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MARKS: 2019 Mules and Blues Fest – 5th annual!

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MULES & BLUES FEST
Marks, MS
mules.bluesfest.org
Fri.-Sat., 10/4-5 – BLUES/SOUTHERN SOUL MUSIC with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Miss Jody, Jwonn, Jay Morris Group and Steve Azar.
Sat., 10/5 – GOSPEL MUSIC with George Dean & the Gospel 4, Delta Big 4, Ned Johnson & Jonestown Crusaders and Ivory Sims.
PLUS, 5K run/walk, mule/wagon rides, food and more!

FEST is Quitman County’s 5th Annual MULES & BLUES FESTIVAL, commemoratingthe Mule Train of 1968 from Marks MS to Washington DC in support of The War on Poverty.

FEST: Free Admission. Fun for all ages. 5K Walk/Run – this year benefits Lupus Fdtn. Live Gospel groups – morning. 
Live Blues & Rock artists – all afternoon. Saturday October 5.
(As FEST Planning Committee Publicity Chair I would really appreciate your forwarding this email to all Your Contacts and Social Media Friends.)
People come from near and VERY far away for FEST music and eats, as well as for Civil Rights Tours in the Mississippi Delta Heritage zone. And some come for a snapshot of their ride on the FEST Mule Wagon!
The Marks MS AMTRAK stop is one block from the FEST. Train arrives in Marks the morning of FEST between 8 and 9 o’clock, headed South from CHICAGO & MEMPHIS. For a one day trip, train leaves Marks between 8 and 9 o’clock in the evening, headed back up North to MEMPHIS & CHICAGO. (This is the 7-day-a-week schedule for the famous “City of New Orleans” AMTRAK service.)
The Grand Opening for the newest business in Marks is Fri & Sat – Sept 6 & 7 @ 6pm – one block from Courthouse Square after the FEST. Visit DINO MILLS’ AUCTION COMPANY. 
There was a super Auction House, for a couple of years, on Hwy 6 West of Marks. It was neat, fun, with a lot of interesting “stuff”, and “everybody” went, for maybe 2 years. (I featured the Auction House in an article with photos in my “Q” MAGAZINE.) Happy to see a new adventure here!
Oh! How could I forget!?
At the FEST, there’s a lot of BBQ
by locals, yummy Southern foods, games, and a variety of merch vendors. A special ex-pat from Lambert MS brings his crew from Chicago’s “Charlie’s #1 Ribs” – delicious ribs, chicken and Polish! There’s Something Fun for Everyone at the 5th FEST on October 5th !
Thank you for passing this on!
               diane harris donnelly
                   (662) 624 – 1941
PS: FEST HEADLINERS ARE
George Dean – Christone “KINGFISH” Ingram – Steve Azar

CLARKSDALE: Blues music and more around town (mid-July)

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

COLLECTIVE SEED & SUPPLY CO. (145 Delta Ave.)
Thurs., 7/11 – Downtown Clarksdale Farmers Market w/music by Tyler Slack, 5pm

RED’S LOUNGE (395 Sunflower Ave.)
Wed., 7/10 – Mark “Mule Man” Massey, 8pm
Fri., 7/12 – Frank “Guitar” Rimmer Blues BAnd, 9pm
Sat., 7/13 – Bill “Howl-N-Madd” & Shy Perry Blues Band, 9pm
Sun., 7/14 – Stone Gas Blues Band, 7pm

GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB (0 Blues Alley)
Wed., 7/10 – Bill Abel, 8pm
Thurs., 7/11 – Lala & Element 88, 8pm
Fri., 7/12 – Steve Kolbus Album Release, 8pm
Sat., 7/13 – Keith Johnson & Big Muddy Band, 8pm

BLUESBERRY CAFE (235 Yazoo Ave.)
Sat., 7/13 – Blues Breakfast w/David Dunavent, 10am
Sat, 7/13 – Blues Dinner w/Garry Burnside, 6-9pm
Sun., 7/14 – Blues Breakfast w/Lance Daniels, 10am
Mon., 7/15 – Blues Dinner w/In Laymens Terms, 8pm

LEVON’S BAR & GRILL (232 Sunflower Ave.)
Fri., 7/12 – Ralph Miller, 8pm
Sun., 7/14 – Steve Kolbus & Mark Miller, 3:30pm
HAMBONE GALLERY (111 E. 2nd St.)

