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SUMMARY:No Tears Project Ensemble at Historic Club Ebony
DESCRIPTION:We’re so JAZZED about a Sunday night in September when the NO TEARS PROJECT makes a stop on their Fall Tour at Historic Club Ebony \n\n\nBorn in 2017 with the help of Oxford American Magazine\, the group’s repertoire is inspired by explorations into social equality and strives to create recognition as a precursor to reconciliation.\n\n\n\nIn addition to lead vocalist Kelley Hurt and pianist Christopher Parker\, a group of creative artists\, all from the South\, includes a former member of B.B. King’s Band\, Bobby LaVell!\n\n\n\nFree admission. In partnership with the Oxford American and made possible by Jazz Road of South Arts\n\n\n“One of the most powerful things I’ve ever seen.”- Memphis Flyer\n\n\n\nFor more on the members and the No Tears Project\, visit https://www.notearsproject.com/
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/no-tears-project-ensemble-at-historic-club-ebony/
LOCATION:Historic Club Ebony\, 404 Hanna Avenue\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240906T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240906T230000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20240904T155213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240904T155213Z
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SUMMARY:Acoustic Crossroads at Historic Club Ebony
DESCRIPTION:Rock ‘n’ roll cover band with Indianola native Sonny Brooks
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/acoustic-crossroads-at-historic-club-ebony/
LOCATION:Historic Club Ebony\, 404 Hanna Avenue\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240905T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240905T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20240826T211222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T211439Z
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SUMMARY:B.B. King Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:MORE INFOSeptember 5\, 2024\n\nMVSU B.B. King Day Symposium – Thursday\, Sept 5\, 2024\n9 AM until 1 PM\nW.A. Butts Social Sciences Building\nCarver A. Randle Sr. Auditorium\nMississippi Valley State University – Itta Bena\, MS\nPanelists include: aMelody Angel\, Harrell Davenport\, Marquise Knoxx\, Keith Johnson\, Sean “Mac” McDonald\, Stephen Hull and Kim Horton from The Blues Foundation\n\nEvening Performances\n7 PM until 9 PM\nHistoric Club Ebony – Indianola\, MS\nWith special guests: Alphonso Sanders\, Lil Ray Neal\, Teeny Tucker\, Eric Edwards\, Mickey Rogers\, Jimmie Lee Jr. Sherrill Holly\, Jock Webb\, Stan Jackson and a host of musicians from around the world.
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/b-b-king-day-2024/
LOCATION:Symposium: W.A. Butts Social Sciences Building\, Carver A. Randle\, Sr. Auditorium\, Mississippi Valley State University / Performances: Historic Club Ebony\, Indianola\, MS
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240809T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240809T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20240709T125543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240722T174200Z
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SUMMARY:John Clayton White Album Release
DESCRIPTION:Blues guitar prodigy and founding member of the 662 Band is celebrating his debut album release in B.B. King’s legacy club! It’s a place John Clayton knows well. At age 12\, he jammed on the Club Ebony stage with guitar legends Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks in 2023 at the B.B. King Museum’s Expansion Celebration.\n\nHe later performed on the Club Ebony stage competing as a Youth Act in the Mississippi Delta Regional Blues Challenge\, where winners advance to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. With family roots in Indianola\, John Clayton aptly chose to celebrate at Club Ebony and make history among the blues giants before him.\n\nTickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door.\nAdvance tickets: $15 / $20 at the door \nGet Tickets
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/john-clayton-white-album-release/
LOCATION:Historic Club Ebony\, 404 Hanna Avenue\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240727T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240727T230000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20240709T125335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240719T210329Z
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SUMMARY:Cannonball Red at Club Ebony
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/cannonball-red-at-club-ebony/
LOCATION:Historic Club Ebony\, 404 Hanna Avenue\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240712T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240712T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20240702T223535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240702T224523Z
