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Thursday - Apr 17, 2008

9:00 AM

Delta Blues Museum-New Exhibit

Delta Blues Museum

Delta Blues Museumwww.deltabluesmuseum.org

New exhibit "The American Delta" by Brandy Kaizakian-Rowe. A mixture of photographs and paintings. Museum hours are 9 am to 5 pm. Admission charge.

10:00 AM

Gimme Gumbo Gallery

Gimme Gumbo Gallery

Works by Mississippian Delta artist, John Fewkes; The Music Art of Ilse, Mouth Painter Cindi Bernhardt, and Susan Conditt. (we are working on a gumbo receipe, bring yours in!)

10:00 AM

The Brick Gallery

Brick Gallery

The Brick Gallerywww.thebrickgallery.com

Opens 10 am to 6 pm. 226 Delta Avenue. Artist showing "Landscapes Redefined by Scott Gavin: PLUS new works by Gallery Artist

11:00 AM

Aaron Cotton Company

Aaron Cotton Company

Open from 11 to 5. A collection of cotton life when "Cotton Was King" in a actual Cotton Company. See the history of grading and selling cotton. All sorts of Cotton items for sale ranging from t shirts, tags, stickers and more!

6:00 PM

Blues Jam

Red's Lounge

BLUES JAM hosted by TBA

7:30 PM

Live Music

Super Chikan's Place at the Bluesberry Cafe

7:30 to 11:00 pm Music by the Mark Massey Band

8:00 PM

LiVE MUSIC

Delta Amusement Cafe

Marshall Drew

Marshall Drew plays around 8ish or so... Regular Menu, Ribs and Crawfish!

8:00 PM

Blues Jam

Ground Zero Blues Club

Guitar Mikey

Blues Jam with Guitar Mikey

9:00 PM

LIVE MUSIC

Red's Lounge

TBA

9:00 PM

LIVE BLUES MUSIC

Depot Blues Club

Robert "Bilbo" Walker

200 Blues Alley. Playing 9pm to 1 am

Friday - Apr 18, 2008

9:00 AM

Delta Blues Museum-New Exhibit

Delta Blues Museum

Delta Blues Museumwww.deltabluesmuseum.org

Museum hours are 9 am to 5 pm. Admission charge. New exhibit "The American Delta" by Brandy Kaizakian-Rowe. A mixture of photographs and paintings.

10:00 AM

The Brick Gallery

Brick Gallery

The Brick Gallerywww.thebrickgallery.com

Opens 10 am to 6 pm. 226 Delta Avenue. Artist showing "Landscapes Redefined by Scott Gavin" PLUS new works by Gallery Artist

10:00 AM

(Theo's) Rock'N Roll & Blues Heritage Museum

Rock 'N Roll & Blues Heritage Museum

Festival Museum Hours 10 am to 6 pm. admission charge. New exhibit::The Birth of the Detroit Sound: photographs (between 1940-1964) from Marilyn Bond. Marilyn Bond is a music industry insider and promotor who beagn working in the music business in 1955. She coordinates shows featuring Classic Detroit Music artist and published together with S.R. Roland her book: Images of America: The Birth of The Detroit Sound 1940-1964. Marilyn Bond will be present during the Juke Joint Festival for an autograph session for her book on Saturday.April 19, 2009

10:00 AM

Gimme Gumbo Gallery

Gimme Gumbo Gallery

Corner of Third and Delta. Works by Mississippian Delta artist, John Fewkes; The Music Art of Ilse, Mouth Painter Cindi Bernhardt, and Susan Conditt. (we are working on a gumbo receipe, bring yours in!)

11:00 AM

Aaron Cotton Company

Aaron Cotton Company

Open from 11 to 5. A collection of cotton life when "Cotton Was King" in a actual Cotton Company. See the history of grading and selling cotton. All sorts of Cotton items for sale ranging from t shirts, tags, stickers and more!

