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1908 Provisions – Ronnie Brown 6:30-9 p.m.

Char – Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

F. Jones Corner – Maya Kyles & the F. Jones Challenge Band 10 p.m. $5

Fenian’s – Dead Irish Blues 8 p.m.

The Gathering – Barry Leach 6-9 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood – May Day

Georgia Blue, Madison – Aaron Coker

Hal & Mal’s – Steve Chester, Mike Pinter & Larry Fortenberry 6-9 p.m. free

Iron Horse Grill – Will Wesley 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s – Bill & Temperance 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Lakeshore Park – Lisa Mills 6 p.m. $5 per car

Lounge 114 – “Poetic Thursdays” Open Mic 7:30 p.m.

Majestic Burger – Stace & Cassie 6 p.m.

Pelican Cove – Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6-10 p.m.

Shucker’s – Sofa Kings 7:30 p.m. free

Soul Wired Cafe – Jonny Hollis free before 7 p.m. $7 after

Soulshine, Flowood – Trey Miller 7 p.m.

Table 100 – Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

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.