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Events MISSISSIPPI
Want more than 450,000 readers to know about your special event? Events open to the public will be published free of charge as space allows. Submit details at least two months prior to the event date. Submissions must include a phone number with area code for publication. Mail to Mississippi Events, Today in Mississippi, P.O. Box 3300, Ridgeland, MS 39158-3300; fax to 601-605-8601; or email to news@ecm.coop. Events are subject to change. We recommend calling to confirm details before traveling.
“The Taylor Swift Experience,” through Aug. 13, Cleveland. Videos, interactive experiences, performance outfits, more. Admission. Grammy Museum Mississippi. Details: 662441-0100; GrammyMuseumMS.org. The Marksmen Quartet in Concert, April 6, Newton. Bluegrass gospel; 7 p.m. Love offering. Ebenezer Baptist Church, 4442 Newton-Conehatta Road. Details: 601-8962249. Possum Town Quilt Guild Meeting, April 8, Columbus. All quilters welcomed; 9:30 a.m. Guild meets second Saturday monthly. Rosenweig Art Center, lower level. Details: PossumTownQuilters.blogspot.com. Bancorp South Fourth Annual Touch a Truck, April 8, Laurel. Children explore all types of vehicles and equipment; 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Admission. Laurel-Jones County Library parking lot. Details: 601-433-3255; LaurelMainStreet.com. International Migratory Bird Day, April 14, Holly Springs. Bird walk, presentations, bird-banding demo, more; 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. Admission; reservations. Strawberry Plains Audubon Center. Details: 662-252-1155; StrawberryPlains.Audubon.org. Olive Branch Old Towne Easter, April 15, Olive Branch. Photos with Easter Bunny, games, prizes, music, booths, more. Olive Branch City Hall parking lot. Details: 662-8930888. Lower Delta Talks: “Delta Hot Tamales,” April 18, Rolling Fork. Presenter: Anne Martin; 6:30 p.m. Free admission. Sharkey-Issaquena County Library. Details: 662-873-6261; LowerDelta.org. Author Event: Larry Allen McCluney Jr., April 20, Greenwood. Author of “Yazoo Pass Expedition: A Union Thrust into the Delta” speaks; 5:30 p.m. TurnRow Book Co. Details: 662-453-5995. Pascagoula Run, April 22, Pascagoula. ACAaffiliated 12.5-mile race for paddle craft on Pascagoula River; begins Little River Marina. Admission. Also, Paddlepalooza Twilight Paddle on Krebs Lake April 21, 5-9 p.m. Details: 228-938-2356; CityofPascagoula.com.
79th Annual Holly Springs Pilgrimage, April 21-23, Holly Springs. Tours of historic homes, churches, museums, depot and Hillcrest Cemetery, plus special events. Admission. Details: 662-551-0076; HollySpringsPilgrimage.com. 7th Annual Cruise for St. Jude, April 22, Lucedale. Arts, crafts, motorcycle ride, car/truck/bike show, Kids Zone, food, more. George County Fairgrounds. Details: 601-5082202; Facebook: Blacktop Posse MC. 37th Alcorn State University Jazz Festival, April 22, Vicksburg. Featuring NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis; performances by university, college, H.S. jazz ensembles; workshops. Evening concert 7 p.m. Free. Vicksburg Convention Center. Details: 601-877-6602, 866-822-6338; Alcorn.edu/jazzfest. Garden with the Arts, April 22, Olive Branch. Earth Day event with local artists painting, art exhibit, garden demos, arts/crafts, kids craft garden workshop, more. Rain date May 6. Wesson House. Details: 901-619-0261; obarts.com. Spring Fling Antique Car Show and 5K Run, April 22, Pass Christian. Music, food, items for sale; 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Details: 228-669-7119, 228-234-3444. DeSoto County Earth Day Celebration, April 22, Hernando. Exhibits, kids’ activities, Smokey Bear, Reggie the Reading Raccoon, farmers market, more; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Hernando Courthouse Square. Details: 662469-8000; DeSotoCountyMS.gov. Rocky Springs Church Homecoming, April 23, Rocky Springs (Claiborne County). Worship service 11 a.m., potluck dinner. Rocky Springs Band to perform. Rocky Springs Church, 10158 Old Port Gibson Road. Details: 228-255-7083. Spring Mid-South Wedding and Bridal School Show, April 23, Olive Branch. Seminars, vendors, entertainment, fashion show, games, music, more; 1-5 p.m. Admission. Whispering Woods Hotel and Convention Center. Details: 901-368-6782; MidSouthWeddingShow.com.
