2011
Saturday January 22nd - Bethany - Jackson, MI
Friday January 28th - Knights of Columbus Clergy Appreciation Dinner -Queen's School - 6:00
Saturday January 29th - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson 6:30 - 8:30 - I'll be kicking of the new year of public shows and debuting a few new songs at The Night Light so bring your friends and join us to kick away the cabin fever!
Sunday February 13th - Retreat for St. Mary's 8th grade confirmation class at St. Stan's Kostka Hall.
Monday February 14th - The Hard Knock Grill - 3705 Ann Arbor Rd Jackson 6:00 -8:00 - A rare and special Monday night show for Valentine's day. Bring your sweet heart, I'll be featuring a set list heavy on romance!
Saturday February 26th - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson 6:30 - 8:30
Thursday March 10th - Knights of Columbus fourth annual Jackson Awards Dinner - Jackson Catholic Middle School 915 Cooper St. Jackson - This is the fourth annual awards dinner to honor some of Jackson's finest citizens. Another fantastic turnout and dinner with some absolutely great and inspiring speeches by award winners, Ken Dillon, James Lefere and a most impressive young man Patrick Ludlow who I think we will be hearing a lot more from in the future. The key note speech by the Big 10 networks Gerry Dinardo and presentations by Frank Pomerico were a very fitting tribute to those who have made such wonderful contributions to our community and Catholic education in particular
Friday March 25th -Cascarelli's - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6:00 - 9:00
Saturday March 26th - The Jackson Medical Care Facility - 2:30
Saturday March 26th - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson 6:00
Sunday April 3rd - Bethany Jackson, MI - Annual Spring Fling Dinner 12 - 3:00
Friday April 29th - Cascarelli's - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6:00 - 9:00
Friday May 20th - Cascarelli's - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6:00 - 9:00
Saturday May 21st - The Great Lakes Wine Fest - MIS - Brooklyn, MI 12 noon - 2:30 - I'm thrilled to be back to kick off the entertainment for the second annual Great Lakes Wine Festival at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn. This will be a huge festival with the best wineries from all over Michigan and this year they've invited all of the area's finest breweries too. Last years festival was a blast and this one promises to be even better.
Sunday May 22nd - St. Peters Church - Eaton Rapids MI - Noon - 2:00 - Time again to head to Eaton Rapids to join my friends at St. Peters for their Spring Festival.
Saturday May 28th - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson 6:30 - Plan on taking in a show at the Night Light to shift the memorial day week end into high gear.
Friday June 10th - Cascarelli's - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6:00 - 9:00
Friday June 17th - Private Wedding - Grand Rapids, MI
Saturday June 18th - Michigan Green Fest - Michigan Theater 124 N. Mechanic St. Downtown Jackson - It's always a treat to play at the Michigan Theater and with the Late great Harry Chapin's brother and 3 time grammy award winner Tom Chapin on the bill this show is sure to be special. Click on their link to get all the deatails.
Tuesday June 21st - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson 6:30 - A very special and rare Tuesday night show at the night light to celebrate the official arrival of Summer and the longest day of the year.
Friday July 8th - The River Raisin Festival - Dockside stage 5:00 -7:30 Blissfield, MI
Saturday July 9th - The Trenton Mid-Summer Festival - Trenton, MI -2:30 - 3:30 Main Stage - Back to the main stage for a return to one of the Berkemeier family's favorite festival stops of the Summer.
Friday July 15th - The Jackson Hot Air Jubilee - 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Ella Sharp Park - Jackson, MI - The Hot Air Jubilee moves back to the beautiful setting of Sharp Park this year and I'm thrilled to be kicking off the entertainment opening night.
Tuesday August 2nd - Bucky Harris Park Downtown Jackson 12:00 noon Picnic In The Park Concert Series
Saturday August 13th - Private Party - Rives Junction.
Wednesday August 10th - Cascade Waterfalls Jackson, MI 7:30 - Tim for one of my favorite and most special shows of the year as a part of the seasons family night concerts at the beautiful Cascade waterfalls. This show is always a highlight of the Summer season so bring the whole family.
