Next Stop, Mississippi

As we do every Friday we’ll be traveling around the state letting you know about People, places and events that make MS great! Mississippi is known as the “Birthplace of America’s Music” and no one knows that better than our guests today. Brad Franklin founder of Jackson Indie Music Week, film maker Phillip Scarborough, singer-songwriter Brynn Corbello and Mississippi’s Hip-Hop female sensation, Vitamin Cea. e’ll talk with them about Mississippi’s music scene and the 2020 Jackson Indie Music Week. Plus Kamel and I will let you know what’s going on this weekend in your neck of the woods. So hold on tight for a Mississippi musical ride here on Next Stop MS!   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we do every Friday we’ll be traveling around the state letting you know about people, places and events that make Mississippi great! 2019 was an awesome year here on Next Stop MS and 2020 will be no exception. Today we’ll start our trip on the MS Gulf Coast with Jordan Warren, Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra to talk about their “Winter Interlude" event. After that we’ll sit down and talk with soulful pop/rock singer/songwriter Seth Power. We’ll discuss his musical journey, his debut album and upcoming concert. So hold on tight cause we’re starting the New Year off right here on Next Stop MS!  For more information on our featured guest visit:https://www.gulfcoastsymphony.net/http://sethpowermusic.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we do every Friday we’ll be traveling around the state letting you know about People, places and events that make MS great! Christmas hasn’t officially begun yet but today we’re speeding up the clock and featuring Holiday light fest around the state. We’re starting this Festival of Lights road trip off in Cleveland for their 50 Nights of Lights then we’ll head to Canton for their Annual “City of Lights” and end the show on the MS Gulf Coast for the Gulfport Harbor Lights Winter Festival.  For more information about events around the state visit our events calendar at http://www.mpbonline.org/mississippi-events/https://www.50nightsoflights.com/https://www.cantontourism.com/https://gulfportharborlights.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we do every Friday we’ll be traveling around the state letting you know about people, places and events that make MS great! Today on Next Stop MS we’re making ONE STOP in Jackson to take a closer look at the "City with Soul" music video with Paul Wolfe of Visit Jackson, Jon Salem with The Greater Jackson Arts Council, and the entire creative team, Singer/songwriter, Teneia Sanders, Hip Hop Artist, 5th Child, Producer Taiwo Gaynor and Director, Bryson Hatfield. Plus, Kamel and I will let you know what’s happening in your neck of the woods this weekend. So hold on tight cause we’re going on a Jackson Mississippi Ride here on Next Stop MS!! https://visitjackson.com/https://www.greaterjacksonartscouncil.com/https://teneiasanders.bandcamp.com/https://5thchildmusic.bandcamp.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mississippi is known for many things especially art and festivals so today we’re showcasing "Art Festivals around Mississippi" Our first stop is in Water Valley for the 11th Annual Water Valley Art Crawl, next we’ll head to Ocean Springs for the 41st Annual Peter Anderson Arts & Crafts Festival and end the show in Picayune for the 50th BiAnnual Fall Street Festival. So hold on tight cause we’re going on a Mississippi Arts & Crafts Ride here on Next Stop MS!!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/55944767307/ http://peterandersonfestival.com/https://picayunemainstreet.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we do every Friday we’ll travel across the state letting you know about people, places and events that make Mississippi a great. Today our first stop is with Molly Coker, Community Development Manager with The American Cancer Society to talk about their 2019 Making Strides Walk, next we’ll visit with Lolly Rash of Mississippi Heritage Trust about their upcoming "10 Most Endangered Historic Places" list and end the show with our featured haunted house, “The Dark Zone”. So hold on tight cause we’re going on a ride here on Next Stop MS!!  The American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks raise awareness and funds to save lives from breast cancer.The events raise money to fund innovative research, provide free information and support, and to help people reduce their breast cancer risk or find it early when it's most treatable.Learn more here: https://secure.acsevents.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=strides_msabc&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_cam

