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The City of Biloxi publishes Inherit The Wind ... March 5-15 - The play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, which this monthly calendar of debuted in 1955, is a story that fictionalizes the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial as a means to discuss public events. If you need the then-contemporary McCarthy trials. Center Stage Theatre; GA Adult: $16; GA Seniors more information about an (Students/Active Military): $13. Details, 388-6258. event, contact information is included with each listing. Downtown Biloxi After 5 (formerly Finally First Friday) ... March 6 - Discounts at businesses and venues, live music, and gallery exhibits. Each quarterly event will have a “special fun Events are subject to change or activity”! This month: Downtown After 5 Poker Run! Get your Poker Run cards at participating cancellation. venues and at the Mardi Gras Museum. Cash prizes and gift certificates! Hosted by Main Street If you have an item to Biloxi. 5-9 p.m. Rue Magnolia and Jackson Street, Biloxi; Free Admission. Details, 435-6339. submit, information is due Gallery 782 6th Anniversary Party ... March 6 - Gallery 782 Co-Art presents, “Birds of a by the 10th of the month. feather – Six years together” – Anniversary gala reception featuring live music, drawings, and a Send it by e-mail raffle for a chance to win one-of-a-kind art. Gallery 782 is a co-operative gallery of over forty ([email protected]), juried artists living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Meet the artists! 5:30-8 p.m.; Gallery 782 Co- by fax (435-6248) or by Art, 782 Water Street. Free Admission. Details, 436-7782. regular mail to Downtown 13th Annual George Ohr Gala - Bohrdeaux ... March 7 - This fundraiser for the Ohr-O’Keefe Services, City of Biloxi, P.O. Museum of Arts celebrates Ohr’s extraordinary cultural legacy and groundbreaking influence Box 429, Biloxi, MS 39533. on 20th century pottery. Event includes wine tasting, silent and live auction, heavy hors The city reserves the right d’oeuvres, dancing and live music by Glenn Parker Band, complimentary wine and cash bar. to edit listings. (Black Tie event.) 7 p.m., Beau Rivage Resort & Casino; Admission: $75. Details, (888) 567- This calendar and all city 6667 or 374-5547. publications are available in Sterling Silver Workshop ... March 7 - Gallery 782 presents Wire Wrap Workshop. alternative formats for the Participants work with artist Sue West who will host the workshop and assist everyone in disabled. Call 435-6339 or making a Sterling Silver Prong Wrapped Kennedy Half Dollar. Materials and tools included. 10 e-mail [email protected]. a.m.-1 p.m., Gallery 782. Admission: $30. Call for reservations, 228-831-2294/228-860-0448. Alex North Photography Exhibit ... March 9-May 1 - The Biloxi Visitors Center will host an exhibit of the works of Coast photographer Alex North featuring never-seen-before, new works along with some of his iconic images. Free Meet the Artist Reception, March 15, 2-4 p.m. Alex will also be hosting a photography workshop, “Get off Auto” on April 18. Workshop, $125. Space is limited. Details, 374-3105. Go Red For Women ... March 13 - Educational seminar/luncheon with inspirational, informative presentations, health screenings, a fashion show and lunch! Fasting required the night before for health screenings. Sponsored by the American Heart Association. 7:30 a.m. (Health Screenings); 12 p.m. Luncheon; Biloxi Civic Center. Admission: $60. Details, 604-5304. 37th Annual Hibernia St. Patrick’s Day Parade & 5k Run (Biloxi) ... March 14 - Parade featuring bands, military units, flag bearers, bagpipers, leprechauns, a horse-drawn carriage with the parade’s Grand Marshal and Colleen, and colorful floats tossing Irish trinkets, green MAIN STREET DISTRICT beads and doubloons. Irish Derby/5K Run held in conjunction with the parade! Presented by the Hibernia Marching Society & Gulf Coast Running Club. Downtown Biloxi; Derby Run starts 9 a.m.; Parade starts 2 p.m. Details – Parade info., 265-3416 or Run Coordinator, 380-7037. Join Main Street Biloxi and be 9th Annual Grillin’ On The Green ... March 14 - Family fun event featuring a BBQ a part of making downtown competition, arts & crafts vendors, live entertainment, children’s play area and more. Hibernia great again. Society’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will pass right by the festival area at 2 p.m.! Entertainment: 10 a.m. Spectacular Spectacular; Noon Rhythm & Rain; 2 p.m. The Hibernia 228-435-6339 Society Parade, 3 p.m. Blackwater Brass. Fax: 228-435-6248 Awarded Southeast Tourism Society (STS) Top 20 Winter Event 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013. 10 a.m.