JULY 27
Miss Tennessee Volunteer
The annual event that’s been held in Jackson for more than 70 years continues with Night 2 of preliminaries at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. Tickets are available online at misstennesseevolunteer.net. After three nights of preliminaries, last year’s winner, Paige Clark will crown this year’s winner on Saturday, July 29. The event starts at 7 p.m. each night.
Business After Hours
Doe’s Eat Place (407 East Main Street in Downtown Jackson) will be this month’s host of The Greater Jackson Chamber’s networking event. Chamber members are invited to attend to make contacts, network and enjoy hours d’oeuvres from 5-7 p.m
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JULY 28
Concert at Hub City Brewing
Corey Smith will be in concert with special guest Jub Gibson at Hub City Brewing (250 West Main Street in Downtown Jackson) from 8-11:30 p.m. Tickets are available at hubcityevents.com for $25.
Food Truck Fridays
Downtown Jackson and the West TN Farmers Market (91 New Market Street in Downtown Jackson) bring you Food Truck Fridays! Make plans to join them every Friday, May through November, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. to experience local eateries at lunch to end your work week and support local businesses.
Wine Down
Crown Winery (3638 East Mitchell Street in Humboldt) is back with its Wine Down concert series. Remember when booking your table reservations to also go ahead and do your pizza reservations. The pizzas time slots go fast.
Visit their website www.crownwinery.com and book online. This week’s entertainment is Kimberlie Helton. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Concert at Williams Auditorium
The Haggard Brothers (Ben and Noel) will be in concert at Williams Auditorium (634 East Main Street in Henderson) at 7 p.m. The pair are two sons of iconic country singer Merle Haggard, and their concert is a tribute show to their father. Tickets are $39, $49 and $69 and are available at williamsauditorium.com.
AMP Music Series
Do you hear it? Only the music of Jackson and West Tennessee could connect Memphis’ Beale Street and Nashville’s Music Row. Join the City of Jackson in celebrating the rich musical legacy of our region with the 2023 season of Jackson’s Award Winning music venue Jackson’s Amphitheater at the Market (AMP). Located in the heart of Jackson behind the West Tennessee Farmers’ Market and within walking distance of the Jackson Walk, this week’s performer is Tyler Kinchen & The Right Pieces.
JULY 29
Community Field Day
The City of Jackson Recreation and Parks Department is sponsoring a field day at North Park (210 Demonbreun Drive) from 10 a.m. until noon with water fun, field games, fitness, snacks and free school supplies available. For more information, call 731-343-4628.
Petra 50th Anniversary Tour
The Petra 50th Anniversary Reunion Southeast Summer Tour and special guest NOT ASHAMED will be at Williams Auditorium in Henderson at 6 p.m. General admission tickets start at $28 and are available online at petrareunion.com.
JULY 30
Voices in the Vineyard
Century Farm Winery (1548 Lower Brownsville Road in Jackson) continues its summer concert series with Tyler Goodson at 7 p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m. Limited tables are available. Lawn chairs are available.
JULY 31
731 Day
Our Jackson Home and other partners will be celebrating 731 Day with a number of scheduled events around town including the annual water balloon fight, city-wide sales and the Porchfest concert event in Lambuth Area Neighborhood.
AUG. 3
Hub City Flea Market
Monthly flea markets in Jackson are back at the Jackson Fairgrounds (800 South Highland Avenue in Downtown Jackson). For the 2023 season, the flea market will be held on the first weekend of each month. Doors are open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
Food Truck Fridays
Downtown Jackson and the West TN Farmers Market (91 New Market Street in Downtown Jackson) bring you Food Truck Fridays! Make plans to join them every Friday, May through November, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. to experience local eateries at lunch to end your work week and support local businesses.
First Fridays Art Walk
Through November, the Jackson Arts Council will organize “First Friday Art Walk” events in Downtown Jackson. These monthly events will take place on the first Friday of the month from 3-6 p.m. in local businesses all within walking distance of one another in Downtown Jackson’s newly designated Arts District. The public will now have regular monthly opportunities to shop for local art directly from local artists. Artists will pop up inside of the storefronts of local businesses to sell their work. The purpose of these events is to increase opportunities for the public to engage with the arts, increase opportunities for local artists to sell their work, increase arts opportunities within the Arts District, and increase walkability and economic activity in Downtown Jackson.
AMP Music Series
Do you hear it? Only the music of Jackson and West Tennessee could connect Memphis’ Beale Street and Nashville’s Music Row. Join the City of Jackson in celebrating the rich musical legacy of our region with the 2023 season of Jackson’s award-winning music venue Jackson’s Amphitheater at the Market (AMP). Located in the heart of Jackson behind the West Tennessee Farmers’ Market and within walking distance of the Jackson Walk, this week’s performer is Magi.
Hub City Film Festival
The Ned will be hosting the first Hub City Film Festival on Aug. 5-6. Hub City Film Festival is being presented by Community Foundation of West TN. The festival will showcase local filmmakers works as well as host seminars with filmmakers about topics such as producing, directing, marketing, independent filmmaking and community connectivity. The film festival is currently accepting all types of films from short films, short documentaries, feature films, feature length documentaries, music videos and others.
Voices in the Vineyard
Century Farm Winery (1548 Lower Brownsville Road in Jackson) continues its summer concert series with Dirt Pilgrims at 7 p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m. Limited tables are available. Lawn chairs are available.
To submit events for The Post’s upcoming events calendar, e-mail them at least two weeks in advance to julia@jacksonpost.news or brandon@jacksonpost.news.
