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Paint The Town 2019
Clarksdale, MS
Downtown mural project w/Columbian, Memphian and Clarksdalian artists. SCHEDULE:
Friday & Saturday, September 27 & 28: Artists arrive
Sunday, September 29: Organizing and setting up of scaffolding, etc.
Monday – Friday, September 30 – October 4: Painting of walls around downtown
Clarksdale.
Friday, October 4, 6pm: Dedication of walls. 2nd & Yazoo Streets, across from Regions
Bank.
Friday, October 4, 8pm – whenever: Party at Hambone Gallery, 111 East 2nd St.
Clarksdale. Music by Anthony Big A Sherrod and the Allstars.
On Saturday October 5 most of the participating artists will be going to Memphis, TN to
participate in Paint Memphis.
MORE INFO:
Eric, es@ericstone.com

 CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI — Sounds Around Town

Back-To-School HAPPY HOUR
featuring The Step Brothers

Bay Saint Louis, MS – The Step Brothers take to the historic stage of the 100 Men
Hall for a Back-To-School Happy Hour on Saturday, September 7 th from 6PM to
9PM. Summer-weary parents are invited to come for an evening of convivial
music and cocktails. No cover charge; cash bar; food for purchase from The
Smoking Oyster.
There is so much out there already about how to get kids ready for back to school,
but not much to celebrate the glory days for parents when school is back in
session. Come to the 100 Men Hall for a happy hour filled with spirits and song
and gratitude.
Food by Chef Chris Hayes of The Smoking Oyster. Chef Chris is a Food Network
star. After obtaining his culinary degree, Chef Chris worked at various restaurants
and casinos, before relocating to New Orleans. Earlier this year, Chef Chris was
named the winning contestant on Food Network's Cooks vs Cons. His recipes are
featured in Louisiana Cooking Magazine and Road Tours Magazine.

Meraki

Clarksdale, MS

(Sunflower & Third St.)
Thurs., 9/26 – 3rd annual “Babies, Blues & Bottoms” w/Afrissippi (musical fundraiser for Coahoma County Diaper Bank), 5:30-7:30pm

GRAMMY Museum Mississippi

Cleveland, MS

www.grammymuseumms.org
Wed., 9/18 – 7:00 p.m. – THE DROP: BOBBY RUSH

Welcome to the sixth annual International Conference on the Blues, a celebration of the art form through scholarly activity, discourse, and music! It takes place on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss., in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, recognized as the birthplace of American music. http://www.deltastate.edu/bluesconference/

Festivities kick off with a pre-conference concert at 7:30 PM Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, with the funkadelic Kool and the Gang, whose hits include “Celebration,” “Cherish,” and “Jungle Boogie.” Still going strong after 50 years, the most sampled R&B band of all time performs at the Bologna Performing Arts Center on the DSU campus. Purchase tickets by calling the box office at (662) 846-4626 or clicking here.

The all-day conference on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, begins bright and early and continues until after dark. The morning and afternoon feature academic presentations at DSU. Topics include the blues; African American musical traditions and influences on world cultures; the influence of gospel, spirituals, and soul music; music of the American civil rights movement; African American music as social commentary and protest; and history and culture of the Mississippi Delta.

At night, there are two free concerts: local and regional acts on the courthouse grounds in downtown Cleveland and a “blues in the round” acoustic jam session at Mississippi Grounds, hosted by award-winning singer/songwriter Tricia Walker.

Gateway to the Blues Museum
Tunica, MS (Hwy 61)
10/9 – Big A & Allstars, 6pm

Tunica Convention & Visitors Center

Gateway to the Blues Museum & Gift Shop

13625 Hwy 61 N

Tunica Resorts, MS 38664

(888) 488-6422

CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI – Sounds Around Town
“Live blues 365 nights a year plus over a dozen annual festivals!”

RED’S LOUNGE (395 Sunflower Ave.)
Wednesdays – Lucious Spiller, 8pm
Fri., 8/23 – Lucious Spiller Blues Band, 9pm
Sat., 8/24 – Robert Kimbrough Sr., 9pm
Sun., 8/25 – Mark “Mule Man” Massey, 7pm

GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB (0 Blues Alley)
Wed., 8/21 – Original Music Night, 8pm
Thurs., 8/22 – Blues Jam w/Kolbus, 8pm
Fri., 8/23 – Keith Johnson & Big Muddy Band, 8pm
Sat., 8/24 – Lucious Spiller Blues Band, 8pm

BLUESBERRY CAFE (235 Yazoo Ave.)
Sat., 8/24 – Blues Breakfast w/Mark Miller & Steve Kolbus, 10am
Sun., 8/25 – Blues Breakfast w/Deak Harp, 10am
Mon., 8/26 – Blues Dinner w/Sean “Bad” Apple, 8pm

LEVON’S BAR & GRILL (232 Sunflower Ave.)
Fri., 8/23 – Steve Kolbus & Mark Miller 8pm
Sun., 8/25 – J.H. Sitton & Doug Bales, 3:30pm

HAMBONE GALLERY (111 E. 2nd St.)
Tues., 8/27 – Stone Gas Blues Band, 8pm

HOOKER GROCER + EATERY (316 John Lee Hooker Ln.)

Sam Chatmon Blues Festival
Hollandale, MS
Fri-Sat, 9/27-28 – Blues, jazz and more at Blue Front — including Libby Rae Watson and John Horton. 662-827-2241 or @SamChatmonBlues on Facebook.