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SUMMARY:Jonathan Ellison at Historic Club Ebony
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/jonathan-ellison-at-historic-club-ebony/
LOCATION:Historic Club Ebony\, 404 Hanna Avenue\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240620T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240620T213000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20240531T222528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240620T154749Z
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SUMMARY:The Mockingbird Series with Steve Azar with Special Guest James House
DESCRIPTION:Tickets: $60.00 (Dinner included plus a Cash Bar Available) \nDoors Open at 6 PM \nShow Starts at 6:30 PM \nGet Tickets
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/the-mockingbird-series-with-steve-azar-with-special-guest-james-house/
LOCATION:Historic Club Ebony\, 404 Hanna Avenue\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240614T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240614T233000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20240531T221452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T221452Z
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SUMMARY:FATHER'S DAY JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Juneteenth & Father’s Day on June 14 with live performances by Rising Stars Young Guy & D-Shaw- a soulful mix of hits to uplift. \nGet Tickets
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/fathers-day-juneteenth-celebration/
LOCATION:Historic Club Ebony\, 404 Hanna Avenue\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240613T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240613T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20240531T222129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240604T171554Z
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SUMMARY:Super Chikan Film Screening and Performance
DESCRIPTION:James ‘Super Chikan’ Johnson Film Screening of A Life in Blues\nHistoric Club Ebony | 404 Hanna Avenue\, Indianola\n\nFREE ADMISSION\n\nFor more info\, visit https://alifeinbluesthemovie.com/
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/super-chikan-film-screening-and-performance/
LOCATION:Historic Club Ebony\, 404 Hanna Avenue\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240606T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240606T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20240531T221822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T221822Z
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SUMMARY:First Thursdays at the Museum with Alphonso Sanders
DESCRIPTION:Guests enjoy Delta food and a cash bar as they gather for music in the original cotton gin that now makes up part of the museum.
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/first-thursdays-at-the-museum-with-alphonso-sanders-5/
LOCATION:B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240603
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240712
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20230408T022059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T130720Z
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SUMMARY:Art of Living Smart SUMMER CAMP
DESCRIPTION:June 3\, 2024 – July 11\, 2024 \nMonday – Thursday | 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  \nAges from 8 – 17 years old  \nNow enrolling thru May 24\, 2024! Applications may be picked up at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center between the hours of 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. or applications can be printed here. For more information\, please contact Education Director\, Misty Clark-Johnson at 662.887.9539.
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/art-of-living-smart-summer-camp/
LOCATION:B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health,Listening Session,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240525T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240525T235900
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20240322T173133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240322T173952Z
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SUMMARY:Mr. Sipp "The Mississippi Blues Child" live at Historic Club Ebony
DESCRIPTION:Doors 8 pm | Show 9 pm \nTickets $25  | $30 at the door \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/mr-sipp-the-mississippi-blues-child-live-at-historic-club-ebony/
LOCATION:Historic Club Ebony\, 404 Hanna Avenue\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240517T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240517T235900
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20240322T180203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240322T180203Z
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SUMMARY:Grown Folks Concert & Line Dancing
DESCRIPTION:Grown Folks Concert & Line Dancing live with Cherrelle\, Klay Red CMD Styles and B2B \nTickets $25  | $30 at the door
