Today, we're pushing the pedal to the metal this holiday season! For our first stop, we're kicking off our shopping experience at this year's Chimneyville Arts Festival at the Bill Waller Crafts Center in Ridgeland, December 5th thorough the 7th, then we're off to check out S.T.E.M. with Snowflakes, December 6th and Snow Much Fun!, December 13th through December 14th at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson, before our third stop in Jackson for the 4th Annual Capital City Lights, December 6th, before a final stop in Clinton to enjoy the sounds at this year's Festival of Lights, happening December 5th with Conductor, Dr. Beth Everett! Stay tuned, buckle up, and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!

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Today, we’re kicking off the 2024 holiday season right! For our first stop, we’re having A Very Merry Night at the Mississippi Children’s Museum in Jackson, for their aptly titled event tomorrow, November 23rd with Director of Marketing, Morgan Page, then we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final festive stop at the greatest Christmas tree show on earth, the Trees of Christmas at Merrehope in Meridian, beginning November 24th through December 31st, with President, Kim Waters! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!

"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:

Side-By-Side

Light Garden

Hartfelt Family Christmas Tour - Bartlett, TN 11/22/24

Hartfelt Family Christmas Tour - Bartlett, TN 11/23/24

Let's Talk Turkey

Epic Funk Brass Band @ Social 21 Bistro

Christmas on the Water 24'

Deck the District 24'

Ballet Magnificat Presents: ‘LIGHT HAS COME’

Check out this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop, Mississippi | A Very Merry Night & Trees of Christmas at Merrehope

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Today is a day of celebration and remembrance! For our first stop, we’re off to Carrollton to check out the Mississippi John Hurt Homecoming Festival and History Symposium, happening October 5th through the 6th in Carrollton, and in with us to tell us more is his granddaughter, Mary Francis Hurt & Mt. Zion Memorial Fund Rep. Corey Crowder, then we’re kicking off the countdown to the 100th Birthday Celebration of B.B. King and Medgar Evers, with celebrations to be held throughout the year 2025 with Malika Polk-Lee, B.B. King Museum Director! Plus, we’ll also check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods… Stay tuned, buckle up, and hold on tight for your Next Stop Mississippi!

"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:

Rhythm, Blues, & Ballots

Mississippi Antique Showcase: Holiday Edition - 25% off for a limited time

Music From The Masses 2024

It's Pride Y'all '24

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Today we’re heading to Pascagoula for the Main Street Pascagoula Block Party, held every third Friday beginning today, featuring their St. Patrick’s Day Parade with Susannah Northrop, Associate Director, then we’ll chat with Mississippi American Idol Contestant Kayleigh Grace Clark from Sumrall before her episode airing this Sunday, before our last stop in Jackson to check out the Robby Peoples Band Live! at Martin’s Downtown tomorrow night at 10 pm. Plus we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods!

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Today we’re celebrating Kamel King's birthday, then we're Jackson to check out Mississippi Anime Fest 2023 with Clark Lee and Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, Luigi and more, before heading to Columbus for the next Mississippi Roadshow Antique Showcase with Angela Ferraz & Lisa Lancaster. Plus we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods!

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Today we’re off to Columbus to enjoy the sounds at the 7th Annual International Music by Women Festival, happening now thru March 4th, on the campus of Mississippi University for Women, with Department Chair and Professor of Music, Dr. Julia Mortyakova, before a final pit stop in Gulfport to check out the drinks and eats at the Annual Gulf Coast Beer and Bacon Fest, Saturday March 4th at The Hollywood Warehouse, with Event Coordinator/Director, Katherine Smith… Plus, we’ll also let you know what else is happening in your neck of the woods! 

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Today were heading to Starkville to check out the 26th Annual Magnolia Independent Film Festival, happening now thru February 26th, at the UEC Hollywood Premier Cinema, with Michael Williams, President of the Magnolia Film Festival Board, before a stop in Hattiesburg for libations at the 6th Annual Wine & Whiskey Festival, Saturday February 25th with Pink Ribbon Fund Representative, Christy Amay, Co-Founder, Coordinator and Sales/Vendor Rep. Emmalee Bolton & Carl Van Coppenhagen, Event Founder. Then we’ll get our cardio in at the 2023 Mississippi Blues Marathon in Jackson, happening February 25-26th with Race Director, Bill Burke.

