http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/jfp.php/events/ Events calendar by the Jackson Free Press. en events@jacksonfreepress.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-22T04:00:55+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/22868/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/22868/#When:00:00:00Z Enjoy some food and drinks and get an update on upcoming trips and workshops as well as some special events planned for August. Community, Outdoors 2008-07-11T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/22951/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/22951/#When:23:45:00Z Bring the kids for a viewing of Pixar's "The Incredibles" at Blaylock Photography's outdoor theater. Be sure to bring a blanket or folding chairs and hang out on the back lawn for an old-fashioned drive-in experience. Snacks and refreshments will be available. Community, Family, Outdoors, Stage and Screen 2008-07-16T23:45:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/30755/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/30755/#When:15:00:00Z What kind of animal was here? Learn to identify the many kinds of animal tracks that are found locally. Creative Classes, Outdoors 2008-08-01T15:00:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/23028/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/23028/#When:18:00:00Z The 3rd Annual Mississippi Experience features best of regional performers of gospel, blues, R&B, and hip-hop genres and dance. Headlining will be local R&B sensation Recognition and legendary blues icon Bobby Rush. Vendors will serve the best of Southern favorites. Community, Concerts, Family, Outdoors 2008-09-01T18:00:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/23608/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/23608/#When:00:30:00Z The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 2008-2009 season with Boomers at the Ballpark, presented under the generous sponsorship of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi. The concert will include favorite patriotic music, food, a fireworks finale, and fun for all ages. Concerts, Family, Outdoors 2008-09-07T00:30:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/23603/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/23603/#When:18:30:00Z Arrive early for Dathan Thigpen and Holy Nation's encore performance. Concerts, Family, Outdoors 2008-09-07T18:30:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/23605/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/23605/#When:18:30:00Z Mississippi's own smooth Jazz Sax sensation Jesse Primer, III, swings and grooves jazz standards and R&B favorites. Concerts, Family, Outdoors 2008-09-14T18:30:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/23606/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/23606/#When:18:30:01Z Virgil "Big Juv" Brawley and his bluesmen paint the zoo blue with juke joint guitar and vocals and Delta shuffles. Concerts, Family, Outdoors 2008-09-21T18:30:01+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/24209/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/24209/#When:00:00:01Z While serving as a fund raiser for the Nature Center, this event is planned both to honor veterans and to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the Nature Center and to nature conservation and education. Community, Outdoors 2008-09-23T00:00:01+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/23906/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/23906/#When:13:00:00Z 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. Community, Concerts, Outdoors 2008-09-27T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/22649/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/22649/#When:16:19:01Z 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. Community, Concerts, Family, Outdoors 2008-09-27T16:19:01+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/24018/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/24018/#When:12:30:00Z 5K run/walk. Course runs from Chapel, through Reunion Trail and back. Community, Family, Outdoors 2008-10-04T12:30:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/25207/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/25207/#When:14:00:00Z Dr. Bill Stark will present a program on Monarch migration and tag and release additional Monarchs in the Butterfly Garden. There will also be a plant sale. Outdoors 2008-10-11T14:00:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/25209/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/25209/#When:00:00:00Z Dr. Robert Hamilton, Professor of Biology, Mississippi College, will discuss how how seed weevils, Bruchids, have been imported into the southeast in nursery plants and can spread to related plants in the wild, where effects could be devastating, as well as the ecology of parasitism and propose a simple method that can eliminate problems associated with this kind of parasitism. Outdoors 2008-10-17T00:00:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/24191/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/24191/#When:13:00:01Z The course will start and finish at St. James Episcopal Church in the historic Fondren Neighborhood. The Sun King 5K was originally organized and run in memory of Ernest Davidson whose life was tragically ended in 1999. Because Ernest was an avid runner and triathlete, family and friends could think of no better tribute than to organize a race in his memory. All monies raised from the Sun King 2008 will benefit Habitat for Humanity. You can register in person or pick up an entry form at St. James Episcopal Church or visit our website at stjamesjackson.org. Community, Family, Outdoors 