12:00 PM

LIVE MUSIC

Hambone Art Gallery

Bob Longwww.bobalong.co.uk

111 E. 2nd St. Owned and operated by artist-musician Stan Street. Blues related artwork, landscapes, posters and more. 662-253-5586.

1:30 PM

Open Mic Bring your instruments

Super Chikan's Place at the Bluesberry Cafe

235 Yazoo Avenue. 12 noon til 5 pm Food, beer and pizza

2:00 PM

Walk of Fame Marker Dedication Son House

Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art

Son House Marker Dedication and Music. 252 Delta Avenue

2:00 PM

Open Jam

Super Chikan's Place at the Bluesberry Cafe

The Harold Cagler Band from Sidell, LA

3:00 PM

Conversations with Honeyboy Edwards

Delta Blues Museum

Honeyboy Edwards

4:00 PM

Juke Joint Film Festival PREVIEW

Delta Cinema

JUKE JOINT FILM FESTIVAL

4 FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES AND 2 SHORTS WILL BE SHOWN STARTING AT THIS TIME. DEEP BLUES by Robert Mugge, LAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI JUKES by Robert Mugge, DOWN IN THE WOODS (Willie King) from Visible World Films, HARD TIMES (Big George Brock) from Cat Head Presents, JUKE from Yellow Cat Productions, "DELTA RISING" features Super Chikan, Morgan Freeman and Roger Stolle. CLARKSDALE SHORT FILMS by Barefoot Workshops, M FOR MISSISSIPPI preview trailer from Broke & Hungry Records and Cat Head Presents. Admission included with $10 Juke Joint Festival wristband.

5:00 PM

CARE STATION FUNDRAISER FISH FRY

Care Station

Located next to the Delta Blues Museum Stage. Time: 5:00 to 7pm. $10.00 a plate. Drive thru or seating available. Their crew will be cooking DELTA catfish, hush puppies, fries, slaw and a dessert! Ticket may be purchased in advance at First National Bank or any board member. Ticket can be purchased at the door.

5:00 PM

LIVE Music

Delta Blues Museum Stage

Delta Blues Museum's Arts and Education Students will play from 5 pm to 7pm.

6:00 PM

Live Music

Super Chikan's Place at the Bluesberry Cafe

Music by LALA

7:00 PM

LIVE MUSIC

Delta Amusement Cafe

Blue Mother Tupelowww.bluemothertupelo.com

Free ! Love Offering Appreciated! Boogie all night w BMT, fresh crawfish boil! coldest beer in Mississippi! BMT will be layin' down some Swampadelic Southern Soul at the Delta Amusement Cafe pre Juke Joint Fest party!

7:00 PM

Mudpuppy Recordings CD Release Party-Model T Ford

Sarah's Kitchen

T-Model Ford

Mudpuppy Recordings CD Release Party for "T-Model" Ford's "jack daniel time" 7 pm. Dinner will be served at 6pm.

7:00 PM

LIVE BLUES MUSIC

Super Chikan's Place at the Bluesberry Cafe

Josh "Razorblade" Stewart

235 Yazoo

8:00 PM

LIVE BLUES MUSIC

Depot Blues Club

Stan Street & The Hambone Band

200 Blues Alley. Playing from 9 pm to 1am With special quest Marshall Drew

8:00 PM

Live Blues Music

Super Chikan's Place at the Bluesberry Cafe

235 Yazoo Music by: Twice as Good- Native American Blues

9:00 PM

LIVE BLUES MUSIC

Ground Zero Blues Club

Watermelon Slim

Blues Music Award nominee

9:00 PM

LIVE BLUES MUSIC

Red's Lounge

Big Jack Johnson

Big Jack Johnson

9:00 PM

LIVE MUSIC

Super Chikan's Place at the Bluesberry Cafe

235 Yazoo. Music by: Shake It Like A Caveman and special guest LALA

9:00 PM

LIVE BLUES MUSIC

My Brother's Sports Bar

KM Williamshome.swbell.net/kdwilent

KM William at 9

Saturday - Apr 19, 2008

9:00 AM

Delta Blues Museum-New Exhibit

Delta Blues Museum

Delta Blues Museumwww.deltabluesmuseum.org

Museum hours are 9 am to 5pm. admission charge New exhibit "The American Delta" by Brandy Kaizakian-Rowe. A mixture of photographs and paintings.

