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Mississippi River Great Books Seminar Openings

By POOR WILLIAMClarksdale, Mississippi Have you been searching for a salubrious, multi-day adventure in the Mississippi Delta that includes Socratic discussion of seminal Western literature, camping and canoeing on the...
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Kingfish plays guitar at Hambone Gallery Pre-Sunflower Fest

By POOR WILLIAMClarksdale, Mississippi (VIDEO) With the annual Sunflower River Blues & Gospel Festival officially starting Thursday night at the VIP Tent, Clarksdale has already begun hearing great music. Red’s...
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Whuppin’ Dat Ass Mississippi Delta Style

By POOR WILLIAMCLARKSDALE, Mississippi (VIDEO) Is “ass-whuppin Christian” an oxymoron? You bet! Why is it so many of us give in to our sinful nature when we get pissed off...
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What do Delta Bohemian Excursions look like?

By MAGICAL MADGE(CLARKSDALE, Mississippi)  PHOTO GALLERY and VIDEO[foothumbnailgallery id="4554"]The Delta Bohemian® is discovering splendid ways to connect with both visitors and locals in and around Clarksdale via our new Delta...
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Another NEW ROXY Night in Clarksdale

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi    VIDEO and PHOTO SLIDESHOWThe outstanding Clarksdale open air music/event venue began it's Summer hiatus until the week of King Biscuit Festival in October 2014 with a night of music...
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Charlie Patton’s War Does not Suck! – Juke Joint

And, that's for damn sure! By BILLY "POOR WILLIAM" HOWELL CLARKSDALE, Mississippi One of our finest Southern superlatives includes the qualifier “… ain’ all bad!” As in, “she ain’ all bad;...
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Juke Joint Juggernaut

The Worm Has Turned for Clarksdale By POOR WILLIAM CLARKSDALE, Mississippi  — PHOTOS IN POST Whoomp, there it went! Clarksdale’s 11th Annual Juke Joint Festival was insane, rad, gnarly, cool, groovy, boss, far-out,...
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“Charlie Patton’s War” Right Here in Clarksdale

By Poor William VIDEO IN POST (CLARKSDALE, Mississippi) Twas just another serendipitous Sunday night at the Shack Up Inn. My dawg, Joey Young, local artist and Shack Shaker, called and...
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Pastry Chef E’Lane Bobo Williams Shines

A sweet, Mississippi Delta, Clarksdale girl headed to Memphis soon after studying Patisserie at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. She landed behind the scenes as the Pastry Chef for the...
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Delta Magazine launches “The Ultimate Insider’s Guide”

By Magical Madge (CLARKSDALE, Mississippi)In the not-so-distant past a Delta native returned home with big ideas. Scott Coopwood launched his beloved Delta Magazine in 2003. It's always a treat when Delta Magazine arrives;...
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SHOUTOUT to Australia from Clarksdale Mayor Luckett

By Magical Madge (Clarksdale, Mississippi) PHOTOS and VIDEO in POST! For some reason, when John Henshall says "Jump," we Jump! Henshall, Principal of Essential Economics in Melbourne, our generous host...
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Jerry’s Dreamboat, Opening Right on Q – in Clarksdale!

By Poor William (Clarksdale, Mississippi) PHOTOS IN POST Have a hankering for unique Mississippi Delta hot tamales? Need a fix of some killer BBQ? Then look no further than downtown...
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