Ticket Alert
Tickets for Smokey Robinson at the Delta Downs Event Center in Vinton, La., Sunday, Sept. 6, go on sale Sunday, July 26, at noon CDT, through www.ticketmaster.com. Prices range from $45-$65.
Meridian/Lauderdale County
• Saturday, July 11 — Media Benefit for Wayne Sheffield at Dumont Plaza, downtown Meridian, 3 p.m.-8 p.m. Admission is free, donations will be accepted. Entertainment includes Kabana, Track 45, Britt Gully & The Water Moccasins, Ginger Grissom Stevens and Chad Peavy.
MISSISSIPPI
Biloxi
• Friday-Saturday, July 10-11 — Air Supply at Hard Rock Casino, 8 p.m. Tickets: $24.99-$34.99, www.ticketmaster.com.
• Saturday, July 11 — Dwight Yoakam at Beau Rivage, 8 p.m. Tickets: $39.95-$59.95, www.ticketmaster.com.
Choctaw
• Wednesday-Saturday, July 8-11 — Choctaw Indian Fair, Choctaw Indian Reservation, 7 p.m. Entertainment includes Marty Stuart and Connie Smith on Thursday, July 9. Josh Gracin and Clay Walker perform Friday, July 10. Tickets: $15 for adult season passes, $10 for adult day passes, $10 for student season passes and $5 for student day passes. Children five and under get in free. To learn more about all the fair has to offer, call (601) 650-7450 or visit www.choctawindianfair.com.
Robinsonville/Tunica
• Saturday, July 11 — Larry The Cable Guy at Harrah's, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets: $35-$45, www.ticketmaster.com.
ROAD TRIPS
ALABAMA
Birmingham
• Sunday, July 12 — Sonic Youth at Sloss Furnace, 8 p.m. Tickets: $25, www.ticketmaster.com.
GEORGIA
Atlanta
• Friday, July 10 — The Wallflowers at Atlanta Botanical Garden, 8 p.m. Tickets: $35, www.ticketmaster.com.
LOUISIANA
New Orleans
• Sunday, July 5 — Essence Music Festival at Louisiana Superdome. Entertainment includes: Al Green; Lionel Richie; Teena Marie; and The Blind Boys of Alabama.
TENNESSEE
Memphis
• Saturday, July 18 — Joe Cocker Live at the Garden, 8:30 p.m. Tickets: $39, www.ticketmaster.com.
Meridian 360
Hot Ticket
- Meridian 360
-
-
Coming Up
-
'Hairspray' comes to the Temple Feb. 12
The Tony-Award winning "Hairspray" has delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the '50s are out -- and change is in the air.
-
2012 official Mississippi Tour Guide available
Start finding your True South with the 2012 Official Mississippi Tour Guide. Published by the Mississippi Development Authority’s Tourism Division in partnership with the Mississippi Tourism Association, the tour guide is a comprehensive handbook of Mississippi attractions, events, accommodations, restaurants, local contacts, maps, mileage charts and other travel information.
-
Celebrate Mardi Gras
I would love to hear from you. Please send ideas, questions, or tips to lawhittle@bellsouth.net . Thank you! Here are some suggestions if you are planning a Mardi Gras Celebration.
-
Meridian Mardi Gras rolls into downtown Saturday
Meridian Main Street and Meridian/Lauderdale County Tourism Commission present Meridian Mardi Gras, a free, day-long event filled with Mardi Gras festivities, on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. in downtown Meridian.
-
'Fox on the Fairway' cast announced
The cast of Ken Ludwig’s madcap comedy “The Fox on the Fairway” was recently announced by Meridian Little Theatre. - Low-carb vegetables and side dishes
-
The Pointer Sisters arrive Saturday
-
SOPA ...What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Say it again …
Anyone who uses a computer these days should know at least a little bit about the House and Senate proposals, SOPA and PIPA, which are desperately trying to be passed by the government as you read this. If not, put this paper down right now and go do a little research on how it may affect your internet accessibility, constitutional rights and future technological access as well as who is really behind it all.
-
British actor to portray Christian writer C. S. Lewis
Renowned British actor David Payne will present his one man drama, “An Evening with C. S. Lewis” on Thursday, March 1 at 6:30 a.m. in the sanctuary of Highland Baptist Church in Meridian. Tickets are $5 for adults. Students are free. All seats are reserved. - More Meridian 360 Headlines
-