9:00 AM

Junior Auxiliary Fun Run

Delta Blues Museum

Located on the grounds in front of the Delta Blues Museum. Registration on site with parent for elementary children between the ages of 5 and 12. Bottle water and oranges provided!

10:00 AM

Sherman's Fashions

200 Block of Yazoo Avenue

235 Yazoo. MS Pecans, In & Out of Shell, candy & chocolate covered. Designer purses gallore and unusual jewelry!

10:00 AM

(Theo's) Rock'N Roll & Blues Heritage Museum

Rock 'N Roll & Blues Heritage Museum

113 East Second. Museum Open 10 am to 6 pm. Admission charge. New exhibit::The Birth of the Detroit Sound: photographs (between 1940-1964) from Marilyn Bond. Marilyn Bond is a music industry insider and promotor who beagn working in the music business in 1955. She coordinates shows featuring Classic Detroit Music artist and published together with S.R. Roland her book: Images of America: The Birth of The Detroit Sound 1940-1964. Marilyn Bond will be present during the Juke Joint Festival for an autograph session for her book on Saturday.April 19, 2009

10:00 AM

Featuring

Rock 'N Roll & Blues Heritage Museum

Rock'N Roll & Blues Heritage Museumwww.rockmuseum.biz

Six rooms of display and over 100 artist exhibits. Blues, rock, rockabilly and country music memorabilia -- including many rare records, photos and more. admission charge.

10:00 AM

Sidewalk Sale & Baloons for Kids

Two.Two.Five.Delta

10:00 AM

Sidewalk Sale

Delta Creations

Our Sidewalk Sale will include....Sandwiches, cookies and home-made candies! Visit our new location on the corner of 2nd and Delta, we have plenty new vendors to satisfy your needs!

10:00 AM

Gimme Gumbo Gallery

Gimme Gumbo Gallery

Corner of Third and Delta. Works by Mississippian Delta artist, John Fewkes; The Music Art of Ilse, Mouth Painter Cindi Bernhardt, and Susan Conditt. (we are working on a gumbo receipe, bring yours in!)

10:00 AM

The Brick Gallery

Brick Gallery

The Brick Gallerywww.thebrickgallery.com

Opens 10 am to 6 pm. 226 Delta Avenue. Artist showing "Landscapes Redefined by Scott Gavin: PLUS new works by Gallery Artist

10:00 AM

Aaron Cotton Company

Aaron Cotton Company

Open from 11 to 5. A collection of cotton life when "Cotton Was King" in a actual Cotton Company. See the history of grading and selling cotton. All sorts of Cotton items for sale ranging from t shirts, tags, stickers and more!

11:00 AM

LIVE MUSIC

Rock 'N Roll & Blues Heritage Museum

Theo " Big Frog" D.will play live boogie & blues from his cd live in front of the Rockn Roll & Blues Heritage Museum during Friday & Saturday between 11-am-1 pm weather permitting

11:00 AM

The Brick Gallery "Southern Foods"

Brick Gallery

The Brick Gallerywww.thebrickgallery.com

Join Us for "A Sample of Southern Foods" and PLUS artist showings Opens 10 am to 6 pm

11:00 AM

Miss Del's General Store

Miss Del's General Store

Miss Del's is cooking up Mr Murphy's orgasmic bar-be-que from 11 am on.

