Good Friday Morning, and welcome to the Rundown! Today is Friday, May 24th, 2019. Would you or your company like to sponsor The Rundown? Continue reading to learn how! Today is the 144th day of the year and there are 221 days left in this year. Memorial Day will be in 3 days, Father’s Day is in 23 days, and Summer arrives in 28 days.

Brother’s Day!

Weather Outlook

This heat is not a joke. And to think, it is not even summer yet! Follow us as we take a look at WTVA – The Weather Authority forecast for the day:

SPOTTY SHOWERS POSSIBLE FRIDAY Overall, your Friday’s forecast will be very similar. But a few isolated showers are possible into the afternoon. Otherwise, it will likely be mostly sunny with very hot temperatures. Expect most areas to climb into the lower to mid-90s. Heat index values will likely be in the mid and upper 90s. 

Food Truck

Taquería Ferrus is beside Computer Universe on W. Main 10:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

Goku Japanese Express is behind Dollar General Pontotoc, MS on West Reynolds St. 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

Food Truck Friday at Tupelo Fair Park starring local MOBILE 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 615-337-2660 & Indulge Mobile & MS Edible Bliss TBA & Gypsy Roadside Mobile 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. & Brunch Box TBA & Local Mobile 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. with their TRIO Special Chicken Tacos, Patty Melts, & Classic Cheeseburgers

Gypsy Roadside Mobile will be at Queen’s Reward Meadery on McCullough Blvd. 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Big Bad Wolf Truck CLOSED TODAY

Jos Cafe TBA

Southern Bugz on North Gloster Street across from Outback Steakhouse (Tupelo, MS) 12:00-7:00 p.m.

Polly Wangos, Pontotoc/Houston TBA

Today & Tonight

Flag Placement Day for Memorial Day at Odd Fellow’s Cemetery Starkville 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

UM Blues Archive Tour with Curator Greg Johnson @ 10:00 a.m.

Story Time at Reed’s (Reed’s Downtown Tupelo) @ 10:30 a.m.

Guided Tour of the UM Art Museum with Curator Robert Saarnio @ 1:15 p.m.

Landscaping Camp at Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce 2:00-8:30 p.m.

Mississippi Painters Society Annual Art Show at GumTree Museum of Art 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Old Time Piano Playing Contest and Festival at Nutt Auditorium Oxford @ 5:00 p.m.

Oxford Bourbon Festival & Auction at Move On Up Oxford @ 5:00 p.m.

49th Annual SquareFest at Chamber of Commerce Calhoun City 5:00-8:30 p.m.

Bourbon Tasting Tour of Homes at Snack Bank Oxford @ 6:00 p.m.

New Rag Contest at David H Nutt Auditorium Oxford 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Kid’s Night Out at Journey Church 6:15-10:00 p.m.

Congreso De Caballeros at Familias En El Altar De Dios Tupelo @ 7:00 p.m.

Ragfest at Chancellor’s House Oxford 8:00-11:00 p.m.

Steele’s Dive Luau Party at Steele’s Dive @ 9:00 p.m.

Live Music

Tupelo/Lee County

Opposite Box at Blue Canoe @ 9:30-11:45 p.m.

Bikini Frankenstein at Steele’s Dive @ 9:00 p.m.

Thornton at Stables Tupelo @ 9:00-11:45 p.m.

Wishbone with Midnight Louise at Forklift 7:00-10:00 p.m.

MisBehavin’ at Old Venice Pizza Co. – Tupelo @ 8:00 p.m.

Anthony Zappa at The Driskills Fish & Steak 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Pontotoc/Oxford/Calhoun City

Gypsy at Lep’s BBQ @ 7:00 p.m.

Karaoke at Montgomery’s On Main @ 7:00 p.m.

Eric Dillard at Sydnei’s Grill & Catering 7:30-10:00 p.m.

SGR Live at Proud Larry’s @ 9:00 p.m.

Cha Wa at The Lyric Theater Oxford @ 8:00 p.m.

Wrecking Ball Crew at Downtown Calhoun City 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Fulton

Seed Tick Road with James Pirkle at Legends Sports Grille @ 8:30-11:30 p.m.

Karaoke with Josh at The Sippin’ Parlor at Theo’s Feedmill 7:00-10:00 p.m.

Baldwyn/Booneville/Corinth

The Fugitives at SMITH 8:30-11:45 p.m.

Hannah+Karly at Buck’s BBQ & Burgers

Starkville/Columbus

The Smooth Operators at Muddy Waters Sports Bar 8:00-11:00 p.m.

Follow our Calendar of Events at https://ourtupelo.com/events/ for future events.

Be Kind/Give Back/Pay It Forward

Kidney Head is a local non-profit organization created by a young man in memory of his father. Bryson Burks has been raising money to help other families with kidney illnesses. He is currently selling t-shirts to raise money for those he helps. Short sleeve shirts are $25.00 and the blue long sleeve is $35.00. All proceeds go toward Kidney Head. They are willing to meet people anywhere to deliver the shirts for cash only. You can donate online and contact them for delivery. You can also donate and find more information by going to www.createfoundation.com and look for special project, “Kidney Head” or find Kidney Head on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or SnapChat . We always support little people doing big things.

On This Day

National Esgargot Day! Escargot is a snail prepared for use as food. They are usually served as a starter in Portugal, Spain, and France, and are typically a dish in the Catalan region of Spain.

National Don’t Fry Day! The National Council for Skin Cancer Prevention declared this day, due to it being before Memorial Day, to encourage sun safety awareness (and to think I thought it was talking about frying chicken) and to remind everyone to protect their skin while enjoying outdoors.

National Scavenger Hunt Day! Scavenger Hunt is a game, typically played in an extensive outdoor area, in which participants have to collect a number of miscellaneous objects or notes to get to the final prize!

Word of the Day: Coterie is an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose.

Quote of the Day: I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the center. -Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

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Thanks, everyone, and have a fantastical Friday!

Be Actively Good, Share Love, and Make Mr. Rogers Happy! -Joshua Ballard