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Celebration of Gardens 2019
2019-05-18 09:00 (America/Chicago)
2019 Celebration of Gardens is an event for the whole family! Please join the Lee County Master Gardeners for a morning of fun and educational activities, door prizes, butterfly releases and more! Stay tuned to this event page for more details coming soon! 🦋
Community Garden is a park on South Spring Street in Tupelo, south of the Farmers’ Depot, developed and maintained with demonstration areas for gardening.
Lee County Master Gardeners Carl, Donna, Reggie and Lonnie started this garden in 2009 and it has grown every year as a way to reach the public for Master Gardening. The park has been developed with contributions from Lee County Master Gardeners, Tupelo Garden Club and Keep Tupelo Beautiful.
​The park has fruit trees, flower beds, herb garden, composting bins and a bee hive. The park provides a walking path with benches and a gazebo near Mill Village with unique areas for enjoying gardens and gardening.
​Project Chair: Cameron Tate

Plant Sale - large variety & unique ones too
2019-05-18 08:00 - 2019-05-25 11:00 | Starkville Community Market, 465 E Lampkin St, Starkville, MS, 39759, US
Unique varieties of tomatoes: Russian Purple, Paul Robeson, Yellow Pear. Fish Pepper. Listada De Gandia eggplants. Plus a large variety of plants from Master Gardeners.

Enhanced Carry Class - Basic Firearms Safety
2019-05-18 08:00 - 14:00
Sign up has begun for the next Enhanced Carry Class, Saturday, May 18 – if you are interested in becoming more confident in the handling and workings of your firearm, contact Jeff @662-255-2412 or Jason @662-322-9237
***Completion of the class will allow participant to obtain the Enhanced Carry Permit***

Enhanced Carry Class - Basic Firearms Safety
2019-05-18 08:00 - 14:00 | Double J Firearms Safety Training, LLC, 3675 Cobb Stump Rd, Fulton, MS, 38843, US

5th Annual No. MS Kilt Walk & Fun Run for Brain Tumor Awareness
2019-05-18 08:00 - 10:00 | Veterans Memorial Park, 800 N Veterans Memorial Blvd, Tupelo, MS, 38804, US
The 5th Annual North Mississippi Kilt Walk & Fun Run for Brain Tumor Awareness will be Saturday May 18th at 8 AM at Veteran’s Park in Tupelo! Register here… http://hope.abta.org/site/TR?fr_id=3981&pg=entry

Native Son Farm
2019-05-18 08:00
Sign Up HERE For Pick Your Own Strawberries and Pancake Breakfast This Saturday, Here Are The Details:
-Saturday 5/18 from 8-10:30 at our 3811 Mt Vernon Rd Farmstand Field.
-Cost is $10 per person, which includes pancake breakfast and 1 pint of You Pick Strawberries.
-There are 200 tickets available, to sign up, comment below with the number of tickets you are purchasing. We will confirm in comments when you are signed up.
-You will pay at the farm stand on Saturday when you arrive. If You Sign Up For Tickets, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR TICKETS NO MATTER WHAT, do not reserve tickets unless YOU ARE SURE you will be coming.
-Thanks for reading and we look forward to opening the field and serving you breakfast this Saturday. This is our first U Pick of the year, please like and share to help make it a success!

The Turbos at Blue Canoe
2019-05-17 21:30 - 23:59 | Blue Canoe, 2006 N Gloster St, Tupelo, MS, 38804, US
Fans in Columbus Ohio’s thriving local rock scene already know that The Turbos are a band on a mission. From the release of their debut EP, “Alternator” in 2017, to the six standalone singles that followed, the Turbos tunes are inescapable in their local scene – and with good cause. In 2019, one of the midwest’s most earth-shaking new rock outfits are taking on a marathon-run of dates throughout April and May for their “Spring Fever Tour.” With nearly 100 shows already in the bag, The Turbos have melted countless faces with their high-energy antics, all while staying true to their message of justice and equality for all. Be on the lookout for The Turbos as they bring the adrenaline-soaked “Spring Fever Tour” to a venue near you.

Dan Arnold @ Muddy Waters
2019-05-17 21:00 - 2019-05-18 00:00 | Muddy Waters Sports Bar, 171 Moores Creek Rd, Columbus, MS, 39701, US
Dan Arnold brings the 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 back to Muddy Waters!
#MUDDYWATERS
#LETSGO
#WAISTDEEP

Jimbo Mathus at Proud Larry's
2019-05-17 21:00 | Proud Larry’s, 201 South Lamar, Oxford, MS, 38655, US
Proud Larry’s Presents..
Jimbo Mathus
Doors at 8pm. Show at 9pm.
Tickets are on sale now.