As we do every Friday we’ll travel across the state letting you know about people, places and events that make Mississippi a great. Today it’s all about Halloween fun throughout Mississippi. Our first stop will be in Natchez for their 4th Annual Natchez Witches Ride, next we’ll head to Hattiesburg for Zoo Boo 2019 and end our spooktacular trip on the MS Gulf Coast for our featured haunted house of the week, Terror on the Coast. So hold on tight cause we’re going on a Halloweetown Ride here on Next Stop MS!!  Below is the link to "NextdoorTreat Map" a private social network for your neighborhood. It will help you and your neighbors celebrate the most neighborly holiday of the year. https://nextdoor.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we do every Friday we’ll travel across the state letting you know about people, places and events that make Mississippi a great. Today it’s all about Sweet tea, Chili and haunted houses!! Our first stop is in Poplarville for the Sweet Mississippi Tea Festival, next we’ll head to Tupelo for the 20th Annual Chili Fest and end the show in Raymond at the House of the Haunted Fields! For more information about the events we featured on this show and for more events throughout the state visit our events calendar at http://www.mpbonline.org/mississippi-events/https://www.smteafest.com http://www.tupelomainstreet.comhttps://www.facebook.com/houseofthehauntedfields/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we do every Friday, we'll be traveling across the state letting you know about people, places and events that make Mississippi great. Our first stop is in Jackson for Oktoberfest at Cathead Distillery, after that, we’ll head to the historic Farish Street district for the 39th Annual Farish Street Heritage Festival and speak with Executive Director Lee King and end the show with MS Rock Combo ‘The Weeks” So hold on tight cause we’re going for a ride here on Next Stop MS!!  https://catheaddistillery.com/events/oktoberfest/http://www.farishstreetheritagefestival.com/http://theweeksmusic.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join us as we travel across the state letting you know about people, places and events that make Mississippi a great. Well fall has officially arrived so today we’ll take a look at some of Mississippi’s best fall festivals. Our first stop is in Laurel for the 10th Annual Loblolly Festival next we’ll head to Jackson for WellsFest 2019 and end the show with Grammy award winning singer/songwriter, Tricia Walker. So hold on tight as we take a Mississippi fall festival ride today on Next Stop MS! Visit these links below to find out more information about events and guests from today's show. http://laurelmainstreet.com/events/loblolly-festival/http://wellschurch.org/wellsfest/wellsfest-2019https://bigfrontporch.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we do every Friday we’ll be traveling across the state letting you know about people places and events that make Mississippi a great place to live. Today we’ll start our road trip in Jackson for the 20th Annual Susan G. Komen Metro Jackson Race for the Cure next we’ll head to Natchez for 4th Annual Classic European Auto & Motorcycle Show. After that we’ll travel to Tupelo for their Bud & Burgers Competition and end the show with Blues musician, Dexter Allen. So hold on tight because we’re going for a ride here on Next Stop MS! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we do every Friday we’ll be traveling across the state letting you know about people places and events that make Mississippi a great place to live. Today we’ll start our road trip in Jackson for the 32nd Annual BCBS Taste of MS next we’ll move over to the MS Museum of Art for their “Art Party” 2019. After that, we’ll head to Ridgeland for the 14th Annual Santé South Wine Festival and end the show in Natchez for the 31st Annual Natchez Powwow. So hold on tight because we’re “partying for a purpose" here on Next Stop MS! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we do every Friday we’ll be traveling across the state letting you know about people places and events that make Mississippi a great place to live. Today we’ll start our road trip at Mississippi State University for the 13th Annual Charles Templeton Ragtime & Jazz Festival next we’ll head to Biloxi for the 3rd Annual Craft Beer Fest. After that we’ll move to Oxford and speak with artist William Dunlap about the Meditations on the Landscape in Art & Literature: Exhibition & Symposium and end the show with GRAMMY Museum MS as they present Mavis Staples Live at Thalia Mari Hall. So hold on tight because we’re going for a ride here on Next Stop MS! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we do every Friday we’ll be traveling across the state letting you know about people places and events that make Mississippi a great place to live. Today we’ll start our road trip in Jackson for the 8th Annual MS Craft Show. Next we’ll head downtown and chat with Malcolm White about the 36th Annual Hal’s St. Patty’s Day Parade. After that, we’ll speak with Sarah Stripp about the 5th Annual “Run for Our Community” 5K and end the show with Pianist Phillip Fortenberry. So hold on tight because we’re going for a ride here on Next Stop MS!http://www.halsstpaddysparade.comhttps://mscraftshow.com/http://www.springboardto.org/https://www.wmcarey.edu/event/2019-03-22/philip-fortenberrys-coming-home-one-night-only-benefit-concert See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we do every Friday we’ll be traveling across the state letting you know about people places and events that make Mississippi a great place to live. Today we’ll start our road trip with Kierstan Dunfour with Get2College to talk about their FAFSA Day 2019, next we’ll head to Tupelo and visit with Steven Mancusco, Director of the Tupelo Automobile Museum, After that, we’ll stop by the MS University for Women to talk with Julia Mortyakova about their Music by Women Festival and end the show with acoustic guitarist, singer and songwriter Kerry Thomas. So hold on tight because we’re going for a ride here on Next Stop MS! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we do every Friday we’ll be traveling across the state letting you know about people places and events that make Mississippi a great place to live. Today we’ll start our road trip in Oxford for Stanley Friedman's Cantata: "Sojourner Truth", next we’ll head to Starkville for the 22nd Annual Magnolia Independent Film Festival. After that, we’ll stop by the MS Civil Rights Museum and check out their new exhibit, “Spirits of the Passage: The Story of the Transatlantic Slave Trade” and end the show with Hip Hop Artist, 5th Child. So hold on tight because we’re going for a ride here on Next Stop MS! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we do every Friday we’ll be traveling across the state letting you know about people places and events that make Mississippi a great place to live. Today we’ll start our road trip in Laurel for the Magnolia State Bank Chili Cook-off. Next we’re heading to Jackson for Salvation Army’s “Souper Bowl” After that we’ll travel to the Grammy Museum MS in Cleveland and end the show in Oxford for the 16th Annual Oxford Film Festival. So hold on tight cause we’re going on MS ride here on Next Stop MS! For information on events mentioned in today's show visit:http://laurelmainstreet.com/events/chili-cook-off/http://salvationarmyalm.org/jackson/souperbowl/https://www.grammymuseumms.org/exhibits/celebrating-grammy-weekhttp://oxfordfilmfest.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we do every Friday we’ll be traveling across the state letting you know about people places and events that make Mississippi a great place to live. Today we’ll start our road trip in Meridian at the MAX for the New Jim Henson Exhibit. Next we’ll head to Ocean Springs for the Shed’s Dual Steak BBQ Showdown. After that we’re traveling to Natchez for the 11th Moon Storytelling event @ Grand Village and end the show with Country singer and Fiddler Temperance Babcock. So hold on tight cause we’re going on MS Ride here on Next Stop MS! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we do every Friday we’ll be traveling across the state letting you know about people places and events that make Mississippi a great place to live. Today we’ll start this road trip in Madison for the 17th Annual Jewish Film Festival, then we’ll head to Jackson for New Stage Theatre’s production of “Hell in High. Next we’ll talk with Talamieka Brice about the Womanist Rally in downtown Jackson and end the show with singer/songwriter Seth Power. So hold on tight cause we’re going on MS Ride here on Next Stop MS! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we dedicate our entire show to Jackson Indie Music Week 2019. We'll speak with founder Brad Franklin, Southern Soul Artist Anissa Hampton, Jason Daniels with the Jason Daniels Band and Female Hip- Hop artist Vitamin Cea. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.