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Temptations headlining 25th annual Farish Street Festival
September 4, 2003
By Jesse Yancy
Special to The Clarion-Ledger
The 25th annual Farish Street Festival kicks off in Jackson at 3 p.m. Saturday with a stellar lineup of musicians on three stages, arts and crafts, and some of the best food anywhere in town.
Schedule
Street Parade
3 p.m.: Pinstripe Brass Band
Main Stage
3:15-3:45 p.m.: Jesse Robinson
3:50-4:15 p.m.: Pat Brown
4:30-5:15 p.m.: 24/7
5:45-6:15 p.m.: Rue Davis
6:30-7 p.m.: Eddie Cotton
7:15-8 p.m.: Sir Charles Jones
8:30-10 p.m.: The Temptations
10:30-11:30 p.m.: Tyrone Davis
Midnight-1 a.m.: Brick
Gospel At Central UMC
3:30-4 p.m.: Linous White & Victory
4:15-4:45 p.m.: Calandra Davis
5 p.m.-5:40 p.m.: Melodic Truth
6-6:30 p.m.: CC Tavist & Cuddles
6:45-7:45 p.m.: Rev. Andrew Cheairs & The Songbirds
8-9 p.m.: Rev. Slim Hunt & The Supreme Angels
Alamo Theatre
3:30-9 p.m.: The Dominoes, High Frequency, Poetry, African Dance.
The main stage will be at Griffith and Farish and the gospel stage at the Central United Methodist Church on North Farish. The Alamo Theatre on Farish will host a variety of musical groups and events.
"The Temptations is the act," said Alberta Ross Gibson, chairwoman of the Farish Street Festival Board of Directors.
"We are putting on the Temptations at 8:30. A lot of people might think that they're going to be late coming on, but we want them to know that they're coming on early and they are going to entertain us for 90 minutes, and they don't want to miss that."
The current lead singer of the Temptations, G.C. Cameron (formerly of the Spinners), is a Jackson native. Cameron is best known for his single It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday, which was included in the 1975 film Cooley High.
Jesse Thompson, festival musical director, said, "You can't ever go wrong with the Temptations. They can sing hit after hit after hit. They sing songs that Grandma knows. And Tyrone Davis, who is a blues legend, sings songs that even the younger people are into. We have a younger guy who has put a boost into R&B, Sir Charles Jones, who has a tremendous following.
"Someone who is really going to move the crowd is Eddie Cotton and the Mississippi Cotton Club. Eddie is an outstanding blues guitarist and singer. High Frequency will be at the Alamo; they are an outstanding local R&B group, and the Dominoes are a big local R&B group, too.
"And Brick is just going to rock the house because they are one of those groups that can just beat and beat and beat until 1 a.m. that morning," Gibson added.
The gospel lineup also promises fine performances.
"Reverend 'Slim' Hunt has always been a festival favorite in the city of Jackson," Thompson said. "He always draws well, he always provides an uplifting experience when he's in Jackson.
"We also have a young group called CC Tavist & Cuddles who were on the Mississippi gospel music awards and they are just fantastic. Calandra Davis, who is with the Amazing Church of God in Christ and won several awards at the Mississippi Gospel Music Awards this year, will be performing as well."
Of course, the Pinstripe Brass Band will open the festival at 3 p.m.
"If you've ever been to New Orleans, and you've seen these brass bands with four or five guys, drums and a parade following, you know how entertaining that can be," Thompson said.
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There will be three gates for the festival: one on the west side of Hamilton and Farish, one on the east side of Hamilton and Farish, and one at Griffith and Roach. There will be parking down Mill Street and downtown. Security will be provided by the Jackson Police Department and private security companies.
Families are encouraged to visit the kiddy cottage at the Family Life Center, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Also, African dance, poetry and some blues music will be showcased in the Alamo Theatre.
Theresa King, secretary for the Farish Street Festival Board, said the festival started in 1978, when some business people along the street decided to draw attention to the area and keep its historical elements intact.
"They started having a street festival," said King. "I've been involved since 1994, and over those years, I've seen it grow from a small street festival to a larger, regional event."
This year, the festival coincides with the Jackson State-North Carolina A&T game (6 p.m., Mississippi Memorial Stadium).
Gibson urges people to come in early and get a wrist band so that if they want to go to the game they can come to the festival later.
"I would love to see 7,000 to 8,000 people, and hope to have between that and 10,000, which would probably fill to capacity the sites that we have this year," she said.
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Tickets are $15 at the gate, $12 in advance and $5 for children age 12 and under.
Advance tickets for the festival can be purchased at BIP on Bailey Avenue and at all Be-Bop outlets.