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/grown-folks-concert-line-dancing/
LOCATION:Historic Club Ebony\, 404 Hanna Avenue\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240504T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240504T235900
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20240322T173031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240322T174218Z
UID:4459-1714852800-1714867140@bbkingmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Columbus Toy Album Release Party plus Playtime Band at Historic Club Ebony
DESCRIPTION:Columbus Toy Album Release plus The Band Playtime with James Redd & Eddie Blues \nDoors 8 pm | Show 9 pm \nTickets $15  | $20 at the door\nBuy Tickets
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/columbus-toy-album-release-party-plus-playtime-band-at-historic-club-ebony/
LOCATION:Historic Club Ebony\, 404 Hanna Avenue\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240502T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240502T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20240229T172412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T184829Z
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SUMMARY:First Thursdays at the Museum with Alice Hasen & The Blaze
DESCRIPTION:Guests enjoy Delta food and a cash bar as they gather for music in the original cotton gin that now makes up part of the museum. \nSPONSORED BY:
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/first-thursdays-at-the-museum-with-alice-hasen/
LOCATION:B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240404T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240404T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20240229T172240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T184731Z
UID:4452-1712257200-1712264400@bbkingmuseum.org
SUMMARY:First Thursdays at the Museum with Eric Edwards of Variety
DESCRIPTION:Guests enjoy Delta food and a cash bar as they gather for music in the original cotton gin that now makes up part of the museum. \nSPONSORED BY: \nRusty & Robin Reed
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/first-thursdays-at-the-museum-with-eric-edwards/
LOCATION:B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240307T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240307T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20240229T172116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T184658Z
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SUMMARY:First Thursdays at the Museum with Big Time Rhythm & Blues Band
DESCRIPTION:Guests enjoy Delta food and a cash bar as they gather for music in the original cotton gin that now makes up part of the museum. \nSponsored by
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/first-thursdays-at-the-museum-with-big-time-2/
LOCATION:B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231207T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231207T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20231002T213510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T213510Z
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SUMMARY:First Thursdays at the Museum with The Blackwater Trio
DESCRIPTION:Guests enjoy Delta food and a cash bar as they gather for music in the original cotton gin that now makes up part of the museum. \nSPONSORED BY: \nPitts Farm
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/first-thursdays-at-the-museum-with-the-blackwater-trio/
LOCATION:B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231102T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231102T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20231002T213320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T181046Z
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SUMMARY:First Thursdays at the Museum with Robert Mortimer & Good Paper
DESCRIPTION:Guests enjoy Delta food and a cash bar as they gather for music in the original cotton gin that now makes up part of the museum. \nSPONSORED BY:
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/first-thursdays-at-the-museum-with-robert-mortimer-good-paper/
LOCATION:B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231005T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231005T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20230925T184301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231002T213026Z
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SUMMARY:First Thursdays at the Museum with Stephen Pillow
DESCRIPTION:Guests enjoy Delta food and a cash bar as they gather for music in the original cotton gin that now makes up part of the museum. \nSPONSORED BY:
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/first-thursdays-at-the-museum-with-stephen-pillow/
LOCATION:B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230803T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230803T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20230221T145813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230731T191104Z
