BEST BETS July 1 - 8 by Latasha Willis events@jacksonfreepress.com Fax: 601-510-9019 Daily updates at jfpevents.com
Courtesy Don Wilkinson
Red, White and Jackson at the Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St.) is from noon-8 p.m. Faze 4 will also perform in Smith Park (302 Amite St.) from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free admission with food for sale; call 601-948-7575. … Fondren After 5 is from 5-8 p.m. A 4th of July celebration will also take place on the corner of Duling Avenue and Old Canton Road. Free; call 601-981-9606. … The Mississippi Championship Hot Air Balloon Fest at the Canton Multipurpose Complex (501 Soldier Colony Road, Canton) starts at 6 p.m. and continues through July 4. Proceeds benefit the Good Samaritan Center. Free, donations welcome; call 601-355-6267. … Mike & Marty perform at the Congress Street Grill from 6-8 p.m. … The Songwriters Showcase at Union Street Books (107 N. Union St., Canton) is from 7-9 p.m. Free; call 601-859-8596.
Hal & Mal’s at 10 p.m. $10. … The Iron Feathers and Liver Mousse play at Ole Tavern at 10 p.m. Call 601-960-2700. … Sherman Lee Dillon’s Mississippi Sound performs at F. Jones Corner from 11:30 p.m.-4 a.m. $10.
Saturday 7/3
The Watermelon Classic at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (1152 Lakeland Drive) starts at 7:30 a.m. $13-$25 individuals, $55 families, $70 teams; call 601-982-8264. … The 63rd National Appaloosa Horse Show at the Kirk Fordice Equine Center (Mississippi Fairgrounds, 1207 Mississippi St.) ends today. Free; call 208-882-5578 or 202-882-8150. … Mel Waiters, Grady Champion, Noo Noo and others perform at Zoo Blues at the Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.) starting at 3 p.m. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster outlets and BeBop. $20 adults in advance, $25-30 at the gate, $12 children 12 and under, $5 parking at Parkside Place entrance; call 601-3522580. … Old-Fashioned Heritage Day at the Mississippi Craft Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland) is from 9 a.m.2 p.m. Free admission; call 601-856-7546. … The Pajama Jammy Jam at Dreamz Jxn starts at 9 p.m. Ladies in pajamas get in free until 11 p.m. $10 men in pajamas, $20 men in regular clothes. … Dick & Jane’s house party with DJ Allen starts at 9 p.m. $6-$10. … The Jacktown Ramblers play at Martin’s at 10 p.m. Call 601-354-9712.
Sunday 7/4
William McDowell performs during the 4th of July Celebration at The Church Triumphant (Odyssey North, 731 S. Pear Orchard Road, Suite 41) at 10 a.m. Free, barbecue dinner included; call 601-977-0007. … The Mississippi Improv Alliance Summer Sunday at Lewis Art Gallery (Millsaps College’s Ford Academic Complex, 3rd floor, 1701 N. State St.) is at 1 p.m. Free; call 601-497-7454. … The Canton Gospel Fest Homecoming at Historic Canton Square is at 4 p.m. Free; call 601-859-4358. … Shaun Patterson performs at Burgers & Blues from 5-9 p.m. 601-899-0038. … Jackie Bell’s 4th of July Birthday Bash at F. Jones Corner is at 6 p.m. Free. Gospel recording artist William McDowell performs at The Church Triumphant July 4 at 10 a.m.
Joyflow Yoga (Trace Harbour Village, 7048 Old Canton Road, Ridgeland) is giving a sun-salutation class at 5:45 p.m. in preparation for the Yoga for Non-Violence fundraiser on Aug. 7. Free; call 601-613-4317. … The “Right After Work” mixer at the Roberts Walthall Hotel (225 E. Capitol St.) is from 5-10 p.m. No cover; call 601-948-6161. … The Celebrate America Balloon Glow 2010 at Northpark Mall (1200 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland) starts at 6 p.m. and includes music by Candy Coburn and Tracy Lawrence. Free; call 601853-2011. … The VWE Allstars with Pat Brown perform at Zydeco (6340 Ridgewood Court) at 8 p.m. $5. … First Friday at the Marriott Hotel (200 E. Amite St.) is at 10 p.m. The first 50 people get in free. $10; visit jbentertainmentgroup. net. … The Mosier Brothers and Robbie Peoples perform at
Tuesday 7/6
Paleontologist George Phillips will speak on the topic “Modern and Fossil Sharks—Was Megalodon in Mississippi?” at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive) at noon. $3-$5, free for members and children under 3; call 601-354-7303. … Amazing Lazy Boi performs during the blues lunch at F. Jones Corner at noon. Free. … The Xtremez perform at Shucker’s from 7:30-11:30 p.m. Free.
Wednesday 7/7
Eudora Welty biographer Suzanne Marrs is the presenter during “History Is Lunch” at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.) at noon. Bring a lunch; call 601-576-6850. … Jesse “Guitar” Smith performs at Burgers & Blues from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Call 601-899-0038. … DoubleShotz plays at Shucker’s from 7:30-11:30 p.m. Free. … Faulkner’s Alley takes on Big Hair Affair at Electric Cowboy’s Battle of the Bands at 8 p.m. Call 601-899-5333.
Thursday 7/8
Studio Om Yoga (710 Poplar Blvd.) is giving a sun-salutation class at 5:45 p.m. in preparation for the Yoga for Non-Violence fundraiser on Aug. 7. Free; call 601-353-0025. … The JFP Lounge at Sal & Mookie’s Pi(e) Lounge (565 Taylor St.) is from 6-10 p.m. Free; call 601-362-6121, ext. 11. … The D’lo Trio performs at Cherokee Inn at 6:30 p.m. Free. … Jackie Bell, Norman Clark and Smoke Stack Lightning perform at 930 Blues Café at 8 p.m. $5. More events and details at jfpevents.com.
The annual Watermelon Classic at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame starts at 7:30 a.m. July 3. Courtesy Michael Rubenstein
Friday 7/2
Monday 7/5
Stevie J performs during the blues lunch at F. Jones Corner at noon. Free. … The Central Mississippi Blues Society Jam at Hal & Mal’s is from 8-11 p.m. $5.
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