Crossroads Cultural Arts Center

10/02/2026

Thank you to Mississippi Folklife for joining us at capturing these great videos and photos of the 3rd Annual Jessie Mae Hemphill Festival!! Join us next September for another day of blues, food and dancing.

09/30/2026

Rising Stars at the 3rd Annual Jessie Mae Hemphill Tribute Festival!

09/30/2026

3rd Annual Jessie Mae Hemphill Tribute Festival

09/30/2026

A great time was had by all!! Don't miss it next September!

09/26/2026

Show times** today at Crossroads Cultural Arts Center 3rd Annual Jessie Mae Hemphill Tribute Festival!

12:00–12:15 PM Opening Prayer and Blessing
12:15–1:00 PM Watermelon Slim
1:05–1:50 PM Lil’ Willie Farmer
1:55–2:25 PM Big T
2:30–3:00 PM Queen Iretta
3:05–3:35 PM Brackish Water Blues Band
3:40–4:10 PM Cannonball Red
4:15–4:45 PM Miz Renee Smith and the Morgans
4:50–5:20 PM Janky
5:25–6:10 PM EJ Mathews
6:15–6:45 PM Oliver Kostrinsky
6:50–7:10 PM Special Presentation Ceremony
7:10–7:40 PM Kinney Kimbrough
7:45–8:15 PM Quicksand and Deak Harper
8:20–9:05 PM Duwayne Burnside
9:10–9:40 PM Rising Stars
9:45–10:30 PM Superjam
* Lady Trucker and other special guests will appear throughout the festival.
** Times subject to change.

09/25/2026

Old school blues, new school blues and the future of Blues all this weekend in Clarksdale MS at Crossroads Cultural Arts Center for the 3rd Annual Jessie Mae Hemphill Tribute Festival with Peggy Sue Hemphill Lesueur aka Lady Trucker AND the Clarksdale Day Fest at the Delta Blues Museum stage with Dave Houston !!

09/19/2026

Zoom link below.
Tomorrow Saturday September 19th I will be speaking on the role of water and nature in Community Healing, African cultural practices in Mississippi and discussing Crossroads Cultural Arts Center and our developing Rites of Passage program at the 37th Annual Headwaters Conference in Gunnison Colorado! Please come join me in restoring our community! 1:30PM Central time.

You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Sep 19, 2026 12:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Topic: 2026 Headwaters Conference

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://western.zoom.us/j/83334625726

08/13/2026

We are so grateful to have the Rising Stars grace our stage on September 26th for the third annual Jessie Mae Hemphill Tribute Festival! Extraordinary keepers of ancient traditions in contemporary times!!

If you'd like to support our work and help us continue preserving and celebrating our cultural heritage, please consider making a donation. Every contribution makes a difference. Thank you!

https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/BZYV24PPVN5MN

The Rising Stars are bringing the powerful sound of Mississippi fife & drum music to audiences across the country. From hometown stages to major festivals, we're honored to carry on the tradition and legacy of Otha Turner with every performance. Take a look at the upcoming tour dates and make plans to see the Evolution Of Fife and Drum Music live🪈🥁🪘✨.

04/17/2026

Thank you to all of new and returning friends at the Juke Joint Festival !! More to come...
We'll be back online Wednesday, April 22nd. Have a great weekend and do come again!