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Ameristar, Vicksburg – B.B. Secrist 8 p.m.

Belhaven University – “Singing Christmas Tree” 7:30 p.m. free

Char – Bill Clark 6 p.m.

Duling Hall – SILAS Album Release Party feat. Aha Gazelle, DevMaccc, Vitamin Cea & Judson Wright 9 p.m. $15 advance $20 day of show

F. Jones – Big Money Mel & Small Change Wayne 10 p.m. $5; T Baby midnight $10

Georgia Blue, Flowood – Mayday

Georgia Blue, Madison – Jason Turner

Hal & Mal’s – Scott Albert Johnson 7-10 p.m.

The Hideaway – Love Gun (KISS tribute) w/ Hairicane & Shatterframe 8 p.m.-2 a.m. $23.16-$149.85

Iron Horse – Anissa Hampton 9 p.m.

Jax-Zen Float – Jason Daniels Band 9 p.m. free

Kathryn’s – The Travelers 7 p.m.

Lounge 114 – Rashad the Blues Kid 8 p.m.

Lucky Town – Brother Oliver 3-5 p.m.

Martin’s – Big Freedia w/ 5th Child 10 p.m. $17 advance $20 door

McClain – Steve Chester & Fred Lovett

Mississippi College, Provine Chapel – “Festival of Lights” Concert 7:30 p.m. $15 admission $10 seniors $5 kids & students

Pelican Cove – Jason Turner 6-10 p.m.

Pop’s Saloon – Proximity 9 p.m.

Shucker’s – Steele Heart 3:30 p.m.; Jason Miller Band 8 p.m. $5; Billy Mauldin 10 p.m.

Table 100 – Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

WonderLust – Drag Performance & Dance Party feat. DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-3 a.m.

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The Mississippi Free Press produced this story through the MFP Solutions Lab, supported by the Solutions Journalism Network. This series digs into Mississippi’s systemic issues and sheds light on responses to them in other communities. Beyond just reporting on problems, these stories interrogate their causes and inspect potential solutions.

Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.