AKRON – This Friday is the third Friday Jam in the Akron Community Center, east of Akron and north on Ind. 14. The acoustic music starts at 7 p.m. Bring the family for a fun evening of bluegrass, folk, country and gospel music. Coffee and juice will be available, but bring a snack to share. For more information, contact Karen at 574-598-2875 or email karensc@rtcol.com Bluegrass Gospel Enjoy an afternoon of bluegrass gospel music played by New Jerusalem, a five-piece acoustic group from the Miami and Wabash Counies area. The music starts at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Community Presbyterian Church, 530 Jefferson St., Rochester. Instruments that you will hear will be guitar, banjo, mandolin, dobro and stand-up bass. Bring the whole family. Refreshments will be served following the one-hour concert and donations will be accepted. Summer Art Camps The Akron Area Arts League is offering two camps the week of June 8-22 at the Akron Community Center, east of Akron and north on Ind. 14. Students who have completed first through fifth grades are scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon, and those who have completed sixth through ninth grades will come from 1 to 4 p.m. Brenda Ramseier, art teacher at Maconaquah Elementary and Middle schools, will lead both sessions. Cost to attend is $25 per person and includes all materials. Students will be working with pencil, paints, markers, clay, paper and recyclables while producing a large variety of projects. Send your check made payable to: Akron Area Arts League, along with the student’s name, grade completed, address, phone number and the name and number of a person to call in case of an emergency to: AAAL, P.O. Box 702, Akron, IN 46910. Deadline to register is June 8. For more information, contact Karen at 574-598-2875 or email karensc@rtcol.com This project is made possible, in part, by the Regional Partner, St. Joseph County Community Foundation, the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
