Next Stop, Mississippi

For our first stop, we’re exploring the Mississippi Museum of Art’s “Of Salt and Spirit: Black Quilters in the American South” exhibition, opening November 16th in Jackson with Curator Sharbreon Plummer, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop in Bay Springs to test our taste bud’s courage at the Jasper Wildlife Jamboree and Magnolia State Bank Wild Game Cook Off, presented by the Bay Springs Chamber of Commerce, happening November 16th with Mayor Donald Brown! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Hattiesburg Zoo’s Lights of the Wild Nominated for USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice 2024 for Best Zoo LightsSeventh Annual “Lights of the Wild”Thacker Mountain Radio Hour: Gerry Wilson, Eric Stracener & 5th Child with MS Symphony EnsembleNational Folk Festival KickoffFin & Zen YogaGoat Yoga in the Mound!Check out this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: 

For our first stop, we’re showing our appreciation at the Gulf Coast Veterans Association’s 2nd Annual Veterans Day Parade, Saturday, November 9th in Pass Christian, and in with us to tell us more is the President of the Gulf Coast Veterans Association, Moises Espinal, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop in Poplarville, to indulge in the south’s most iconic beverage at this year’s Sweet Mississippi Tea Festival, November 8th & 9th... and in with us to tell us who has the best sweet tea in the south is MS Tea Festival Chairperson and Owner of JD Blueberry and Tea Farm in Poplarville, Don Van de werken, in addition to Official Sweet Tea Judge & former Mayor of Poplarville, Rossie Creel! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Petal Jaycees Veterans Day Chili Cook-OffVeteran's Day Program 20247th Annual Hickory Pick'N DayLego Holiday Snow Globe Bu

Wikipedia defines festivals as events celebrated by a community and centering on characteristic aspects of that community, and today, we’re paying homage to the festivals that make us great! Today we’re heading to Downtown Ocean Springs for this year’s Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival, Nov. 2nd & 3rd, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before our final stop in Downtown Jackson to jam out at the National Folk Festival Kickoff Event, Saturday, November 16th with Blaine Wade, NCTA Exec. Dir. & Legendary Blues Musician, Eddie Cotton, Jr.! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Fantasia BarrinoDia de los Muertos: A Celebration of LifeThe Fairhope Film Festival - 12th Year AnniversaryNovember Pinball RumbleBone Thugs-N-HarmonyNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the

With Hallows' Eve creepily approaching, our first stop is all about Tricks, Treats & Trains at the Traintastic Interactive Model Railroad Museum in Gulfport October 26th & 27th with Tabitha Barnes, Dir. of Marketing & Events, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop at the Briarwood Arts Center in Jackson to enjoy Pints & Pumpkins, A Wine & Painting Experience, October 26th & the BAC Trunk-or-Treat, October 31st with Owner/Operator Stephen Brown a.k.a. 5th Child & Artist Jangela Burden with Experience Architects! It’s going to be a ghoulish time, today on the show! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Scarecrow Cruise & Car Show 2024Pass Christian Community Trunk or TreatTunnel of TerrorTrick or Treat at the Two Mississippi MuseumsBankPlus Red Beans & BBQ FestRocky Horror ShowNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for informa

For our first stop, it’s all about lederhosen at Fertile Ground Beer Company’s 3rd Annual Oktoberfest, October 18th through the 19th in Jackson, then we’ll check out what’s happening, AND what happened around your neck of the woods, before an exclusive sit-down with viral stand-up comedian, radio personality, and winner of Comedy Central's Up Next competition in 2013… Ali Siddiq! He joins the show to talk about his career and upcoming shows in the state, "I Got a Story to Tell," October 19th at the MS Coliseum in Jackson and "In the Shadows Tour," January 18th at the Historic Saenger Theater in Hattiesburg! 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 Forum on American EnterpriseThe 39th Annual Natchez Balloon FestivalBooneville Fall FestivalNext 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 ho

Today we’re On the Road live from Vicari’s Annual CTC Auction, one of Cruisin the Coast’s 28th Annual lineup of events! This 3-day auction features hundreds of vehicles, collectables, and automobilia! We’ll loop you into all the action with the "Deal Doctor," Steve Williams before chatting with the MS Coast Coliseum’s Executive Director, Matt McDonnell about this event, and their lineup of future events! Then we’ll check out "What’s Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods," before a final stop at the Mississippi Aquarium’s Dolphin Encounter Experience with Senior Marine Mammal Specialist, Mercedes Mendez! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS! Check out the accompanying MPB YouTube Livestream of this episode! Only on MPB Think Radio!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Zzz's by the Sea4th Annual Bourbon FestivalNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississipp

Hey y'all! We've got your key to the driver's seat because we're broadcasting live from Cruisin' the Coast 2024, America's Largest Block Party, this Friday, October 11th at 10 a.m.! Join Germaine Flood and Kamel King of Visit Mississippi as they go live from Vicari's Annual Cruisin' the Coast Auction at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, and they have a special MS Aquarium Dolphin Encounter segment you do not want to miss! Also tune-in to the MPB YouTube Livestream at the same time! Only on MPB Think Radio! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s show is aptly titled “A Few of My Favorite Things” because for our first stop today we’re getting in the Spirit for the MS Antique Showcase- Holiday Edition in Jackson, October 10th, then we’re off to Greenville to indulge in my top dish at this year’s Delta Hot Tamale Festival, featuring musician, Brian Ballou, October 17th – 19th, and for our final stop, we’re checking out the MS Esthetics & Spa Conference, October 12th and I’ll luxuriate in a five minute facial demo live on air and on YouTube! 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 MS!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Mississippi Antique Showcase: Holiday EditionQuitman County Mules & Blues Festival 2024Devin The Dude w/ 5th Child @ Martin's DowntownNext 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