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For our first stop of the day, we’re taking in the Mardi Gras festivities during the 14th Annual Ocean Springs Night Parade, February 17th at 7 p.m. before chatting with Amory, MS American Idol premiere episode contestants, Colin Stough & Zachariah Smith before our last stop in Wesson for the "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Concert, happening February 19th at 4 pm, presented by the Co-Lin Singers and Mississippi Boy Choir. 

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Today we’re participating in the Mardi Gras festivities at The South Warehouse in Jackson during Krewe de Cardinal Saturday, February 11th with Mary Margaret Miller White, Director of Mississippi Today before our stops in Hattiesburg, Meridian and Waveland to check out Micro Wrestling with Promoter, Jack Darrell. Plus, we’ll also let you know what else is happening in your neck of the woods... So, stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS! 

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Today, we’re drifting into our first stop, the 28th Annual Cruisin’ the Coast – America’s Largest Block Party, with our friend Cruisin’ Craig, happening October 5th through October 13th, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop to check out the 40th Annual WellsFest, Jackson's Original Music Festival, happening September 28th, and in with us, to dish on all the details, is another good friend of the show, WellsFest Rep., Brenda Ferguson & Rev. Sue Keen Hyland! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop Mississippi!

"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:

Starkville voted 'best small Southern town'

Jackson bar was named one of USA TODAY’s best bars of 2024

Crusin' Clinton Car Show

MCC Canning & Preserving Jelly

Eupora Chainsaws & Art Festival - 4 Day Chainsaw Carving Competition

Mississippi Antique Showcase: Holiday Edition

Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manger with Visit Mississippi, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip!

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Today were hitting the ice in Downtown Tupelo during their Public Skating event at Cadence Bank Arena, happening now through January 14th, with Shelby Ray, Director of Marketing… then we’re off to Jackson to check out the Fastest-Growing Indie Music Festival in the South, Jackson Music Indie Week, January 8th- 15th with MPB's Third Coast Radio host, Brad Franklin! Plus, we’ll also let you know what else is happening in your neck of the woods. So, stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!

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Today we’re stopping by the INFINITY Science Center in Pearlington with CEO & Executive Director, Michelle Coleman Anderson before our Christmas camp out at Jellystone Stone Pelahatchie – Yogi on the Lake during their upcoming Snow Time Like Christmas Weekend Four with Manger, Stephanie Goss… But wait! There’s more! We’ll be giving away a One-Year Family Voyager Membership to INFINITY Science Center and a One-Night stay at Jellystone Park Pelahatchie live! Plus, we’ll also let you know what else is happening in your neck of the woods… Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop Mississippi! 

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Today were stopping by Hattiesburg’s Historic Saenger Theater on December 10th for Southern Momma’s Comedy Tour with none other than Southern Momma himself, Darren Knight, then we’re off to Ridgeland, December 17th to listen in on The Mississippi Chorus & Mississippi Symphony’s "Stories of Christmas" Concert with Executive Director, Rachel Landrum, before our final stop in Jackson during the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation’s “Christmas in the City” event happening today, December 9th with Chief Planning and Strategy Officer, Fallon Brewster… Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods! So, stay tuned, and hold on tight for your Next Stop, MS!

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Today, we’re in full gear for the holiday season with two events that will get you in the spirit with stops in Canton to enjoy the sights and sounds during the Canton Christmas Festival with May McCarty, Executive Director of Canton Tourism, then we’re swinging by the Belhaven District in Jackson to wonder in awe at the Belhaven Singing Christmas Tree with Consultant, E.C. Harpe, Director of Choral Arts at Belhaven, Dr. Tim Walker, and Tony Quinn, nephew of the late Dr. Bettye Quinn … Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods! So, stay tuned, and hold on tight for your Next Stop, MS!