Blues Child
2019-05-17 19:30 - 23:30 | Lep’s BBQ, 352 W Oxford St, Pontotoc, MS, 38863, US

St. John's Drawdown
2019-05-17 19:00 - 2019-05-18 00:00 | Oxford Conference Center, 102 Ed Perry Blvd, Oxford, MS, 38655, US
Join us for the 9th annual St. John’s Drawdown and have a chance to win $10,000! Enjoy an Italian themed night with a silent auction, open bar, delicious food, and dance the night away to music by “The Dantones!” Proceeds from the Drawdown will benefit the Clayton Stevens Trust, which provides support to several charities in the Lafayette Oxford University community, including Interfaith Compassion Ministries, Love Packs, Doors of Hope, and the Oxford Pregnancy Center.
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS NOW!
Tickets are $125 each (admits 2 people) and includes a chance to win $10,000! You can also add an extra $25 for Drawdown insurance.
Please contact Robert Andrew Perry at (405)465-4704 or Chris Rousseau at (662)231-7742 to purchase your Drawdown tickets!
SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE!
Please contact Sparky Reardon at (662)816-3656 for more information. #stjohnsdrawdown

St. John's Drawdown
2019-05-17 19:00 - 2019-05-18 00:00

2019 Market on Main Kickoff!
2019-05-17 18:00 - 20:00
Join us for the 2019 kick off of Market on Main! Market on Main is a collection of vendors offering all things homegrown and handmade! Our first market of the year will feature a “Cruise In” of Antique Cars (all are welcome, FREE FREE FREE). Vendors will be selling from 6-8pm! There will be a showing of the movie “American Graffiti” on main street directly after the market ends! Bring your blanket and lawn chairs! Movie is FREE to the Public! Hope to see you there! Please send us a message if you are interested in being a vendor!

2019 Market on Main Kickoff!
2019-05-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Market on Main, Caledonia, MS, US

Sydnei's Grill & Catering
2019-05-17 18:00 | Sydnei’s Grill & Catering, 371 Highway 15 N, Pontotoc, MS, 38863, US
Friday night make plans for the patio Hannah and Karly will be taking stage at 7:30

Sydnei's Grill & Catering
2019-05-17 18:00

The Great Turning.
2019-05-17 17:00 - 2019-05-19 12:00 | The Homestead Education Center, 402 Lake Valley Dr, Starkville, MS, 39759, US
Are you ready for The Great Turning? For twelve centuries, Tibetan legend has repeated The Shambhala Prophesy. We will share with you the prophesy and then, train you for The Great Turning.
Join us this year at The Homestead Education Center in Starkville May 17-19

