Good morning Tupelo! Today is Thursday, January 9, 2020. It is the 9th day of the year. There are 357 days left in the year (don’t forget this is Leap Year!) and 69 days left of winter! Valentine’s Day is in 36 days, and Spring starts in 70 days.
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HAPPENING TODAY
Today in Tupelo, here are the things going on around town:
Miranda Lambert’s Little Red Wagon Tour is partnering with the Tupelo-Lee Humane Society to help them get what they need to take care of all those sweet animals! From now until January 10, 2020, you can bring donations to Steele’s Dive to be entered into a drawing for two free tickets. There will be two drawings held on January 10 for the January 16th concert, meaning that there will be two lucky winners who will receive a free pair of tickets EACH.
We have a free family four-pack of tickets to see the Harlem Globetrotters at the Bancorpsouth Arena on January 13 to give away to our followers here at OurTupelo! As a bonus, these four tickets also come with Magic Passes! We’ll be running this promotion though January 11, and announcing the winner at noon-ish on that day. Make sure to check out the pinned post on our Facebook page for details on how to win!
Storyplay at the Lee County Library in Tupelo is today at 9:30am. Storyplay is a storytime program featuring songs, rhymes, activities, and books more suitable for the baby to toddler set. Play will be highlighted and embraced during this program and modifications will be presented to accommodate different abilities and age groups.
Be sure and hit up the Lyric Theatre at 2 p.m. for the unveiling of the Elvis monument as part of the driving tour of Tupelo.
The Columbus Arts Council invites you to their Worlds Collide exhibit as the amazing pottery of Stephen Phillips meets the action figure photography of Erik Studdard! This main gallery exhibit will be a display of super hero might and super villain force! You’ll also not want to miss checking out the art from the Columbus Air Force Base Youth Group in Artist Alley. A reception for the artists will be held from 5:30-7pm and is free and open to the public.
MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
- Steele’s Dive will have Michael Thomas at 7 p.m.
- Blue Canoe will be hosting Local Licks Songwriters in the Round, featuring Andurson, John Spears, Brian Harrison at 7:30 p.m.
- Woody’s will have DJ E Karaoke at 8 p.m.
- Old Venice will have Karaoke with DJ Dayton at 7 p.m.
- The Tallahatchie Gourmet in New Albany will have Misbehavin’ at 7 p.m.
FOOD TRUCKS
Tupelo’s Food Trucks can be found today at the following locations:
- Taquería Ferrus is on West Main beside Computer Universe.
- Gypsy Roadside Mobile will be TBA
- Local Mobile will be at Midtown Point on Industrial Road 11 – 1:30 p.m.
- Jo’s Cafe will be at Midtown Point on Industrial Road 11 – 1:30 p.m.
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Be sure to check out our extended calendar of events as well, for upcoming happenings in the area!
Have a great day and get out there and enjoy Our Tupelo!
* We update all listings periodically as new information becomes available.
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