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elta Blues Festival Returns With Bobby Rush, Blues Greats and Rising Stars
GREENVILLE, Miss.–Performers at the 48th annual Delta Blues and Heritage Festival include favorites and newcomers this year. The festival is Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Washington County Convention Center fairgrounds. Performers include three-time Grammy winner Bobby Rush, who will be performing for the 45th time at the festival. Jimmy...
clarksdaleadvocate.news
Local Business Spotlight: Rice Bowl Chinese Restaurant — A Longtime Clarksdale Favorite
Clarksdale, Mississippi – Rice Bowl Chinese Restaurant has been a longtime favorite among Clarksdale residents, earning its reputation through years of consistent, flavorful Chinese-American dishes and friendly service. Located at 1914 N State Street, Rice Bowl offers a no-frills, satisfying dining experience that keeps customers coming back for more.
CNN
This ‘hidden gem’ of a city is where the blues genre was born
Clarksdale, Mississippi is known as the birthplace of the blues. Follow CNN anchor Laura Coates as she explores the city’s deep music roots. We visit important blues landmarks, sit down for lunch at Abe’s Bar-B-Q, and see first hand why their local juke joints are special. Check out CNN’s America’s Best Towns to Visit for this year’s top ten list and much more.
deltanews.tv
Blues Traveler to Headline 14th Annual Delta Hot Tamale Festival
GREENVILLE - Main Street Greenville has announced Grammy Award- winning blues rock band Blues Traveler will headline the 14th Annual Delta Hot Tamale Festival. Tamale Fest is set for the third weekend in October. Organizers expect more than 30 thousand people to attend, calling Tamale Fest, one of the south's...
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DCS brass take final bow in On Golden Pond
GREENVILLE, Miss. — Those in and around the Delta Center Stage community will tell you that outgoing executive director Tim Bixler and his wife Sonya, together, are a hallmark of community theater. “It's something you have to work at. The average lifetime of a community theater nationwide taken on...
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4th of July Celebration Events
MISSISSIPPI DELTA - The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and here's a lineup of exciting events set for this year’s celebration. This year’s Stars & Stripes Independence Day celebration, organized by the Greenwood-Leflore County Chamber of Commerce, will take place Thursday at the park between the two downtown bridges along the Yazoo River and will feature popular country music group Chapel Hart. Details in The Greenwood Commonwealth.
Black Enterprise
All Roads Lead To Rick Ross: Hometown Names Street After Rap Icon In Juneteenth Celebration
Hip-Hop mogul Rick Ross returned to his birthplace of Clarksdale, Mississippi, on Juneteenth for a milestone moment. On June 19, a street in the city’s downtown was officially renamed “Rick Ross Way” in his honor. The renaming ceremony, which took place in front of the Wingstop at 300 Issaquena Avenue, brought together Ross’s family, friends, and Clarksdale community members to celebrate his cultural and entrepreneurial legacy. The event’s timing intentionally coincided with Juneteenth, the national holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., to add deeper meaning to the occasion. According to Fox 13 , an official statement from the city of Clarksdale read, “The City of Clarksdale is proud to announce the official naming of a downtown street in honor of Grammy-nominated, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and cultural icon Rick Ross. Clarksdale leaders and community members will gather to celebrate Ross’ contributions and recognize the positive light he has brought to his ancestral hometown.” Ross, known by his rap persona as “The Boss,” expressed heartfelt appreciation during the ceremony. “Right here live from the one and only Clarksdale, Mississippi. We just named this street. You already know what it is — Rick Ross Way,” he said. Ross continued, “A lot
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Rick Ross honored with street named after him in Mississippi
Rick Ross has street named after him in Mississippi When Grammy-nominated rapper and entrepreneur Rick Ross returned to his hometown […] The post Rick Ross honored with street named after him in Mississippi appeared first on Hip Hop Vibe .
saturdayeveningpost.com
Review: Sinners — Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott
The best of The Saturday Evening Post in your inbox!. Stars: Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Delroy Lindo, Wunmi Mosaku. If you hurry, in many cities you can still catch Ryan Coogler’s head-spinning concoction of brotherhood, Mississippi Blues, and blood-sucking vampires the way it was meant to be seen: on the biggest movie screen possible in the company of fellow moviegoers who will scream, laugh, cry, and jive along with you until the final wondrous frame of 70-millimiter IMAX film has slipped behind the projector shutter.
Oxford Eagle
‘Delta Dirt’ at Sunday Grove show
Clarksdale blues singer and Oxford business owner, Edna Nicole, will be the featured musical act at the Summer Sunset Series in the Grove on Sunday, June 22, at 6 p.m. Admission is free and the public is invited. Lawn chairs are encouraged. The concert is a “Thacker Mountain Radio Hour...
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Skipworth Performing Arts Center announces fall lineup
The Skipworth Performing Arts Center is thrilled to unveil two captivating performances for this November. On Sunday, November 2 at 3:00 PM, Ballet Magnificat will present “The Prodigal’s Journey,” a stunning ballet inspired by the timeless parable of the Prodigal Son, weaving a moving story of forgiveness and reconciliation through powerful movement and music.
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Rapper Rick Ross honored at street renaming ceremony in Clarksdale
CLARKSDALE, Miss. - Rapper Rick Ross attended a renaming street ceremony in honor of him in his birthplace of Clarksdale, Mississippi, according to Ryan Fionda of Fionda Management. "The City of Clarksdale is proud to announce the official naming of a downtown street in honor of Grammy-nominated, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and...
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Annie Jr. to take the stage at Skipworth Performing Arts Center June 27
The Kosciusko Foundation for Excellence in Education is proud to present the children’s musical Annie Jr. at the Skipworth Performing Arts Center on Friday, June 27 at 5:00 p.m. This production marks the third year of summer children’s theatre in Kosciusko and will feature over 30 talented local students.