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Delta Blues Museum - Events 2013


2013 Previous Events

Events: Museum Holiday Closure Notice
Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
Tuesday, Dec. 24th & Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013

Events: Foxtrot Pottery 4th Annual Christmas Showcase
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
247 Delta Ave, Clarksdale Download Flyer

Events: Museum Holiday Closure Notice
Thanksgiving Day Observance
Thursday, November 28, 2013

Events: Sunflower Thanksgiving Eve Party
Ground Zero Blues Club
Wednesday, November 27, 2013 Read More

Events: Fall Harvest Festival Celebration
Coahoma Community College
Sunday, November 10, 2013 Download Flyer

Events: Museum Special Hours
Sunday, October 13, 2013
1 :00pm - 5:00pm

Events: DBM Band Performance
Coahoma Community College Homecoming
Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 4:30pm

Events: Andy Coats Performance
Delta Blues Museum Gift Shop
Friday, October 11, 2013 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
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Events: King Biscuit Blues Festival
Be sure to visit DBM's booth at the festival!
October 10 - 12, 2013
West Helena, AR
For More Information Click Here

Events: Museum Band CD Release Party
Ground Zero Blues Club
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 E-vite

Events: Exhibit Opening
1967 Mississippi Hill Country Blues: Photographs by George Mitchell
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Delta Blues Museum Read More

Events: Mississippi Blues Fest
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Greenwood, MS
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Events: Care Fest
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Ground Zero Blues Club
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Events: Museum Holiday Closure Notice
Labor Day Observance
Monday, September 2, 2013

Events: Retirement Party - Bob Kimbrough E-vite
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 5:00pm
Music provided by the DBM Band
Free Admission - Open to the Public
Delta Blues Museum

Events: 26th Annual Sunflower Festival
Performances by DBM Band, Bobby Rush, North Mississippi
Allstars, and many more
DBM "Melville Tillis" Stage
August 9-10-11, 2013
For more details visit: www.sunflowerfest.org

Events: Museum Special Hours
August 11, 2013
Open 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Events: DBM Band Performance
Saturday, August 10, 2013
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Ground Zero Blues Club
No Cover Charge - Tips Encouraged

Events: "26 Years of Sunflower" Exhibit Opening
August 8th - 11th, 2013
Delta Blues Museum

Events: From the Archives - Arthneice Jones Discussion
Featuring former Stone Gas Band members and friends Howard
Stovall and Terry "Big T" Williams
Thursday, August 8, 2013
5:30pm - 6:30pm
DBM Classroom

Events: Tribute to Arthneice "Gas Man" Jones
Performances by original Stone Gas Band members, Billy Gibson and more.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Ground Zero Blues Club
$5.00 cover with proceeds to benefit the Arthneice Jones family

Events: Museum Holiday Closure Notice
Independence Day Observance
Thursday, July 4, 2013

Events: Reception
Pinetop Perkins Foundation Workshop
Delta Blues Museum
Thursday, June 13, 2013

Events: Dr. Bruce Conforth
Lecture & Book Signing
Delta Blues Museum Classroom
Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Events: Museum Special Hours
Sunday, May 26, 2013
1:30pm to 5:00pm

Events: Museum Holiday Closure Notice
Memorial Day Observance
Monday, May 27, 2013

Events: Delta Blues Museum 2013 National Award Reception
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 6:00pm
Rock & Roll Hotel www.rockandrollhoteldc.com
Washington DC

Events: IMLS Museum Award Ceremony
DBM is receiving the 2013 National Museum Award
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Washington DC

Events: Robert Gordon
Muddy Waters Discussion & Book Signing
Delta Blues Museum Classroom
Friday, April 26, 2013 at 4:00pm

Events: Retirement party for Dr. Vivian Presley, President, Coahoma Community College
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Open to public
Coahoma Community College

Events: Museum Special Hours
Sunday, April 14, 2013 1:00pm - 5:00pm
The museum will be open

Events: Juke Joint Festival
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Clarksdale, MS Read More

Events: DBM Band Performance - Juke Joint Festival
Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 3:00pm
DBM Stage

Events: DBM Band Performance
Friday, April 12, 2013 at 5:00pm
DBM Stage

Events: Hill Country Blues and Delta Blues - Big John Short
Arts & Education Classroom, Delta Blues Museum
Friday, April 12, 2013 at 1:00pm & 3:30pm

Events: DBM Mississippi Blues Trail Marker Dedication
Reception with performance by DBM Band
Delta Blues Museum
Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 5:00pm

Events: DBM Band Performance
Coahoma College Cultural Awareness Concert
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The Pinnacle

Events: Muddy Waters Birthday Celebration & Tour of New Muddy Waters Addition
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Delta Blues Museum

Events: April is Muddy Waters Month
DBM is celebrating 100 years of Muddy Waters
Multiple events planned during April Read More

Events: Delta Literary Tour
Visited Museum & Clarksdale
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Events: Susan Puckett
Book Signing
Friday, March 15, 2013
Delta Blues Museum

Events: KBA Awards Ceremony
Museum Director Shelley Ritter, Honoree
Friday, February 1, 2013
Memphis, TN Read More

Events: DBM Band Performance
Thacker Mountain Radio
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Events: 3rd Annual Clarksdale Film Festival
January 24 - 27, 2013
Clarksdale, MS Read More

Events: Museum Holiday Closure
Monday, January 21, 2013

Events: DBM Band Performance
Parade Performance for MLK Day
Saturday, January 5, 2013

Events: Museum Holiday Closure
Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Previous Events

Regular meetings of the Delta Blues Museum Board of Trustees are held the second Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. in the Delta Blues Museum classroom.
Due to copyright restrictions, visitors to the Delta Blues Museum are prohibited from photographing or video recording any portions of the Museum. Exceptions to this policy can be made at the sole discretion of Museum staff and might include: special events; scholars who have made arrangements in advance of their visits; and credentialed members of the press. Members of the press must obtain permission from the DBM Director no less than 24 hours before arrival to gain free admission to the museum.
The DBM Stage may not be used for political or religious purposes. To request a reservation for stage use please submit your request in writing to the Museum stating the date, time and purpose of event.

For more information or questions about these policies, please contact the museum at (662) 627-6820 info@deltabluesmuseum.org











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#1 Blues Alley Lane
Clarksdale, MS 38614
Phone: 662-627-6820
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