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MS Ag Museum – CelticFest

Martini Room, Regency – Martini Fridays 9 p.m.

Hot Shots, Byram – Karaoke 8 p.m.

The Boardwalk – Karaoke

Table 100 – David Pigott

Jaco’s Tacos – Tim Allen

Ole Tavern – That Scoundrel w/ Bloodbird & Swamp Babies

Martin’s – Parallax

Hal & Mal’s – Jarekus Singleton (RR)

Burgers & Blues – Triple Threat

Soulshine, Township – Ben Payton

Soulshine, Lakeland – Jon Clark

Duling Hall – The Dirty Guhvuh’s

Soul Wired Cafe – Smooth Funk Band Live

Studio 33 – Press Play Band

Underground 119 – Big Al & The Heavyweights

Olga’s – Johnny Crocker

Shuckers – Larry Brewer

Reed Pierce – Snazz

Fenian’s – Jim Perkins

The Med Grill – Eddie Cotton 9 p.m.

Shuckers – Hunter Gibson & The Gators

Pop’s Saloon – On The Edge

Morningbell Records – 5th Child Album Release Party w/ 5th Wolf (5th Child & Spacewolf) 8 p.m. free

Yellow Scarf – Yellow Scarf Virtuosos

Bottoms Up – DJ Dancing w/ Special Events 9 p.m.-2 a.m. $5 cover 18+

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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.