September 4, 2003
By Jesse Yancy
Special to The Clarion-Ledger
The 25th annual Farish Street Festival kicks off in Jackson at 3 p.m. Saturday with a stellar lineup of musicians on three stages, arts and crafts, and some of the best food anywhere in town.
Schedule
Street Parade
3 p.m.: Pinstripe Brass Band
Main Stage
3:15-3:45 p.m.: Jesse Robinson
3:50-4:15 p.m.: Pat Brown
4:30-5:15 p.m.: 24/7
5:45-6:15 p.m.: Rue Davis
6:30-7 p.m.: Eddie Cotton
7:15-8 p.m.: Sir Charles Jones
8:30-10 p.m.: The Temptations
10:30-11:30 p.m.: Tyrone Davis
Midnight-1 a.m.: Brick
Gospel At Central UMC
3:30-4 p.m.: Linous White & Victory
4:15-4:45 p.m.: Calandra Davis
5 p.m.-5:40 p.m.: Melodic Truth
6-6:30 p.m.: CC Tavist & Cuddles
6:45-7:45 p.m.: Rev. Andrew Cheairs & The Songbirds
8-9 p.m.: Rev. Slim Hunt & The Supreme Angels
Alamo Theatre
3:30-9 p.m.: The Dominoes, High Frequency, Poetry, African Dance.
The main stage will be at Griffith and Farish and the gospel stage at the Central United Methodist Church on North Farish. The Alamo Theatre on Farish will host a variety of musical groups and events.
"The Temptations is the act," said Alberta Ross Gibson, chairwoman of the Farish Street Festival Board of Directors.
"We are putting on the Temptations at 8:30. A lot of people might think that they're going to be late coming on, but we want them to know that they're coming on early and they are going to entertain us for 90 minutes, and they don't want to miss that."
The current lead singer of the Temptations, G.C. Cameron (formerly of the Spinners), is a Jackson native. Cameron is best known for his single It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday, which was included in the 1975 film Cooley High.
Jesse Thompson, festival musical director, said, "You can't ever go wrong with the Temptations. They can sing hit after hit after hit. They sing songs that Grandma knows. And Tyrone Davis, who is a blues legend, sings songs that even the younger people are into. We have a younger guy who has put a boost into R&B, Sir Charles Jones, who has a tremendous following.
"Someone who is really going to move the crowd is Eddie Cotton and the Mississippi Cotton Club. Eddie is an outstanding blues guitarist and singer. High Frequency will be at the Alamo; they are an outstanding local R&B group, and the Dominoes are a big local R&B group, too.
"And Brick is just going to rock the house because they are one of those groups that can just beat and beat and beat until 1 a.m. that morning," Gibson added.
The gospel lineup also promises fine performances.
"Reverend 'Slim' Hunt has always been a festival favorite in the city of Jackson," Thompson said. "He always draws well, he always provides an uplifting experience when he's in Jackson.
"We also have a young group called CC Tavist & Cuddles who were on the Mississippi gospel music awards and they are just fantastic. Calandra Davis, who is with the Amazing Church of God in Christ and won several awards at the Mississippi Gospel Music Awards this year, will be performing as well."
Of course, the Pinstripe Brass Band will open the festival at 3 p.m.
"If you've ever been to New Orleans, and you've seen these brass bands with four or five guys, drums and a parade following, you know how entertaining that can be," Thompson said.
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There will be three gates for the festival: one on the west side of Hamilton and Farish, one on the east side of Hamilton and Farish, and one at Griffith and Roach. There will be parking down Mill Street and downtown. Security will be provided by the Jackson Police Department and private security companies.
Families are encouraged to visit the kiddy cottage at the Family Life Center, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Also, African dance, poetry and some blues music will be showcased in the Alamo Theatre.
Theresa King, secretary for the Farish Street Festival Board, said the festival started in 1978, when some business people along the street decided to draw attention to the area and keep its historical elements intact.
"They started having a street festival," said King. "I've been involved since 1994, and over those years, I've seen it grow from a small street festival to a larger, regional event."
This year, the festival coincides with the Jackson State-North Carolina A&T game (6 p.m., Mississippi Memorial Stadium).
Gibson urges people to come in early and get a wrist band so that if they want to go to the game they can come to the festival later.
"I would love to see 7,000 to 8,000 people, and hope to have between that and 10,000, which would probably fill to capacity the sites that we have this year," she said.
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Tickets are $15 at the gate, $12 in advance and $5 for children age 12 and under.
Advance tickets for the festival can be purchased at BIP on Bailey Avenue and at all Be-Bop outlets.
