BEST BETS March 16 - 23, 2011 by Latasha Willis events@jacksonfreepress.com Fax: 601-510-9019 Daily updates at jfpevents.com
WEDNESDAY 3/16
WILLIAM PATRICK BUTLER
Historian Michael Ballard speaks during History is Lunch at the Old Capitol Museum, House Chamber (200 North St.) at noon. Bring a lunch; call 601-5766998. … Joe Hill signs copies of “Horns” at Lemuria Books (202 Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N.) at 5 p.m.; reading at 5:30 p.m. $14.99 book; call 601-366-7619. … Doug Frank’s Wednesday Nite Jam at C Notes is at 7:30 p.m. Free. … Pop’s has karaoke. … The play “Gold in the Hills” at Vicksburg Theatre Guild (101 Iowa Ave., Vicksburg) runs through March 26. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. $12, $10 seniors, $7 students, $5 children 12 and under; call 601-636-0471. … Scott Albert Johnson and Chris Gill are at Underground 119.
FRIDAY 3/18
The Jackson Garden & Patio Show kicks off at the Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.) at 10 a.m. and runs through March 20. $8 per day, children 10 and under free; call 601-919-8111. … C.J. Dunn signs copies of “Meet Little Lucky” at Koinonia Coffee House at 5 p.m. $7.99 book; call 888-361-9473, ext. 36. … Art House Cinema Downtown at Russell C. Davis Planetarium (201 E. Pascagoula St.) includes the films “Another Year” at 7 p.m and “Barney’s Version” at 9:15 p.m.; encore showings March 19. $7 per film; visit msfilm.org. … The Marching Malfunctions Second Line Stomp & Street Dance at 5 p.m., downtown, kicks off the St. Paddy’s weekend celebrations. The Jackson All-Stars Brass Band plays as the parade makes its way down Capitol St. to Hal & Mal’s. … The Molly Ringwalds play at Fire’s St. Paddy’s kickoff party. … The play “Cheaper to Keep Her” at Thalia Mara Hall is at 8 p.m. $37.50; call 800745-3000. … The Shamrock-a-Shimmy Burlesque Show at The Basement at Fire/Fuego (605 Tombigbee St.) is at 8 p.m. $15 in advance, $20 day of show; visit showclix.com. … Danger Room is at Regency Hotel at 9 p.m. … The Rainmakers perform at McB’s.
SATURDAY 3/19
The St. Paddy’s Pet Parade at the Jackson Convention Complex at 10 a.m. benefits the Mississippi Animal Rescue League. $5 entry fee per dog; call 601-953-0280 or 601-969-1631. … Dreamz JXN hosts a St. Paddy’s party at noon and the ShamROCK Jam at 7 p.m. featuring Storage 24, American Automatic and Bullet Well Spent. … Mal’s St. Paddy’s Parade in downtown Jackson begins at the corner of State and Court streets at 1 p.m. A street party follows at Hal & Mal’s. Call 601-948-0888. … Maze featuring Frankie Beverly performs at Jackson Convention Complex at 7 p.m. $28 and up; call 601-960-2321. … Ole Tavern hosts the St. Paddy’s Fest with AJC & the Envelope Pushers, Zeebo and Dirty Bourbon River Show. … Kerry Thomas is at Suite 106. Catch all the beads you can at the annual Mal’s St. Paddy’s Parade March 19 in downtown Jackson.
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Irish Night at Broad Street (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., # 101) kicks off at 5 p.m. and includes a special Irish menu and performances by the Jackson Irish Dancers, St. Brigid’s and Spirits of the House. No cover; call 601-362-2900. … Ridgeland Rendezvous is 5-8 p.m. Visit www.visitridgeland. com. … Karen Brown performs during Centric Thursday at Dreamz JXN; doors open at 7 p.m. … Salsa Mississippi Studio & Club (605 Duling Ave.) hosts their grand opening party, 7-9 p.m., which includes dance demos and refreshments. Free; e-mail sujan@salsamississippi.com. … Ole Tavern hosts Ladies Night. … Andy Hardwick performs at Knokers Sports Cafe. … Third Day and Tenth Avenue North perform at Thalia Mara Hall at 7:30 p.m. $25 and up; call 800-745-3000.
Raphael Semmes performs during Char’s jazz brunch, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. … The Goodwill Art Show at the Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.) shows through April 3. Free; call 601-960-1557. … See the opera films “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” at Russell C. Davis Planetarium (201 E. Pascagoula St.) at 2 p.m. $16; visit msfilm. org. … The Sunday Jam with JoJo Long at C Notes is 2-6 p.m. Free. … Eileen Jewell performs at Fuego at 4 p.m. Free.
MONDAY 3/21
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards exhibit at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) shows through March 27. Free; call 601-960-1515. … Irish Frog hosts Karaoke with Kokomo Joe. … Martin’s hosts an open-mic free jam. … Fenian’s Pub has karaoke.
TUESDAY 3/22
The exhibit “Pieces of the Past: Casualties of War” at the Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St.) shows through April 10. Free; call 601-576-6920. … Irish Frog hosts Karaoke with Kids. … The Civil Wars play at Underground 119, 8-11 p.m. $10. … Hunter Gibson and Rick Moreira perform at Fitzgerald’s at 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 3/23
Author W. Ralph Eubanks speaks during History Is Lunch at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. … Author Nikki Giovanni speaks at Jackson State University, McCoy Auditorium (1400 John R. Lynch St.) at 7 p.m. Free; call 601-979-2241 or 601-9792329. … Rapper Snoop Dogg performs at Fire at 8 p.m. $30; call 800-745-3000. More events and details at jfpevents.com.
Storage 24 (pictured with the JFP’s Donna Ladd and Todd Stauffer, center) perform at the ShamROCK Jam at Dreamz JXN March 19 at 7 p.m. COURTESY STORAGE 24
THURSDAY 3/17
SUNDAY 3/20