- Email: [email protected] 5 p.m., Biloxi Town Green; Free Admission. Details. 435-6339. www.mainstreetbiloxi.com Pastries & Painting… March 14 – Specifically designed for adults 16 and above, this class will feature a themed painting on a canvas with coffee and some delicious Biloxi Casinos! pastries. All supplies are included. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. The Salvation Army Kroc Center; Admission: $20 members, $30 potential members. Details, 207-1218. Biloxi NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet... March 14 - Come and be a part of something special and make tomorrow better. The Freedom Fund Banquet Keynote Speaker is Rev. William Barber II, Founder of the “Moral Monday” movement. 7 p.m., IP Casino Resort & Spa. Admission: $40. Details, 228-432-0206. Frankie & Johnny At The Clair De Lune ... March 20-28 - Thurs, Fri, Sat. 8 p.m; Sun. 2 p.m. Biloxi Little Theatre. GA: $15; GA Senior (Students, Military): $12. Details, 432-8543. Beau Rivage Color Dash 5k ... March 21 - World’s brightest 5K! Walk, run, boogie or crawl through a • Rodney Carrington – fun 5K course while you are DOUSED in color! Proceeds benefit the Humane Society of March 6 & 7, 8 p.m. South Mississippi. 8:30 a.m., Hiller Park. Admission: $40, children free. Details, 822-3806. • Santana – March 13, 8 p.m. 20th Annual VW Car Show... March 21 - Over 90 VWs from six states participate! • Engelbert Humperdinck – Watch for “Herbie” to show up! Food, fun and family entertainment. All proceeds March 20, 8 p.m. benefit a charitable organization. 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Edgewater Mall, Details, 365-0372. • Martina McBride – March 27, 8 p.m. Cookies & Canvas ... March 21 - Each month, learn how to paint a themed canvas! (888) 566-7469, www.beaurivage.com 12-2 p.m. The Salvation Army Kroc Center. Admission: $20. Details, 207-1218. Katrina +10 ... March 21-Sept. 12 - An examination of the catastrophic destruction, immediate relief, sustained recovery, shared experience and progress on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Multimedia exhibits from those on the front lines: The Sun Herald, WLOX, and Mississippi Power Company. Two static environments, in the iconic pods will represent the volunteer effort and the rebuilding of roads and bridges. Ohr-O-Keefe Museum of Art. Details, 374-5547. Keesler Air Show & Open House ... March 28 & 29 - The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, perform precision aerial maneuvers demonstrating the capabilities of Air Force high performance aircraft. The U.S. Army Parachute Team, “The Golden Knights,” will also Hard Rock perform. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Keesler AFB. Details, 377-7329 or 377-1179. • Aaron Lewis – March 6 , 8 p.m. • Kansas – March 13 , 8 p.m. • The Guess Who – March 20, 8 p.m. • Twelve Against Nature And Authentic Details, 800-726-2781 or 594-3700 At the Coliseum Tribute To The Dan – March 29 , 8 p.m. • Spring Fest And Garden Extravaganza ... March 6-7 (228) 877-6256, www.hardrockbiloxi.com • The Ivy And Pearl Affair ... March 7 • Blood & Sand XVI ... March 14 • 38th Annual Coastcon ... March 20-22 • Certified Platinum Tour: Miranda Lambert ... March 21 • 38th Annual Home Show ... March 21-22 At Kress Live Details, 249-3060 or kresslive.com • Mannie Fresh And Rude Jude Celebrity Birthday ... March 7 • Red: Of Beauty And Rage Tour With Islander And 3 Years Hollow ... March 8 • Keith Sweat ... March 13 • Startisan And Della Memoria ... March 20 IP Casino Resort Spa • Framing The Red & Wayland ... March 27 • Willie Nelson – March 6 & 7, 8 p.m. At Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art Details, 374-5547 • The Temptations & The Four Tops – • Altered Vessels: Form and Surface – A Workshop with John Oles … March 7 & 8 March 13, 8 p.m. • UNRIVALED!!! The 6th Annual High School Art Competition ... Now through May 16 • Loretta Lynn – March 20, 8 p.m. • Katrina Café: “The Birth of Katrina” ... March 20 • Travis Tritt – March 27, 8 p.m. • Katrina +10 ... March 21 – September 12, 2015 (888) WIN-ATIP, www.ipbiloxi.com • Katrina Café: “Katrina with Class” … March 27 ONGOING EXHIBITIONS: Golden Nugget Biloxi • George Ohr: Selections from Gulf Coast Collections • BJ Thomas & Gary Puckett – March 13, • George Ohr: Prized, Honored & Cherished 8 p.m. • My House: The Pleasant Reed Story • Tracy Lawrence – March 20, 8 p.m. • The Native Guard (228) 435-5400, www.goldennugget.com/biloxi At the Saenger All events are subject to change or cancellation. • Gulf Coast Symphony Concerts ... March 14 & April 25 Call contact numbers listed for details. CITY OF BILOXI COMMUNITY CALENDAR - MARCH 2015 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Downtown 1 2 3 4 5 Farmer’s 6 Biloxi After 5 7 Market