March 27-29 – Southern Literary Festival (writers, scholars, book-lovers celebrate Southern literature), University of Mississippi. southernliteraryfestival.com.
April 2-3 – Music of the South (panels, exhibits, performances), The Center for Study of Southern Culture, Oxford. southernstudies.olemiss.edu.
April 3 – Southern Soul Assembly: JJ Grey, Anders Osborne, Marc Broussard, Luther Dickinson. Riley Center, Meridian ($33-39). 662-696-2200 or msurileycenter.com.
April 4-6 – Aberdeen Southern Heritage Pilgrimage (homes, storytellers, cemetery tours, more). 800-634-3538 or aberdeenpilgrimage.com.
– New Albany “Wings into Spring” Home and Garden Show, Union County Fairgrounds, New Albany. Free. 662-534-1917 or newalbanygardening.com.
April 5 – Cantus (male vocal ensemble), Ford Center, Oxford ($28-34). 662-915-2787 or fordcenter.org.
April 9 – Prophets of Funk, David Dorfman Dance; Ford Center, Oxford ($33). 662-915-2787 or fordcenter.org.
April 10-12 – Juke Joint Festival (music, arts, crafts, food), Clarksdale. 662-624-5992 or jukejointfestival.com.
April 12 – John Prine (with Holly Williams), Riley Center, Meridian ($62-68). 662-696-2200 or msurileycenter.com.
– Mary Donnelly Haskell and Friends, Ford Center, Oxford ($39-50). 662-915-2787 or fordcenter.org.
– Fayette Arts Festival, Fayette, Ala., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. [email protected].
April 25-May 4 – New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Clapton, Springsteen, Plant, Fogerty, Santana, Lovett, Aguilera, Avett Brothers, Phish, Arcade Fire, many more). nojazzfest.com.
May 2 – Eric Clapton (with ZZ Ward), Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Birmingham ($80-136 plus fees). livenation.com.
May 2-4 – Beale Street Music Festival (Patti LaBelle, Chick Corea, Fitz & the Tantrums, Alabama Shakes, many more), Tom Lee Park, Memphis. (3-day pass $85; single day $35). memphisinmay.org/musicfestival.
May 23-25 – Delta Country Jam Music Festival (Keith Urban, Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley, Lucero, many more), Big River Park, Tunica (special pricing March 14-April 15). 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.
You can help your community
Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but we need your help to continue our efforts. In the past week, our reporters have posted 36 articles to cdispatch.com. Please consider subscribing to our website for only $2.30 per week to help support local journalism and our community.