JFP Events - Event Listings for Jackson, Mississippi

Music in the City: Tue, Sep 9, 5:15 pm.; This new partnership with St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral encourages Jacksonians to stay downtown for some culture and fun. Designed for enjoyment on its own or as a warm-up for other evening obligations, this event features such entertainers as Lester Senter and John Paul performing French love songs, Marta and Danuta Szlubowska in a recital of Chamber Music for violin and piano and Sibyl Child and John Paul performing songs of Claude Debussy. Hors d'oeuvres at 5:15 p.m., music performance begins at 5:45 p.m. Specific entertainment announced each month.; Mississippi Museum of Art.; Free.

Todd Wilson Organist Performance: Fri, Sep 12, 7:30 pm.; Todd Wilson, one of the world’s leading concert organists, performs for the public.; Northminster Baptist Church (3955 Ridgewood Rd.).; Free.

Gospel, Jazz, and Blues Sundays: Sun, Sep 14, 1:30 pm.; Mississippi's own smooth Jazz Sax sensation Jesse Primer, III, swings and grooves jazz standards and R&B favorites.; Jackson Zoological Park.; Included in regular zoo admission.

Jazz, Art & Friends: Thu, Sep 18, 6:00 pm.; One Thursday a month, enjoy cocktails, listen to the best jazz Jackson has to offer, and mingle with friends while surrounded by world class art.; The Palette Cafe by Viking.; $5 MMA Members, $7 Non-Members.

MSO Chamber I: "Suites and Brandenburg Too": Sat, Sep 20, 7:30 pm.; The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra presents this first Chamber series event.; St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral (305 E. Capitol St.).; TBA.

MSO Special: Jackson Symphony League: Sat, Sep 20, 7:30 pm.; The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra performs.; Jackson Country Club (345 St. Andrew's Dr.).; TBA.

Symphony at Sunset VIII: Thu, Sep 25, 7:00 pm.; Corporate and Friends tables available, or bring your blanket and picnic under the stars on the beautiful grounds.; The Cedars Historic Home.; Free.

WellsFest 2008: Sat, Sep 27, 8:00 am.; This annual family-friendly music festival also includes a 5K run and walk and one-mile fun run, arts and crafts, a silent auction of goods and services, coffee and desserts, soft drinks and McAlister’s tea, and a wide variety of children’s activities. All proceeds will go to New Life for Women, which helps homeless women confronting problems with alcohol and drug abuse. Special activities planned for this year’s 25th anniversary include a reunion of the surviving members of The Tangents, a pet parade at 10 a.m. and a live auction at noon of art by longtime contributing artists including Wyatt Waters.; Jamie Fowler Boyll Park.; Free.

Fifth Annual Wing Dang Doodle Festival: Sat, Sep 27, 11:19 am.; Get your teams together and cook up your best chicken wings to vie for bragging rights and a $1,000 grand prize for the best grilled/smoked or fried chicken wings. The deadline is September 1, 2008. Cash prizes will be given for the best wings in each category, and a $1,000 goes to the grand prize winner. This year’s event will feature blues musician Eden Brent. Activities are planned for every age group: arts and crafts, a pet show and parade, and motorcycle show. Forest Community Arts will be providing arts and crafts for the children.; Forest, Mississippi.; Free admission, $5 fee for wing-tasting.

OUToberfest: Oct 9 – Oct 12.; The brainchild of Unity Mississippi and the result of an 86% approval rating of a constitutional amendment that intentionally limits marriage between a man and a woman, OUToberfest is a celebration of the Mississippi lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transexual, and queer community (and our friends) and features many local and national organizations, groups, businesses, artists, musicians and more. It is also the state's first National Coming Out Day celebration of its kind. Details, including performance lineup, to be announced later.; Hal and Mal's Restaurant.; TBA.

MSO Bravo I: "Opening Gambit": Sat, Oct 11, 7:30 pm.; The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra performs.; Thalia Mara Hall.; TBA.

MSO Benefit: "88x8": Tue, Oct 14, 7:30 pm.; The Mississippi Symphony performs.; Belhaven College Center for the Arts.; TBA.

"The Fall": Sat, Oct 18, 6:00 pm.; The Mississippi Improv Alliance in conjunction with Cynthia Newland of the Belhaven Dance Department and Duncan Dance/a modern dance company present an evening of dance-centered improvisation. A series of 3 directed dance-improvisations will focus on dissolution and the possibilities inherent within. Each presentation will be accompanied by a musical trio creating live in response to the dance. For details contact; Belhaven College - Bitsy Irby Visual Arts and Dance Center.; Free.

MSO Pops I: "The Magical Music of Disney": Sat, Oct 25, 7:30 pm.; The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra performs classics from your favorite Disney movies.; Thalia Mara Hall.; TBA.

Bravo II: "Serenade, Tango and More!": Wed, Nov 5, 7:30 pm.; The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra performs.; Thalia Mara Hall.; TBA.

Verdi's Rigoletto: Sat, Nov 15, 7:30 pm.; Based on Victor Hugo's stinging attack on the French court, Verdi's masterpiece explores the darker motivations of the human condition: lust, betrayal and vengence. Sung in Italian with projected English subtitles.; Thalia Mara Hall.; $20-$55, various discounts available.

"Serenade to Music": Sat, Nov 22, 7:30 pm.; The Mississippi Chorus, under the artistic direction of Dr. Marc Ashley Foster, opens its 19th season with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra with the performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ "Serenade to Music."; Thalia Mara Hall.; TBA.

Three Kings: "King of Kings": Mon, Dec 1, 7:30 pm.; "The King of Kings," a concert featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams’ "Hodie," will open the Christmas season, with the Mississippi Girlchoir joining the Chorus.; Wesley Chapel (787 E. Northside Dr.).; TBA.

Love in the Afternoon: Sat, Feb 14, 4:30 pm.; Spend your Valentine's afternoon listening to highlights from the most passionate musical moments of opera. Based around the theme of love, this concert is the perfect preamble to the year's most romantic evening.; Belhaven College Center for the Arts.; $15-$25, various discounts available.

Three Kings: "The King of Germany": Tue, Mar 10, 7:30 pm.; "The King of Germany" will present Mozart’s "Coronation Mass," Handel’s "Zadok the Priest" and Parry’s "I was Glad." Joining them on this concert will be the Delta State University Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Richard Waters, Director of Choral Activities at DSU and Assistant Artistic Director of The Mississippi Chorus.; St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Madison.; TBA.

Puccini's Suor Angelica and Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana: Sat, Apr 4, 7:30 pm.; A powerful double-bill of verismo tragedies: Puccini's Suor Angelica paralleling its theme of desire, guilt and punishment for mortal sins yielding to divine forgiveness and the redeeming power of true faith paired with Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and its presentation of the results of jealousy and revenge. Sung in Italian with projected English subtitles.; Thalia Mara Hall.; $20-$55, various discounts available.

Three Kings: "The King of Rock": Sat, May 2, 7:30 pm.; "The King of Rock," the Chorus' popular “lighten up” concert, features songs of the Rock’n’Roll era.; Thalia Mara Hall.; TBA.

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