Tues., 7/16 – Lightnin’ Malcolm, 8pm

HOOKER GROCER + EATERY (near Delta Blues Museum)
Sun., 7/14 – Alanna Mosley, 5-7pm

HOPSON COMMISSARY (001 Commissary Circle)
Sat., 7/13 – Trailer Park Discom, 9pm

Mon., 7/15 – Happy hour w/music by Alana Mosley, 6pm

SHACK UP INN (The Gin)
Fri., 7/12 – Lightnin’ Malcolm, 7-11pm

STONE PONY (226 Delta Ave.)
Fri., 7/12 – Sara Levingston, 7pm

CLARKSDALE MUSEUMS (downtown)
Delta Blues Museum at 1 Blues Alley, open Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm.
Tennessee Williams Rectory Museum by appointment (646-465-1578).

FREE AUDIO WALKING TOUR (smartphone app)
Courtesy of Visit Clarksdale Tourism! Download free VoiceMap app and search “Clarksdale.”

COMING SOON: Sat., 8/10 – Cat Head – “MS Juke Joint Confidential” booksigning w/Roger Stolle, 11am

CAT HEAD MUSIC CALENDAR at www.cathead.biz

BAY ST. LOUIS: Buckjumping doc film event

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Bay Saint Louis, MS – Rail Yard Films at the 100 Men Hall will be screening
director Lily Keber’s latest documentary, Buckjumping on Friday, July 26 at 7PM
to 10PM. Please join us on this cinematic journey through the soul of New
Orleans.
The Bitter Southerner writes: Lily Keber’s feature-length documentary,
“Buckjumping,” will take filmgoers deep into more than a half dozen New
Orleans neighborhoods, where second-line parades boost the spirits and bring
communities together in a way that happens nowhere else.
https://bittersoutherner.com/a-dance-of-liberation-buckjumping
Lily is a filmmaker and educator based in New Orleans. Her award winning
directorial debut, Bayou Maharajah, will be screened at the 100 Men Hall’s first
annual Booker Fest debuting August 30/31, 2019. Lily’s second feature
documentary Buckjumping premiered in October 2018 to the largest audience
ever assembled at the New Orleans Film Festival.
Keber has produced for Arcade Fire, Beyoncé, and Preservation Hall. Her films
have covered the Department of Homeland Security's policy of family detention,
prison conditions in Gaza and the deteriorating environment of the Gulf Coast.
Her work has appeared on ARTE, HBO, MTV News, Time, Al-Jazeera English,
Democracy Now!, Sundance DocClub, Hulu, Netflix, iTunes, Electronic Intifada
and PBS.
Food will be for purchase by Food Network’s Chef Chris Hayes of The Smoking
Oyster whose food and recipes have been winning awards in New Orleans and
around the country.
Tickets for Buckjumping benefit both the 100 Men Hall, a 501c3 nonprofit as well
as the distribution of the documentary, Buckjumping. Tickets are $10 and can be
purchased here: https://the100menhall.com/products/buckjumping or $15 at
the door. All tickets will be at Will Call.

CLARKSDALE: July blues shows (overview)… every nights

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CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI – July 2019 blues news and more…
“Live blues in Clarksdale 365 nights a year, plus over a dozen music festivals!”

Red’s Lounge — blues-only juke joint featured in We Juke Up In Here and M for Mississippi films!

Clarksdale, MS

(395 Sunflower Ave. @ MLK Dr.)

Live blues show every Wednesday, (sometimes Thursday), Friday, Saturday and Sunday night..

Wed., 7/3 – Live blues TBA, 8pm
Fri., 7/5 – Live blues TBA, 9pm
Sat., 7/6 – Live blues TBA, 9pm
Sun., 7/7 – Live blues TBA, 7pm

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Ground Zero Blues Club (co-owned by Morgan Freeman) — in M for Mississippi  and Moonshine & Mojo Hands films!

Clarksdale, MS

www.groundzerobluesclub.com

Live music (mostly blues) weekly, Wed thru Sat — including WEEKLY THURSDAY BLUES JAM NIGHTS!

