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1. Booker Fest
Booker Fest (named for musician James Carroll Booker III) is back at the iconic
100 Men Hall, (one of the last standing buildings on the Mississippi Blues Trail!) from Friday, August 30 to Sunday, September 1. Enjoy good food, good music, and good drinks. Tickets are available for a single day or the whole weekend. Come see incredible performances Friday-Saturday and end the weekend with a comedy brunch Sunday morning. Tickets start at $30.
100 Men Hall the100menhall.com
6. Cinema by the Shore:
Trolls: Band Together
Food trucks 6 p.m., movie starts at dusk Every month, enjoy a free, fun-filled family
movie nights in Jones Park. In September, bring out the kids to watch Trolls: Band Together and enjoy food from local food trucks and other activities prior to the movie showing.
Barksdale Pavilion at Jones Park Facebook @Cinema By The Shore
6-8, 12-15. The Color Purple: The Musical
This musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (and the popular 1985 Steven Spielberg film) spotlights Celie, a downtrodden young woman whose personal awakening over the course of 40 years forms the arc of
this epic story. The musical adaptation was nominated for 11 Tony Awards. Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted. General admission is $25.
Biloxi Little Theatre 4blt.org
7. Ainsley’s Angels 9th Annual Spread Your Wings 5K
9 a.m.
Ainsley’s Angels mission is to educate, advocate and celebrate inclusive communities while connecting everyone through empowerment and belonging. This 5K is meant to show Biloxi what inclusion is all about! Come out and run/roll!
710 Beach Blvd., Biloxi runsignup.com/Race/MS/Biloxi/ AinsleysAngelsSpreadYourWings5K Facebook @Ainsley's Angels in Mississippi
7. Parent & Me “Seagull on the Beach” with Samantha Hallenus
10-11:30 a.m.
Parents and kids will get to paint with acrylics (much less complicated than oils) on a 9-by-12-inch canvas to produce
work inspired by our Gulf Coast life. It’s
a day of painting that offers a sense of accomplishment. Plus, you’ll leave with a fabulous parting gift – your art. 5-10 years of age. Children 7 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Adults with older children do not need to stay.
The Arts Hancock County hancockarts.org
7. Coast Big Band “POP” Concert
7:30-8:30 p.m.
Join the Coast Big Band for their Summer
“Pop” Concert to experience contemporary music in a whole new way! Tickets are $26.25 after processing fee.
The Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center themaryc.art
10. Del Cid Lecture Series: The Invention of the Arch
6-8 p.m.
Free to the public! Structures have always been needed to create shelter, places for work, worship, and administration. The eternal architectural quest for ‘bigger
...’ Who invented the arch? How was it developed?
The Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Arts Center themaryc.art
13-14. Grilling at the Pass
Bring your skills to this Steak Cookoff Association event! This will be the first time a Steak Cookoff Association event has been held on a pier.
East Harbor Drive, Pass Christian steakcookoffs.com/event-5723991
14. Biloxi Seafood Festival
9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Known as a celebration of seafood
heritage, attendees will enjoy live entertainment, arts and crafts, and incredible seafood.
Biloxi Town Green
Facebook @BiloxiSeafoodFestival
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