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Ameristar, Vicksburg – Mr. Sipp 8 p.m.

Bonny Blair’s – Georgetown 7:30 p.m.

Char – Bill Clark 6 p.m.

F. Jones Corner – Big Money Mel & Small Change Wayne 10 p.m. $5; Jamell Richardson midnight $10

The Flamingo – Burt Byler & John Paul Dove 8-10 p.m. $5 advance $8 door

Georgia Blue, Flowood – Andy Tanas

Georgia Blue, Madison – Chad Wesley

Hal & Mal’s – Bill Powers 6 p.m. free; Ayo & Teo 8 p.m. $18-$30

The Hideaway – Live Music 9 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill – Chris Gill & the Sole Shakers 9 p.m.

ISH Grill & Bar – Stephanie Luckett, Lari Johns’n, Anissa Hampton & DJ Unpredictable 601 9:30 p.m.

Jackson Medical Mall – “Praises of Hope” Gospel Showcase feat. Dathan Thigpen, Ashford Sanders, Trinity Gospel Choir, Miz Tiffany & Lady T 2-5 p.m. free

Jamie Fowler Boyll Park – “Woofstock” feat. Live Music 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $2 adults $1 children $5 w/ cooler or picnic basket

Kathryn’s – Acoustic Crossroads 7 p.m.

Lounge 114 – The Funk Junkies 8-11 p.m.

Lucky Town – “6th Anniversary Party” feat. Empty Atlas, Spencer Thomas & more 1-8 p.m. free

Martin’s – The Sal-tines 10 p.m.

McClain – Robert King

Pelican Cove – Soul Survivor 6-10 p.m.

Pop’s Saloon – Jason Miller Band 9 p.m.

Shucker’s – Andrew Pates 3:30 p.m.; Mississippi Moonlight 8 p.m. $5; Josh Journeay 10 p.m.

St. Richard Catholic Church – “Blocktoberfeast” feat. The Hustlers 11 a.m.-2 p.m. free

Table 100 – Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

WonderLust – Drag Performance & Dance Party feat. DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-3 a.m. free before 10 p.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.