Rue Magnolia & Sterling Silver Jackson Street Story Time Farmer’s Workshop Woolmarket Library Market Gallery 782 Gallery 872 Story Time Anniversary Party Story Time MSherry Library W. Biloxi 782 Water St. Ohr Gala – Story Time Aaron Lewis Bohrdeaux Biloxi Library Hard Rock Casino Beau Rivage Rodney Carrington Rodney Carrington Beau Rivage Beau Rivage Willie Nelson Willie Nelson IP Casino Resort Spa IP Casino Resort Spa 8 9 10 11 12 13 Go Red For 14 Pastries & Farmer’s Women Painting Market Biloxi Civic Center Kroc Center Story Time Farmer’s Woolmarket Library Market BJ Thomas & Gary NAACP Banquet Story Time Story Time Puckett IP Casino Resort Spa MSherry Library W. Biloxi Golden Nugget Story Time Hibernia Society Santana Beau Rivage Biloxi Library Parade & 5k Kansas Hard Rock Downtown Biloxi

The Temptations & Grillin’ On The Four Tops The Green IP Casino Resort Spa Biloxi Town Green

15 16 17 18 19 Farmer’s 20 21 Market Story Time Farmer’s Tracy Lawrence Cookies & Canvas Woolmarket Library Market Story Time Golden Nugget MSherry Library Kroc Center Story Time W. Biloxi Story Time Englebert Biloxi Library Humperdinck Color Dash Beau Rivage Hiller Park The Guess Who Hard Rock Casino VW Car Show Loretta Lynn Edgewater Mall IP Casino Resort Spa 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Farmer’s Story Time Farmer’s Market Woolmarket Library Market Story Time Martina McBride Keesler Air Show W. Biloxi Story Time Beau Rivage KAFB MSherry Library Twelve Against Story Time Biloxi Library Nature and Authentic Tribute to the Dan Hard Rock Travis Tritt IP Casino Resort Spa 29 30 31 1 2 3 4

Story Time Farmer’s Woolmarket Library Market Keesler Air Show Story Time KAFB W. Biloxi Biloxi Farmer’s Market … Tuesdays & Thursdays – Farmers will be present to sell their farm fresh produce, plants, Turn your email homemade baked goods, and more! Under the I-110 bridge overpass on Howard Ave., 6 a.m.-4 p.m. Details, Tina Cowart, 388-2443 into Bmail. Coast Cruizers … Monthly Cruise In – Held 1st Saturday Monthly – Held 1st Saturday Monthly. Poodle Bucks, Sign up at biloxi.ms.us 50/50, door prizes, games, music and more! Spectators Free. Edgewater Mall, 6-9 p.m. Details, 392-6134 Mississippi Beach Cruisers … Monthly Cruise In – Held 1st Saturday Monthly through September – Cedar- for the most current Popps Plaza on the corner of Cedar Lake and Popps Ferry Road. 50/50 drawing, door prizes and music. Spectators news about your city. free. 6-9pm. Details, 228-324-1304 Seniors Activities … The City of Biloxi offers a Senior Citizens program at the Donal Snyder Community Center for a You can view this calendar calendar of senior events or details, Gwen Johnson, Recreation Specialist, 388-2494 or [email protected] Story Time ... Biloxi libraries story and activity time for pre-schoolers. each month on the city’s • Woolmarket Library, 8455 Woolmarket Rd., Mondays, 10:30 a.m., 354-9464 web site at biloxi.ms.us. • West Biloxi Library, 2047 Pass Rd., Tuesdays, 10 a.m., 388-5696 Click on the Community • Biloxi Library, 580 Howard Ave., Toddler Time, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 10 a.m.; Preschool Story Time, Tuesdays at 4 p.m. and Thursdays at 10 a.m.; After School Buddies,Thursdays at 4 p.m., 436-3095 Calendar button. To receive • Margaret Sherry Library, 2141 Popps Ferry Rd., Thursdays, 10 a.m., 388-1633 the calendar by mail, send Free & Fun Programs at Coastal Libraries ... Digging for something Fun, Educational & Free for your children while your address to visiting the MS Gulf Coast! Check out the all programs offered throughout local libraries! Activities include reading [email protected] exciting adventures with books, games, activities, crafts & more! • Hancock County Library System - (228) 467-5282 • Harrison County Library System - (228) 436-3095 Mayor A.J. Holloway • Jackson County Library System - (228) 769-3060, ext. 232 and the Biloxi City Council City of Biloxi Public Meetings George Lawrence • Biloxi City Council – Meetings on March 3rd at 6 p.m. & March 17th & 24th at 1:30 p.m. Felix Gines Phone: 435-6257. Location: Biloxi City Hall, City Council Chambers, 2nd floor Dixie Newman • Biloxi Civil Service Commission – Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month, 4 p.m. Robert L. Deming III Phone: 435-6259, Amber Krebs. Location: Biloxi City Hall, City Council Chambers, 2nd floor Paul A. Tisdale • Biloxi Planning Commission – Meetings: 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month, 2 p.m. Phone: 435-6266. Location: MLK Building Kenny Glavan • Architectural Review Commission – Meetings: 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month, 8:30 a.m. David Fayard Phone: 435-6266. Location: MLK Building

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