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SUMMARY:First Thursdays at the Museum with Alphonso Sanders
DESCRIPTION:Guests enjoy Delta food and a cash bar as they gather for music in the original cotton gin that now makes up part of the museum.
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/first-thursdays-at-the-museum-with-alphonso-sanders-2/
LOCATION:B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230601T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230603T230000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20230509T142830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T144756Z
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SUMMARY:Grand Re-Opening of Historic Club Ebony
DESCRIPTION:Buy TicketsSUSAN TEDESCHI TO HEADLINE INDIANOLA’S CLUB EBONY GRAND REOPENING  \nINDIANOLA\, Miss. – An artist who felt a strong connection to B.B. King—and whose guitar skills King greatly admired—will be the headliner for the grand reopening of Indianola’s historic Club Ebony on June 1-3\, 2023. Susan Tedeschi and her husband\, Derek Trucks\, also performed in 2021 at the opening of the B.B. King Museum and Interpretive Center’s Expansion and Memorial Courtyard to pay homage to one of their music mentors.  \nThis nightclub that cemented Indianola as a major entertainment hub in the 1940s\, ’50s and ’60s has undergone a complete renovation and will be ready to welcome visitors and musicians back after being closed for repair for more than a year. As a stop on the “Chitlin’ Circuit\,” Club Ebony had legendary acts including Ray Charles\, Count Basie\, Bobby Bland\, Little Milton\, Albert King\, James Brown\, Ike Turner\, Howlin’ Wolf\, Tyrone Davis\, Bobby Rush and many more. It was also the place where B.B. King played to standing-room-only crowds after his popular annual homecoming concerts in Indianola.  \nKing bought the club in 2008 after the retirement of Mary Shepard\, its previous owner. In 2012\, he donated it to the museum that bears his name\, hoping that its history could be preserved and that it could add an authentic extension to the exhibits as well as offer another much-needed music venue. \nPlanned events at Club Ebony include a ribbon cutting on June 1st at 10 a.m.\, with the Big Time Rhythm & Blues Band performing that evening at 7 p.m. On Friday\, June 2nd\, The Neal Brothers (Lil Ray and Kenny Neal) and Mr. Sipp will take the stage at 7 p.m. The Neal Brothers honed their craft in Louisiana\, hanging around the likes of Buddy Guy and Harpo Slim. Mr. Sipp is a Mississippi native who was also influenced by B.B. King\, taking up guitar at age six. He has been the winner of the International Blues Challenge\, the Bobby Rush Entertainer of the Year award and BMA’s Best New Artist Album. On Saturday\, June 3rd\, Tony Coleman’s Silent Partners Band will open and play a few numbers with Susan Tedeschi. The Silent Partners’  \nindividual band members have resumes of band stints with B.B. King\, Albert King\, Bobby Blue Bland\, Johnnie Taylor\, Otis Clay\, Denise LaSalle and a host of other blues heavyweights. \nTedeschi is a multiple GRAMMY® Award nominee for Best Contemporary Blues Album and GRAMMY winner for Best Blues Album in 2012 with Tedeschi Trucks Band. In 2014\, she won the Blues Music Award for Contemporary Female Blues Artist of the Year. Tedeschi had an early introduction to blues\, listening to the music of Mississippi John Hurt and Lightnin’ Hopkins. She began playing guitar and eventually opened for King\, Buddy Guy and other blues legends.  \nIn 2016\, Tedeschi\, along with Trucks and other acclaimed guitarists\, performed at “Icon: The Life and Legacy of B.B. King” at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. They also performed with King in 2010 at Eric Clapton’s Guitar Crossroads Festival in Illinois\, in 2011 at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland\, and in 2012 at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado. \n“We are so excited about being able to not only save Club Ebony\, but to bring it back in a manner that preserves its “Chitlin’ Circuit” heritage\, but blends all the conveniences of a modern club. We have made the club fully ADA compliant and added interpretive elements that outline the club’s history and all the great performers who once graced the stage\,” said B.B. King Museum Director Malika Polk-Lee. \nRobert Terrell\, the museum’s deputy director said\, “I think guests will really be impressed with the club. We have put the stage back in its original location on the west end of the building and have added a sound booth to provide a better experience for artists and patrons alike. We added additional exits and have installed a complete sprinkler system to ensure the safety of our guests. There’s a lot of history here\, and we are excited about sharing it.” \nTickets for the shows are available on EventBrite. (https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/grand-re-opening-of-historic-club-ebony-2158039)
