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FEBRUARY EVENTS Through Feb. 28

Coming Home: A Tribute to Renowned Natchez artists

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Kicking off the Natchez Tricentennial is a collaborative art show with five former Natchez residents who have attained renown in the global art scene. Artists featured are Vidal Blankenstein, Dale Campbell Fairbanks, Susan Colter Hollingsworth, Noah Saterstrom and Will Smith Jr. The exhibit at the Historic Natchez Foundation on Commerce Street is free and open to the public.

5:30 p.m. at Natchez Visitor Reception Center Feb. 5

Krewe of Phoenix Mardi Gras Parade 5p.m. at downtown Natchez Feb. 9

Natchez Downtown Development Association Mardi Gras Masked Gala 5p.m. at Natchez Grand Hotel Feb. 11

Feb 12-14

A Celebration of AfricanAmerican Culture in Natchez The weekend’s events include a HipHop Summit at Natchez High School, an African-inspired dinner with live music by locals The Black Suns of Natchez at the Natchez Visitor Reception Center, a meet-and-greet with Hip-Hop Summit panelists, and scheduled tours of significant civil rights churches in Natchez. The weekend concludes with worship services throughout Sunday. For more information, go to natchezms300.com.

Speaker series: Indian Slaves and Black Indians in the Southeast 6 p.m. at Grand Village of the Natchez Indians Feb. 12

Natchez Festival of Music: For the Love of Broadway Valentine’s Event 7 p.m. at Carriage House Restaurant Feb. 15

Civil Rights Commemoration of Archie Curtis and Willie Jackson 2 p.m. at King Solomon Baptist Church Feb. 18-20

Feb. 26-27

The first of four installments of the calendar of events planned for this year’s Natchez Tricentennial. For updated information on these and other events go to natchezms3oo.com. Times and locations are subject to change.

Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29

Natchez Legends & Lore

Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration: “Natchez at 300: A River Runs By It” To honor the Natchez Tricentennial, the theme of this year’s NLCC is “Natchez at 300: A River Runs by It.” Many of the daytime events are free to attend. Keynote speakers include William Ferris and John M. Barry. For more information, go to colin.edu/nlcc.

Artist Workshop: Oil Painting with New Orleans Artist Phil Thompson 4 p.m. at Natchez Art Association Feb. 25

Speaker series: Fort St. Pierre 6 p.m. at Grand Village of the Natchez Indians Feb. 27

Civil Rights Commemoration of Wharlest Jackson


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COMING EVENTS May 7

The Inspirations of Glen Ballard Six-time Grammy Award winner and Natchez native Glen Ballard will perform with the Natchez Festival of Music Pops Orchestra and other guests in this evening of music written by him, as well as music that both inspired and influenced his compositional style.

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May 11 - June 27

Smithsonian Museum on Main Street National touring exhibit titled “Hometown teams: How Sport Shaped America” will feature local athletics and its influence on the community over the years.

August 3

Happy Birthday, Natchez! Celebrate the city’s birthday with the Fort Rosalie commemoration by the National Park Service and Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and an old-fashioned birthday party.

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MARCH EVENTS March 7 - April 1

Natchez Little Theatre’s “Belles of Spring” NLT will present the world premiere of “The Belles of Spring,” written by Analisa Therrien and Rusty Jenkins. An epic play filled with laughs and tears, it is the story of the beginning of the Pilgrimage in the 1930s and follows a group of women, decade by decade, throughout their lives and Pilgrimages. It is like “The Big Chill,” Natchez-style. For more information, go to natchezlittletheatre.org.

March 7,14,21 & 28

Natchez Legends & Lore

5:30 p.m. at location to be announced March 5,12,19 & 26

Catholic Heritage Walking Tour 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at St. Mary Basilica March 5-April 5

Natchez Spring Pilgrimage

Including house tours and the Historic Natchez Tableaux March 5-April 3

Natchez Little Theatre’s “Southern Exposure” at 319 Linton Ave.

March 19

Save the Hall Ball Sip cocktails, enjoy festive food, dance the night away and mingle with Natchez royalty — including both lovely Pilgrimage queens — and local celebrities at the second black-tie Save the Hall Ball fundraiser for the nonprofit Pilgrimage Historical Association. For more information, go to natchezpilgrimage.com.

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Natchez Children’s Home 200th Anniversary Celebration

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March 19-20

28th annual Natchez Powwow Two-day Southern Plains-style Powwow featuring contemporary American Indian music and dance. Highlights of the event include intertribal dancing, gourd dancing, native foods and art.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade Main Street

March 17-June 26

Judie Aitken Art Exhibition

Grand Village of the Natchez Indians March 19

Ladies Civil War Academy Historic Jefferson College

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Glass, rubber hoses, plastics #3-#7 (Styrofoam, buckets, plastic bags, solo cups, PVC, etc.), medical waste of any kind (including drip bags & hoses), soiled paper plates, soiled aluminum foil, soiled pizza boxes, wax-coated cardboard (meat boxes)

PLAsTIc: Recycling symbol #1 or #2, usually found on

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APRIL EVENTS April 9

Euro Fest Auto Show Euro Fest will be a free, fun, family event held on the bluffs of the Mississippi River on the beautiful grounds of Rosalie. The auto show will open to the public at 10 a.m. with the awards presentation at 4 p.m. Car owners with rare and significant European automobiles and motorcycles, 25 years and older, are expected to participate from several southeastern states. For more information go to euro-fest. net.

April 23

Rhythm Night Club Memorial and Watkins Street Cemetery Tour The annual memorial event honors those who perished in the fatal fire at the Rhythm Night Club. Tours leaving from the Rhythm Club Museum will take riders to Watkins Cemetery, site of the mass grave of victims of the fire. The Rhythm Night Club fire occurred on the night of April 23, 1940,o and killed 209 people and severely injured many others. It is now ranked as the fourth deadliest assembly and club fire in U.S. history.

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April 4,11,18 & 25

Natchez Legends & Lore 5:30 p.m. at location to be announced April 2

Catholic Heritage Walking Tour

10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at St. Mary Basilica April 17

Serenade in the Cemetery at Natchez City Cemetery April 22-24

Jersey Settlers 77th Anniversary Celebration in Natchez and Kingston April 23

Belles on Bikes

Starts at 8 a.m. at Broadway Street Depot April 29

Co-Lin Foundation Golf Tournament

Don’t forget the

Natchez History Minute April 30

Great Outdoor Games 3-D Archery, a Dockdogs aquatics competition with high jumping canine antics and more will be on display on the Natchez bluff. Family fun activities and other outdoor events planned. For more information, go to natchezms300. com.

The Natchez National Park Service presents daily 60 second videos of Natchez history as told by 366 different members of the community. Find the videos on Facebook, natchezms300.com or at natchezdemocrat.com.

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