CELTIC KICK OFF! on Friday, March 5th, 6-9 pm at 720 Gillespie Street. Break out your kilts and Shillelaghs!  Brush up on your Ulster Irish and Scots Gaelic dialects and get ready for the Jackson Irish Party Season with tastes from the Emerald Isle.  The Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation is hosting an evening of wine, whiskey and beer tasting.  Irish food will be offered to sample and enjoy in one of Greater Belhaven's newly renovated bungalows.  Music by Tim Avalon will set the mood for a festive and tasty evening.  Silent auction of signature artwork by Kelley Williams and other selected items. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.  Call 601-352-8850 for information and to purchase tickets. SECURE PARKING IS AVAILABLE AT THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PARKING LOT ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF PINEHURST AND STATE STREET (BEHIND THE PARTY HOUSE).

Diggin' and Donuts The Belhaven Garden Club and The Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation are planning a fun event, 'Diggin' and Donuts,' Saturday, March 6th, at Belhaven Park on Poplar Boulevard.  The diggin' will start at 9 am so bring your shovel, your gloves and your enthusiasm to help landscape this green space for our neighborhood to enjoy!  GBNF will provide plants and the Belhaven Garden Club will have coffee, juice, donuts, live music and a bounce house for kids.  Please contact Laura Wofford ASAP so she can determine how many volunteers will be coming.  You can call Laura at 601-624-9897 or email her Lauramwofford@gmail.com

Jackson Free Press: Best of Jackson!  The Greater Belhaven Neighborhood's businesses, residents and the neighborhood itself received "The Best" in 15 categories and voted second, third or good showing over 50 times.  Click here to see the 'Best of Belhaven.'

BIA is now on Twitter!  Follow BIA on Twitter@BIATweets

Get The Juice! met Tuesday, February 2, at 7:45 am.  Our guest was Dr. Marlynn Martin, Assistant Principle and Arts Coordinator for Power APAC.  Click here to read about February's program.  On the first Tuesday of every month, come to the GBNF office at 954 Fortification Street for Get the Juice! to get the latest on what's happening in our community.  Parking is available in the McDade's Market parking lot.

Read the Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation 2010 Winter Newsletter here.

The Market is open for business!  The Mississippi Farmers Market and The Greater Belhaven Market have come together to combine the dynamics of Jackson’s two largest inner city Farmers Markets at one location where they offer customers a one stop shop for the freshest, high quality Mississippi produced products. The MS Farmers Market is located at 929 High Street, adjacent to the Fairgrounds. Market hours are Thursday’s and Saturday’s from 8am to 2pm.

Click here to find out more about the Farmers Market.

Your Opinion Counts!!!  Please take time to participate in an online survey about Get the Juice! We want to know what time is convenient to meet and what you want to talk about. Click here to answer survey questions.

2009 Bright Lights t shirts and prints are for sale.  Call the Foundation office at 601-352-8850 or email bsmithson@greaterbelhaven.com for infomation.

The Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation's annual street festival, Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights was a tremendous success.  Planning already is underway for the 2010 festival on August 14th.  Watch for exciting announcements in weeks to come.  To read more about Bright Lights 2009 click here. To look at photos from Bright Lights 2009 click here.

The Eudora Welty Education and Vistors Center is now open to the public. The Visitors Center is located next door to the Welty House, at 1109 Pinehurst Street.  For ticket information call 601-353-7762 or email weltytours@mdah.state.ms.us.

Greater Belhaven Land Use Plan - please click on the "Our Future" circle above to see this exciting plan!