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/grand-re-opening-of-historic-club-ebony/
LOCATION:Historic Club Ebony\, 404 Hanna Avenue\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230302T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230302T210000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20230221T145656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230221T145657Z
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SUMMARY:First Thursdays at the Museum with Django Knight
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/first-thursdays-at-the-museum-with-django-knight/
LOCATION:B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230228T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230228T190000
DTSTAMP:20260613T134546
CREATED:20230203T203153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230214T185947Z
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SUMMARY:Black Legacy Project launches in the Mississippi Delta
DESCRIPTION:Black Legacy Project launches in the Mississippi Delta February 22 – 28\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClarksdale – Music in Common announces the MS Delta launch of The Black Legacy Project\, a musical celebration of Black history to advance racial solidarity\, equity\, and belonging. The Black LP is a national project produced in partnership with community stakeholders at the local level.  As it travels the country\, the Black LP brings together Black and White artists and artists of ALL backgrounds to record present day interpretations of songs central to the Black American experience and compose originals relevant to the pressing calls for change of our time. Community roundtable discussions help inform how these songs are interpreted and written. \n\n\nAfter more than a year of development in the wake of the killings of Breonna Taylor\, Ahmaud Arbery\, and George Floyd\, The Black Legacy Project kicked off in September 2021 in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. Since then the Project has traveled to Los Angeles\, the Ozarks of northwest Arkansas\, and Denver. In 2023\, it will launch in  Atlanta\, the Mississippi Delta\, and Boise\, hitting the Delta February 22 – 28 with events and programs for musicians and non-musicians alike. \n\n\nIn each community the Black LP travels to\, songs addressing a theme connected to the local community are reimagined and composed. The selected theme for the Delta is “I Am the Blues”\, which explores the origins of Blues music and its roots in the Black American experience\, especially of those living in the Mississippi Delta. The project will unpack the enormous contributions of Black musicians to the American musical landscape via the blues\, often overlooked and at times appropriated. Analysis of the songs\, “I Am the Blues ” by Muddy Waters and “Poor Man’s Blues” by Bessie Smith\, will foster a greater understanding of these contributions and the crediting of them to Black artists. Community members will analyze the lyrics of these songs in round table discussions to help inform how they are musically reinterpreted by local musicians. The roundtable will take place on Wednesday February 22nd at 7PM. Registration is required. Location will be disclosed at that time. \n\n\nFollowing the roundtable discussion\, local artists will spend several days working up new arrangements of these songs as well as composing an original. The songs will be recorded and the project will culminate with two free performances on February 27th at the Grammy Museum in Cleveland and on February 28th at the BB King Museum in Indianola. Both events\, which also include a documentary screening of the pilot episode of the Black LP docuseries and a community conversation\,  start at 7PM and are free and open to all. Tickets can be reserved at https://www.theblacklegacyproject.org/events. \n\n\n“I’m incredibly excited to come on as a musical co-director of this project”\, states Alice Hasen\, one of four local artists that will serve as musical co-directors for the project in the Delta. Other musical co-directors include Edna Nicole\, Keith Johnson\, and Tricia Walker. Musicians interested in performing or recording on the project can audition online. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Black Legacy Project is funded  by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (opportunity number DHS-22-TTP-132-00-01) and a long list of national and local partners. The Black LP is produced by Music in Common\, an Atlanta-based nonprofit that strengthens\, empowers\, and connects communities through the universal language of music. Since 2005\, Music In Common has directly served thousands of people in more than 300 communities across the globe and across religious\, ethnic\, cultural\, and racial axes. The organization was founded by singer-songwriter and producer Todd Mack in response to the murder of his friend and bandmate\, Daniel Pearl\, the Wall St. Journal reporter abducted by terrorists in Pakistan in 2002.