Saturday August 13th - Private Wedding - Jackson, MI
Monday August 15th - The Jackson Interfaith Shelter - 414 S. Blackstone in Jackson 8:00 - I'll be teaming up with Burt and Bea Furman for this month's "Gimme Shelter" show.
Tuesday August 16th - St. Francis Camp On The Lake - Jerome, MI 7:00
Tuesday August 23rd - The Hard Knock Grill - 3705 Ann Arbor Rd Jackson 7:00 -9:00 - I'm looking forward to being back at the Hard Knock for their new Tuesday "Ladies Night"
Saturday August 27th - Jackson Civil War Muster 12:00 noon - I'm really excited to be back at the largest civil war muster in the mid-west to provide the entertainment leading up to Saturdays main battle reenactment. This is one of the States premier events and fun for the whole family.
Saturday September 3rd - Care Community - Battle Creek, MI 2:00 -Headin' up to the cereal city for the labor day week end show! I can't wait to join my care community friends for their labor day BBQ.
Saturday September 10th - St. John's Class of 1966 Class reunion - Cascade Manor House - Jackson,
Thursday September 15th - Cascarelli's - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6:00 - 9:00 - A special Thursday night appearance at Cascarellies for what Jim says is a 6 months until St. Patricks Day celebration. I never need a reason to head to Cascarellis so that one is as good as any!
Friday September 23rd - 5:00 - 7:00 - Jackson Family Fall Festival - On the grounds of Jackson Catholic Middle School. This festival has become one of the Fall highlights for the Jackson area and I am thrilled to have been asked to get things started in a big way again this year.
Saturday October 1st - Cherry Creek Winery - 15750 US 12 in the Irish Hills - 1:00 - 5:00
Sunday October 2nd - Albion, MI - Private party
Saturday October 8th - Private Wedding - Belleville, MI
Friday October 14th - Care Community - Battle Creek, MI 3:00
Friday October 14th - Cascarelli's - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6:00 - 9:00
Saturday October 15th - Cherry Creek Winery - 15750 US 12 in the Irish Hills - 1:00 - 5:00
Sunday October 23rd - Flavor Fruit Farms - 11025 S. Jackson Rd. Cement City - 1:00 - 3:00
Friday October 28th - Cascarelli's - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6:00 - 9:00
Saturday October 29th - Cherry Creek Winery - 15750 US 12 in the Irish Hills - 1:00 - 5:00
Sunday October 30th - Jackson Civil War Muster Dinner - Cascade Manor House - 4:00
Saturday November 5th - Queen's Men's Club Dinner - Queen's School - 6:00
Friday November 11th - Care Community - Battle Creek, MI 2:30
Friday November 25th - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson - 6:00 take a break from your holiday shopping and stop into the Night Light for a special "Black Friday" show and dig into some of the best food in Jackson.
Saturday November 26th - The Lone Oak Vineyard Estate - 8400 Ann Arbor Rd. Grass Lake, MI, 2:00 - 4:00 We'll continue to jumpstart your holiday spirit with a stop at Lone Oak Winery for their open house and food drive. Along with their wonderful wine selection their will be complimentary appetizers and anyone bringing canned goods will receive an additional 5% off your wine purchases. The canned goods and much needed personal items are going to the Jackson Interfaith Shelter so take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to help a very worthy cause. I'll be digging deeper into the Christmas music list and stick around for Ian Stewart who will play from 4:30 -5:30.
Sunday December 4th
St. Peter's Christmas Dinner- 5:00 p.m. Eaton Rapids MI - This dinner has
become one of my favorite Christmas traditions. A chance to share some wonderful
Christmas music
with some very special people.
Friday December 9th - Care Community - Battle Creek, MI 2:30
Friday December 9th - Cascarelli's - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6:00 - 9:00
Friday December 16th - The Jackson Medical Care Facility - 10:00
Friday December 16th -Cascarelli's - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6:00 - 9:00
Wednesday December 21st - The Bart Hawley Show on J-TV -My anual visit and a wonderful way to wrap up another great year and a chance to share some holiday music with Bart's TV audience.