Armory Arts Village of Jackson

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Brad Flory column: Facing life, and a flowery bra, with no rhythm
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A crisis of rhythm arose last week, when I volunteered to model a decorated brassiere for a charity fundraiser at Armory Arts Village in Jackson. Grown men should be humiliated to wear bras in public. But that didn't bother me nearly as much as the ...

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Bra-za Art features men parading in bras, raises more than $3000 for American ...
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5-10-12: 'Bra-zaArt Benefit for American Cancer Society gallery (12 photos) JACKSON, MI – There was a bra free-for-all at Armory Arts Village on Thursday evening. More than 110 artistically decorated brassieres were on display and for sale during the ...
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American 1 CU Donates to the Community
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JACKSON, Mich. – American 1 Credit Union is dedicated to the communities they serve and feel strongly about giving back. American 1 donated $100 plus 120 bottles of American 1 water to the Bra-zaArt event at the Armory Arts Village in Jackson, MI.

If I Were You: (More than) Five things to do this weekend
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Music, art, door prizes and auctions, but most importantly, men in decorative bras, will be on the agenda for the Bra-za Art show and cancer fundraiser at Armory Arts Village, 100 Armory Court, at 7 pm Thursday. Bras have been decorated by local ...

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Jackson prison becomes tourist destination
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All tours begin at Jackson's original prison, which operated from 1838 to 1934. It has been remodeled as the Armory Arts Village, with 62 apartments and artists studios. In this old prison, inmates wore ball and chains on the grounds and labored in ...
Former prison drawing touristsSouth Bend Tribune

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Citizen Patriot reporters to model bras at Bra-za Art show on Thursday
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JACKSON, MI – Men will be modeling bras at Armory Arts Village on Thursday evening. Don't worry – it's for a good cause. The Bra-za Art show and fundraiser for the American Cancer Society will take place from 7 to 9 pm Thursday at Armory Arts Village, ...

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Former prison drawing tourists
South Bend Tribune
Tours begin at Jackson's original prison, which has been remodeled as the Armory Arts Village, with 62 apartments and artists' studios, then goes to the former State Prison of Southern Michigan. "I want to raise the spirit of Jackson's prison past," ...
With video: In Jackson, tourists pay for chance to experience life behind barsDetroit Free Press

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Detroit Free Press features Jackson prison tours
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Judy Gail Krasnow's prison tours are being noticed well outside of Jackson. On Sunday, the Detroit Free Press featured the tours, which include Armory Arts Village and the Southern Michigan Correctional Facility on Parnall Road.

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Former prison facilities become tourist attraction
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Tours begin at Jackson's original prison, which has been remodeled as the Armory Arts Village, with 62 apartments and artists' studios, then goes to the former State Prison of Southern Michigan. "I want to raise the spirit of Jackson's prison past," ...
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With video: In Jackson, tourists pay for chance to experience life behind bars
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Prison: All tours begin at Jackson's original prison, which operated from 1838 to 1934. It has been remodeled as the Armory Arts Village, with 62 apartments and artists studios. In this old prison, inmates wore ball and chains on the grounds and ...

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In Jackson, tourists pay for the chance to experience life behind bars
Detroit Free Press
Prison: All tours begin at Jackson's original prison, which operated from 1838 to 1934. It has been remodeled as the Armory Arts Village, with 62 apartments and artists studios. In this old prison, inmates wore ball and chains on the grounds and ...
Former prison drawing touristsSouth Bend Tribune

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Men in bras for a good cause at Bra-za Art exhibit and fundraiser on May 10
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By Zeke Jennings | zjenning@mlive.com Courtesy photoArtist Hector Trujillo models a decorative bra that will be part of the Bra-za Art exhibit and fundraiser at Armory Arts Village on May 10. JACKSON, MI – Men will be modeling artistic bras during the ...

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Column: Air of excitement surrounding Art 634, Armory Arts Village
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JACKSON, MI – It's been somewhat of a slow climb over the past five years, but there is an air of excitement surrounding Art 634 these days. Located at the end of intersecting streets, the chances someone would find out about Art 634 by driving by are ...

Prison-themed gift shop to open near the old Jackson State Prison
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When the Jackson State Prison closed in 2007, it was turned into a live-work space for artists known as the Armory Arts Village. One of the women who lives there, Judy Gail Krasnow, gives guided tours of the historic prison. She says lots of tourists ...

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First prison's history to be told through series of murals at Armory Arts ...
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JACKSON, MI – The ghosts of Jackson's prison past will be visually brought to life when a new mural project is unveiled at Armory Arts Village on Saturday. “From Historic Prison to Artistic Vision,” a free gala from 1 to 3 pm Saturday, will showcase ...

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Question of the Day: How can Jackson attract new residents?
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There have been other attempts to build Jackson's "creative class." Remember former governor Jennifer Granholm's "Cool Cities" effort? That was also an argument for Armory Arts Village. Should city and community leaders actively pursue policies ...

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Jackson prison tour guide Judy Gail Krasnow to open Old Prison Gift Shop in ...
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However, she stressed that the major focus will be art from the PCAP program, as well as prison-themed art from artists living at Armory Arts Village. One example will be a cookbook written by prisoners, titled “Cooking Outside the Box.

Armory Show
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Please visit www.thearmoryshow.com for the complete list of exhibitors, the upcoming Open Forum schedule, travel and accommodations, Armory Arts Week and visiting information. The Armory Show is located on Piers 92 and 94 on the Hudson River, ...

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Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld To Host Nicolas Pol At $50 Million Mansion
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Pol, 33, is known for blending vivid colors, graphics and text in his art; to view the work calls to mind elements of street art and derivations of such artists as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jackson Pollock. ”Neverlodge” focuses, Pol says, on the concept ...

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Letter: Government should not play active role in economic development
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By Jackson Citizen Patriot staff Citizen Patriot file photoEmployees of Applegate Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. study the 40-foot ceiling in the Grand Gallery of Armory Arts Village. The artists community was developed with major assistance from The ...