Midtown Partners

✨ Reminder: Free Midtown Community Event Tomorrow ✨

Join us for the next Art of Wellbeing experience at Jax-Zen Healing Arts in Midtown happening Saturday, May 16.

This month’s mindful offering is a guided tuning fork meditation experience with Freida Ferguson, designed to help you slow down, reset, and reconnect.

🕊 Sessions at 12:30 PM & 2:00 PM
🎨 Drop in anytime between 12:30–4 PM to enjoy the creative café experience
📍 155 Wesley Avenue, Midtown Arts District

This is a FREE community event, supported by a grant from the Community Foundation for Mississippi , but space is limited — we recommend pre-registering to hold your spot.

Come as you are. Create, breathe, and be.

👉 Reserve your spot: https://www.jax-zen.com/events

🌱 Eco-Friendly Art: Seed Ball Making

Get your hands a little messy and create something that grows. Join Midtown Partners and Excel By 5, Inc. for a fun, hands-on activity where you’ll make seed balls using clay, compost, and wildflower seeds—ready to plant and support pollinators.

Perfect for kids, families, and anyone who loves a creative way to give back to the earth 🌎

📅 April 25 | 2–6 PM
📍 Midtown Arts District

Come make, take, and watch it grow 🌿

🌍 Earth Day in Midtown

Troop 1 Scouts moved 8 tons of gravel which will be the foundation of our new ADA accessible garden!! This is an Eagle Scout project led by Sophia Rice and will culminate at our Earth Day Event on April 25th, come on out and help us plant seeds of hope! https://www.instagram.com/p/DW1VdBokaaG/

Thank you Troop 1 Scouts for their hard work installing the final layer of the permeable surface which will be the foundation of our new ADA accessible garden! This is an Eagle Scout project led by Sophia Rice and will culminate at our Earth Day Event on April 25th, come on out and help us plant seeds of hope! #midtownfarm2community #foodsovereignty #midtownjackson #scouts

A special shoutout to Sophia Rice (Troop 1 Scouts) for coordinating this Eagle Scout project. Between the scouts and our other F2C volunteers, we got the entire grid down for the permeable surface, ready for gravel next week and the building of the elevated raised beds. https://www.instagram.com/p/DWNEaVjgQIy/

Wow! Our volunteers brought it today! A special shoutout to Sophia Rice (Troop 1 Scouts) for coordinating this Eagle Scout project. Between the scouts and our other F2C volunteers, we got the entire grid down for the permeable surface, ready for gravel next week and the building of the elevated raised beds. #midtownfarm2community #resilientcommunity #foodsovereignty #growninmidtown #midtownjackson

Rain tried to stop us… but we’re back 🌱💪

Join us for our rescheduled Farm 2 Community Volunteer Day as we build an ADA-accessible garden and keep growing something meaningful together.

📅 Sunday, March 22 | 11am–3pm
📍 2015 Wightman

Come get your hands in the soil and be part of it 🌿

Sign up: https://bit.ly/F2C-Volunteer

Thank you Jackson Association of Neighborhoods JAN for the great article. We are very excited about the opportunities these projects bring to our community.

Skate JXN partnership brings new momentum to Midtown skate park effort — Jackson Association of Neighborhoods Skate JXN’s partnership with Midtown Partners has helped translate that energy into physical spaces. When Midtown leaders began looking for ways to address illegal dumping at the Wesley and Wightman lot, Skate JXN worked with them to design a skateable feature instead of installing a fence.

✨ Make & Move Art Café Returns – This Saturday! ✨

After an incredible first gathering, we’re back for another family-friendly creative experience in Midtown at Jax-Zen Healing Arts Center.

Join us this Saturday from 11AM–2PM for our pop-up café-style art experience — where you can “order” from a menu of hands-on creative activities and move at your own pace. Stay awhile, explore, and enjoy the process.

Choose from acrylic painting, mindful watercolor, collage, mandala drawing, woven bracelets, or a Little Makers menu for younger artists. Add a short, gentle yoga session if you’d like a moment to reset and reconnect.

All supplies are included. No prior art or yoga experience needed.

🧘 Yoga sessions at 11:00 & 12:30
🎨 Drop in or make a reservation ➡ https://www.jax-zen.com/events
📍 155 Wesley Avenue

Free for the Midtown community, with support from the Community Foundation for Mississippi.

Come create. Come move. Come gather. 💛

🌱 Farm 2 Community Volunteer Day 🌱

Midtown’s Farm 2 Community initiative is transforming underused land into gardens and orchards that nourish families, teach youth, and strengthen our local food system.

Join us for a morning of hands-on work in our school gardens, urban farms, and orchards. Whether you’re planting, weeding, harvesting, or learning something new, every helping hand makes a difference.

🗓 Next Volunteer Day: March 8
⏰ Time: 8:00–10:00 AM

Come grow food, community, and resilience with us. All experience levels welcome — just bring your curiosity and a willingness to dig in. 🌿

🔗 Sign up through the QR code or link in the graphic.

We're so proud of all the great things happening at Midtown Public Charter School! Keep up the great work!

Midtown Public Charter is more than just a school. It is a place where students discover what winning feels like, where families are active partners, and where the community comes together to support long-term success. By focusing on academics, leadership, and character, Midtown is shaping the future of Mississippi. This National School Choice Week, we celebrate schools that put students and families first and create real opportunities to thrive.
Read the full story here: https://empowerms.org/midtown-public-charter-a-flagship-of-hope-and-possibility-for-mississippis-future/