(8pm showtimes):

Wed., 7/3 – Live blues TBA
Thurs., 7/4 – closed for 4th of July Holiday, BUT GO TO HAMBONE FOR LIVE BLUES (111 E 2nd St)
Fri., 7/5 – Big T and the Family
Sat., 7/6 – Emerson Hill Blues Band
Wed., 7/10 – Bill Abel

7/11 Thur. Lala Element 88, 8pm

7/12 Fri. Steve Kolbus Clarksdale Blues Revue Album Release, 8pm

7/13 Sat. Keith Johnson Big Muddy Band, 8pm

7/17 Wed. David Dunavent, 8pm

7/18 Thur. Stone Gas Band, 8pm

7/19 Fri. Bill Howl N Madd Perry. 8pm

7/20 Sat. Diedra and the Ruff Pro Band, 8pm

7/24 Wed. Deak Harp, 8pm

7/25 Thur. Steve Kolbus Clarksdale Blues Revue, 8pm

7/26  Fri.  Johnnie B.  Sanders, 8pm

7/27 Sat. Heavy Suga and the SweeTones, 8pm

7/31 Wed. Lala Element 88, 8pm

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Hooker Grocer & Eatery

(near Delta Blues Museum)

Sun., 7/21 – C.W. Stoneking, 6-8pm

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Cat Head — Mississippi’s Blues Store

Clarksdale, MS

(252 Delta Ave.; 662-624-5992, but no voicemail) Celebrating 17 years at the Crossroads.

Your 1st stop for “live” music & visitor info. Open Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm (plus Sundays on fest weekends);

OPEN 4TH OF JULY… Thurs., 7/4 from 11am to 2pm, y’all!

Delta Blues Museum

Clarksdale, MS

www.deltabluesmuseum.org

Open Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm; closed Sun.

Celebrating 40 years in 2019!

Nice PBS NewsHour segment on the DBM’s Arts & Ed Program at https://www.facebook.com/groups/newshourarts/

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Tennessee Williams Rectory Museum
Clarksdale, MS (106 Sharkey Ave.)
Open by appointment, 646-465-1578. Info at tennesseewilliamsrectorymuseum.com

ALSO: 10/17-19, 2019 – Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival, https://deltawilliamsfestival.com/

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Levon’s Bar & Grill

Clarksdale, MS

(232 Sunflower Ave)

Fri., 7/5 – Sean “Bad” Apple, 8pm

Sun., 7/7 – J.H. Sitton & Doug Bales, 3:30pm

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Bluesberry Cafe

Clarksdale, MS

(662-627-7008)

Sat/Sun blues breakfasts, 10am; Mon blues every week, 8pm!

Mon., 7/1 – Blues Dinner w/Steve Kolbus, 8pm

Sat., 7/6 – Blues Breakfast w/David Dunavent, 10am
Sun., 7/7 – Blues Breakfast w/Mississippi Marshall,10am
Mon., 7/8 – Blues Dinner w/Sean “Bad” Apple, 8pm

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COLLECTIVE SEED & SUPPLY CO. (145 Delta Ave.)

Clarksdale, MS
Every Thursday – Downtown Clarksdale Farmers Market w/music, 5pm

Thurs., 7/4 – Downtown Clarksdale Farmers Market w/music TBA, 5pm

Hambone Gallery

Clarksdale, MS

www.stanstreet.com

EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT live blues music plus occasional musics on other days in gallery/bar, 8pm.

Tuesday July 2 -Stone Gas Blues Band
Thurs., 4TH OF JULY – Preston Rumbaugh & Firecracker Blues Band celebrates THE 4TH, 8pm
Tuesday July 9 – Deak Harp
Tuesday July 16 – Lightnin’ Malcolm
Tuesday July 3 – Bill ” Howl N Madd Perry
Tuesday July 30 – Rev. Robert

Stone Pony Pizza

Clarksdale, MS

(226 Delta Ave.)

Fridays at 7pm:

July 5 Mississippi Marshall

July 12 Sara Levingston 

July 19 Alanna Mosley 

July 26 David Dunavent

August 2 Sara Levingston

August 9 David Dunavent 

August 16 Debra Lane

August 23 Alanna Mosley

August 30 Mississippi Marshall

September 6 Mississippi Marshall

September 13 TBA

September 20 Alanna Mosley

September 27 TBA

Clarksdale Sound Stage
Clarksdale, MS
(313 Issaquena Ave., downtown; enter via alley back door)
tba

Yazoo Pass

Clarksdale, MS
(207 Yazoo Ave.)