The Great Turning.
2019-05-17 17:00 - 2019-05-19 12:00

Kimbrough Cotton Patch Soul Blues Festival
2019-05-17 16:00 - 2019-05-19 23:45
ALL EVENTS
Hosted by Robert Kimbrough Sr.
The 3rd Annual Kimbrough Cotton Patch Soul Blues Festival
MAY 17-19, 2019
HOLLY SPRINGS, MS
FRIDAY, MAY 17
KICK OFF
Leontyne Price Library Gallery, Rust College
100 Rust Ave, Holly Springs, MS
4-6PM
Exhibit runs until June15, 2019
The Women Who Captured Junior Kimbrough
Photos by
Yancey Allison, Lauri Lawson, and Judy Peiser
Never before exhibited photos of Chulahoma by Yancey Allison.
Other images on exhibit are from
The collection of the Center of Southern Culture, Memphis, Tenn.
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS., Blues Archive
FREE!
Friday Night Open Floor Jam
The HUT
475 West Valley Road
Holly Springs
7pm-1am
$10
Burgers, fish sandwiches and beverages available
Come on down. Get on UP, and show your stuff.
SATURDAY, MAY 18
All Day COTTON PATCH SOUL BLUES MUSIC WORKSHOP
The Hut
475 West Valley Rd.
Learn from the legends
Robert Sr., David Jr., and Kent Kimbrough, as well as Mr. Joe Ayers are available for guitar, bass and drum instruction. Lil’ Joe was Junior Kimbrough’s guitarist and then later bass player for 30 years. Joe appears on the High Water Lp Do The ROMP, and seen in the film Deep Blues. This is incredible opportunity for anyone to learn the secrets of Cotton Patch Soul Blues, not just schooled musicians.
Mississippi Country Breakfast With All The Fixin’
Roberts favorite meal of the day. Start your day Robert’s way, FULL.
7am-10am
$5.00
All day Cotton Patch Soul Blues Guitar Workshop
Robert Kimbrough Sr. teaches bass guitar, David Jr. shares his fathers guitar style and his own. Kent will give drum instruction. Mr. Joe Ayers shares his approach to Cotton Patch Blues finger picking, and the “ thumb” technique.
Duwayne Burnside will also be available to teach.
10am – 4 pm
Limited to 25 students
$150
$75 for kids under 16
Other Saturday activities
Cooking with Necy
The Hut
Learn the fine art of Soul Food cooking with Robert’s older sister Stephanie. Stephanie has been the lead cook at The Hut our past two festivals. She offers tradition juke joint fare for a rock bottom price. Nothing wrong wit that… Learn her wayz for a melt in your mouth fish sandwich.
Noon until 2 pm
$20 lunch included
Limited to 10
Juke Joint Dance lessons
The Hut
#1 Juke Joint Dancer Ms. Sherena Boyce, daughter of Mississippi Blues legend RL Boyce, like most players she too was a regular at Junior’s Chulahoma club. Sherena demonstrates subtle suggestive dance moves, and advises students how to develop their own
“ STYLE ”.
1-3 pm
$10
limited to 20 students
GraceLand Too Tours
GraceLand Too
200 E. Ghoulson Ave., Holly Springs
GraceLand Too is an infamous home located near the Square in Holly Springs
fashioned in the style of its namesake Mississippi’s first son, the King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presely’s home Graceland. Created and operated for decades by lifelong Holly Springs resident Paul MacLeod, until his untimely sudden death in 2014. Paul was a character who’s love for Elvis showed in his spectacular recreation of his idol’s home. The house was sold at auction, and the present owner committed to a restoration project fit for the KING.
Marie (his latest flame) is available for tours.
11 am – 6 pm
suggested donation of $10
Mt. Zion Memorial Fund Blues Hill Region Gravesite Tour
The Hut
Mt. Zion Memorial Fund maintains historical records, headstones, and grave sites of American Blues Musicians. T. Dwayne Moore leads folks around the region to obscure graves of Guy Monroe, Eli Green, Wilbur Lee Rileford, as well as the big stars like Fred McDowell, Jessie Mae Hemphill, RL Burnside, Otha Turner, and more.
11- 4 pm
$25
Saturday Night Jam with the Legends
The Hut
Students are invited up to jam with the legends. Saturday’s workshop students flex their new skills in an unfiltered juke joint atmosphere with the Kimbroughs. Students jam alongside the Originals, and well as other great players like One Hand Dan, Jessie Cotton Stone, Malcolm Lightnin’, Memphis Gold, Janky and The Juke Joint Boys, Cameron Kimbrough.
7pm -2 am
$10
Burgers, fish sandwiches, and beverages available All Night Long
Sunday May 19….
Country Breakfast with all the fixin’
9-11 am
$5.00
Kimbrough Cotton Patch Soul Blues Guided Memorial Tour
Meet up at The Hut
Catch up with Lil’ Joe, cause who better to escort one to a number of local spots pertinent to Junior Kimbrough’s life. Joe will share with you vivid memories of late night parties and other historical tasty bits about his life as a Mississippi Soul Blues Boy. Visit the location of Junior’s Marianna Rd. home, Sammie’s Chewalla Rib Shack, Chulahoma Club location, Blues Marker on the Square and Junior’s Grave. An astounding opportunity for any history buff or of blues fan.
Noon -2 PM
$25
The Recreation of Juniors Juke Joint
THE HUT
475 West Valley Rd., Holly Springs
The grand finale, the recreation of Sunday Night at Junior’s Place. Junior Kimbrough’s world famous juke joint was located on Rt. 4 in Chulahoma. Packed out every Sunday for over a decade, kicking off late afternoon and continue into late evening hours, peoples from all over the planet trekked out to Junior’s for raw, unfiltered live electric Cotton Patch Soul Blues.
With
Robert Kimbrough Sr. BluesConnection, The Kimbrough Brothers, RL BOYCE, Duwanye Burnside, Eric Deaton, Lucious Spiller and Pork Chop Willie
Music starts at 4 pm
$25 CASH ONLY AT DOOR
PACKAGE DEALS
V.I.P. ALL ACCESS PASS (Limited 25) – $175
SUPER BAD SAVER
(Fri.,Sat. Nite, Sun. Memorial Tour, Sunday at Junior’s ) – $65
SUPER SAVER ( Fri, Sat. & Sunday at Junior’s) – $40
Advance online tickets SUN. ONLY $20
ALL SALES FINAL

Street Team for Overdose Prevention
2019-05-17 15:00 - 23:00
Street Team for Overdose Prevention
The event will be on May 17th at 1571 Sycamore View Rd. and will have Narcan training and kits, needle exchange, food, music, health assessments and treatment, and detox options will be available.
