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

Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – MS Pickle Fest 26', Fitness Check-In with Pia Nedjar & Terrance Thomas

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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

Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – Craftsmen’s Guild Porch Party, 39th Mississippi in the Park

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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

Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – 26' MS Makers Fest , MS Songwriter Festival, John Clayton White

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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!

Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi – Nat’l Folk Festival, Rita Brent, Blues Awards, Intl Jazz Day

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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

Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi - Mama Justice Starkville Derby, USA IBC Kentucky Derby Party

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Today, we’re Zooming in with Germaine, as she is live on location, for the Mississippi Antique Showcase in Leland, April 17th and 18th. Then we’ll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods before a final stop, April 18th in Starkville, to celebrate at the 40th Cotton District Arts Festival!  Stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop, Mississippi!

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

History Happy Hour: Prohibition

A Blues Revival Weekend feat. Eddie Cotton, Jr. @ Beatty Street Blues

Claiborne County Spring Showcase Festival

Annual South Jackson Parade

Record Store Day @ OffBeat

Stickball Demonstration

Rez Life Crawfish Festival

2nd Annual Mudbug Music Fest

Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi - Mississippi Antique Showcase Live, Cotton District Arts Festival

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Today we’re up to the hilt with events! First up, we’re off to the 3rd Annual Miles for Mamas 5K, April 18th in Jackson, before a stop in Utica for Paving the Path: Autism Walk & Touch-a-Truck Event, April 11th, then we’ll head to Brandon for Holi Mela: Festival of Colors 2026, April 11th, before a final stop at the 49th Annual World Catfish Festival in Belzoni, April 11th as well! And of course, we’ll 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:

Public Voting Opens for the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Hall of Fame

Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi - Miles for Mamas, Autism Walk, Holi Mela, World Catfish Festival

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First up, we’re celebrating all things literature as Lemuria Celebrates 50 Years, Saturday, April 11th with Owner John Evans, then we’re off to Starkville for the 34th International Festival, April 11th at MSU, then fresh off the Sinner’s Movie awards sweeps, it’s a final stop in Clarksdale for this year’s 2026 Juke Joint Festival, happening April 8th through the 12th, with our friend, Roger Stolle! Plus, we’ll 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:

Afroman Live at Martin's Downtown

2026 Easter at the AG

2nd Annual Ra'shad The Blues Kid Easter Egg Hunt

Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi - Lemuria 50 Years, 34th Annual International Fiesta, Juke Joint Festival 26

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Today is all about Germaine's Birthday Shenanigans! Up first, we're heading to Jackson for Taste of Mississippi: A Benefit for Stewpot, then we're off to Leland to be appraised at the Mississippi Antique Showcase, and wrapping it all up, the legendary, Eddie Cotton, Jr. joins the show for a musical birthday celebration that your invited to! And of course, we'll check out what’s happening around your neck of the woods!  

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

Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival 26'

Martin's St Paddy's Parade Party & After Show

Hal's St. Paddy's Parade & Festival's Official Afterparty

Martin's Downtown St. Paddy's After Show with DJ Swiftie - Taylor Swift Dance Party

Watch this episode on MPB's YouTube Channel: Next Stop Mississippi - Germaine's Birthday feat. Eddie Cotton, Taste of MS, MS Antique Showcase

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