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Today, we’re gearing up for the holiday season with three events that will get you in the spirit with stops in Gulfport, Meridian and Jackson for Ballet Magnificat’s “Most Incredible Christmas” tour, then we’ll swing by Chunky, Mississippi to gaze at the lights during Lazy Acres 2022 Christmas Lights event, before we ease on down the road to check out the City of Brandon’s Magic of Lights event… Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods! So, stay tuned, and hold on tight for your Next Stop, MS!

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Today, we’re celebrating our state Veterans with stops in Hattiesburg for the city’s Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony festivities, happening today, with the Chair of the Hattiesburg Veteran of the Year Selection Committee, Ret. Col. Shelia Varnado, then we’ll swing by Hernando for their 2022 Veterans Day Parade and Luncheon events today with Carolyn Young, before jetting off to the Raymond/John Bell Williams Airport to learn more about Free Flights for Veterans happening tomorrow with Hangar 360 Aircraft Services owner, John Mosely.

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Today, Jay White and Kamel King, with Visit Mississippi, visit the 44th Annual Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival in Ocean Springs with Cynthia Sutton, Executive Director of the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce, before stopping in Picayune for the 56th Semi-Annual Picayune Fall Street Festival with Reba Beebe, Picayune Main Street Executive Director. Then they’re off to Jackson for the “Reflecting Jackson in the Blues” events with Peggy Brown, Talent Coordinator with the Central MS Blues Society.

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Today, Germaine Flood, Jay White and Kamel King, with Visit Mississippi, are kicking off the Halloween festivities at Mississippi Wildlife Rehabilitation’s 2022 Trunk or Treat on October 29th in Coldwater with Executive Director Debbie Crum before heading to the 5th Annual Trunk or Treat on Summit Street in McComb with Event Organizer, CoDee. Our last stop of the day will take our taste buds on a ride at the 2022 BankPlus Red Beans and Rice Festival Benefitting Stewpot in Jackson with Event Chair, Clint Hickman.

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Today, Germaine Flood, Jay White and  Kamel King, with Visit Mississippi, jam out at Visit Ridgeland’s Twilight Concert Series featuring Blues Traveler with none other than band guitarist, Chan Kinchla, and Visit Ridgeland’s Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Katie Coats, before heading to Tupelo’s Community Theatre to check out the Rocky Horror Picture Show and their Haunted Theatre attraction before they make a stop in the Belhaven District for Oktoberfest 2022, presented by: Fertile Ground Beer Co.

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Germaine Flood and Jay White check out the upcoming stage play “Her Run to Freedom,” at Duling Hall in Jackson with Funmi “Queen” Franklin before heading to the AJ Holloway Sports Complex in Biloxi for the “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer on the MS Gulf Coast” and “Real Men Wear Pink” upcoming events with Whitney Ott. Then they're off to Jackson, Vicksburg, and Oxford for the “FAR EAST DEEP SOUTH” - Mississippi Film Tour with filmmaker Baldwin Chiu.

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Today, it's all about Mississippi's best! For our first stop, we're checking out the largest book festival in the nation, the Mississippi Book Festival, during their 10-year anniversary celebration, September 13th and in with us is "Wicked Mississippi" book author, Josh Foreman. Then we'll check out what's happening around your neck of the woods with a pit-stop clip of the newest "10-Minute Timeout" podcast episode with Lacey Alexander, featuring Rob Jay, before a final stop to check out the best choir in the U.S. of A., The Mississippi Mass Choir! They'll talk about their 2024 album, "We Still Believe," their upcoming "Music from the Masses" concert in Memphis, September 27th, and they'll perform live on the show! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop Mississippi!

"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:

Crusin' Clinton Car Show

2024 Travel Unity Summit Southeast

The WAR AND TREATY @ MSU Riley Center

LeAnn Rimes

Mississippi Antique Showcase: Holiday Edition

10-Minute Timeout "Tiger Blood" feat. Rob Jay

Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manger with Visit Mississippi, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip!

