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Cultural Events

 

CelticFest Mississippi, 7p.m.-midnight Friday, 10a.m. to midnight Saturday, 10:30a.m. to 6p.m. Sunday at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, Lakeland Drive, Jackson. Admission:

three -day festival pass, $10 adults, $6seniors, 45 children ages 5-18, 41 children 4 and younger.

Details: www.celticfestms.org/schedule, or 601 713-3365.

Festival Latino, 11a.m. to 7p.m. Sept 15, Rapids on the Reservoir, Brandon. Salsa and merengu dancing; dance contests: local Latino bands; Latin American cuisine by Luis Bruno,

Gov. Haley Barbour's chef ; arts and crafts. Admission: $6 adults, $4 children 5 and older.

Details: www.mshispanicassociation.org or 601 371-9009.

Pioneer and Indian Festival, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 29, Mississippi Crafts Center,

950 Rice Road, Ridgeland. Choctaws give demonstrations: beadwork, pioneer crafts, blacksmith work, broom-making,spinning, arrowhead-making, wooden toy-making,

basket-making,and stickball. Also dancing and games. Admission: $3, free for children 12 and younger. Details: 601 856-7546.

Gluckstadt GermanFest, 11 a.m. to 5p.m. Sept 30, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Gluckstadt.

Authentic German folk band (Die Mitternachters), shish kabobs, bratwurst, sauerkraut, German

dessert, pretzels, dark and light beer. Admission and parking: free. Meal tickets; $4 advance,

$5 day of festival. No coolers. Details and tickets: 601 856-2054 or www.stjosephgluckstadt.com/

germanfest.html.

WellsFest '07, 8a.m. (5K run and walk and one-mile fun run); 10a.m. to 5p.m.,

Sept 29, Jamie Fowler Boyll Park, next to Smith- wills Stadium, Jackson. All proceeds go to

Common Bond, a shelter and addiction recovery center in Jackson. Nonstop music:  acoustic

rock, blues, gospel jazz, Classic party rock, rhythm & blues, Latin jazz and rock, folk blues,

original indie rock. Food; arts and crafts shopping; children's activities: games, face painting, rock-climbing wall. Live art auction, 1p.m. Alcohol-free. Admission and parking: free. Details: www.wellschurch.org or 601 353-0658.

 

 

 

 

 


 

Pictures from Dinner and a Movie with SNMA 2006