Next Stop, Mississippi

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! 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 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. 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.

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. 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.

Get ready for a wild ride as Next Stop Mississippi broadcasts live from the 58th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show & Rodeo! Join us on Friday, February 10th at 10 a.m. for a front-row seat to one of the South's biggest rodeo events. With live interviews, and a behind-the-scenes look at the action, shop, learn and explore with us during their Free Rodeo Days! So, grab your cowboy hat and tune in live to Next Stop Mississippi on MPB Think Radio! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today were heading to the Pascagoula River Audubon Center to check out their Nature Tots class happening every Thursday through February 16th with Katy Fetzer, Education Specialist, before heading to the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport for the 2023 Children’s Mardi Gras Celebration, going down Saturday, January 28th, with Executive Director, Cindy DeFrances! Then we’ll mosey down the road to the 37th Annual Southern Miss Coco-Cola Classic Rodeo in Hattiesburg, happening today through January 28th with April Jordan, Asst. Dir. of Marketing for USM Recreation, Rider Keisner, Trick Roper & Bethany Iles, Trick Rider! 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!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today were traveling to Clarksdale for the 13th Annual Clarksdale Film & Music Festival, Friday, January 27th through Sunday January 29th, with Roger Stolle, Commander-in-Chief for Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art, before heading to Jackson to check out Mississippi Traditions Exhibit's "Artist Demonstration Day,” happening Saturday, January 21st from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. with Maria Zeringue, Mississippi Arts Commission Folk and Traditional Arts Director & featured artist, Alan Kolodny. 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!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today were heading to Gulfport for the Mississippi Writers Trail Marker Dedication for American Poet, Natasha Trethaway, Tuesday, January 17th, with Kristen Brandt, Arts Industry Director for the Mississippi Arts Commission, before we stop in Jackson for Opera Mississippi's Voices of Freedom Concert: A Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration, happening Monday, January 16th at Duling Hall with Temperance Jones (Soprano), John Christopher Adams (Tenor), and Smiley Abrams (Spoken Word Poet). Plus, we 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! To view or submit events: www.mpbonline.org/community/mississippi-events/.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! To view or submit events: www.mpbonline.org/community/mississippi-events/.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! To view or submit events: www.mpbonline.org/community/mississippi-events/.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! To view or submit events: www.mpbonline.org/community/mississippi-events/.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! To view or submit events: www.mpbonline.org/community/mississippi-events/.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! To view or submit events: www.mpbonline.org/community/mississippi-events/.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! To view or submit events: www.mpbonline.org/community/mississippi-events/.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! To view or submit events: www.mpbonline.org/community/mississippi-events/.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! To view or submit events: www.mpbonline.org/community/mississippi-events/.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! To view or submit events: www.mpbonline.org/community/mississippi-events/.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! To view or submit events: www.mpbonline.org/community/mississippi-events/.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Next Stop, Mississippi is your on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! To view or submit events: www.mpbonline.org/community/mississippi-events/.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.