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Today is the final day of MPB's 2022 Fall Pledge Drive and we’re asking you to give to MPB Think Radio for the Love of Mississippi. Germaine Flood and Jay White travel to Poplarville for the 2nd Annual Sweet Mississippi Tea Festival, October 7th- 8th, with Festival representative, Jacob Cochran. Then they're off to Rolling Fork for the 21st Annual Great Delta Bear Affair, October 22nd, with Meg Cooper, Coordinator of Mississippi’s Lower Delta Partnership before creeping over to the Tupelo Haunted Castle in Mooreville with Barney Harris.

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Hold on tight, Germaine Flood along with traveling partner Jay White get all the details on the events happening during Mississippi Capital City Pride weekend in Jackson with Jason McCarty, Executive Director of Capital City Pride, before heading to Bozarts Gallery in Water Valley, Mississippi for Suzi Altman’s “I’m Still Here: Documenting James Meredith,” photography exhibition celebrating the 60th Anniversary of his enrollment at Ole Miss, with Suzi Altman, Mary Lapides, exhibition co-curator and Dr. Annet​te Trefzer, Professor of English at the University of Mississippi.

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Buckle up, Germaine Flood along with traveling partners Jay White and Kamel King, with Visit Mississippi, talk with Yolanda R. Owens, Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancement and External Affairs at JSU, about the Mary E. Peoples Scholarship Luncheon featuring Keynote Speaker and 2022 Emmy Winner, Sheryl Lee Ralph, September 29th at the Jackson Convention Complex, before heading to Forest, Mississippi for the 17th Annual Wing Dang Doodle Festival, September 24th, with festival representative, Drew Evans!

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Germaine Flood along with traveling partners Jay White and Kamel King, with Visit Mississippi, welcome back, two former Next Stop, MS hosts: comedienne, writer and musician Rita Brent and DJ and Director of NPR’s “All Things Considered” Jonas Adams, for Rita’s upcoming Saturday show, “Raised in the Sipp, Rita Brent, The Return” at Duling Hall in Jackson, September 17th, and they travel to Wellsfest 2022 at Jamie Fowler Boyll Park, next Saturday, September 24th with festival representative, Brenda Ferguson. 

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Germaine Flood along with traveling partners Jay White and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manager with Visit Mississippi, travel to Bay St. Louis to catch a ride with Mystic Molly, owner of the Mystic Ghost Ride Company on the coast, right before heading to Jackson to talk with Nicole Smith, Special Events Coordinator with the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science about the 2022 Mississippi Science Fest at The LeFleur Museum District on September 17th.

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Germaine Flood along with traveling partners Jay White and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manager with Visit Mississippi, are heading to Meridian to Dine the Delta at Fork & Fate with Laura Hester, Dir. of Communications and Programs at The MAX & husband and wife duo, Blue Mother Tupelo, then they’ll swing by Cleveland for the Good News Gospel Festival at the Grammy Museum Mississippi with Communications and Development Manager, Brittany McClendon, before heading to the capital city for the US Theatrical Release of Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis at the Capri Theatre, in downtown Jackson with writer, actor, producer, director, singer-songwriter, and Mississippi native, Clark Richey.

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Traveling partners, Germaine Flood, Jay White and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manager with Visit Mississippi, head to the 50-yard line with the MHSAA All-Female Football Crew, lead official Adrienne Barnes, and football crew assigner, Curtis Lowe, for tonight’s Murrah High versus Cleveland High football game at Forest Hill, then we’re traveling to Tupelo, MS for the 2022 Tupelo Summerfest Fair with festival representative, Bailey Eubanks.

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Germaine Flood, Kamel King and Jay White check out books today at the 2022 Mississippi Book Festival in Jackson, with Festival Deputy Director, Jordan Perry and Moderator, Scott Baretta, then they hit the bricks at the 6th Annual Red Brick Roads Music and Arts Festival, with Main Street Clinton Program Director, Tara Lytal and Clinton Chamber of Commerce Director, Anna Nutt.  

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Today we’ll stop and smell the flowers at the 34th Annual Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival in Clarksdale, with Festival Co-Chair, Maie Smith, then we’re up, up and away for the RISE Hattiesburg Hot Air Balloon Festival, with Festival Director, Catherine Journs! 

