2008
Thursday January 10th - Bella Notte Ristorante - 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Thursday January 17th - Bella Notte Ristorante - 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Thursday February 7th - Knights of Columbus First Annual Jackson Awards Dinner - Jackson Catholic Middle School 915 Cooper St. Jackson - This is the first annual awards dinner to honor some of Jackson's finest citizens. U of M football coach Lloyd Carr will be the guest speaker and I am pleased to be a part of the event.
Thursday February 14th - Cascarelli's - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6:00 - 9:00 - A special Valentine's evening show marks my first appearance at Cascarelli's for the new year
Thursday February 21st - Bella Notte Ristorante - 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday February 24th - Retreat for St. Mary's 8th grade confirmation class at St. Joseph's home.
Thursday March 6th - The Roadhouse - 4112 Lansing Ave. Jackson 5:30 - 8:30
Thursday March 20th - Bella Notte Ristorante - 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday March 29th - St. Johns Parish Social Center - 711 Cooper St. in Jackson 7:00 - A special concert to benefit The End Hunger in Jackson Initiative a coalition of local food pantries. This is the second year that I have been a part of this special event. Last years concert was a wonderful experience and I am looking forward to this one very much. A very special night as my daughter Cecilia maker her debut singing with me on "Wild Montana Skies" and Veronica joins me on harmonica for Bruce Springsteen's "The River". Brad Florey from the Jackson Citizen Patriot did an outstanding and hilarious job of auctioning the bowels of plenty and the night raises $4,000.00 for the end hunger in Jackson initiative.
Friday April 11th - Cascarelli's - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6:00 - 9:00
Thursday April 17th - Bella Notte Ristorante - 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday April 25th - Cascarelli's - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6:00 - 9:00
Thursday May 1st - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson 5:30 - 8:30
Sunday May 4th - Queens Parish Picnic - Cascades Park 1:00
Thursday May 15th - Bella Notte Ristorante - 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday My 17th - The Koffee Klutch - Gailsburg, MI - My debut with the boys in the band we call Radioland.
Thursday May 29th - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson 6:00 - 9:00
Thursday June 5th - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson 6:00 - 9:00
Sunday June 8th - Private party - Jackson, MI
Wednesday June 11th - Cascade Waterfalls Jackson, MI 7:00 - I am so pleased to be back to open up the seasons family night concerts at the beautiful Cascade waterfalls. This will definitely be a special evening with some cool surprises so bring the whole family.
Friday June 13th - The National Strawberry Festival - Belleville, MI 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. - The festival season kicks off in earnest with one of my favorite stops. The National Strawberry Festival is always a blast and has a little something for everyone.
Thursday June 19th - Bella Notte Ristorante - 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Thursday July 3rd - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson 5:30 - 8:30
Friday July 11th - The River Raisin Festival - Blissfield, MI - Dockside Stage 5:30 - 7:00 It's always fun to make the drive South to Blissfield. This is the festivals 25th anniversary and I'm very pleased to be a part of it.
Saturday July 12th - The Trenton Mid-Summer Festival - Trenton, MI 3:00 - 5:00
Thursday July 17th - Bella Notte Ristorante - 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday July 22nd - Bucky Harris Park Downtown Jackson 12:00 noon Picnic In The Park Concert Series
Friday August 1st - Knights of Columbus Summer Supper Club - 5:45 - 7:45
Thursday August 7th - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson 5:30 - 8:30
Saturday August 9th St. Mary's Class of 1958 Reunion - Jackson Country Club
Saturday August 16th - The Koffee Klutch - Gailsburg, MI - A return visit with Radioland.
Sunday August 17th - Belleville Area Council for the Arts "Music In The Park" concert series - Belleville, MI 3:00 - an end of Summer visit back to the home of the National Strawberry Festival for a very special concert in a beautiful setting.
Thursday August 21st - Bella Notte Ristorante - 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
Saturday August 23rd - Jackson, MI 3:30 - Private Event.
