Today on the show, we’re transforming the studio into a bonafide Juke Joint, with two star-studded stops today! First up is this year’s North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic, June 27th & 28th, at the Betty Davis Ponderosa in Waterford with Frank Kossen, then we’ll chat with Next Stop Mississippi’s biggest fan, and checkout what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop at Blue Front Café, for the 2025 Bentonia Blues Festival, June 29th through the 21st and in studio with us is none other than blues legends, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, Bobby Rush & Mizz Lowe! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!

"What's Happening Around Your Neck of the Woods" Event Listing:

Meredith Michele @ Godfrey's

Juneteenth at the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument

Juneteenth Art Soiree

Canton Juneteenth Celebration

Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop, Mississippi | North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic & Bentonia Blues Festival

Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and entertainment attorney Kamel King, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip!

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Today it’s a jubilee & jam on Next Stop! For our first stop, we’re celebrating freedom with the Two MS Museums, June 19th at Juneteenth Jubilee in Jackson and additional celebrations that weekend with Museum Director, Michael Morris, then we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop at Cathead Distillery this weekend to jam out, as Cathead Jam returns to Jackson, June 6th – 7th with Ardenland Rep., Elizabeth Dampier! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!

Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop, Mississippi | Juneteenth Jubilee & CATHEAD JAM

Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and entertainment attorney Kamel King, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip!

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Today we’re taking a food vacation, a.k.a. a 3-stop culinary tour! First up is the 20th Annual Red, White & Blueberry Festival, June 7th, in Ocean Springs with Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce Executive Director of Tourism, Marketing, & Events, Cynthia Sutton… Then we’re celebrating 601 JXN Day around the capital city, May 31st & June 1st with Visit Jxn Destination Development Manager, Kim Lewis, Co-Founder of Magnolia Sunset Markets, Thabi Moyo, and owner of Jerk City Grille, Wendell Brewster…. Finally, it’s a stop at the 2025 Mississippi Pickle Fest, June 7th through the 8th at the MS Ag Museum. I’ve also got your chance to win a family pack of 4 tickets to see Wang Chung, Rick Springfield & more at the “I Want My 80’s Tour” in Gauiter, Sunday, June 1st! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!

Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop, Mississippi | Red, White & Blueberry Festival, 601 Day at Union Market, and Pickle Fest

Next Stop, Mississippi is your #1 on-air source for information about upcoming events and attractions across the state. Get to know the real Mississippi! Each week the show's hosts, Germaine Flood and entertainment attorney Kamel King, highlight well-known and unknown places in Mississippi with the best food, parks, music and arts. Check out our Sipp Events calendar to help plan your next trip!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.