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Diversity in our state is what makes us great, and this weekend’s events prove there’s a little some for everyone to enjoy! We’ll talk with Richard Beattie, ride organizer with the 2022 Big Bikes, Blues & Bayous cycling event in Greenwood, we’ll also chat with DJ Scrap about The Return of House Music with "The Blast" at Martin's Downtown and then we’ll discuss the Mississippi Agricultural and Outdoor Expo at the Mississippi Trade Mart building on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds.

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Today, it's all about the tight-knit Mississippi community! For our first stop, we'll be heading to Eupora for the Chainsaws & Art Festival, a 4-day chainsaw carving competition, happening September 25-28th with representative, Janet Cook... then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before our final stop in Grenada for the Downtown Grenada Jubilee! We'll talk with Allyson Coleman, Grenada Area Chamber of Commerce, COO. Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop Mississippi!

"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:

2024 Mississippi Book Festival

Zzz's by the Sea

The South’s Most Elusive Artist: Walter Inglis Anderson

Pink Par-Tea Brunch

Astronomy Trivia Night

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Today is all about getting Back 2 School! We're talking with Clair Huff of the Mississippi Children’s Museum in Meridian about their Back to School Bash, we also chat with Olivia Blassingame with Amory, MS Junior Auxiliary's 2022 Back to School Bash and then we sit down with Janet Reihle, with the Flowood Chamber of Commerce to discuss the City of Flowood’s Back to School Health and Wellness Fair at the Flowood YMCA.

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Check out America’s Got Talent’s Golden Buzzer Champs, Chapel Hart, as they discuss their recent appearance on the hit show and their upcoming performance at the Neshoba County Fair. Host Kamel King also chats with Southern Komfort Brass Band about their performance at Martin’s Downtown and Frank Selby, organizer of the First Annual One Love Caribbean Festival in Gulfport, MS.

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Today we’ll be traveling the state letting you know about the people, places and events that make MS great! From Dinosaur Train and Neon Night at the MS Children’s Museum to Birding 101 with Wild Birds Unlimited of Southaven, there’s going to be a little something for everyone to enjoy this weekend. We’ll also stop and talk with the Pork Skin Diva live from her food truck at Snowden Grove Park and so much more! So, stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next stop MS!

For more information about the places and events we featured on this episode:

Mississippi Children's Museum - https://mschildrensmuseum.org/

Wild Birds Unlimited Southaven - https://southaven.wbu.com/

Birding 101 at the First Regional Library - https://firstregional.org/events-calendar/?CFID=53309850&CFTOKEN=28d742cc09724852-29B117F7-D4AE-528A-5350D1D5D67401CA

Pork Skin Diva - 662-772-9772

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Summer is here, so we’re sharing places and events you and your family can enjoy all summer long right here in the state. This summer is all about the 2022 Blue Bell Ice Cream Social with the City with Soul! We talk with the Jackson Zoo Marketing and Promotions Director EJ Rivers to tell us about this year’s Ice Cream Social and what to expect. So, stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next stop MS!

For more information about the places and events we featured on this episode visit:

Jackson Zoo - https://jacksonzoo.org/

Bruce Sawmill Festival- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057379424220

Mississippi Braves- https://www.milb.com/mississippi

Choctaw Indian Fair- https://www.choctawindianfair.com/

MDWFP "World Snake Day"- https://www.mdwfp.com/museum/calendar/world-snake-day-2022/

Mississippi Watermelon Festival- https://mswatermelonfestival.com/

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Today it’s all about Mississippi's music and film.  Our road trip begins in Clarksdale MS for the 11th Annual Clarksdale Film and Music Festival Pandemic Edition, after that we’ll check in with the blues prodigy himself, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram to see what he's been up to. So, hold on tight this is Next Stop MS on MPB Think Radio! 

