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1908 Provisions – Andrew Pates 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Ameristar, Vicksburg – Eddie Cotton Jr. 8 p.m.

Burgers & Blues – Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6-10 p.m.

Char – Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

Drago’s – Johnny Crocker 6-9 p.m.

F. Jones Corner – Lucky Hand Blues Band midnight $10

Fenian’s – AXL JXN 10 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood – Chad Wesley

Georgia Blue, Madison – Shaun Patterson

Hal & Mal’s – The Kats 7-10 p.m. free

Iron Horse Grill – Pam Confer 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s – Acoustic Crossroads 7 p.m.

Lounge 114 – Malcolm Shepherd & the Unit 9 p.m. $10 before 10 p.m., $15 after

Martin’s – The Stolen Faces (Grateful Dead tribute) 10 p.m.

MS Museum of Art – Krystal Gem 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. free

Pelican Cove – Third Degree 6 p.m.

Pop’s Saloon – Framing the Red 9 p.m.

Route 471 – Chad Perry 7 p.m.

Shucker’s – Road Hogs 5:30 p.m.; Faze 4 8 p.m. $5; Brian Jones 10 p.m.

Soulshine, Ridgeland – Jonathan Alexander 7 p.m.

Table 100 – Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Two Rivers, Canton – Sid Thompson & DoubleShotz 8:30-11:30 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.