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Join me in celebrating the 10^th anniversary of the Longleaf Trace at the Trace Turns 10 Celebration on Saturday, September 4 at the Gateway – Hattiesburg. Registration will begin at 8:30am, with a full line-up of events continuing throughout the morning. You can expect fun for the entire family – including door prizes, fun jumps, food, and free t-shirts for the first 300 registered participants!

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Saddle up for the 2010 Great Southern Stampede! This year’s festival begins on August 26 with a Jeff Bates concert and will continue through September 6 with events for the entire family. Cowboys and Cowgirls of all ages are sure to enjoy the full lineup of events – all held at the JL Cartlidge Forrest County Multi Purpose Center in Hattiesburg.

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Get ready for some Southern Miss Football this weekend while you Meet the Pride! at the Annual Kickoff and Southern Miss Marching Band Spirit Concert on Friday, August 20 at 7 p.m. in the Centennial Green near the Powerhouse Restaurant on the Southern Miss campus. You won’t want to miss this free concert featuring The Pride of Mississippi Marching Band and the Dixie Darlings.

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On the night of August 21^st the Hattiesburg Saenger Theater will be alive with Soul and Bluegrass as Marty Raybon and his band, Full Circle, take the stage! The Grammy award-winning musician will take the stage to entertain audience members with songs from his latest album, “At His Best.” You aren’t going to want to miss this opportunity to hear one of the South’s finest musicians play everything from Bluegrass to Country, to Gospel!
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Come celebrate the history of Broadway and be entertained by HCLO’s production of “100 Years of Broadway.” Get ready to tap to the beat of over 55 of Broadway’s treasured hits! If you are a music lover, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to travel through an entire century of state-of-the-art Broadway music in just a few hours! Read the rest of this entry »

My favorite week of the summer has finally arrived! This week marks the week when 29 of Mississippi’s finest young women compete on stage for the title of Mississippi’s Miss Hospitality 2010! Here in Hattiesburg our hospitality is always in season. What better place to host the annual Hospitality pageant than the one place in Mississippi known for its hallmark hospitality? Read the rest of this entry »

Run out of ideas for summer fun? How about a jog or a bike ride down one of Hattiesburg’s hidden treasures.. the Longleaf Trace? Hattiesburg is proud to be the home of Mississippi’s first and ONLY Rails-to-Trails Conservancy project. The 40 miles of trails offer a family friendly atmosphere away from the hustle and bustle of our wonderful city.! Read the rest of this entry »

Get ready to be “Beguiled Again” with William Carey Dinner Theatre’s second musical interpretation this summer! If you missed the first presentation of the “Johnny Cash Musical,” don’t fret because the talented cast of William Carey Dinner Theatre is returning to the stage of the O.L Quave Theatre to give you another opportunity to enjoy a night of delicious food and award winning entertainment! Read the rest of this entry »

It’s that time of year again when the streets of Downtown Hattiesburg are filled with the soothing sounds of violins, violas, and cellos. A String Quartet from The University of Southern Mississippi is once again returning to the restaurants of Historic Downtown Hattiesburg to present “A Midsummer’s Daydream Concert Series.” Grab your friends, family or even co-workers and head to Downtown to enjoy a relaxing, tasty lunch with a FREE concert! Read the rest of this entry »

Bring out the grill and the fireworks because July 4^th is just around the corner! Hattiesburg is giving you three exciting events to celebrate the holiday that all include food, family and fireworks! You can choose to either celebrate at Town Square Park with “Stars and Stripes,” relax at Paul B Johnson state park with a fireworks show, or fellowship with friends and family at Temple Baptist Church’s annual “Celebrate America!” Read the rest of this entry »