Sept. 3 – Kentuck Art Night, downtown Northport, Alabama, 5-8 p.m. (The Original Shake Charmers band in the courtyard, artisans, gallery, pop-up shops). 205-758-1257 or kentuck.org.
– Poncho Sanchez & The Essentials (Latin jazz), Aly Stephens Center, Birmingham. 205-975-2787 or alysstephens.org.
Sept. 18-19 – Bodock Festival (twilight run, bike tour, car show, more), Pontotoc. 662-489-5042 or facebook.com/bodockfestival.
Sept. 19 – Mississippi Gourd Festival, Smith County Agricultural Building, Raleigh.
– Gateway to the Delta Festival (John Milstead, Damein Wash, Band of Heathens, more), Market Street, Charleston. 662-647-0942 or charlestongatewayfestival.org.
– Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival (Dorothy Moore, Bobby Rush, Steve Azar, Eddie Cotton, more), Washington County Convention Center, Greenville. 888-812-5837 or deltablues.org.
– Grenada Downtown Jubilee, Downtown Square, Grenada. 662-226-2571 or email [email protected].
Sept. 23 – Indigo Girls, Alys Stephens Center, Birmingham. 205-975-2787 or alysstephens.org.
Sept. 25 – Sounds of Motown (The Whispers, The Spinners, The Manhattans), Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. 205-248-5280 or tuscaloosaamphitheater.com.
Sept. 25-26 – Mississippi Valley Flywheel Festival, Houston (antique steam and gasoline engines, arts/crafts, music). 662-456-2321 or houstonms.org.
Sept. 25-27 – Mississippi Pecan Festival, Fulmers Orchard, Richton (250+ booths, bluegrass, gospel). 601-964-8222 or mspecanfestival.com.
Sept. 28 – Metropolitan Opera Rising Stars Concert Series, Fore Center, Oxford. 662-915-2787 or fordcenter.org.
Sept. 29 – “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” Ford Center, Oxford. 662-915-2787 or fordcenter.org.
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