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| August What: Manship House in Summer Dress When: through Sept. 9 Where: Manship House, Jackson The Manship House Museum interprets the life of a middle-class family in the South in 1888. During the summer, the house is arranged and decorated the way it would have been to help the family and the house cope with the heat in the late 1800s when there was no air conditioning. The home is located at 420 E. Fortification St. Info: (601) 961-4724, or visit www.mdah.state.ms.us What: Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival When: Aug. 8–10 Where: Clarksdale This festival, celebrated for its authenticity and focus on Mississippi's musical heritage, features entertainment by local and nationally known blues and gospel artists. There will also be lectures and seminars about music and its unique roots. Performances will be held at the Delta Blues Museum’s open air stage. Info: (662) 627-5301, or visit www.sunflowerfest.org What: Trade Days When: Aug. 9–10 Where: Coldwater This large flea market feature more than 300 booths offering a wide assortment of items and crafts. All booths are already assigned. Admission is free. Info: (662) 562-8715 What: Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights When: Aug. 16 Where: Belhaven neighborhood, Jackson Bright Lights, Belhaven Nights is the Greater Belhaven neighborhood’s annual street festival, will be held from 6–9 p.m. The historic neighborhood’s annual arts and music street festival celebrates one of Jackson’s oldest neighborhoods, and the event has been listed as one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events. Info: (601) 352-8850, or visit www.greaterbelhaven.com What: Great Southern Stampede When: Aug. 21–Sept. 1 Where: Hattiesburg This tribute to the Western lifestyle will feature concerts, clinics, seminars, bull-riding, barrel racing, calf-roping, and children’s games and activities. Info: (601) 583-7500, or visit www.forrestcountycenter.com What: Bodock Festival When: Aug. 22–23 Where: Pontotoc For some great family fun, attend this festival around the Pontotoc courthouse square featuring a 5-K run, golf tournament, arts and crafts, games, food, petting zoo and art exhibits. And no Bodock Festival would be complete without a championship bodock fence post throwing contest. Admission is free. Info: (662) 488-0388 What: Jazz, Art & Friends When: Aug. 28 Where: Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson Enjoy cocktails, listen to the best jazz Jackson has to offer, and mingle with friends while surrounded by world-class art from 6–9 p.m. Admission is $5 for museum members and $7 non-members. There will be complimentary hors d’ oeuvres and a cash bar. Info: (601) 960-1515, or visit www.msmuseumart.org What: Miss-Lou Wildlife Expo 2008 When: Aug. 28–31 Where: Natchez If you need to gear up for hunting season, or just want to learn more about wildlife or nature, attend the Miss-Lou Wildlife Expo at the Natchez Convention Center. Seminars, demonstrations and exhibits about, fishing, hunting, photography and wildlife will be featured. Into: (601) 442-6696 What: Howlin’ Wolf Memorial Blues Festival When: Aug. 29 Where: West Point This annual blues festival in honor of Mississippi blues legend Howlin’ Wolf, a native of West Point, is held indoors at the West Point Civic Centere. Admission is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Info: (662) 605-0770, or visit www.wpnet.org What: “Our Heroes: Firemen in a Ravaged World” When: Aug. 29–Sept. 11 Where: Ohr O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi The exhibitions features photographs from the first days after Hurricane Katrina by Lauren Byrd, a young, native Biloxian with fresh eyes on heroism and the human spirit. The museum is located at 1596 Glenn Swetman Drive in Biloxi. Museum hours are 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. on Saturday and closed on Sunday. Info: (228) 374-5547, or visit www.georgeohr.org What: 30th Annual Prairie Arts Festival When: Aug. 30 Where: West Point More than 500 vendors converge on the downtown area with arts and crafts, live stage entertainment, antique car show, jurried art contest, flea market and a 5K run. Info: (662) 494-5121 or (866) 494-5127, or visit www.wpnet.org What: Art Walk When: Aug. 30 Where: Ocean Springs The annual Art Walk event lets artists showcase their talents inside and outside local businesses and galleries throughout downtown Ocean Springs. There will be music, food, activities for children and adults and more. Painters, sculptors, musicians and chefs all participate in this memorable event, which is held from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Info: (228) 875-4424, or visit www.oceanspringchamber.com |
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