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Today, the crew is going back-to-back with a full slate of events! Up first, it’s going to be lit y’all at this year’s ‪Mississippi Book Festival this Saturday, and we’re chatting with “One Mississippi” book panelists, author/musician Steve Azar & illustrator, Sarah Frances Hardy… for our second stop, we’re stopping by WellsFest: Jackson's Original Music Festival at the MS Ag & Forestry Museum ... and all of this before a final stop in Clarksdale to vibe-out at the 2026 ‪Mighty Roots Music Fest, September 25th – 26th! Plus, we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods and we’ve also have your chance to win a pair of tickets to see Mavis Staples LIVE, October 15th, during her 2026 Summer Series at Marty Stuart's Ellis Theater in Philadelphia! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi! "What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing: 2026 Hot Fest Cool Down Epic Funk Brass Band Live at Martin's Downtown Mississippi’s Walk for Diabetes 2026 Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop MS- One MS @ MS Book Fest, Powerlifting America Championship, WellsFest, Mighty Roots Fest 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! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, the crew is off to Philadelphia to check-in with the iconic ‪@martystuartofficial‬, about checking-out the legendary R&B gospel singer and civil rights activist, ‪@mavisstaples‬during her Summer Series at The Ellis Theater, October 15th, and we’ve got your chance to win a pair of tickets to the event! Then we’re off to Olde Towne Clinton’s September events including Brick Street Players, Cruzin' Clinton Car Show, & the Big Truck Experience, before a final stop on the Gulf Coast to chat with automotive enthusiast and tv host of‪@MyClassicCarTV‬, Dennis Gage, about his meet & greets during Cruisin' the Coast's 30th Anniversary, happening October 7th-10th! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi! Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi- Mavis Staples: Summer Series, Mainstreet Clinton, Dennis Gage: My Classic Car 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! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Jackson is the stop! Up first, the crew is off to hear Songs & Stories: Celebrating the Oral Traditions of Gospel Music, September 13th at the Two Mississippi Museums, then it's a Launch Party, September 12th for West Fest Open Air Market, before a final check-in with the 83rd National Folk Festival as they gear up for round four of artist announcements! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi! Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – Songs & Stories, West Fest Open Air Market, National Folk Festival News 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! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, the crew heads to Clarksdale, to meet up with Mayor Paden to chat about the 9th Annual Red's Old Timers Blues Festival, September 5th, then they're off to Clinton, September 11th, to pay tribute as the Mississippi Chorus presents 9/11: Memorial at First Baptist Church of Jackson, before welcoming the legend, Eddie Cotton, Jr. to celebrate his newest album release, "Bubblegum Lover," dropping September 6th! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi! Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: NSM – Red's Old Timers Blues Fest, MC Chorus 9/11 Memorial, Eddie Cotton Jr. Album 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! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, the animals are taking over the events, figuratively and physically! First up, we're off to Columbus for Friendly City Book's 3rd Annual Possumtown Book Fest, August 29th, then we'll check out what's happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop in Coldwater to jam out for two days at the 76th Annual G.O.A.T. Picnic, featuring Bobby Rush, Friday, August 28th through the 29th! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi! "What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing: An Evening With Shelly Fairchild: Live @ Duling Hall LATE NIGHT WITH RITA BRENT (8/28) Throwing Pottery on a Wheel: Adult Class DELTA FEST 2026: Activating Economic Prosperity Across The Deep South Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – 3rd Annual Possumtown Book Fest, 76th Annual G.O.A.T. Picnic 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! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, the crew checks in with Mississippi Main Street Association about August events happening across the state, then they're off to the Hope Labor Day Classic: Jackson State University versus Edward Waters, September 10th in Jackson before heading to the newest Late Night with Rita Brent featuring Brett Kenyon a.k.a. Papa Mississippi, August 28th! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi! Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – MS Main Street Assoc., Hope Labor Day Classic & Late Night w/ Rita Brent 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! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, the crew jams out with Stevie J "Jamz" Blues, August 29th at Beatty Street Blues in Jackson to celebrate his newest EP release, featuring the hit song, "The Juke Joint," then they're off to Ocean Springs to the Walter Anderson Museum of Art for a full slate of events for the month, including August 22nd's "Thacker Mountain Radio LIVE," plus they'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: Summer of Sours Mississippi India Day Lil Wayne: 20 Years of Carter Classics Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – Stevie J "Jamz" Blues & Walter Anderson Museum of Art 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! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, the crew heads to The MAX in Meridian, with CEO Penny Kemp, to learn who has received the honor of being named to the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment's Hall of Fame 2026-2027 Class, and they'll also check out what's happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop in Jackson to jam out with Epic Funk Brass Band LIVE at Last Call Sports Bar & Grill, August 8th! