Double Decker 2023: Who will be performing this year?

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Raney-Gray, an LGBTQ Justice Project staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, said that through censorship and limited teachings various bills are forcing the political beliefs of a small group of people onto all parents.

“Although the bills attack various civil rights and civil liberties of members of the Mississippi LGBTQ+ community, many of the bills are anti-trans –– focused on denying gender-affirming care and penalizing parents, guardians and healthcare providers for supporting transgender youth,” McKenna Raney-Gray said.

Sebastian Prisock, a transgender sophomore at Ole Miss, said this bill is a direct threat.

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The entertainment lineup for the 26th annual Double Decker Arts Festival, scheduled for April 28-29 in Oxford, was announced at a press conference on Feb. 2.

The conference also included remarks from Oxford Mayor Robyn Tannehill, information about the Double Decker Spring Run, artwork for this year’s festival and more.

The lineup on Friday, April 28, consists of rising country star and 2023 Country Duo/Group Performance Grammy Award winner Ashley McBryde, “America’s Got Talent” finalist Chapel Hart, and up-and-coming college rock band The Stews out of fellow SEC member Auburn University.

The Saturday, April 29, lineup is much lengthier, consisting of young star Marcus King; Atlanta Country Rock band Blackberry Smoke; singer-songwriter Lissie; the Memphis-based, soul- infused Southern Avenue and Sensational Barnes Brothers; Vieux Farka Touré a Malian guitar player who has been labeled “The Hendrix of the Sahara,” and the University’s very own Mississippian Jazz Ensemble.

The meeting was opened by Tannehill who was the director of the Oxford Tourism Council, now called Visit Oxford, during the inaugural Double Decker Festival in 1996.

Tannehill described the people at Visit Oxford as “an outstanding group of people who want to leave Oxford better than they found it.” She also sang the praises of Kinney Ferris, the current executive director of Visit Oxford.

Following Tannehill was Pam Swain, coordinator of the Double Decker 5K, 10K and Kids Run preceding the opening of the second day of the festival.

This year’s course will feature a multitude of Oxford locales, including Rowan Oak, the Square, the Grove, and other