July 15 – The Heart Behind the Music (featuring Deana Carter, Billy Dean, Collin Raye, Bryan White), Riley Center, Meridian ($33-39). 601-696-2200 or msurileycenter.com.
July 17 – Lalah Hathaway and Ruben Studdard, Alys Stephens Center, Birmingham ($43-62). 877-278-8457 or alysstephens.org.
July 18 — Peter Frampton and The Doobie Brothers, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater ($16-71). 205-248-5280 or tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
– Walter Parks, Acoustic Night at Bama Theatre’s Greensboro Room, Tuscaloosa ($10). 205-758-5195 or tuscarts.org
July 18-19 – 36th annual Mississippi Watermelon Festival (Aaron Tippin), Sullivan’s Hollow, Mize. 601-733-5647 or mswatermelonfestival.com.
July 22 – Gov’t Mule, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham ($30). 205-324-6758 or slossfurnaces.com or hukaentertinment.com.
July 25-27 – Natchez Food and Wine Festival (tastings, demos, dining, more). 601-442-4895 or natchezfoodandwinefest.com.
July 25-Aug. 1 – Neshoba County Fair (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Brett Eldredge, rodeo, horse racing, more), Philadelphia. 601-656-8480 or neshobacountyfair.org.
July 26 – Tony Bennett, Riley Center, Meridian ($82-88; pre-show party at 6 p.m.) 601-696-2200 or msurileycenter.com.
July 31-Aug. 2 – Jus’ Blues Music Awards Conference, Tunica. 678-403-1993 or jusblues.org.
Aug. 1 – Shadows of the 60s: A Tribute to Motown Super Groups, Riley Center, Meridian ($33-39). 601-696-2200 or msurileycenter.com.
Aug. 1-2 – Water Valley Watermelon Carnival, City Park, Water Valley. 662-473-3796, 877-604-5462 or watervalleychamber.info.
Aug. 1-22 – Mississippi Painters Society Art Show, Tupelo Gumtree Museum of Art, Tupelo (reception Aug. 1). 662-862-3160 or gumtreemuseum.com.
Aug. 8-10 – Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival (North Mississippi Allstars, Bobby Rush, Jimbo Mathus, more), Clarksdale. Email [email protected] or visit sunflowerfest.org.
Aug. 14 – Boz Scaggs, Alys Stephens Center, Birmingham ($56-75). 877-278-8457 or alysstephens.org.
Aug. 15-16 – Jackson Rhythm and and Blues Festival (Marc Broussard, Ziggy Marley, Fantasia, Denise Lasalle, Bobby Rush, more), Jim Buck Ross Mississippi Agriculture and Foresty Museum, Jackson. jacksonrhythmandbluesfestival.com.
Aug. 21-13 – “A Southern Belle Primer,” Tupelo Community Theatre production, TCT Off Broadway ($18). 662-844-1935 or [email protected].
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