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1908 Provisions – Ronnie McGee w/ John Powell 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Ameristar, Vicksburg – Sail On (Beach Boys tribute) 8 p.m.

Burger & Blues – Larry Brewer 6:30 p.m.

Castlewoods Country Club – Hunter Gibson 7 p.m.

Char – Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

Congress Street – “Jacktoberfest” feat. Live Music 11 a.m.-11 p.m. free

Drago’s – Greenfish 7-10 p.m.

Duling Hall – Michael Franti & Spearhead w/ Dustin Thomas & Victoria Canal 7:30 p.m. $40 advance $45 door

F. Jones Corner – Sister Lucille midnight $10

Fenian’s – Ariel Blackwell w/ TJ Russell 10 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood – Shaun Patterson

Georgia Blue, Madison – Skip McDonald

Hal & Mal’s – The Eclectics 7-10 p.m. free

The Hideaway – All DJ Dance Music 9 p.m. $10

Hops & Habanas – Betsy Berryhill 7-10 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill – 19th Street Red 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s – Acoustic Crossroads 7 p.m.

Lounge 114 – Anissa Hampton 9 p.m. $10 before 10 p.m.

Martin’s – Russ Liquid Test w/ Recess 10 p.m.

McClain – Tommie Vaughn

Old Capitol Inn – Jason Turner 7 p.m.

Pelican Cove – Third Degree 6-10 p.m.

Pop’s Saloon – Shatterframe 9 p.m.

Shucker’s – Andrew Pates 5:30 p.m.; Faze 4 8 p.m. $5; Chad Perry 10 p.m.

Soulshine, Flowood – Barry Leach 7 p.m.

Soulshine, Ridgeland – Ben Payton 7 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.