MAY 4th

Bruce Street Blues Festival in Rosedale
Grassroots Blues in a small riverside town. Begins at 4 p.m. and last until the fun subsides. Bring your dancing shoes and appetites. Only local fair served - including tamales and crawfish. Also offered are original crafts, including home made mojos. Games for the children.

JUNE

Annual Shaw Blues & Gospel Festival
Shaw, Mississippi celebrates the Delta Blues & Gospel Festival each year at the Shaw Gin Yard. Gates open at noon on the last Saturday in June. There’s plenty of great music, food and art to satisfy a diverse crowd.

OCTOBER

Octoberfest
More than 15,000 spectators flock to Cleveland’s tree-lined town center to experience Octoberfest, the second Friday and Saturday of October, with its famous barbecue contests, arts and crafts, antique car shows and live music. The weekend kicks off early Friday afternoon, when barbecue chefs from throughout the South arrive to pit their pork ribs and shoulders. The event is a sanctioned “Memphis in May” event, which means the competition is serious. Kids love the face painting, dunking booths and train rides. Join us on Cotton Row for the street dance on Friday evening.

NOVEMBER

Merchants Holiday Open House & White Lights
On the second Sunday of November, Cleveland illuminates festive Christmas lights strung along the walking trail and in merchants’ windows in the historic downtown.
Local merchants, many serving cider and holiday treats, welcome visitors into their stores. The merchants Holiday Open House & white lights is a holiday event for the entire family.

YEAR-ROUND

Bologna Performing Arts Center

The Bologna Performing Arts Center at Delta State University has earned recognition as one of the premier houses for arts and entertainment in Mississippi and the Southeast. The Center explores the full range of performing arts each season by attracting quality programming, superb artists and powerful performances to enrich, entertain and strengthen our Delta community.

TICKETS are available through the Bologna Center box office located in the Jeff Ross Capwell Lobby of the Center. Box Office hours are Tuesday through Friday, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. On performance days, the Box Office is open two hours prior to showtime and remains open until thirty minutes after curtain.
You may purchase tickets:
• in person at the box office
• by calling (662)846-4626
• by faxing your order form to (662)846-4627
• by mailing your order form to
• P.O. Box 3213, Cleveland, MS 38733

ANNUALLY

The Peavine Awards

The Peavine Awards are given annually to 2-4 people
who demonstrate "artistic achievement in the Mississippi Delta Blues." The honorees are inducted into the
Mississippi Delta Blues Hall of Fame, which is
temporarily housed in the Charles Capps Archives Building
on the campus of Delta State University.

The ceremony includes performances by Delta Blues
musicians, and usually includes film clips and introductions
of musicians, and their family or friends. It is followed by a lengthy Blues performance and jam in a local restaurant.
The Awards usually occur at the end of September or
early October and are held in the Bologna Performing
Arts Center on the Campus of Delta State University.

The Delta Ag Expo

Started in 1974, the Delta Ag Expo provides farmers and others interested in agriculture the opportunity to see the latest technology in agricultural products, services and information. For more information, contact:
Bolivar County Extension Service (662) 843-8361.