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Do you ever wonder what you could do with an empty parking lot? Well the Jackson Metro Center Mall has came up with a clever way to utilize their parking lot this weekend, by booking the UniverSoul Circus. This is an innovative and inspiring way to utilize this open parking lot. Come join in all the creative and fun festivities happening in your neighborhood!

UniverSoul Circus has created a big top thrill-ride infused with an unparalleled global mix of circus artistry, music, dance and style that is inspired by reflections of today’s global culture. The 2013 edition of UniverSoul Circus the “MASH IT UP” tour features seven beautiful bone-bending contortionists from Ethiopia, a dazzling ice skating act from right here in the USA, and a powerful pole act from Cuba that will be performing in Jackson in the parking lot behind Metro Center Mall, May 17-19, 2013.

SHOWTIMES:
Friday, May 17 at 10:30 am and 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 18 at 12 noon, 4:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 19 at 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Tickets will be available at Ticketmaster via http://www.ticketmaster.com or call 1-800-745-3000. Children under 1 are FREE

Dr. Reddix decided to build the home when he was nearing retirement. The home is 3,000 square feet and has a basement. It has 3 bedrooms upstairs, 2 bedrooms down stairs, and there is a separate apartment for students.

Dr. Reddix graduated with a Civil Engineering degree in 1927 from Illinois Institute of Technology. He worked closely with a local architect named James T. Canizaro Sr. (His son James Canizaro Jr. is still running the architecture firm in Downtown Jackson). Together they worked on the architectural design and drafted the floor plan.

The house was constructed by Jackson State University students in the Industrial Arts Department. The head of the Industrial Arts Department was Mr. J. Y. Woodard. Jacob Reddix worked closely with the students and Mr. Woodard and helped with the design and construction of the house. The assembly of the home was a practical exercise for the students in which they received grades for their work. They performed tasks such as brick lying, cabinet making, and floor instillation.

The home was completed in 1962 and Mr. and Mrs. Reddix lived in the home for the duration of their lives. Dr. Reddix passed away in 1973 and his wife, Daisy Reddix lived in the home until 2006, when she passed away at 106 years old. Their daughter, Shirley Reddix inherited the property and still owns the property today.

Thank you for playing WESTerday Trivia!

Located on Valley Street, this West Jackson home was built by one of Jackson State University’s presidents.

A. Dr. John A. Peoples

B. Dr. Jacob L. Reddix

C. Dr. Zachary T. Hubert

D. Dr. James E. Lyons Sr.

Answer will be given at 4 p.m. Who do you think it is?

Handmade Body Art by Ras Tree: Exclusive Truck Show and Jewelry Making Party – 6:30-9 p.m.

Gallery1 invites you to a special viewing of new handmade pieces by Ras Tree from St. Louis, Missouri. Bring your own gem stones, broken jewelry and vintage pieces and make them brand new! Music will be provided by DJ Young Venom. RSVP to gallery1@jsums.edu. Gallery1 is located at 1100 John R. Lynch St., suite 4, Jackson. They can be reached at 601-960-9250.

Jackson residents, Gregory and Dorthy Green teamed up with their cousins from California, Saddit and Mia Green, and decided to renovate former Cotton Bowl Lanes on John R. Lynch Street. The new bowling alley opened at the end of April under its new name “Metro 24 Bowling Center.” The building has been vacant for about a year now leaving the West Jackson area without a fun form of entertainment. The full refurbished bowling alley features 24 lanes as before but also a restaurant, an arcade and an area to host parties and other activities. A room with pool tables is also in the works. Metro 24 Bowling Center’s hours are as follows: 4:00pm-10:00pm weekdays and 4:00pm-midnight weekends. They can be reached at 601-354-5738.

Hello West Jackson! The Westjxn blog was designed to notify you about all the POSITIVE things going on in West Jackson. The blog is being updated by the Center for University Based Development (CUBD) at Jackson State University. CUBD has gone through some staff changes and this is why the blog has not been updated recently. But good news is, we are back! We will be posting something every week, so please stay tuned for all the positivity!

reprint from Jackson Free Press (1/16/13)

Please cast your vote today in State Senate – District 28 special election. This seat was held by the late Senator Alice Harden.  The qualifed candidates are:

• Cindy Ayers-Elliott
• Tamarra Grace Butler
• Marshand Crisler
• Sollie Norwood
• Antonio Porter
• James Stewart
• Kathy Sykes
• Tommy Wallace II
• Cassandra Welchlin

The Margaret Walker Center is pleased to announce that Reena Evers-Everette will be the keynote speaker for the 44th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Convocation at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 18, in the Rose Embly McCoy Auditorium on the JSU campus. The MLK Convocation is free and open to the public.

Evers-Everette is the daughter of civil rights activists Medgar and Myrlie Evers. Born in Mound Bayou, Miss., she moved with the family to Jackson so her father could expand his fight for human justice and equality. Evers-Everette was 8-years old and a witness to her father’s brutal assassination when he was gunned down in front of the family home.

Today, Evers-Everette serves as Executive Director for the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute, a national organization founded by Myrlie Evers to fulfill the vision of civil rights leader Medgar Evers through education and civic engagement programs. In collaboration with several organizations, the Evers Institute will recognize the 50th anniversary of Medgar Evers’ assassination with events in Washington, D. C., and Jackson, Miss., June 5-12, 2013. For more information, visit http://www.eversinstitute.org.

The MLK Convocation will be immediately followed by the 18th Annual For My People Awards luncheon at 11:45 a.m. in the JSU Student Center Ballroom.

The Margaret Walker Center will honor Evers-Everette and the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretative Center for their contributions to the public preservation of African-American history and culture with this annual award named after Margaret Walker’s classic poem, For My People. Past recipients include James Meredith, Unita Blackwell, Robert Clark, Lerone Bennett, Andrew Young, Jesse Mosley, and others.

Located in the heart of the Mississippi Delta on U.S 82 between Greenwood and Greenville, not far from the famous Crossroads at Clarksdale, the B.B. King Museum opened in 2008 to honor the life and music of one of the most accomplished musicians of our time.

Tickets for this year’s For My People Awards luncheon can be purchased through the Margaret Walker Center for $10 starting on Jan. 2. For more information, visit the Center’s website at http://www.jsums.edu/margaretwalker or contact the Center’s staff at 601-979-2055 or mwa@jsums.edu.