Next Stop, Mississippi

Today we’re celebrating freedom with a stop at the Vicksburg Juneteenth Heritage Festival, Saturday June 17th, with Vicksburg Juneteenth Heritage Festival Committee Chair, Bobbie Bingham Morrow, then we’ll pay homage at the Voices of Courage & Justice 60th Festivities, happening June 8th and 9th in Jackson, with Reena Evers-Everette, Executive Director of the Medgar And Myrlie Evers Institute, before our final stop at this year’s Mississippi Songwriter’s Festival, Friday, June 16th, and 17th, in Cleveland with singer/songwriter, Tricia Walker of Big Front Porch Productions. Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org. 

Today we’re sailing out to the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra's, Sounds by the Sea - A Salute to Our Military event, May 27th in Gulfport, with Music Director, Dr. Peter Rubardt, then we’ll celebrate 50 years of Hip-Hop at the 6th Annual Old School Party with A Purpose- Fundraiser for Grace House, happening May 27th at the Mississippi Trade Mart, in Jackson with Organizer, Steven James and DJ Finesse! Plus, we also let you know "What's Happening" around your neck of the woods!Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org. 

Join Next Stop, Mississippi live from the 25th Annual Tupelo Elvis Festival, June 9th at 10am! We're broadcasting from the King's hometown, bringing you the thrilling sounds of this iconic celebration through live interviews! From the Elvis Tribute Artist contest to unforgettable performances, we're sharing all the excitement with you, live from Downtown Tupelo. So slip into your blue suede shoes, and let's rock 'n' roll with the spirit of the King! Only on MPB Think Radio – where Mississippi is our mission.

Today we’re walking the plank to check out Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse’s 8th Annual Pirate Day in the Bay, May 19th - 20th in Bay St. Louis, with Lady Claiborne & Captain Longbeard, then we’re getting wild at the Born to Be Wild: Family & Friends Picnic, happening May 20th at the MS Museum of Natural Science, in Jackson with Corey Wright, MDWFP Conservation Educator and Naturalist and Pam Dollar, Executive Director for the Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities. Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org. 

Today we’re celebrating women in music at the 2nd Annual Women in Blues Festival, May 18th – 20th, in Clarkdale at Shared Experiences Headquarters with festival founder, Colleen Buyers, before we swing by the 2023 Mississippi Makers Fest, happening May 13th at Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, with Brother Rogers, Director of Programs and Communication Division at MDAH! Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org. 

Today we’re checking out the 2023 Snappy Sync Soiree and Firefly Tours, May 18th through May 21st, 2023 at the Bill Waller Mississippi Craft Center in Ridgeland with representative, Claire Graves before we stop by the 70th Annual Jimmy Rodgers Music Festival, happening May 7-14th, 2023 in Meridian with Executive Director, Leslie Lee. Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org. 

Discover America's fastest growing sport with Next Stop, Mississippi as we present, "On The Road: Next Stop, The American Pickleball Tour!" We'll broadcast live from the tour at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi, Friday, April 28th at 10:00 AM CST. Tune-in to learn why pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the nation, through live interviews and gameplay! Join me, Germaine Flood, Jay White and Kamel King with Visit Mississippi this Friday, live on MPB Think Radio!

Today we’re on the bus to Oxford to vibe out at the Double Decker Arts Festival, happening April 28th with Lee Ann Stubbs, Double Decker Coordinator with Visit Oxford, then we’re heading to Smith Park in Jackson to check out Shakespeare's "King Lear" showings at Smith Park in Jackson with actor Ward Emling, and Director, Amile Wilson!  Plus, we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods!Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and click the community tab for Mississippi Events. If you have an event, you’d like to share, you can upload it directly to our calendar or email it to events@mpbonline.org.