A post-shave Jack Skowronnek, front, and members of the Chattanooga Roller Girls show “it’s OK to be bald” at a previous Jack’s Chattanoggins fundraiser at Chattanooga Market.IF YOU GO¦ What: Jack’s Chattanoggins at Chattanooga Market.¦ When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, June 1.¦ Where: First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Reggie White Blvd.¦ Admission: Free.¦ Phone: 423-648-2496.¦ Website: ChattanoogaMarket.com.ON THE EPB STAGE¦ 12:30 p.m. Angela Easterling¦ 2 p.m. John Lathim & Michelle Young
Angela Easterling, an Americana/alt-country singer/songwriter based in Greenville, S.C., will perform at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Chattanooga Market. She’ll be joined by guitarist Brandon Turner.On his website, 15-year-old Jack Skowronnek calls himself “just an ordinary teenager.” But in five years, he has raised tens of thousands of dollars for children battling cancer.
He expects to raise a few thousand more Sunday, June 1, as his signature fundraising event, Jack’s Chattanoggins, returns to Chattanooga Market. As an added bonus, the author of the book that inspired Jack’s charitable endeavors will join him for an author event Saturday, May 31, at the Chattanooga Public Library.
Jack was 10 when he read Jordan Sonnenblick’s “Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie,” which tells the story of a 4-year-old leukemia patient, Jeffrey, whose older brother, Steven, shaves his own head in solidarity when Jeffrey begins to lose his hair from chemotherapy.
Immediately after reading the book, Jack decided he had to shave his head “to show kids it’s OK to be bald.” Proceeds from his first two years went to St. Baldrick’s, which helps fund children’s cancer research.