“Original music” occasionally, including:
tba

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TRAVELERS HOTEL (3rd St.)

Clarksdale, MS

tba

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New Roxy – “Possibly the coolest venue in the South…”

Clarksdale, MS

(363 Issaquena Ave.)

PLAN NOW for Deep Blues Fest 2019 – www.deepbluesfest.com

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Crossroads Cultural Arts Center
Clarksdale, MS (332 Delta Ave.)

Fri., 7/5 –SUNFLOWER RIVER BLUES ASSOCIATION First Friday Blues Mixer w/“Daddy Rich” Crisman (7:30pm-8:15 pm), “Mule Man” Massey (8:30pm-9:15 pm) and Lightnin’ Malcolm (9:30pm-10:15pm).

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Grandma’s Blues House
Clarksdale, MS
(115 3rd St. – Grandma’s Pancake House/Blues House/Sports Bar)

Open many evenings with DJ; live blues during Clarksdale Film Festival and Juke Joint festival.

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Clarksdale White House
325 W 2nd St.
www.deltabohemian.com

tba

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Tourism Office
Clarksdale, MS (326 Blues Alley)

visitclarksdale.com
Open Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm PLUS Sat 9am-noon – Visit Clarksdale-Coahoma County Tourism inside the historic downtown train depot for maps, info and hospitality! Bubba O’Keefe, tourism director. (662) 627-6149.

Rock & Blues Museum

Clarksdale, MS

www.blues2rock.com

Founders are retiring, so their building —  with its cool, loft living space in back — AND world-famous collection are for sale; serious inquiries only, please, via museum website email.

 

Meraki

Clarksdale, MS

(Sunflower & Third St.)

tba

The Bad Apple Blues Club – COMING SOON!

Clarksdale, MS

349 Issaquena Ave, downtown

tba

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Hopson Commissary

Clarksdale, MS

www.hopsonplantation.com

Every Monday night – free appetizers and music by someone playing free live acoustic music every week, 6pm!

MONDAY NIGHT HAPPY HOUR MUSIC – FREE MUSIC & appetizers, 6PM:
– 7/1 – Tony Boyd

– 7/8 – Graham Phillips

– 7/15 – Alana Mosley

– 7/22 – Zack Tillitson

– 7/29 – tba

PLUS, SATURDAYS 9pm (cover applies):

7/6 – Pawn
7/13 – Trailer Park Disco

Sat., 7/27-David Dunavent, 9pm
Sat., 8/10-Blackwater Trio, 9pm

ALSO…

7/26-28 – Mid-South Archaeological Conference at Hopson Commissary (see Facebook).

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Shack Up Inn (The Gin)

Clarksdale, MS

https://www.shackupinn.com/services3

 Fri.-Sat., 7/5-6, 2019 – Oh Brother Fiddler & Fried Green Tomatoes Festival w/Hank Burdine & friends at Shack Up Inn.

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CUTRER MANSION (109 Clark St.)

Clarksdale, MS
tba

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Delta Blues Alley Cafe
Clarksdale, MS (352 Delta Ave.)

tba

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Tennessee Williams Rectory Museum – NEW!
Clarksdale, MS

 https://tennesseewilliamsrectorymuseum.com/
Plus annual festival, www.DeltaWilliamsFestival.com

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PHILADELPHIA: Thacker Mountain Radio w/RL Boyce

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Thacker Mountain Radio

Oxford, MS (plus occasionally special locations)

www.thackermountain.com

LIVE SHOWS:
Sat., 7/27 – Neshoba County Fair, Philadelphia, MS; with RL Boyce, etc., 8pm.
Sat., 8/17 – Duding Hall, Jackson, MS; “MS Book Fest” edition w/Grace Askew, etc., 7:30pm.

BROADCASTS:

Sat., 8/17 – MPB rebroadcast of Clarksdale, Mississippi’s 2019 JUKE JOINT FESTIVAL show at New Roxy w/Cadillac John, Bill Abel, Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band and author John Henshall.

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