Today, we’re kicking things off with a bang! We’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, and at the same time, we’re celebrating 40 years of radio with Think Radio’s own, Kevin Farrell, then we’re off to Pascagoula, as the pickle fests go head-to-head this weekend, for the 1st ever MS Gulf Coast Pickle Fest, Saturday June 13th, and we’ll wind-down with a stop at Duling Hall in Jackson, June 13th for An Evening with Claire Holley and Beth Ann Fennelly! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!

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

Everlasting: A Conversation with Reena Evers-Everette + Taiwo Gaynor

Benton County Bluegrass Festival

Juneteenth in the Pass: “If Not You, Then Who Brunch” and Community Celebration Day Party

2026 Vicksburg Juneteenth Heritage Festival

Travis Tritt @ the Brandon Amphitheater

Ali Siddiq @ the Mississippi Coliseum

Derrick Stroup at IP Casino Resort and Spa

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Today, we're heading to an extraordinary event, it's CATHEAD JAM 26', happening June 5th & 6th at Cathead Distillery in Jackson, and we'll sit down with the headliner himself, Allen Stone, then we head over to check out the Youth and Teen Summer Camps at Pacesetter Gallery, June 9th through July 24th in Flowood with owner Keri Davis, before a final stop to check out what's happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!

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

AI Month 2026 at Bean Path

CARA's 17th Annual Dog Days of Summer

Burnside Music Fest

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Today, I’ll sell you my pickle for a nickel at this year’s Mississippi Pickle Fest, June 13th and 14th, with Coordinator Jana Dear, then we’ll check out what’s happening around your fitness neck of the woods, before a final stop and fitness check-in with IFBB Pro Pia Nabila Nedjar, & NPC Builder, Terrance "Bigg Tee" Thomas! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!

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

Out of Office Adult Field Day 26'

11th Annual NPC Battle on the Gulf Coast

Sixth Annual Rainbow Run 5K

Tomato Festival 5K Run/Walk

2026 Dash 'N Splash Race for Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

Farm Bureau 30th Annual Watermelon Classic 5K Run, 5K Walk and 1 Mile Fun Run

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For our first stop, we’re having a "Summer Porch Party" with our friends from the Craftsman’s Guild of Mississippi at the Waller Craft Center, Saturday, May 30th, then we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods, before a final stop in NYC, to celebrate our state at the 39th Annual Mississippi in the Park, with the Mississippi Society of New York City, Saturday, June 6th! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!

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

Food Truck Festival: The Thrill is On

Columbus & Lowndes County, MS - WW1 Memorial Additions on Memorial Day Weekend

Tasteful Melodies Vol. 3: Krit Wuz Here (Savory Samples)

Juke Joint Ball @ Hal & Mal's

Jazz in the Pass

Shakespeare in the Park: RICHARD III

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For our first stop, we're taking a look at NATCHEZ: A Film By Suzannah Herbert & Produced by Darcy McKinnon, screening May 28th and May 29th in McComb and Cleveland, then we're off Oxford for this year's World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest & Festival, May 21st through May 26th. Plus, we'll also check out what's happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!

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

Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers - Vicksburg

Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers - Meridian

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Today is all about makers and music! For our first and last stops, we’re hanging out at this years Mississippi Makers Fest, happening Saturday, May 9th, at the Two MS Museums in Jackson, then we're off to the Delta, Cleveland that is, for the 2026 Mississippi Songwriters Festival - Delta Region, with legendary songwriter, Tricia Walker, happening May 15th and 16th at Grammy Museum MS, and last but not least, we'll chat with 15 year old Blues prodigy, John Clayton White, about his career, influences, family, and set at this year's Makers Fest! Plus, we'll also check out what's happening around your Mother's Day neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!

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

11th Annual Mom's Day 5K

Mommas & Mimosas

Rhythm & Soul Picnic: Mother’s Day Blues Festival

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Today, we’re on an events roll with 4 in the stack! Up first, we’re gearing up for the 83rd National Folk Festival, November 13th – 15th in Jackson, then we’re off to film Season 2 of Late Night with Rita Brent, May 15th and 16th at the Capri Theatre, before a stop in Memphis for the 47th Blues Music Awards, May 7th, then it’s a final stop in Jackson to celebrate International Jazz Day with Ezra Brown & Friends at Soule Coffee, tonight, April 30th! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!

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Today is Derby Day! We’re hanging with the dachshunds for our first stop at The Mama Justice Starkville Derby, April 25th in the Cotton District, then we're off to a horse race at the USA IBC Kentucky Derby Party, May 2nd in Jackson, all before checking out what's happening around your neck of the woods! Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!

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

Sundown at Renaissance with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra

John Clayton White @ Ground Zero Blues Club Biloxi

An Intimate Evening with Dru Hill

Mississippi Mass Choir & Gospel Brunch

Santé South Wine & Food Festival

Bob Dylan "Rough And Rowdy Ways" World Wide Tour - Thalia Mara Hall

The Blues is Alright Tour

An Evening with Wilco

Michael Jackson Music Bingo at B&B Theatres

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