Mississippi Picnic in the Big Apple set for June 9
There will be a decided Southern drawl added to New York City’s Central Park Saturday, June 9, when Mississippians and friends from far and near converge for the 33rd annual Mississippi Picnic in the Big Apple, presented in part by the Mississippi Development Authority.
At the Central Park Bandshell on Fifth Avenue and 72nd Street, Southern foods and festivities will provide a taste of home to expatriates who have scattered, as well as Mississippians who travel North for the yearly tradition that has been taking place since 1979.
Grady Champion, a native Mississippi bluesman, will provide live music, along with The New York City Slickers, which includes two Mississippi musicians, Faser and Annie Chadwick Harden.
The 2012 picnic’s theme, “Southern Fried Hollywood,” puts the focus on some of the Magnolia State’s contributions to the silver screen and entertainment industry — such as the Screen Actors Guild Award winning movie “The Help,” “The Muppets” and Jim Henson, Morgan Freeman, OprahWinfrey and James Earl Jones.
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5/19/12