11:00 AM

Open Mic on the Patio

Depot Blues Club

Depot Blues Clubwww.depotbluesclub.com

200 Blues Alley 11am until

12:00 PM

LIVE MUSIC Hambone Art Gallery

Hambone Art Gallery

Bob Longwww.bobalong.co.uk

111 E. 2nd St. Owned and operated by artist-musician Stan Street. Blues related artwork, landscapes, posters and more. 662-253-5586. Bob Longs plays 12 to 12:45

12:00 PM

Paddling on the Sunflower

Quapaw Canoe Company

12 noon to 4 pm Location: Quapaw Canoe Company (Third Street and Sunflower) Behind the Sunflower Building on Sunflower Avenue Use Riverwalk steps at 3rd & Sunflower, or go down ramp opposite Sunflower Cleaners. Contact: 662-627-4070 or 902-7841 Dependent on River Level

12:00 PM

Canoe-Carving Demonstration

Quapaw Canoe Company

12 noon to 4 pm Location: Quapaw Canoe Company (Third Street and Sunflower) Behind the Sunflower Building on Sunflower Avenue Use Riverwalk steps at 3rd & Sunflower, or go down ramp opposite Sunflower Cleaners. Contact: 662-627-4070 or 902-7841

12:00 PM

Watercolors on the Sunflower

Quapaw Canoe Company

Watercolor workshop Sunfower River. Workshop teachers Rosalind Wilcox. Chair of the Arts Dept. at CCC and MS artist Mara Califf. Saturday: 12noon - 4pm Location: Quapaw Canoe Company (Third Street and Sunflower) Behind the Sunflower Building on Sunflower Avenue Use Riverwalk steps at 3rd & Sunflower, or go down ramp opposite Sunflower Cleaners. Contact: 662-627-4070 or 902-7841 SPECIAL THANKS to Tom Wilson & his staff at Art Center Supply Store of Memphis for donation of art supplies.

1:00 PM

LIVE MUSIC at Hambone Art Gallery

Hambone Art Gallery

Davis Coen

Ray Cashman plays from 1 to 1:45 in front of Hambone Art Gallery. 111 E. 2nd St. Owned and operated by artist-musician Stan Street. Blues related artwork, landscapes, posters and more. 662-253-5586.

1:30 PM

Open Mic Bring your instruments

Super Chikan's Place at the Bluesberry Cafe

235 Yazoo. 12 noon til 4:30pm. Open Mic Jam Hosted by Mark Massey. Food, Beer and Pizza

2:00 PM

Open Jam

Super Chikan's Place at the Bluesberry Cafe

The Harold Cagler Band from Sidell, La.

2:00 PM

LIVE BLUES MUSIC

(Theo's) Rock 'N Roll & Blues Heritage Museum

Mothman

4:15 PM

LIVE MUSIC at Hambone Art Gallery

Hambone Art Gallery

Ray Cashman

111 E. 2nd St. Owned and operated by artist-musician Stan Street. Blues related artwork, landscapes, posters and more. 662-253-5586. Ray Cashman plays 4:15 to 5.

5:00 PM

Crawfish & Ribs

Delta Amusement Cafe

Serving CRAWFISH and his regular menu. Hours CAN to CAN'T...

7:00 PM

Piano Player Jackie Bankston

Ranchero

Clarksdale's own Jackie Bankston is back to entertain you with her piano playing!

7:00 PM

LIVE BLUES MUSIC

Super Chikan's Place at the Bluesberry Cafe

Music by: Shake It Like A Caveman.

8:00 PM

Full Moon Float on the Sunflower

Quapaw Canoe Company

Full Moon Float on the Sunflower (dependent on river level) Saturday: 8pm - 9pm Location: Quapaw Canoe Company (Third Street and Sunflower) Behind the Sunflower Building on Sunflower Avenue Use Riverwalk steps at 3rd & Sunflower, or go down ramp opposite Sunflower Cleaners. Contact: 662-627-4070 or 902-7841

8:00 PM

LIVE BLUES MUSIC

Super Chikan's Place at the Bluesberry Cafe

235 Yazoo. Music by: Twice As Good- Native American Blues

Sunday - Apr 20, 2008

9:00 AM

Miss Del's SUNDAY BREAKFAST & LIVE MUSIC

Miss Del's General Store

Jeff Norwood

145 Delta Avenue. MISS DEL'S SUNDAY BREAKFAST 9am -11am. and LIVE Music by Jeff Norwood.

9:00 AM

Brunch and OPEN MIC with LALA

Super Chikan's Place at the Bluesberry Cafe

235 Yazoo. Brunch at 9am and Open Mic at 11 am.

9:00 AM

Breakfast-Delta Amusement Blues Cafe

Delta Amusement Cafe

Breakfast 9 til...