2008-10-18T13:00:01+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/25380/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/25380/#When:17:28:00Z The Tri-County Mountain Bike Association (TCMBA) is hosting this first annual cycling event, featuring the "McGee Lung Buster" Cross Country Mountain Bike Race. This event will attract mountain bike racers from the tri-state area and is the final race of the South Central Regional Championship Series. Outdoors, Sports 2008-10-19T17:28:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/25535/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/25535/#When:13:00:00Z Pick up entry forms at the Walter Payton Center Oct. 31, between 4:30-10 p.m. Community, Health and Wellness, Outdoors 2008-11-01T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/25614/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/25614/#When:16:00:00Z Live music, recycling, plant talks, nature walks, radio live remotes and food. Outdoors 2008-11-08T16:00:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/25316/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/25316/#When:13:30:00Z 5k run, 22k bike, 1 mile run. Transition area opens at 6:30 a.m. Community, Outdoors 2008-11-15T13:30:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/26573/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/26573/#When:00:30:00Z The Mississippi Outdoor Club invites you to its Christmas pot-luck. Bring a dish to feed 6 to 8 people along with a serving spoon, your favorite beverages and your own plate, cup and utensils. The club will provide ice tea. We'll have several great door prizes available that are being donated by some of our outfitters in the state. Also, two of the local community food banks are in great need of canned food. Please bring one or two cans of food to be donated to: Clinton Christian Community Corp and Stewpot. Gateway Rescue, a men's homeless shelter, is in need of personal hygiene items so consider donation to this shelter as well. The club will ensure these items are taken to these shelters. Community, Holiday, Outdoors 2008-12-12T00:30:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/26689/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/26689/#When:00:30:01Z This is not a race, merely a fun run. No need to sign up, just show up. Choose from a 3- or 5-mile run. Reflectivity is required. After the run, refreshments and a drawing for a $150 Zoot triathlon backpack. Be the Change, Outdoors 2008-12-19T00:30:01+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/27772/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/27772/#When:14:00:00Z The walk/run will follow Riverside Drive to Highland Drive and loop back to Millsaps. Proceeds benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Be the Change, Community, Outdoors 2009-02-28T14:00:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/28172/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/28172/#When:14:00:00Z Once a month, an expert bird-watcher from the Jackson Audubon Society leads a bird walk. Community, Family, Outdoors 2009-03-07T14:00:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/28457/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/28457/#When:14:05:00Z Buffalo Peak Outfitters host this day with activities ranging from a trail run to a paddling demonstration. Outdoors 2009-04-04T14:05:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/28897/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/28897/#When:17:30:00Z An annual silent bike ride with Christian bike enthusiasts. Holiday, Outdoors 2009-04-11T17:30:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/28898/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/28898/#When:22:30:00Z Join the sixth annual Leonard E. Warren Melanoma Foundation Run from the Sun 5k run/walk and 1-mile fun run. Free skin cancer screenings will also be available. Community, Health and Wellness, Outdoors 2009-04-11T22:30:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/29125/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/29125/#When:15:00:01Z The Jackson Zoo holds this fundraiser for projects such as Cheetah Conservation Fund, Lemur Conservation Fund, Orangutan Outreach, SaveNature.org, Snow Leopard Trust, Wildlife SOS and others. The event will have informational booths throughout the zoo with Zoo Keeper Chats as well. The Penguin Plunge will also be open to visitors. Be the Change, Family, Outdoors 2009-04-25T15:00:01+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/29388/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/29388/#When:16:00:01Z The Friends of Stacey Webb, Ward 2 city council candidate, host this day of food, family fun and entertainment. Family, Outdoors, Politics 2009-05-03T16:00:01+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/29244/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/29244/#When:14:00:00Z Sponsored by BankPlus at Castlewoods Country Club, this tournament will feature former professional baseball player and manager, Art Howe, who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Houston Astros, and the St. Louis Cardinals and managed the Houston Astros, Oakland A’s and New York Mets. Money raised will benefit the Millsaps M-Club, a volunteer organization of alumni, parents, and friends whose purpose is to enhance the athletic experience of Millsaps College scholar athletes. Community, Outdoors, Sports 2009-05-04T14:00:00+00:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/29998/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/events/entry/29998/#When:13:30:00Z Birders of all experience levels are invited to join others on a guided walk through the Center’s beautiful trails in search of the beautiful avian wonders that call the center home. Bring binoculars & your field guide. Community, Lectures, Outdoors 2009-06-20T13:30:00+00:00