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi! "What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing: Family Day at Stax Museum Celebrate Bobby Rush at the Capri Theater Mississippi Made Gallery Talk: Stennis Space Center Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – The MAX Hall of Fame 26'-27' Class & Epic Funk Brass Band LIVE 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! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Next Stop, Mississippi, we're heading to the Ellis Theater in Philadelphia, August 9th, for Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives x Molly Tuttle Trio concert, then it's artist-lineup breaking news coming from the 83rd National Folk Festival, happening November 13th - 15th in Jackson, 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: Summer Art Soiree: Hotter Than July! Ron Lindsey Exhibition at Wolfe Studio Late Night with Rita Brent (LIVE @ Jackson Convention Complex Theatre) Jackson Premiere of Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives & National Folk Fest: July Updates 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! https://www.mpbonline.org/community/m... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's show is all about the Jackson Music Awards Week 2026! We're gearing up for their slate of events with a car full! We chat with JMA Founder, Jesse Thompson about the organization's 52 year history, then we jam out with, and learn more about, JMA performers, Grammy award winner, Dexter Allen, trail ride viral sensation, Jake Carter, and multi-award-winning blues-rock artist, Chad Wesley! 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: Celebrate Bobby Rush at the Capri Theater LINDSEY STIRLING - DUALITY UNTAMED TOUR Mississippi Sports & Outdoors Show Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival Burnside Exploration 2: Cedric Burnside & Gary Burnside @ Martin's Downtown Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – Jackson Music Awards Week & What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we’re celebrating women at every stop! For our first patriotic stop, we’re off to Jackson State University, July 19th for Mississippi Women In Blues: Celebrating America 250 with organizer, Peggy Brown (Central MS Blues Society), featured performer, Lady Adrena (Morgan Freeman Symphonic Blues Experience) & film producers Mark Rankin and Bryan Wilson, then we’ll take a trip to The North Venue in Jackson for the She Is Worthy, Period. Luncheon July 25th with organizer, Latrise Adkins, before a final stop at the Jackson Convention Complex, August 1st for an all-NEW Late Night with Rita Brent, LIVE, featuring The Voice, Season 29, contestant, Landon Price! 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: History Happy Hour Sunday Screening: Everlasting History Is Lunch: Susannah Ural, "Abraham Lincoln and America250" Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – MS Women in Blues, She Is Worthy, Period., Late Night w/ Rita Brent Live Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we’re taking a look-back & a look-forward at the events we’ve enjoyed this summer, and that we’re looking forward to this July, and we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop in Mize for this year’s Mississippi Watermelon Festival, happening July 17th & 18th, with Festival Coordinator, Terresa Stewart! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi! "What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing: Summer Porch Party Deep Delta Market Day 21st Annual Red, White & Blueberry Festival 76th Choctaw Indian Fair Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – Mississippi Watermelon Festival 2026 & What's Happening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we’re celebrating America’s 250th Birthday! For our first patriotic stop, we’re at the Two MS Museums in Jackson, July 4th for Stars, Stripes & Symphony with the MS Symphony Orchestra, then we’ll take a trip down the July 4th memory lane and check out what’s happening around your Independence Day neck of the woods, before a final stop on the coast for Red, White & Biloxi: An America 250 Event! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi! "What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing: A Conversation with Bobby Rush History Is Lunch: Caroline Bayne, "Tonight Only: Medgar Evers on Jackson, Mississippi Television" Beau Rivage celebrates America 250th birthday with guest speaker, an original "Rosie the Riveter" Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – Stars, Stripes & Symphony | Red, White & Biloxi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our first stop, we’re off to Waterford’s Betty Davis Barbeque for this year’s North MS Hill Country Picnic, June 26th – 27th, then we’ll follow the red brick road to Clinton to celebrate America’s 250 at the 36th Annual Red, White & Blue Fest, July 4th, then it’s a final stop at Chicory Market in Oxford to indulge in the 2nd Annual Tomato Fest, Saturday, June 27th… and of course we’ll check out what else is 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: Rashad “The Blues Kid”: Raised on the Blues Tour Tomato Festival 5K Run/Walk Buju Banton & Stephen Marley: Roots & Rhymes Summer Tour 26' Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – Hill Country Picnic 26', Red White & Blue Fest, and Tomato Fest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today is a trifecta of events! We’re starting off with a stop at this year's Mississippi Comic Con 26', happening June 26th - 28th, then it's a new round of artist announcements coming from the 83rd National Folk Festival, scheduled for November 13th - 15th, before a final stop in Jackson in celebration of Juneteenth, for Faith and Freedom: A Juneteenth Gospel Celebration, happening Sunday, June 21st. 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: Canton Juneteenth Celebration 2026 Juneteenth Jubilee Fishin' With Fathers and Friends 10th Annual Juneteenth on Farish Festival Juneteenth/ Black Music Month Soiree United in Song: A Mississippi America250 Celebration The Golden Ticket Affair (Emmys Celebration for Late Night w/ Rita Brent) Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – MS Comic Con 26', Natl Folk Fest New Artists, Faith and Freedom Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.