For more information on the events and artist we featured on the show visit:

Film Festival - Festival Events (clarksdalefilmfestival.com)

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

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Well, fall is officially here, the leaves are turning colors, the weather is cooler, and the holidays are right around the corner, so today we’re taking a fall road trip through Mississippi.  We’ll make our first stop at the Two MS Museums and speak with Director Pam Junior, after that, we’ll head to Ocean Springs for the 42nd Annual Peter Anderson Arts and Crafts Festival and end our road trip in Biloxi for Ron Meyers Christmas City Gift Show. So, hold on tight, cause we’re going on a fun fall ride here on Next Stop MS…    

For more information about the places and events we featured on this episode visit;

http://give2mississippimuseums.com/

http://peterandersonfestival.com/

http://oceanspringschamber.com/

https://christmascitygiftshow.com/

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As we do every Friday we’ll be traveling the state letting you know about people, places that make Mississippi great! Today we’re bringing you our “Best of Mississippi Cities” series featuring the “Go Cup District” Meridian. We’ll begin our trip with Laura Carmichael, Community Development Director for the city of Meridian, after that, we’ll head to the MAX, Mississippi’s Arts and Entertainment Experience and talk with museum director, Jerome Trahan, and end the show with Meridian’s own country music singer/songwriter, and acoustic guitar player, Daniel Houze, So hold on tight for the Best of Mississippi Cities here on Next Stop Mississippi.

For more information on the City of Meridian, the MAX and Daniel Houze visit these links below:

https://www.meridianms.org/

https://www.msarts.org/

https://www.facebook.com/danielhouzemusic/

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Today, our 1st stop combines 3 arts of storytelling at Pacesetter Gallery in Flowood, during Open Mic Poetry & Blues Night, happening 9/6, with Owner, Keri Davis, Poet, Jason Ervin, and Musician, Brian Ballou, for a show and tell, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop in Clarkdale at this year’s Red's Old-Timers Blues Festival, happening 8/31, and Delta Blues Museum Panel Discussion, happening 8/30, honoring the late Red Paden, Owner of Red's Lounge, and in with us is his son, & MS House District 26 Rep., Orlando Paden to tell us more! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!

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"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:

Less Work, S'more Camping Weekend

Second Chance Day @ The Library

5th Annual Booker Fest!

46th Annual Prairie Arts Festival

Dat Delta Hot Wing Jubilee Festival

MPBTV Highlights the 2024 'YG&E Awards'

Labor Day Weekend All White Boat Party

Democratic Labor Day Salute to Working People!

MPB Learning Presents: 'Day of da Vinci' in Columbus

Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and Kamel King, Tourism Development Bureau Manger with Visit Mississippi, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip!

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Join me and Kamel as we travel the state letting you know about people, places and events that make Mississippi great! Today our road trip begins in Oxford with Jessica Lynch to talk about their Pop-up Oxford event, next we’ll head to Clarksdale, and chat with Roger Stolle, about the 10th Annual Clarksdale Film & Music Festival and we'll end the show with our musical guest, Blues man Sean “Bad” Apple. So hold on tight for another great ride here on Next Stop MS!  

For more information about events featured on this episode visit:

https://visitoxfordms.com/pop-up-oxford/

http://www.clarksdalefilmfestival.com/

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As we do every Friday we’ll be traveling around the state letting you know about People, places and events that make MS great! Today we’ll start our road trip with Jon Salem, Managing Director with the Greater Jackson Arts Council to talk about their "MS Magic Lessons" with Elizabeth Gilbert event. Next we’ll welcome Rochelle Hicks Executive Director of MS Tourism Assoc and Craig Ray, Director of Visit MS to talk about Tourism Day at the Capitol and “MS Night" at the MS Grammy Museum and end the show with Grammy nominated Mississippi blues phenom Christone “Kingfish” Ingram.  So hold on tight because we’re going on a musical ride here on Next Stop MS!  

For more details on the events featured on today's show visit:

https://www.greaterjacksonartscouncil.com/

https://dulinghall.ticketfly.com/e/mississippi-magic-lessons-with-elizabeth-gilbert-86596012003/

https://mstourism.com/events/legislative-reception/

https://www.grammymuseumms.org/events/detail/mississippi-night-20

https://www.christonekingfishingram.com/

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