Next Stop, Mississippi

Today is all about my favorite pastime, food! Our first stop of the day takes us to Mize for the 45th Annual Watermelon Festival & 5k, happening July 14-15th at Mize City Park with Coordinator, Terresa Stewart, then we’re off to Corinth to enjoy some good ol’ burgers at this year’s Slugburger Festival happening now through July 8th at Trailhead Yard, with Main St. Corinth Director, Angela Avent! Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we're heading into the wild yonder during the 75th Annual 4th Of July MS Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo & Music Fest, happening July 1st - 4th, 2023 at the Gulfport Small Craft Harbor with Board President, Richard Valdez. We'll also swing by to celebrate freedom at the 33rd Annual Red White & Blues, happening July 4th at Traceway Park in Clinton with Dir. of Parks & Recreation, Courtney Nunn and Dir. of Communication & Tourism, Marlee Price before a final stop to enjoy the festivities at Nettleton's Annual 4th of July Parade & Fireworks, happening July 1st at Roy Black Park with Main Street Dir., Dana Burcham! Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’ll rock out at "Iconic: Cirque Rock Symphonic Extravaganza," happening June 24th at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg with Dr. Jay Dean, Emeritus Director Orchestral and Operatic Conducting, and Dr. Mike Lopinto, Artistic Director for FestivalSouth/Hattiesburg Concert Association, then it’s off to Jackson to check out the celebs, cosplay, panels and more at this year’s Mississippi Comic Con 2023 happening June 24th - June 25th at the MS Trade Mart in Jackson with Veteran Comic Artist Steven Butler, his daughter, Comic Artist, Lily Butler and our very own Clark Lee with MPBTV! Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’ll get into family, school and community at MPB’s 2023 Summer Learning Family Fun Day at the Jackson Convention Complex, June 17th with Felicia Davis, Early Childhood Education & Student Enrichment Division Manager and Keidra Hooks, Training and Outreach Specialist with MPB Education, then we’ll swing by the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic, June 23-24th at the Betty Davis Ponderosa in Waterford with Frank Kossen, NMHCP Board Member, before our final stop at this year’s Bentonia Blues Festival, June 16th at Blue Front Café in Bentonia with Gilbert Vowell, Robert Farr and Jimmy “Duck” Holmes!Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org/community/mississippi-events/. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’re On The Road live from the 25th Annual Tupelo Elvis Festival at Cadence Bank Arena in Downtown Tupelo! We’ll check out all the action and learn more about this iconic celebration, in the King’s hometown, with Stephanie Coomer, Deputy Director for Tupelo Convention & Visitors Bureau, Dalton Russell, Marketing & Community Outreach Director and Debbie Brangenberg, Former Executive Director, both with Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association and so much more! Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’re celebrating freedom with a stop at the Vicksburg Juneteenth Heritage Festival, Saturday June 17th, with Vicksburg Juneteenth Heritage Festival Committee Chair, Bobbie Bingham Morrow, then we’ll pay homage at the Voices of Courage & Justice 60th Festivities, happening June 8th and 9th in Jackson, with Reena Evers-Everette, Executive Director of the Medgar And Myrlie Evers Institute, before our final stop at this year’s Mississippi Songwriter’s Festival, Friday, June 16th, and 17th, in Cleveland with singer/songwriter, Tricia Walker of Big Front Porch Productions. Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’re sailing out to the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra's, Sounds by the Sea - A Salute to Our Military event, May 27th in Gulfport, with Music Director, Dr. Peter Rubardt, then we’ll celebrate 50 years of Hip-Hop at the 6th Annual Old School Party with A Purpose- Fundraiser for Grace House, happening May 27th at the Mississippi Trade Mart, in Jackson with Organizer, Steven James and DJ Finesse! Plus, we also let you know "What's Happening" around your neck of the woods!Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Next Stop, Mississippi live from the 25th Annual Tupelo Elvis Festival, June 9th at 10am! We're broadcasting from the King's hometown, bringing you the thrilling sounds of this iconic celebration through live interviews! From the Elvis Tribute Artist contest to unforgettable performances, we're sharing all the excitement with you, live from Downtown Tupelo. So slip into your blue suede shoes, and let's rock 'n' roll with the spirit of the King! Only on MPB Think Radio – where Mississippi is our mission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’re walking the plank to check out Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse’s 8th Annual Pirate Day in the Bay, May 19th - 20th in Bay St. Louis, with Lady Claiborne & Captain Longbeard, then we’re getting wild at the Born to Be Wild: Family & Friends Picnic, happening May 20th at the MS Museum of Natural Science, in Jackson with Corey Wright, MDWFP Conservation Educator and Naturalist and Pam Dollar, Executive Director for the Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities. Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’re celebrating women in music at the 2nd Annual Women in Blues Festival, May 18th – 20th, in Clarkdale at Shared Experiences Headquarters with festival founder, Colleen Buyers, before we swing by the 2023 Mississippi Makers Fest, happening May 13th at Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, with Brother Rogers, Director of Programs and Communication Division at MDAH! Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’re checking out the 2023 Snappy Sync Soiree and Firefly Tours, May 18th through May 21st, 2023 at the Bill Waller Mississippi Craft Center in Ridgeland with representative, Claire Graves before we stop by the 70th Annual Jimmy Rodgers Music Festival, happening May 7-14th, 2023 in Meridian with Executive Director, Leslie Lee. Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’re On The Road broadcasting live from The American Pickleball Tour at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi! We’ll learn what it is and why pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the nation with APT Director Aaron DelMar, we’ll also check out New Stage Theatre’s newest production "Fences," happening through April 30th, in Jackson and more!Email the show: events@mpbonline.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discover America's fastest growing sport with Next Stop, Mississippi as we present, "On The Road: Next Stop, The American Pickleball Tour!" We'll broadcast live from the tour at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi, Friday, April 28th at 10:00 AM CST. Tune-in to learn why pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the nation, through live interviews and gameplay! Join me, Germaine Flood, Jay White and Kamel King with Visit Mississippi this Friday, live on MPB Think Radio! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’re on the bus to Oxford to vibe out at the Double Decker Arts Festival, happening April 28th with Lee Ann Stubbs, Double Decker Coordinator with Visit Oxford, then we’re heading to Smith Park in Jackson to check out Shakespeare's "King Lear" showings at Smith Park in Jackson with actor Ward Emling, and Director, Amile Wilson!  Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods!Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’re heading to Flowood to check out the 2023 En Plein Air Earth Day Paint Competition at LeFleur’s Bluff State Park happening April 22nd with owner and artist Keri Davis, and nationally known Mississippi Artist, Susan Wellington, then we’re off to Biloxi to check out the I Do Y'all Wedding Fest happening April 16th at Ground Zero Blues Club with Amy Wallace, Publisher of I Do Y’all, Modern Couples Southern Style Magazine, and we’ll round out today’s trip with a final stop in Leland for the The Mockingbird Songwriters Music Festival, at The Gin at Dunleith, April 14th – 15th with Music & Culture Ambassador of Mississippi, Steve Azar! Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods!Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i

Today we’re hopping to the Mississippi Ag Museum for Easter at the Ag 2023, happening Saturday April 8th, with Educational Interpreter, Amie Clark and Early Childhood Reading Partner, Uncle Story, then we’re off to Clarksdale for the 20th Annual Juke Joint Festival, with Co-Founder, Roger Stolle, happening April 13th through the 14th, 2023. Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods!Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we’re heading to Belzoni for the 46th Annual World Catfish Festival happening Saturday April 1st, then we’re off to Brandon to celebrate Holi Mehla at the Festival of Colors 2023 also on April 1st, before our last stop in Jackson to check out the 12th USA International Ballet Competition happening June 10th – June 24th! Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, I head to Starkville this weekend for the 17th Annual Charles H. Templeton, Sr. Ragtime and Jazz Festival with Gatsby Gala then we’ll hit the 2023 Hal’s St. Paddy’s Day Parade in Jackson with Grammy Award Winning Jazz Artist, Grand Marshal, and Jackson Native, Cassandra Wilson and H.R.H. THEE Sweet Potato Queen, Jill Conner Browne. Plus we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods! So, stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.