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Wednesday, February 8
Susan McClamroch of Tougaloo College speaks during the Jackson 2000 luncheon at 11:45 a.m. at the Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.). $12; email bevelyn_branch@att.net. ... Mississippi Humanities Council project specialist David Morgan speaks during History Is Lunch at noon at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). Bring lunch; call 601-576-6998. ... M.L. Harrell's art exhibit at Cups on County Line (1070 E. County Line Road) hangs through Feb. 28. Free, artwork for sale; call 601-956-4711. ... See Sharon Williams' fiber exhibit at the Mississippi Craft Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland) through Feb. 29. Free; call 601-856-7546. ... Jesse "Guitar" Smith is at Burgers and Blues. ... Bourbon St. has karaoke. ... Dreamz JXN hosts Wasted Wednesday.
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Thursday, February 9
The Self-Portrait Art Show at Fischer Galleries (3100 N. State St.) is at 5 p.m. Free; call 601-291-9115. ... The artist reception for Jean Seymour is at 5 p.m. at Nunnery's at Gallery 119 (119 S. President St.). Free; call 601-969-4091. ... The Oxford Film Festival kicks off at 6 p.m. at Malco Oxford Studio Cinema (1111 Jackson Ave. W., Oxford) and runs through Feb. 12. Visit oxfordfilmfest.com. ... The quartet New York Polyphony performs at 7:30 p.m. at St. James Episcopal Church (3921 Oakridge Drive). $20, $5 students; call 601-594-5584. ... Akami Graham and the Key of G perform during Centric Thursday at Dreamz JXN. ... Snazz plays during Ladies Night/Men Are Pigs Night at Bourbon St. ... The Denton Hatcher Band plays at Martin's.
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