Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 1st of May.
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🎭 Culture
The Kellogg Community College Jazz Band will perform its free 'Swinging in the Spring' concert May 10 at 3 p.m. in the Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center auditorium at 450 North Ave. in Battle Creek+ the performance features diverse jazz tunes led by director Eric Campbell.
Kellogg Community College is hosting Michigan’s premiere of Big Bryce Son, a documentary by Los Angeles rapper Bryce Savoy that explores fatherhood after his father’s death.
The free film screens today from 6 to 8 p.m. at KCC’s Binda Performing Arts Center at 450 North Ave, with a panel following.
🏥 Health
WKAR will debut the second season of I Feel Talks — a community conversation on youth mental health wellness — on May 14 at 6:30 p.m. on the Michigan State University campus.
The series offers free videos to help children, educators, and caregivers share and manage emotions.
🏈 Sports
Readers have voted Payten Minix of Homer as the top softball pitcher and Nolan Chard of Union City as the best baseball pitcher in the Best of Battle Creek online poll — conducted by the Enquirer on April 30.
The Enquirer is expanding its Best of Battle Creek series to include top high school softball catchers from area schools.
Readers can vote online with polls closing at noon Tuesday, featuring nominees like Coley Burkhardt (Coldwater) and Claire VanDis (Lakeview).
Lakeview’s Anya Foljahn was named Athlete of the Week after winning the No. 1 singles flight at the All-City Girls Tennis Tournament today — earning 66 percent of the fan vote against several local competitors.
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