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/black-legacy-project-launches-in-the-mississippi-delta/
LOCATION:B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Listening Session,Music
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SUMMARY:Music Tourism Convention
DESCRIPTION:Music Tourism Convention\nCleveland\, Mississippi\nApril 11-14\, 2023\nCleveland\, Mississippi will host the 6th global & 2nd USA edition of Music Tourism Convention. The State of Mississippi is known worldwide as the ‘Birthplace of America’s Music.’\, while Cleveland is home to the GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi and is located within a 35 mile radius of over 40 Mississippi Blues Trail sites\, including Dockery Farms – home of Charley Patton and birthplace of Delta Blues – making it the perfect MTC host destination. \nThe event will be made up of a mix of insightful & inspiring conference sessions\, amazing evening events and a full day of music tourism where we’ll explore the Mississippi Delta and take in sites from the BB King Museum in Indianola to the Crossroads in Clarksdale. \nEvent Theme: Building Global Communities Through Music Tourism\nA place’s rich music tourism can not only attract visitors and drive economic development\, but also build strong communities both at a local and global level. If artists\, entrepreneurs and residents can find in local music attractions a source of pride\, opportunities for growth and a renowned sense of belonging\, the relationship with other global cities is tightened thanks to music\, and new networks of fans\, companies and organisations emerge. These dynamics will be the overarching theme of the sixth global Music Tourism Convention\, which will be held in Cleveland\, MS\, USA from April 11-14 2023. \nBuy Tickets\nTopics to be covered\n\n\n\n\n​The talks will be a mix of panel discussions\, Q&As and presentations around the use of music as a tool for tourism. The topics will range from; branding\, attracting investment\, developing communities\, developing local and international partnerships\, supporting artists\, the impact of music documentaries on tourism\, as well as best case examples from cities and countries around the world. \n\n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n\n\n\n\n​We’ll have 300 attendees travelling from all over the world\, and job titles will include: Director of Tourism\, Mayor\, Musician\, Head of Marketing\, Festival Director\, Professor\, Director of Conventions & Marketing\, Head of Programming\, Creative Director\, Product Manager City Tourism\, Council Chief Executive\, Music Industry CEO and MD\, plus many more from the tourism and music industries\, government and academia. \n\n\n\n\nSchedule Overview\n\n\n11 April 2023\n6pm – late \n\n\nOfficial Opening Reception\n@ The GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi \nCleveland\, Mississippi \n\n\n\n12 April 2023\n9.15am – 5.00pm​ \n\n\nMusic Tourism Convention Talks \n@ Lyric Hotel\, Cleveland\, MS \n5.00pm – late \n\n\nEvening Reception \n@ Dockery Farms\, Cleveland\, MS \n\n\n\n13 April 2023\n9.15am – 1.00pm \nMusic Tourism Convention Talks \n@ Lyric Hotel\, Cleveland\, MS \n4.00pm – 6.30pm \n\n\nEvening Happy Hour \n@ Lyric Hotel\, Cleveland\, MS \n\n\n\n14 April 2023\n9.00am – 5.00pm \n\n\nFull day music tour across the Mississippi Delta* \n​ \n*Please note that seats are limited\, with priority given to internationals and those travelling from outside Mississippi.  \n\nHost Organizations
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/music-tourism-convention/
LOCATION:GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi\, 800 W Sunflower Road\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38732\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Music
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SUMMARY:First Thursdays at the Museum with Black Water Trio
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URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/first-thursdays-at-the-museum-with-black-water-trio/
LOCATION:B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:First Thursdays at the Museum with Alphonso Sanders
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URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/first-thursdays-at-the-museum-with-alphonso-sanders/
LOCATION:B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221006T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221006T210000
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SUMMARY:First Thursdays at the Museum with The Big Time Rhythm and Blues Band
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URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/first-thursdays-at-the-museum-with-big-time/
LOCATION:B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:B.B. King Day 2022
DESCRIPTION:September 1\, 2022\n\nThe annual symposium will start at 9 AM in the Harrison Complex at Mississippi Valley State University.\n\nThe jam session at the museum will start at 7 PM. Lil Ray Neal and a few of his brothers\, along with Jessie Robinson\, Mickey Rogers\, Teeny Tucker\, Alphonso Sanders and a host of other musicians will be jamming. Free food while it lasts by Gary Lott of Sookie’s Catering.
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/b-b-king-day-2022/
LOCATION:Mississippi Valley State University / Harrison Complex\, 14000 US-82\, Itta Bena\, MS\, 38941\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Music
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220728T210000
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SUMMARY:Showtime with the AllStars
DESCRIPTION:The AllStars mission is to identify boys and girls from grades 6-12th\, who display exceptional or potential musical talent. Participants will focus on musicianship\, showmanship\, pride of accomplishment\, spirit and citizenship. Students will train during the school year with accomplished music educators and travel during the summer recess as official representatives of the B.B. King Museum.
URL:https://bbkingmuseum.org/event/showtime-with-the-allstars/
LOCATION:B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center\, 400 Second Street\, Indianola\, MS\, 38751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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