MERIDIAN AND ITS NEIGHBORS: A year of activities
Published 7:46 am Sunday, July 30, 2017
- File photoTeresa Tillman, center, and her daughter, Yancey, watch as Maria Bryars, of Maria’s Creations in Beaumont, paints a name on one of her art pieces purchased by the Tillmans at a 2014 Country Day.
VANILLA SKYS THE WHITE PARTY: ROOFTOP EDITION
Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, from 8 p.m.-2 a.m., at the Downtown Meridian Parking Garage Rooftop, 723 23rd Ave.
Hosted by Meridian natives Rodney Hood of the Utah Jazz basketball team and renowned rapper and producer Big K.R.I.T. Presented by bigLITTLEProductions.
“It’s nightlife entertainment for the professional basketball players who assist Rodney Hood with his annual basketball camp here in Meridian,” said Kino Mosley of bigLITTLEProductions. “The party is open to 21 and older.”
Live music will be provided by Yung Vokalz of Birmingham, Ala., with DJ Sirato on the turntables. A cigar lounge, VIP section and cash bar available.
A portion of the proceeds go to the Boys and Girls Club of East Mississippi.
Tickets are $15, advance; $20, at the door; VIP tickets, $30 Tickets may be purchased at The Hair Queen Beauty Supply, 2800 Eighth St.., or Sam’s Fashions, 2301 Fifth St. Reserved and VIP sections available by calling 662-701-9315.
For additional information, go to www.eventbrite.com.
COUNTRY DAY
Aug. 19, downtown Union.
A festival to celebrate all that is Union near the end of summer. Includes a 5K run, food, vendors and live music.
Contact Union Chamber of Commerce at (601) 774-9586
POWER OF THE PURSE
Aug. 24, 2017, at The MSU Riley Center, Meridian.
Power of the Purse is an annual fundraising event to benefit the United Way of East Mississippi’s Impact Program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a literacy program for children. Sponsored by Women’s Leadership Council of the United Way of East Mississippi POP’s was co-founded in 2012 by Susie Broadhead and Angie Denney, after attending a similar event in Athens, Georgia.
The women-only event is a night out filled with Hors D’oeuvres, wine, purses, and fun, with a live and silent auction of “purse” items with “extraordinaire” auctioneer Larry Sims from Laurel. The first three years Power of the Purse raised more than $75,000 for the Imagination Library in Lauderdale, Kemper, Neshoba, and Quitman school district.
For more information, visit the Power of the Purse – United Way of East Ms. Facebook page or call the United Way of East Mississippi office at 601-693-2732.
MERIDIAN DAY
Aug. 27, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at City Hall
The second annual event will have activities such as pony rides, inflatables and a dunking booth, along with live music and food. This is a family-friendly event.
