Colm Keegan - History of Ireland through song - Acorn Theater Three Rivers - Feb. 2019 show-concerts

information re: tickets at http://www.acorntheater.org/

• Fri Feb 15, 2019 | 5:00PM
  Soundcheck Party and Show
• Fri Feb 15, 2019 | 6:00PM
  Irish Language Workshop and Show
• Fri Feb 15, 2019 | 7:30PM
  Show Only, Doors Open 7:00pm ET

Irish singer Colm Keegan, most known for his role as a Celtic Thunder principal singer, is launching his fresh, new, and completely original show, and has chosen the Acorn for its debut!

Combining Colm's musical talent, stunning voice, and performance / teaching experience, the show takes the audience on a heartwarming journey through the rich history of Ireland through Music. Experience a lively and enlightening evening of history, education and live music with charismatic Colm Keegan as your guide.

Ski and Snowboard SW Michigan -- for 50 years near Jones, Michigan -- January 2019 news from Swiss Valley

posted at http://skiswissvalley.com/

SNOW Guns are going -- weekend of Saturday Jan. 12, 2019 [check at website]

slope being prepared if temperatures and snowfall cooperate . . .

Weather Alert (Jan. 9,2019) until 7 p.m. Eastern Time Zone

...Snow Showers Causing Slick Roads Across the Area... Snow showers off of Lake Michigan will continue to spread well inland through this evening. Brief periods of moderate to heavy snow showers will be possible, reducing visibility to one mile or less for short durations. This will also cause roads to become snow covered, slick and hazardous in some locations, especially on untreated surfaces. As temperatures drop into the upper teens tonight, refreezing of compacted fresh snow is possible on untreated roadways. Motorists are urged to use caution, slow down, give additional space between you and other motorist, and allow extra time to reach your destination.

Third Monday of January 2019 -- MLK Birthday (LMC Mendel Center, Benton Harbor, MI) Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration & Community Breakfast January 21, 7:45 -10 a.m. at The Mendel Center

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration & Community Breakfast  January 21, 7:45 -10 a.m. at The Mendel Center

Hockey : Notre Dame Stadium (January 5, 2019) Starting Time Change -- ND versus Michigan (Big Ten)

Time: Saturday January 5, 2019, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Location: Notre Dame Stadium

 

The Fighting Irish hockey team will face off against Big Ten rival Michigan in an outdoor game at Notre Dame Stadium. Puck drop is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. (originally 3:30 p.m.)
The decision was made due to player safety as it relates to projected sunny conditions.

Reserved seating options in the bowl of the stadium starting at $20 per ticket.

Michigan 's 49th Governor will be sworn into office 1/1/19 -- ceremony on Public Television

from Michigan Live!  www.mlive.com/

Gretchen Whitmer is set to become Michigan's 49th governor Tuesday, when she is sworn into office on the steps of the State Capitol, in Lansing, Michigan. 

Other newly elected lawmakers will take the oath of office as well, including Lieutenant Governor-elect Garlin Gilchrist II, Secretary of State-elect Jocelyn Benson and Attorney General-elect Dana Nessel. 

Whitmer will be the last to take the oath of office and will be sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein. She is expected to speak about her plans to move the state forward. Her later address to legislators will be in these initial weeks of January - February.

Detroit Public Television will carry a live feed of the event, scheduled to run  from 11 a.m. to noon

All-star tribute concert to late Aretha Franklin (mid-January, 2019)

from Michigan Live! dot-com

A star-studded music tribute concert will honor the late Queen of Soul, but it won’t be in her hometown of Detroit.

The Recording Academy and music living legend Clive Davis are putting on the special tribute to Aretha Franklin, according to the Associated Press. The concert will take place on January 13, 2019 in Los Angeles featuring Alicia Keys, Kelly Clarkson, and Celine Dion. It will be hosted by Tyler Perry.

“Aretha! A GRAMMY Celebration For The Queen Of Soul” will be at the Shrine Auditorium at 6:00 p.m. PT and will eventually be broadcast on CBS. A date for that hasn’t been announced yet (JANUARY. 1, 2019).  Also scheduled to perform some of Franklin’s biggest hits are Celine Dion, Yolanda Adams, Alessia Cara, and John Legend.

Presale tickets for the show go on sale on Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. ET (use code Aretha). The rest of the tickets go on sale on Monday, Dec. 31 at 1:00 p.m ET