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, & BallotsMississippi Antique Showcase: Holiday Edition - 25% off for a limited timeMusic From The Masses 2024It's Pride Y'all '24Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the st

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 2024Crusin' Clinton Car ShowMCC Canning & Preserving JellyEupora Chainsaws & Art Festival - 4 Day Chainsaw Carving CompetitionMississippi Antique Showcase: Holiday EditionNext Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming e

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 Show2024 Travel Unity Summit SoutheastThe WAR AND TREATY @ MSU Riley CenterLeAnn RimesMississippi Antique Showcase: Holiday Edition10-Minute Time

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 FestivalZzz's by the SeaThe South’s Most Elusive Artist: Walter Inglis AndersonPink Par-Tea BrunchAstronomy Trivia NightNext 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, highl

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!A Night At Red's Juke Joint In The Mississippi Delta Is A True Blues Experience - NPR 4-Mintue Listen"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Less Work, S'more Camping WeekendSecond Chance Day @ The Library5th Annual Booker Fest!46th Annual Prairie Arts FestivalDat Delta Hot Wing Jubilee FestivalMPBTV Highlights the 2024 'YG&E

For our first stop, we’re looking toward the future at this year’s Farish Forward Festival and Expo in Jackson, Aug. 24th - 25th with Aikisha Holly Colon, Festival Founder and star of the Belle Collective on the Oprah Winfrey Network, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop in Flowood to indulge in Heart Space Holistic’s ongoing, Tuesday evening, Self-Care Sound Baths, with Owner, Operator and LPN, Jason Lee! He’ll also gift us with a live sound bath, today on air! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:National Radio Day 2024Taylor Swift: Through the Eras @ GRAMMY Museum® MississippiThe Natchez Little Theatre Presents: Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio PlayThacker Mountain Radio LIVE in Ocean Springs feat. Jesmyn WardBoogie Night 2024: Rockin' the EightiesMississippi Soul Food Festival2nd Annual One Coast JamHigh Notes w/ Rhonda Richmond @ OffbeatNext Stop, Mississippi is

Today, we’re in with the First Lady of Jackson State University, LaToya Redd Thompson, Esq. for our first stop, to learn about this year’s Mary E. Peoples Scholarship Luncheon, featuring "The View's" Sunny Hostin, Sep. 12th at the Jackson Convention Complex, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop in Kosciusko for the 4th Annual Mississippi's Hottest Wing Competition at Jason’s Southern Table, August 17th! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS! 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. They'll not only tell you what's going on in your neck of the woods, but also share the history and people behin

Today is the final day of Back to School Week here on MPB Think Radio and for our first stop, we’re on the bus heading to Senatobia's upcoming Back to School Bash, happening August 13th, with Senatobia Main Street Community Development Director, Jamie Sowell, then we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop at the Two MS Museums in Jackson for the Sunday Screening: An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland", happening Aug. 11th, with MDAH’s Chris Goodwin, and the incomparable activist herself, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop Mississippi!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

Today, we’re in with the most famous Certified Fraud Examiner in the nation, hailing from Laurel and serving as our 42nd State Auditor, Shad White is here to talk about his new book “Mississippi Swindle” and his upcoming book signings at Lemuria Books in Jackson and Square Books in Oxford next week, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop at The Road to 60 Organizing and Training Summit, August 15th – 17th, at the Jackson Convention Complex with the State Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Waikinya Clanton. Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!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. They'

Today, we’re on the road live from the Mississippi Ag and Outdoor Expo 2024 at the Mississippi Trade Mart in Jackson! We’ve teamed up with our MPB Foundation to bring this awesome event to you live! We’ll chat with the Ag & Outdoor Expo rep., Guy Cormier about the event, happening July 26th – 28th, & "Mississippi Outdoors" show Biologist Adam Butler, & Producer/Videographer, Scooter Whatley, to learn all about, hanging out, in the great outdoors! We also chat with expo vendors including Uncle Larry's Food & Spice and Copper Kettle Roasted Nuts! And of course, we’ll see what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!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 i

Today, life’s a peach as we hit the road to Pontotoc for the 2024 Peach Festival at Cherry Creek Orchards, Saturday, July 20th, with owner and operator, Amanda Stark, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before our final stop and sit-down with Vicksburg native and Musicologist, Ralph Miller to chat about his passion, upcoming gigs, and he’ll perform his original song, Mississippi Moonlight today on the show!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. They'll not only tell you what's going on in your neck of the woods, but also share the history and people behind the markets, sporting events, concerts, fairs and festivals all over Mississippi.

Today, we’re heading to the sunny shores of Bay St. Louis to enjoy this year’s 9th Annual Frida Fest, Saturday July 13 at the Mockingbird Café, with café founder, Alicein Schwabacher, then we’re off to check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop at the Columbus Arts Council's Blues Series, Fri. Jul 12th at the Omnova Theater, featuring Mississippi’s own John Mohead! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!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. They'll not only tell you what's going on in your neck of the woods, but also share the history and people behind the markets, sporting events, concerts, f