Bella Notte so much fun.

   

  • Thursday November 18th - Mikes Firehouse Grill- 447 S. Jefferson in Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30

   

• Thursday December 2nd - Mikes Firehouse Grill- 447 S. Jefferson in Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30

• Saturday December 4th - Bella Notte Ristorante 137 W. Michigan Ave. in downtown Jackson 8 - 11 p.m. Anyone for some Christmas music yet?

• Sunday December 5th - St. Peter's Church - Eaton Rapids - 5:00 My annual trip that I look forward to each year to share some of my favorite Christmas songs with my friends at St. Peter's.

• Thursday December 9th - Westland, MI - Private Christmas Party.

• Friday December 10th - "The Bart Hawley Show" JTV - I'm excited to be making another holiday appearance on "The Bart Hawley Show" to share some special Christmas music with Jackson Viewers.  This has become a very special tradition for me and a wonderful way to wrap up the year. "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", "White Christmas". and "The Peace Carol" make it into this years show and Margaret & Rebecca drop in for the broadcast and to give Bart some of their famous home made turtles. (They also get on T.V.)  Over all another wonderful experience with Bart, Karen and their staff.

• Friday December 10th -  Cascarelli's of Albion - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6 - 9 p.m. The first of two Christmas shows for my friends in Albion.  Another warm friendly audience in Albion and I get to try out my new sound system by BOSE which gets rave reviews.

• Sunday December 12th - St. Peter's School - Eaton Rapids - 12:00 noon Another trip North to See my friends at St. Peter's and set the mood for a fund raising auction for the school.

   

• Thursday December 16th - Mikes Firehouse Grill- 447 S. Jefferson in Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30

• Friday December 17th -  Cascarelli's of Albion - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6 - 9 p.m.

• Saturday December 18th - Private Christmas Party -Jackson Country Club

   

• Thursday December 30th - Mikes Firehouse Grill- 447 S. Jefferson in Downtown Mason, 6:00 - 7:30.  A large, friendly (and generous) crowd makes for the perfect ending to a wonderful year.  Happy New Year everyone!