Of Notoriety: Jackson Brothers Hard Rock weekend includes Gary school invite

Talent producer and pageant coordinator Evelyn LaHaie is shown in the trophy room of her Northwest Indiana home in this May 2021 photo. The Jackson family acknowledges LaHaie as the clever show biz promoter who named their performing group the Jackson Five when they launched in the 1960s.

Donald L. Thompson, who was instrumental with Gary Mayor Scott King in 2001 and 2002 in working with former President Donald Trump to bring the Miss USA Pageant and telecast to downtown Gary, is hosting the unveiling with Sharon Johnson-Shirley, superintendent of Lake Ridge Schools. Thompson has been appointed as coordinator and music coordinator for the new Jackson Family Visual and Performing Arts Wing.

Throughout the years, LaHaie, who still lives in Northwest Indiana and spent the 1960s as the producer of shows at Gary Music Theatre, has been interviewed countless times on the subject of the Jackson Family. Her “naming claim-to-fame” has been acknowledged by Michael in his published autobiography, as well as in numerous interviews father Joe Jackson did over the decades.

The subject of the Jackson Five and youngest brother turned King of Pop, the late Michael Jackson, continues to fascinate fans around the world.

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