Good morning Tupelo! Today is Saturday, February 22, 2020. It is the 53rd day of the year. There are 313 days left in the year and 32 days left of winter! Spring starts in 33 days.
Our Tupelo has a FAMILY FOUR-PACK of tickets to see the WWE Wrestlemania show at the Bancorpsouth Arena on March 28 to give away to our followers here at OurTupelo! For rules and how to enter, just click the green button below!
We also have a pair of tickets to give away to see Championship Wrestling featuring WWE’s Jerry the King Lawler at Tupelo Con coming up on Saturday, March 7th, for our followers! For rules and how to enter, just click the orange button above!
Today in Tupelo, here are the things going on around town:
Join Barnes & Noble for Storytime at Barnes Crossing every Saturday at 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. for an exciting story, crafts, and snacks in the children’s department!
Memory’s Magical Dresses will be set up at the Mall at Barnes Crossing to give away (for free) prom dresses and tuxedos for local students in need. They will be at the Charlotte Russe location inside the mall from 10am until 3pm. Students need only present their school ID, a progress report or report card as proof of attendance to qualify.
World of Customs Auto Show will be at the Tupelo Furniture Market this weekend, in buildings 4 & 5. Show times are Saturday, February 22nd, from 9am-10pm; and Sunday, February 23rd, from 10am-5pm.
TCT Off Broadway will be performing ‘Night Mother tonight at 7:30 p.m. The one night only event includes food, drink and a performance of the multi-award winning show. Tickets are $30 and only 100 will be sold.
The Tombigbee Pioneer Group will demonstrate pioneer era crafts and skills at the Parkway Visitor Center, from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. The demonstrations will show the challenges faced and creative solutions developed by those pioneers who lived in the area from the 1700s to around 1840. The public is invited to participate in pioneer lifestyle activities that often include crafting baskets, spinning, weaving, leather working, making corn-husk dolls, and other traditional craft demonstrations. Mountain dulcimer demonstrations are usually offered throughout the day. Children are invited to dress up in pioneer clothes and participate in craft activities. This program is free to the public. The visitor center is located at milepost 266 on the Natchez Trace Parkway, near Tupelo, Mississippi. For additional information, please call (800) 305-7417.
Don’t forget Tupelo’s Mardi Gras street party is tonight! Get yourself downtown and enjoy the festivities!
THS Performing Arts Center will be hosting the Miss Grand Tennessee/Miss Supranational Tennessee pageant today at 5 p.m.
The North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra will be performing a Concerto for Hope, featuring Ryan Anthony, Trumpet, and John Schuesselin, Trumpet, this evening at 7:30 p.m.
The Claude Gentry Theatre in Baldwyn will have Love or Something Like It, a musical revue of love and anti-love songs, performed by Big Tony & The Gentrys (Anthony Hopper, Clark Richey, Amye Gousset, Leah Petty, Barney Davis, Amy Davis, Paul Langley) along with special guests Marty Hurt and Toni Johnson. Showtime is 7 pm. Admission is $15.
The Historic Elkin Theatre in Aberdeen invites you to this weekend’s show! Regular admission is $5 each, and all concessions are $1 each. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the movie starts at 7 pm. Admissions and concessions are cash only. Showing this weekend: 1917 (Rated R)
In Columbus, the Columbus Arts Council presents their Main Gallery Exhibit, Frank McGuigan and Joy Phillips, open at 9 a.m. for the entire month of February.
MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
In Tupelo —
Don’t forget Tupelo’s Mardi Gras street party is tonight! Get yourself downtown and enjoy the festivities!
Steele’s Dive will have ZOOLIGAN’s
Blue Canoe will have OTIS at 9:30 p.m.
The Stables will have Tim & Eric
Romie’s Grocery will have Proximity Rule
Old Venice will have Karaoke with DJ Dayton at 7 p.m.
Woody’s will have DJ E Karaoke at 8 p.m.
The Shade Tree will have Brittany McGee at 8:30 p.m.
Forklift will have live music, but no word on who.
In Fulton —
The Sippin’ Parlor will have Karly Clayton at Theo’s Feedmill in Fulton at 7pm
Tim Sheffield and Brian Morrison will be at Legends
In Oxford —
Proud Larry’s will have Lost Dog Street Band at 7 p.m.
Soulshine Pizza Factory will have Big Cedar Fever at 8 p.m.
In Columbus —
The Bonfire Boys will be at Zachary’s at 9:30 p.m.
The Sunstroke House will have The Krickets at 7 p.m.
Billy & The Medicine Men will be at Double D’s in Steens at 8 p.m.
In Counce —
Tosha Hill will be at Freddy T’s on The Rooftop at 7 p.m.
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Have a great day and get out there and enjoy Our Tupelo!
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