BEST BETS August 26 - September 2 by Latasha Willis events@jacksonfreepress.com Fax: 601-510-9019 Daily updates at jfpevents.com
Thursday 8/26
Heather Coursey
The Mississippi Artists’ Guild Exhibition at the Municipal Art Gallery (839 N. State St.) closes Aug. 31. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free; call 601-960-1582. … Enjoy “Liquid Revolution” every Thursday at Poets II. $10 at the door, and everything at the bar is $1. … Gena Stringer performs at The Parker House (104 S.E. Madison Drive, Ridgeland) at 7 p.m. Call 601-856-0043. … The Mu Sigma chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. hosts the Image Awards & Scholarship Banquet at the Mississippi e-Center (1230 Raymond Road) at 7:14 p.m. $50; call 601-201-1710. … At Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.), The Piney Woods Playboys perform for free in the restaurant at 9 p.m., and Improv Comedy takes place in the Red Room for $5. … Michael Robinson performs at Dreamz Jxn (426 W. Capitol St.). Call 601-979-3994.
forms at its CD release party along with Diesel 255 and Common Ground Blues Band in Hal & Mal’s Big Room at 9 p.m. $5. … Rotary Downs and Big Rock Candy Mountain play at Martin’s at 10 p.m. $5.
368-1919. … Hunter Gibson and Rick Moreira perform at Fitzgerald’s from 8 p.m.-midnight. Free.
Saturday 8/28
Tuesday 8/31
The Tribal Fusion Bellydance Workshop at Butterfly Yoga (3025 N. State St.) begins at 1 p.m. and continues through Aug. 29. $95 weekend, $50 per day, $30 per session; call 601-594-2313. … The “Art by Choice” sale and live auction at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) starts at 5:30 p.m. $50; call 601-960-1515. … The Magnolia Roller Vixens take on the Belles N Bombshells at the “Back to School Brawl” roller derby at the Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.) at 7 p.m. $12 in advance, $15 day of bout, $5 children 12 and under; visit magnoliarollervixens.com. … The “Sex and the City Edition” White Party and Fashion Extravaganza benefiting the National AIDS Foundation’s Josue Homes is at Fondren Hall (Northwood Shopping Center, 4436 N. State St.) beginning at 7 p.m. Wear white clothing. $25 in advance, $30 at the door, $50 VIP; call 601-506-7545. … Adam Perry and Rodney Moore perform at Burgers & Blues from 7-11 p.m. Call 61-8990038. … Alex Ross & the Cadillac Blues Band perform at Underground 119 from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $10. … Light Beam Rider and Swamp Babies play at Ole Tavern at 10 p.m. Call 601-960-2700. … The Mississippi Sound with Jonny Owens performs at F. Jones Corner from midnight-4 a.m. $10.
Sunday 8/29
Norman Clark & the Smokestack Lightning Band perform at F. Jones Corner from 6-10 p.m. Free. … Enjoy poetry readings at Cultural Expressions. Call 601-665-0815.
MONDAY 8/30
Taste five beer samples at the Lazy Magnolia beer dinner at Sal & Mookie’s (565 Taylor St.) at 6 p.m. $55; call 601The Magnolia Roller Vixens compete in the “Back to School Brawl” at the Jackson Convention Complex Aug. 28 at 7 p.m.
August 26 - September 1, 2010
Catfish & Soul at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive) is at 6 p.m. $25; call 601-371-7335. … Salsa Mississippi’s Latin Rooftop Dance Party at Fondren Corner (2906 N. State St.) kicks off at 8 p.m. $10; visit salsams.com. … The JSU Pre-Season Alumni Party at the University Club (210 E. Capitol St., suite 2200) is at 9 p.m. $10 in advance, $20 at the door; visit jsums.edu/aim. … The SWAC Kick-off Party at 4 Your Occasions Banquet Rental Hall (1015 W. Northside Drive) starts at 9 p.m. $10 in advance, $15 at the door; call 601966-3724, 601-953-4664 or 769-251-9079. … Colour Revolt and Young Buffalo play at Sneaky Beans (2914 N. State St.) at 9 p.m. $10. … The Molly Ringwalds play at Fire at 28 9 p.m. Call 601-592-1000. … The Jason Turner Band per-
Wednesday 9/1
Mississippi Department of Archives and History historian Jim Woodrick presents “Another Hot Summer: Slocum’s 1864 Expedition to Jackson” during “History Is Lunch” at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). Bring a lunch; call 601-576-6998. … The Second Line Fashion Show at Lott Gallery (1800 N. State St.) starts at noon and continues on Sept. 2. Free admission; call 601-2127707. … The Battle of the Bands Playoffs at Electric Cowboy is at 8 p.m. Call 601-899-5333.
Thursday 9/2
Enjoy art, shopping and music during Fondren After 5 from 5-8 p.m. Call 601-981-9606. … See artwork by Power APAC students and photography from the “Day in the Life of a Hutterite Child” exhibit at The Commons at Eudora Welty’s Birthplace (719 N. Congress St.) at 6 p.m. Free; call 601-352-3399. More events and details at jfpevents.com.
Power APAC students (l-to-r) Quinton McDaniels, Kylin Gibson, Jarvis Mace, Douglas Campbell and Rahzizi Ishakarah display their artwork at The Commons at Eudora Welty’s Birthplace Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. Courtesy Martha Hamburg
Friday 8/27
James Dickerson signs copies of “Inside America’s Concentration Camps: Two Centuries of Internment and Torture” at Lemuria Books (202 Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 North) at 5 p.m. $24.95 book; call 601-366-7619. ... Openmic poetry at The Commons at Eudora Welty’s Birthplace (719 N. Congress St.) is at 6:30 p.m. Call 601-352-3399. … R&B artist Trey Songz performs at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.) at 7:30 p.m. $51.95, $72.50; call 601-9601537; visit ticketmaster.com. … Cavo, American Bang, Atom Smash and Shaman’s Harvest play at Fire at 9 p.m. Call 601592-1000.