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1908 Provisions – Ronnie McGee 6:30 p.m.

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

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

Char – Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

Church Triumphant Global – “The Gift: A Christmas Concert” 7 p.m. $10 advance $12 door

Drago’s – Jacob Lipking 6-9 p.m.

F. Jones – Sorrento Ussery midnight $10

Georgia Blue, Flowood – Jason Turner

Georgia Blue, Madison – Brandon Greer

Iron Horse – Ben Peyton 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s – Chris Gill 7 p.m.

Lounge 114 – Lyfe Jennings 8 p.m. $35-$1,000

Martin’s – Steve Chester 6-8:30 p.m. free; Grass Is Dead (Grateful Dead tribute) 10 p.m. $10

McClain – Robert King

Mississippi Coliseum – Cole Swindell, Dustin Lynch & Lauren Alaina 7 p.m. $30-$56, $159 VIP

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

Pelican Cove – Acoustic Crossroads 6-10 p.m.

Pop’s Saloon – Hairicane 9 p.m.

Shucker’s – Andrew Pates 5:30 p.m.; Jason Miller Band 8 p.m. $10; Jason Turner 10 p.m.

Soulshine, Flowood – Brian Jones 7 p.m.

Soulshine, Ridgeland – Barry Leach 7 p.m.

Table 100 – Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

WonderLust – DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-2 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.