Welcome to Downtown Jackson!
Downtown Jackson is not only the economic and cultural heart of Mississippi, but is also the center of great opportunity in the Mid-South. Downtown Jackson Partners has been committed to ensuring that the capital city remains clean, safe and bustling. Today, this organization is working to leverage this identity and the existing potential into new development projects and activities.
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What Do You Want To Do Downtown?
- Enjoy a meal
- Listen to live music
- Find a place to stay
- Find a place to live
- Open a business
- Buy or rent property
- View downtown developments
- Organize an event
- Report a problem
Downtown Jackson Partners, Inc.
Electric 308
308 East Pearl Street, Suite 101
Jackson, MS 39201
ph 601-353-9800
fx 601-353-3469
info@downtown-jackson.com
In The News
Spring Family Day at the Mississippi Museum of Art
Come and enjoy free activities for the entire family inspired by the exhibition Jim Henson’s Fantastic World.
TASTE OF MISSISSIPPI PREVIEW PARTY
The Preview Party for the 22nd annual Taste of Mississippi: A Benefit for Stewpot event will be held from 5pm-8pm, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at the Electric Building, 308 East Pearl St., in downtown Jackson.
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra
The new season of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra has begun.
MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM OF ART
Five exhibits continue and several great events are planned at the Mississippi Museum of Art.
KESSLER BROADWAY
W. Kessler LTD. is proud to present another year of incredible Broadway plays.
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Weekly Events
History is Lunch
Clark Burkett, historian at Historic Jefferson College in Washington, Mississippi, presents “Vintage Baseball,” illustrated by historic photographs of students at HJC.
Wed, March 10, 2010
Noon-1pm
Winter Archives & History Building
601-576-6857
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Downtown Jackson Toastmasters
Wed, March 10, 2010
6pm
Plaza Building 12th Floor Common Room
601-572-9259
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Jackson’s Renaissance: One Business Journalist’s Perspective
Discuss the city’s eco-development with a creative class journalist and CNN Money Producer, Amy Haimerl, who has covered & supported Jackson’s Renaissance for nearly a decade.
Wed, March 10, 2010
6pm-8pm, Free
Mississippi State College of Architecture, 509 E. Capitol Street
601-362-6121 Ext. 16
Exhibit: Jim Henson’s Fantastic World
Wed, March 10, 2010
Mississippi Museum of Art
601-960-1515
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Exhibit: Islamic Moorish Spain: Its Legacy to Europe & the West
Wed, March 10, 2010
International Museum of Muslim Culture
601-960-0440
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Jackson Progressives Wednesday Lunch @Peaches
Enjoy some great soul food & network with the movers & shakers in Jackson
Wed, March 10, 2010
11:30am-1:30pm
Peaches
Live Music: Sherman Lee Dillon
Wed, March 10, 2010
11:30am, Free
Frank Jones Corner
601-983-1148
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IT’S DOWNTOWN is a weekly publication that offers a look at the events and light business news in Downtown Jackson. If you would like your event or news promoted, fax it to 601-353-3469 or email jgomez@downtown-jackson.com no later than noon each Tuesday.
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