Jeff and Sheri Easter and Brandon Andrews in Concert, April 23, Summit. Adams United Methodist Church; 6 p.m. Details: 601-551-1489; BrandonAndrewsMusic.com. Southaven Annual Springfest, April 25-29, Southaven. Carnival midway, entertainment, barbecue championship, more. Admission. Snowden Grove Park. Details: 662-890-7275; Southaven.org. Pontotoc Spring Art Gala, April 28, Pontotoc. Live music, food, art unveiling, auction, giveaway; 6 p.m. Admission. Pontotoc Community House. Details: 662-419-9593; Facebook: Pontotoc Art Guild Spring Gala 2017. 48th Annual Natchez Trace Festival, April 28-29, Koscuisko. Friday night entertainment, food, Moomba; Saturday crafts, food, Repeat St./Junk Alley, car show, 5K run, 5K walk/fun run, Moomba, entertainment. Details: 662289-2981; kosytrace.com. Mini Maker Faire, April 28-30, Meridian. Makers share their hobbies, experiments, projects, more. Free admission. Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum. Details: 601-6939905; Meridian.MakerFaire.com. 16th Annual 8-Mile Yard Sale, April 29, Greenwood Springs (Monroe County). Clothes, tools, food, flatbed and large-truck items, more; 7 a.m. - 2 p.m. Details: 662-315-6955. 7th Annual Beautiful Feet 5K, April 29, Agricola. Benefits Uganda Missions; 8 a.m. Sanctioned by Little Red Hen Productions. Details: 601-947-7167. Star Spring Festival, April 29, Star. Car/truck/bike show benefitting American Cancer Society, 5K run/walk, kids fun run benefitting St. Jude’s, crafts, food, games, prizes, more. Details: 601-842-7947; StarSpringFestival.com. Rankin County Master Gardener Plant Sale, April 29, Brandon. Free admission; 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Rankin County Extension Service, 601 Marquette Road. Confederate Memorial Service and Picnic, April 30, Hernando. Sons of the Confederate
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Veterans event; 2 p.m. Free admission. Hernando Memorial Cemetery. Details: 662393-4448; bullfrogreb@aol.com. Barn Sale - Antiques & Collectibles, May 56, Purvis. More than 40 vendors with antiques, collectibles, advertising signs, glassware, railroad items, wagon wheels, cast iron, more; 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. Parking fee. 4799 Old Hwy. 11. Details: 601-818-5886, 601-794-7462. Nature Photography Workshop, May 6, Picayune. Robert Smith presentation on flower photography with outdoor shooting session; 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Admission; register by May 5. Crosby Arboretum. Details: 601-799-2311. Day in the Park, May 6, Morton. Bluz Boys Band, arts, crafts, local entertainment, kids’ activities, antique tractors, more. Admission. Farris Municipal Park. Details: 601-732-8609. Springfest, May 6, Monticello. Vendors, food, kids’ activities, gospel music by Calm Assurance, 5K run/walk, more. Divide Memorial Methodist Protestant Church, 8 Divide Road. Details: 601-757-9485. Pink Ribbon Fund Presents “The Tea,” May 6, Hattiesburg. Southern Oaks House and Gardens, 1246 Richburg Road; 2-4 p.m. Tickets $35 each, $350 for table of 10. Details: kayeray3@aol.com. Wildlife Photography Class: Bugs, Birds and Butterflies, May 6, Holly Springs. DSLR techniques; 9-10:30 a.m. Admission; registration required. Strawberry Plains Audubon Center. Details: 662-252-1155; mrrobinson@audubon.org. Northeast Mississippi Rose Society Rose Show, May 11, Tupelo. Membership not required to exhibit; 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Free admission and registration. Renasant Bank Atrium. Details: 662-489-1506. Celebrate Trains at the McComb Depot, May 13, McComb. Tours of steam locomotive, refrigerator car, 1883 office car, 1914 rail post office car, caboose, wrecking derrick and McComb Railroad Museum. Model trains, entertainment, food. Details: trainmaster@mcrrmuseum.com.
HOMESTEADERS GATHERING & TRADE DAYS Friday & Saturday, April 21 & 22, at Fulmer’s Farmstead, Richton, MS $25 before Workshops begin Friday at 9 a.m. Trade Days April 1 and continue Saturday morning. booths available • Canning on the farm • Old-time biscuit making • Blacksmith • Alpaca weaving projects Buy, sell or trade: $40 after • Work horse class antiques, collectibles, April 1 Registration and fee are required for the classes. Contact us at 601-964-8222 or fulmersgeneral@gmail.com for more information.
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