Through August – National Parks Photography Exhibit, Natchez Trace Parkway Visitor Center (milepost 266 near Tupelo). 662-680-4027 or nps.gov/natr.
Through Aug. 22 – Mississippi Painters Society Art Show, Tupelo Gumtree Museum of Art, Tupelo. 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.
– Selected “American Idol” auditions, Riley Center, Meridian. Email [email protected] for details
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. 17 – Rising Road Celtic Ensemble (Jill Chambless, Kevin Nicholson, Dan Vogt), University Presbyterian Church, 1127 Eighth St., Downtown Tuscaloosa, 2 p.m. Free. 205-758-5422 or [email protected].
Aug. 21 – Jake Owen (with Parmalee and The Cadillac Three), Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. 205-248-5280 or tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
Aug. 21-23 – “A Southern Belle Primer,” Tupelo Community Theatre production, TCT Off Broadway ($18). 662-844-1935 or [email protected].
Aug. 22 – Crosby, Stills & Nash, Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex ($38-104). 205-458-8400 or bjcc.org.
Aug. 23 – Boyz II Men (with Keith Sweat and En Vogue), Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. 205-248-5280 or tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
Aug. 23-24 – Mississippi Craft Show (all handmade, all Mississippi), Trademart, Jackson. mscraftshow.com.
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