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With the school year finishing up you may be beginning to look at the calendar for summer events to plan for. If you’re looking for something different make sure to plan for the USA International Ballet Competition June 17 through July 2. Reserved seating tickets are on sale now at usaibc.com to see best dancers in the world compete in the Olympic style competition.

In case you haven’t heard, Jubilee Jam has been postponed until at least this fall. If you’re looking for a road trip, Bonnaroo, Pitchfork and Lollapalooza have some great line-ups. The ultimate 8-Day musical vacation happens again this year in Chicago with Pitchfork on July 29-30, followed by Lollapalooza the next weekend.

You may also want to go ahead and get tickets for Blues Traveler at Vicksburg’s Ameristar Casino July 28-29.

Mark your calendars for the last Thursday of each month for the Mississippi Museum of Art’s Jazz, Art and Friends.

Herman Snell

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Herman… a couple of things…. What happened with Headliner’s? I’d read on somebody’s blog that they’d closed, but never saw anything else about it. That whole area between Headliner’s and Lagers is now vacant? Also… this post is the first thing I’ve heard about the Jam, period. I’ve been wondering. I hope that they do make it back for the fall.

#63760 | Author: millhouse | Date: May 11 2006

Underoath, Poison The Well, As Cities Burn, and Spitfire are playing at The Capri in Fondren on Tuesday, May sixteenth. Bad News Booking and The Fondren Renaissance Board are sponsoring the event. You can buy tickets in advance and at a discount at any Bebop Record Shop. Otherwise, you can pay at the door. I’m pretty sure Fondren Beverage Emporium is staying open during the concert. It is a cool soda shop accross the street. This concert and others like it can really get people excited about Jackson’s nightlife. I am hoping there will be at least five hundred people in attendance. Come listen to music and enjoy a soda!

#63761 | Author: Kendrick Johnson | Date: May 15 2006

Does anyone know if compozitionz is performing this weekend?

#63762 | Author: reney | Date: May 16 2006

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.