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Next Stop MS | Mardi Gras Edition: Coastal MS Mardi Gras Museum, The Gumbo Gala, & Epic Funk Brass Band
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Today, we’re celebrating the Mardi Gras season, right before Fat Tuesday, around the state! In the building once again is none other than Epic Funk Brass Band on House Band Duty for the entire show and for our first stop, we’ll learn all about our state’s Mardi Gras History at Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum with Executive Director Abreeza Thomas… then we’re off to Meridian for The Gumbo Gala: A Sassy Swamp Soirée at MSU’s Riley Center with the MS Symphony Association, happening March 1st! We’ll also check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Laissez les bons temps rouler, buckle up, and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!
Check out this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop, Mississippi | Epic Funk Brass Band, Coastal MS Mardi Gras Museum, & The Gumbo Gala
Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and entertainment attorney Kamel King, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip!
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Next Stop MS | The Mama Justice Starkville Derby & USA IBC Kentucky Derby Party
48:07|Today is Derby Day! We’re hanging with the dachshunds for our first stop at The Mama Justice Starkville Derby, April 25th in the Cotton District, then we're off to a horse race at the USA IBC Kentucky Derby Party, May 2nd in Jackson, all before checking out what's happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Sundown at Renaissance with the Mississippi Symphony OrchestraJohn Clayton White @ Ground Zero Blues Club BiloxiAn Intimate Evening with Dru HillMississippi Mass Choir & Gospel BrunchSanté South Wine & Food FestivalBob Dylan "Rough And Rowdy Ways" World Wide Tour - Thalia Mara HallThe Blues is Alright TourAn Evening with WilcoMichael Jackson Music Bingo at B&B TheatresWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi - Mama Justice Starkville Derby, USA IBC Kentucky Derby Party
Next Stop MS | MPB Antique Showcase - Leland & 40th Cotton District Arts Festival
47:49|Today, we’re Zooming in with Germaine, as she is live on location, for the Mississippi Antique Showcase in Leland, April 17th and 18th. Then we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop, April 18th in Starkville, to celebrate at the 40th Cotton District Arts Festival! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:History Happy Hour: ProhibitionA Blues Revival Weekend feat. Eddie Cotton, Jr. @ Beatty Street BluesClaiborne County Spring Showcase FestivalAnnual South Jackson ParadeRecord Store Day @ OffBeatStickball DemonstrationRez Life Crawfish Festival2nd Annual Mudbug Music FestWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi - Mississippi Antique Showcase Live, Cotton District Arts Festival
Next Stop MS | Miles for Mamas 5K, Paving the Path: Autism Walk, Holi Mela 26', & 49th World Catfish Festival
45:37|Today we’re up to the hilt with events! First up, we’re off to the 3rd Annual Miles for Mamas 5K, April 18th in Jackson, before a stop in Utica for Paving the Path: Autism Walk & Touch-a-Truck Event, April 11th, then we’ll head to Brandon for Holi Mela: Festival of Colors 2026, April 11th, before a final stop at the 49th Annual World Catfish Festival in Belzoni, April 11th as well! And of course, we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Public Voting Opens for the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Hall of FameWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi - Miles for Mamas, Autism Walk, Holi Mela, World Catfish Festival
Next Stop MS | Lemuria Celebrates 50 Years, 34th MSU International Fiesta, & Juke Joint Festival 26'
48:02|First up, we’re celebrating all things literature as Lemuria Celebrates 50 Years, Saturday, April 11th with Owner John Evans, then we’re off to Starkville for the 34th International Festival, April 11th at MSU, then fresh off the Sinner’s Movie awards sweeps, it’s a final stop in Clarksdale for this year’s 2026 Juke Joint Festival, happening April 8th through the 12th, with our friend, Roger Stolle! Plus, we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Afroman Live at Martin's Downtown2026 Easter at the AG2nd Annual Ra'shad The Blues Kid Easter Egg HuntWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi - Lemuria 50 Years, 34th Annual International Fiesta, Juke Joint Festival 26