10:00 AM

CAT HEAD MINI BLUES FEST -- free!

Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art

FREE Live Music -- 252 Delta Avenue. 10 am to 5 pm. Rain or shine under the tents out front of Cat Head. LINE-UP: TBA

10:00 AM

Brick Gallery

Brick Gallery

The Brick Gallerywww.thebrickgallery.com

Open by appointment

10:00 AM

Gimme Gumbo Gallery

Gimme Gumbo Gallery

Corner of Third and Delta. Works by Mississippian Delta artist, John Fewkes; The Music Art of Ilse, Mouth Painter Cindi Bernhardt, and Susan Conditt. (we are working on a gumbo receipe, bring yours in!)

10:00 AM

(Theo's) Rock'N Roll & Blues Heritage Museum

Rock 'N Roll & Blues Heritage Museum

113 East Second Street. Museum open 10 am to 4 pm. Admission charge New exhibit::The Birth of the Detroit Sound: photographs (between 1940-1964) from Marilyn Bond. Marilyn Bond is a music industry insider and promotor who beagn working in the music business in 1955. She coordinates shows featuring Classic Detroit Music artist and published together with S.R. Roland her book: Images of America: The Birth of The Detroit Sound 1940-1964.

11:00 AM

JJF Blues Brunch w/music

Ground Zero Blues Club

KM Williamshome.swbell.net/kdwilent

Enjoy great food and drinks from 11am-2pm... with KM Williams at noon.

11:00 AM

Aaron Cotton Company

Aaron Cotton Company

Open from 11 to 5. A collection of cotton life when "Cotton Was King" in a actual Cotton Company. See the history of grading and selling cotton. All sorts of Cotton items for sale ranging from t shirts, tags, stickers and more!

1:00 PM

Juke Joint Film Festival -- FINAL SHOWINGS

Delta Cinema

JUKE JOINT FILM FESTIVAL

4 FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES AND 2 SHORTS WILL BE SHOWN STARTING AT THIS TIME. DEEP BLUES by Robert Mugge, LAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI JUKES by Robert Mugge, DOWN IN THE WOODS (Willie King) from Visible World Films, HARD TIMES (Big George Brock) from Cat Head Presents, JUKE from Yellow Cat Productions, "DELTA RISING" features Super Chikan, Morgan Freeman and Roger Stolle. CLARKSDALE SHORT FILMS by Barefoot Workshops, M FOR MISSISSIPPI preview trailer from Broke & Hungry Records and Cat Head Presents. Admission included with $10 Juke Joint Festival wristband.

2:00 PM

Full Moon Float on the Mississippi River

Quapaw Canoe Company

Full Moon Float on the Mississippi--Call Ahead for Reservations Sunday. Meet at 2pm. Return to town 10pm. (dependent on river level and weather) Location: Quapaw Canoe Company (Third Street and Sunflower) Behind the Sunflower Building on Sunflower Avenue Use Riverwalk steps at 3rd & Sunflower, or go down ramp opposite Sunflower Cleaners. Contact: 662-627-4070 or 902-7841

5:00 PM

Live BLUES MUSIC

Depot Blues Club

Robert "Bilbo" Walker

200 Blues Alley. Playing 5 pm until

8:00 PM

Blues Jam

Red's Lounge

Inevitably, there is a blues jam on the Sunday night of a festival weekend, so come prepared to play.