Sunday August 24th - Jackson Civil War Muster - Cascades park Jackson, MI 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - The guys in Radioland return with me to the Cascades to be part of the largest Civil War Muster in the Midwest.
Monday September 1st - M.D.A. telethon Jackson street Fire station downtown Jackson, MI 12:00 noon - Another Labor Day weekend show for Jerry's kids. Details TBA
Thursday September 4th - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson 5:30 - 8:30
Friday September 12th - Jackson Family Fall Festival - On the grounds of Jackson Catholic Middle School - 5:00 - 7:00
Thursday September 18th - Bella Notte Ristorante - 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday September 26th - The Clinton Fall Festival - Clinton, MI 5:00 - 6:00 - A special Friday night appearance at one of my favorite festivals of the year. What a great way to start the week end!
Saturday September 27th - Flavor Fruit Farms - 11025 S. Jackson Rd. Cement City - 1:00 - 3:00 - I hope you can join me as we kick off another year of weekends on the farm. There's no better place to spend a Fall afternoon.
Thursday October 2nd - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson 6:00 - 9:00
Saturday October 4th - Flavor Fruit Farms - 11025 S. Jackson Rd. Cement City -12:30-2:30 a special time for a very special day at Flavor Fruit Farms
Saturday October 11th - Private Party - Albion, MI 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday October 16th - Bella Notte Ristorante - 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday October 24th - Cascarelli's - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6:00 - 9:00
Sunday October 26th - Flavor Fruit Farms - 11025 S. Jackson Rd. Cement City - 1:00 - 3:00 - A final show the last Sunday before Halloween to wrap up another wonderful season at Flavor Fruit Farms.
Saturday November 1st -Queen's Men's Club Dinner and Truck Give Away - Queen's School - 6:30
Thursday November 6th - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson 6:00 - 9:00
Friday November 7th - D & G Equipment 15th anniversary dinner - Brookshire Golf Course Williamston, MI 6:00 p.m.
Saturday November 8th - Michigan Festival and Events Association showcase - Kalamazoo, MI
Thursday November 20th - Bella Notte Ristorante - 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday November 26 - The Bart Hawley Show JTV - A Chance to visit with Bart to promote Fridays show at the Jackson Coffee Company. A chance to showcase a couple of my own songs "Beyond The Night (Beyond The Daze) and to pay tribute to my wife Margaret with her song "Your Are My Life"
Friday November 28th - The Jackson Coffee Company - 201 S. Mechanic St. Downtown Jackson - This will be my first appearance at what has become Jackson's premier spot for original acoustic music so I will be featuring a lot of my own songs and taking requests for your favorite covers. The Jackson Coffee Co has a wonderful room for playing and listening to music along with an awesome selection of hot and cold drinks and fresh baked goods making it the perfect place to wrap up a busy Black Friday of post Thanksgiving Christmas shopping. It was great to see so many friends and family members show up for this special show and a lot of fun doing many of my own songs and revisiting some of my favorite covers that don't find there way into my regular shows.
Thursday December 4th - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson 5:30 - 8:30
Saturday December 6th - Cherry Creek Winery - 15750 US 12 in the Irish Hills - 12:30 - 4:30 - I'm excited to be back with the wonderful folks from Cherry Creek Winery for their Christmas Open House. Be sure to stop in to sample a wide selection of delicious wines and other seasonal treasures. I'll provide the music : )
December 7th - St. Peter's Christmas Dinner- 6:00 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 12th - Cascarelli's - 116 S. Superior St. in downtown Albion 6:00 - 9:00
Saturday December 13th - Grand Rapids, MI - Congratulations David and Elly!
Thursday December 18th - Bella Notte Ristorante - 137 W. Michigan Ave. Downtown Jackson 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday December 27th - Night Light -145 W. Pearl St. in downtown Jackson 6:00 - 9:00 - A special Saturday night show at the Night Light to put the wraps on a wonderful 2008.