Next Stop MS | Germaine's Birthday Shenanigans feat. Eddie Cotton, Taste of Mississippi - A Benefit for Stewpot, & Mississippi Antique Showcase
47:49|Today is all about Germaine's Birthday Shenanigans! Up first, we're heading to Jackson for Taste of Mississippi: A Benefit for Stewpot, then we're off to Leland to be appraised at the Mississippi Antique Showcase, and wrapping it all up, the legendary, Eddie Cotton, Jr. joins the show for a musical birthday celebration that your invited to! And of course, we'll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods! "What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival 26'Martin's St Paddy's Parade Party & After ShowHal's St. Paddy's Parade & Festival's Official AfterpartyMartin's Downtown St. Paddy's After Show with DJ Swiftie - Taylor Swift Dance PartyWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi - Germaine's Birthday feat. Eddie Cotton, Taste of MS, MS Antique Showcase
Next Stop MS | Visionaries 2026, “King Drastic” @ JXN Indie Music Week, & Red Brick Roads Music & Art Fest
42:31|Today is a trifecta of events! First up, we’re checking out Visionaries 2026: Women Who Move Mississippi, featuring actress Tatyana Ali, March 27th, then it’s all about the music at Jackson Indie Music Week, featuring rapper King Drastic & more, March 22nd – 28th, and for our last stop, we’re in Downtown Clinton for this year’s Red Brick Roads Music & Art Festival, March 26th – 28th… All of this before we check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods! "What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Sonic ExplorationEpic Funk Brass Band Live at Martin's DowntownIndigenous Natchez LanguageBilly Ocean @ MSU Riley CenterWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi - Visionaries 2026: Women Who Move Mississippi, Malik “King Drastic” Nichols, & Red Brick Roads Music & Art Festival
Next Stop MS | Kamel King's Birthday & Run the Rainbow for Children's of Mississippi
47:57|Today, it's birthday shenanigans for Kamel King, we'll check out what's happening around your neck of the woods, and we're hitting the track at Run the Rainbow for Children's of Mississippi! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Jamal Roberts' Soul Sound Choir Live @ The MAXAmerica250 Lunch Lecture Series: Gardner, Felder RushingThe Blues is Alright Tour 26'Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band with The Hooten Hallers at Martin's DowntownWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi - Kamel King's Birthday & Run the Rainbow with Selena Daniel
Next Stop MS | Java Birthday Shenanigans & The Little Mercies @ Urban Foxes
47:51|Today, it's birthday shenanigans for Java Chatman, then we'll check out what's happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop at Urban Foxes in Jackson to sit down with multi-instrumentalist songwriters, Bronwyn Chelette, Shanice Richards, and Rosalee Walsh of The Little Mercies! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Sapphire Anniversary Exhibit: Celebrating 45 Years of The Chimneyville Weavers & Spinners GuildAli Siddiq: In The ShadowsWe Them One’s Comedy Tour: MemphisWe Them One’s Comedy Tour: BiloxiGulf Coast Walk for DiabetesGrammy Museum Mississippi 10 Year CelebrationWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi - Java's Birthday Shenanigans & The Little Mercies @ Urban Foxes
Next Stop MS | Heart of the Matter & Greenville Open Black Rodeo
48:02|For our first stop, we're in Jackson for Faith & Fertility: Q&A and Book Signing on February 26th, and Heart of the Matter: A Brunch Panel for Better Living on February 28th, with Aikisha & Willie Colon, then we're off to the Greenville Open Black Rodeo, February 28th with Miss Black Rodeo USA 2025, Mariah Beckom, and organizers Stan Johnson & Andy Wade before checking out what's happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:2nd Annual Black History Expo: Tech EvolutionCelebrating a Century of Black HistorySupper’d at Concord VenueSoulful Sounds: Presented by Acute InflectionsHistory Is Lunch: Wayne-Sanderson Farms, "Mississippi Made: Wayne-Sanderson Farms"Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi - Heart of the Matter & Greenville Open Black Rodeo