Next Stop, Mississippi

First up, we'll check out what's happening around your neck of the woods, and then we’re off to Houlka for their 2025 Cornbread Festival with Mayor David Huffman, before a final stop in Mantee for their 2025 Black-Eyed Pea Festival with Mayor Doug Wilson, with both events taking place the same day, Saturday, October 11th! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop, Mississippi | Houlka Cornbread Festival & Mantee Black-Eyed Pea FestivalNext 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!

First up, we’re off to Wellsfest 2025, happening October 4th, with Rep. Brenda Ferguson, then we’re checking out what’s happening around the Two MS Museum's neck of the woods during their "Free Days" and America250 celebrations, before a final stop & sit down with singer/songwriter ELSIE, hailing from the Columbia/Hattiesburg area, about her on-the-rise career and new single, "Ghetto Cowboy!" Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop, Mississippi | WellsFest 2025, Two MS Museums "Free Days," America 250, & ELSIENext 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!

First up, we’re off to the Gulf Coast for this year's Cruisin' the Coast, America’s Largest Block Party, happening October 5th – 12th, with none other than the legendary Cruisin’ Craig himself, then we’re checking out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop in Clarksdale to jam out at the 5th Annual Mighty Roots Music Festival, presented by the Stovall Gin Co., October 3rd – 5th! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Fifth Annual It's Pride Y'all Festival10th Annual Mississippi Science FestCruzin' Clinton Car ShowEupora Smoke & Sizzle Hometown FestOpen Hart Sessions: Danica Hart (Poplarville)Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop, Mississippi | Cruisin' the Coast 2025 & 5th Annual Mighty Roots Music FestivalNext 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!

Today we’re jam packed with outstanding events, just like our first stop, at the 2025 Mississippi Book Festival, tomorrow September 13th! In with us to tell us all about her book, Unpalatable: Stories of Pain and Pleasure in Southern Cookbooks is author Carrie Helms Tippen, then we’re gearing up for the September 18th premiere of MPB’s Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers, with film contributors Taiwo Gaynor & Pamela Junior, then it’s a final stop at the Two MS Museums September 19th for Songs and Stories: Celebrating the Oral Traditions of Gospel Music with Minster of Music, Chandra Wise! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop, Mississippi | Carrie Helms, Everlasting The Life & Legacy of Medgar Evers, & Songs & StoriesNext 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!

For our first stop, we’re rolling out with Festival Manager, Thabi Moyo and Marketing & Community Outreach Coordinator, Shaquita Chapman, as it’s ALL CALL for volunteers at the 82nd National Folk Festival, happening November 7th – 9th in Jackson, then we’re checking out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop/sit down with photographer and author of “Hometown Mississippi,” Melody Golding, as we gear up for the Mississippi Book Festival, happening September 13th at the State Capitol! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Mississippi Book Festival's Southern Screening of The Wild RobotFriday on Farish! - September 5thBriarWoodstockLuke Bryan: Country Song Came On TourThe Spinners2025 Mississippi Book Festival Pre-Fest PartyWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop, Mississippi | National Folk Festival & Melody Golding @ The Book FestivalNext 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!

Today on the show, we’re commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, as we honor the lives lost, celebrate our resilience, and reflect on our progress. For our first stop, we’re heading to The City of Pascagoula to chat with Mayor Jay Willis about the city’s Commemoration Ceremony, today at Point Park, then we’ll slide over to The City of D’Iberville to talk with Mayor Rusty Quave about their Remembrance Ceremony & Exhibit, today, at the D’Iberville Community Center, plus we’ll also 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:20th Anniversary Commemoration of Hurricane Katrina on MPBKatrina Reflections: Celebrating 20 Years of RebirthEmmett Till 70th Anniversary Commemoration Weekend37th Annual Iuka Heritage Day7th Annual Red's Old Timers Blues FestivalEpic Funk Brass Band Live @ Martin's DowntownWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop, Mississippi | Pascagoula and D'Iberville Remember Hurricane Katrina 20 Years LaterNext 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!

Today, we are on the road live at Trustmark Park for "Mississippi Mud Monsters: Identity Crisis Night," happening August 16th, benefitting the 82nd National Folk Festival! We're gearing up for all of the action with General Manager, Andrew Seymour, Folk Festival Manger, Thabi Moyo, and Assistant General Manager, David Kerr! 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:Eddie Cotton Jr. @ Ground Zero Blues Club BiloxiWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop, Mississippi | LIVE @ Trustmark Park for "Mississippi Mud Monsters: Identity Crisis Night"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!

Today on the show it’s all about the blues again as we gear up for our first stop at this year’s 37th Annual Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival, happening August 8th-11th in Clarksdale, then we’re checking out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before a final chat with a movie & TV legend known for his roles in According to Jim and Saturday Night Live, and co-founder of the House of Blues music chain with Dan Akroyd – Jim Belushi joins the show to give us the 411 on Blues Night 2025, tonight at Martin's Downtown in Jackson, and more! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:Shower Singers Anonymous MeetingMusic Bingo @ B&BCash Money Millionaires: 30th Anniversary Live in ConcertMississippi Mud Monsters: Identity Crisis NightWatch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop, Mississippi | Sunflower Sunflower River Blues & Jim Belushi of The Blues BrothersNext 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!