BEST BETS January 14 - 21 by Latasha Willis events@jacksonfreepress.com Fax: 601-510-9019 Daily updates at jfpevents.com
SATURDAY 1/16
JFP Lounge at Pi(e) Lounge at Sal & Mookie’s (565 Taylor St.) is from 6-10 p.m. Free; call 601-362-6121, ext. 11. … The “Icicle Sale” at NUTS (Neat Used Things for Sale) (111 Millsaps Ave.) continues until Jan. 16 with items up to 75 percent off. Proceeds benefit the Good Samaritan Center. Call 601-355-7458. … “The Wizard of Oz” is on stage at Thalia Mara Hall (225 E. Pascagoula St.) starting at 7:30 p.m. with another showing Jan. 15 at the same time. $15 and up; call 601-981-1847. … Larry Brewer performs at The Auditorium 7:30-9 p.m. … St. Brigid’s plays Irish folk music at Fenian’s 8:30-11:30 p.m. Free. … Jose Cuervo Party at Last Call Sports Grill starts at 9:30 p.m. with a performance by Jason Turner. $5 shots; call 601-713-2700.
Sequentia plays medieval music at St. James Episcopal Church (3921 Oak Ridge Drive) at 7:30 p.m. $20; call 601982-4880. … Doug Frank SurRealLife performs at Footloose Bar & Grill at 9 p.m. Free. … Akami Graham and the Key of G perform at Schimmel’s at 9 p.m. $5. … Swing de Paris plays gypsy jazz at Underground 119 9 p.m.-midnight. $10. … The Last Waltz Ensemble performs at Hal & Mal’s at 9 p.m. $10.
COURTESY KEVIN GORDON
THURSDAY 1/14
SUNDAY 1/17 The “A Touch of Class” Bridal Show and Expo at the Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.) begins at 11 a.m. $20; call 601-988-1142. … Rhythm Masters perform at Shucker’s 3-7 p.m. Free. … “Spoken Word in the City, Part 2” featuring poet Malik Yusef, ScrapDirty, Cocky McFly, DJ Venom and art by Sanaa Galleries at the Roberts Walthall Hotel (225 E. Capitol St.) in the second floor ballroom begins at 7 p.m. $10. … Open mic poetry at Cultural Expressions starts at 8 p.m. $5.
MONDAY 1/18 United Way is offering free tax services at Metrocenter Mall (3645 Highway 80 West) in the lower level center court from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. for those whose earned household income was less than $49,000 in 2009. Call 211 to speak to a specialist. … The Jackson 2010 State of the Arts meeting at North Midtown Arts Center (121 Millsaps Ave.) begins at 7 p.m. Free; call 601-497-7454. … The Central Mississippi Blues Society Jam at Hal & Mal’s is from 8-11 p.m. $5.
TUESDAY 1/19 Learn to paint a contemporary cityscape in the “New York, New York” class at Easely Amused – Flowood (2315 Lakeland Drive, Suite C) from 7-9 p.m. $26.75; call 601953-9786. … Open mic at Café 101 (7 p.m., $5), Time Out (8 p.m., free) and Fenian’s (9 p.m., free). … Hunter Kevin Gordon is among several performers participating in the Louisiana Hayride concert at Hal & Mal’s Jan.15.
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The first night of the Monster Freestyle Fallout monster truck show at the Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.) starts at 8 p.m. and continues nightly through Jan. 17. Buy tickets at the Coliseum Box Office or ticketmaster.com. $12; call 601-353-0603. … The AC/DC tribute band Hells Bells performs at Fire at 8 p.m. Advance tickets available. $10, $15; visit ticketmaster.com. … Tony Bennett performs at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino (875 Beach Blvd., Biloxi) at 8 p.m. $64.95 and up; call 888-566-7469; visit beaurivage.com. … The Louisiana Hayride concert in Hal & Mal’s Big Room featuring Kevin Gordon, Shannon McNally, Paul Burch, The Levees, Monty Russell and Alan West Brockman starts at 9 p.m. $10.
WEDNESDAY 1/20 “History Is Lunch” at William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.) with Dillard University professor Jerry Ward begins at noon. Free; call 601-5766850. … The karaoke contest at Pelican Cove Grill (3999A Harbor Walk Drive, Ridgeland) is from 6-10 p.m. … Houseband performs at McB’s at 7 p.m. Free. … Karaoke at Last Call Sports Grill (9 p.m.), Ole Tavern (9 p.m.) and The Auditorium (9 p.m.-midnight). Free.
THURSDAY 1/21 Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams will sign copies of their book, “The Comfortable Home,” at SummerHouse (1109 Highland Colony Parkway) from 5:30-7:30 p.m. $35 book, first 25 guests receive a free copy; call 601-853-4445. … The Miss MC Pageant at Mississippi College (200 Capitol St., Clinton) begins at 7 p.m. in the Swor auditorium. Free; call 601-925-3809. … The D’lo Trio will perform at Cherokee Inn (960 Briarfield Road) at 6:30 p.m. Free. … The movies “Pinchas” and “Unsettled” will be shown at Millsaps College - Ford Academic Complex (1701 N. State St.) at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Jewish Film Festival. $10 per screening ($5 for students with ID), $25, $125; call 601-362-6357. … Aaron Lewis of Staind performs at Ameristar (4116 S. Washington St., Vicksburg) in the Bottleneck Blues Bar at 8 p.m. $40-$50; call 601-638-1000. … The U.S. grand finale of the Miss Hawaiian Tropic International Model Search begins 8 p.m. at Pearl River Resort (Highway 16, Choctaw) in the Silver Star Convention Center. The international grand finale will be Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. $10 one show, $15 both shows; call 866447-3275. More events and details at jfpevents.com.
Dr. Jerry Ward (pictured, right, with Millie Jiang) will speak at “History Is Lunch” at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building Jan. 20. COURTESY JERRY WARD
FRIDAY 1/15
Gibson and Rick Moreira perform at Fitzgerald’s from 8 p.m.-midnight. Free. … Karaoke at McB’s (7 p.m.) and Martin’s (10 p.m.). Free.