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Ameristar, Vicksburg – Doug Allen Nash 8 p.m.

American Legion Post 112 – The XTremeZ 9 p.m.-midnight

Bonny Blair’s – Lovin’ Ledbetter 8 p.m.-midnight

Cathead Distillery – “Oktoberfest” feat. Rooster Blues & Passing Parade 2-8 p.m. $10-$30

Char – Bill Clark 6 p.m.

Club 43, Canton – 55 South 10 p.m.

F. Jones Corner – Big Money Mel & Small Change Wayne 10 p.m. $5; Smokestack Lightnin’ midnight $10

Farish Street – “Farish Street Heritage Fest” feat. Montrell, Big Yayo, Greg P., Lacee, Tre Williams, After 7 & more 4-9 p.m. $25 single-day $30 both days

Fondren Corner – Young Valley’s “Rock & Roll BBQ II 6-11:30 p.m.

Georgia Blue, Flowood – Kenny Davis

Georgia Blue, Madison – Brian Smith

The Hideaway – Live Music 9 p.m.

Hops & Habanas – “Cigar & Blues Night” feat. Robert James Starr 7-9:30 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill – The Lucky Losers 9 p.m.

ISH – “STFU & Paint: The Silent Paint Party” feat. DJ Unpredictable, DJ Energizer & KP da DJ 10 p.m. $15 music only, $35 music & painting

Jamie Fowler Boyll Park – “WellsFest” feat. Bob Gates, Krystal Gem, New Bourbon Street Jazz Band, Steve Chester w/ Andrew Pates, Steele Heart, These Days w/ Jewel Bass, Travelin’ Jane, Jesse Robinson & Friends, Spacewolf & Time to Move 10 a.m.-5 p.m. free

Kathryn’s – Faze 4 7 p.m.

Martin’s – MONTU 10 p.m.

McB’s – Phil & Trace 8 p.m.

Offbeat – “The Concert, Pt. 2” feat. Yung Jewelz 7-11 p.m.

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

Pop’s Saloon – Trademark 9 p.m.

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

Soul Wired – Cortland Garner, Rashaard & Stanstantana 10 p.m.

Soulshine, Flowood – Brian Jones 7 p.m.

Table 100 – Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Underground 119 – Dexter Allen 8 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.