Hit the Bricks this weekend with the Congress Street Show.
Saturday from 5-9pm downtown on Congress Street between Pearl and Capitol.
Art, Live Music, Food and Beer!
The Jackson Free Press Article
Tons of local art will be on display and available for purchase. There will be paintings, glass work, metal work, photography, and much more. Come down and watch the artists at work, and support local artists while decorating your home at the same time!
Local musicians will provide entertainment, along with some improvisational dance performances.
Lazy Magnolia (local Mississippi brewery), and Miller beer products will be available.
Steve’s Downtown Deli (across from the stage and beer trailer) will be open serving food.
Hope to see you there!
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More details below:
The event will take place on Saturday May 20, from 5pm to 9pm, on Congress Street between Pearl and Capitol. The parking lot on the corner of Pearl and Congress will have a stage and a beer vending trailer. Throughout the evening there will be musical and dance performances on or around the stage area. Musical performers include the following: Eric Stracener and the Frustrations, Skipp Coon, Jamie Weems, Buddy Fish and Matthew Magee. Stephanie Miracle and Elli Williams will be the two improvisational dancers performing. The artists will be set up and demonstrating their craft along congress street. In addition to the opportunity the public will have to see the artists in action, there will also be many pieces of affordable local art available for sale. The list of participating artist continues to grow; a sampling includes the following: Anthony DiFatta, Chris Bowron, Crawford Grabowski, Dianne Richardson, Ellen Langford, Elli Williams, Jennifer Owens, Jerri Sherer, Jim Bankston, Joseph Williams, K.C.Williams, Knol Aust, Lee Mcgowan, Rachel Misenar, Roy Adkins, and Susan Margaret Barrett. Steve’s Downtown Deli, located on the same block of Congress Street, will be open and serving food for the Congress Street Show. The event is being made possible through the generous support of the following local organizations and businesses: Downtown Jackson Partners, The Jackson Arts Collective, Steve’s Downtown Deli, The Jackson Free Press, and Harrell Contracting Group.
For more information please contact Roy Adkins at royadkins[at]jxncollective.org
so, how was the event? Where’s the run down?
The show went great. Possible rundown to follow . . .