Upcoming Events
Bay St. Louis & Waveland, Mississippi Gulf Coast

Find complete details below for the Waveland St. Paddy's parade - and lots more! Photo by Ellis Anderson

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The Shoofly Magazine staff's pick of events in the Bay-Waveland area - with all the juicy details.  We update this list each week, so mark your own calendars and share with friends!    
- by Denise Jacobs

For a complete list of Bay-Waveland events, see our Community Calendar!

Upcoming Events
is sponsored by

Carroll House B&B

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3/21-3/23:  Thursday-Saturday

Mississippi Writes 
Bay St. Louis Little Theater 
​398 Blaize Ave
BSL 
8pm - 10:30pm 
Get your tickets here. ​

Experience six one-act originals by Mississippi Playwrights. This is a show dedicated to original dramas by Mississippi playwrights. Production is included in our Annual Tennessee Williams Tribute! We may find our next Tennessee Williams!

After the show, the audience is invited to join the playwrights, cast, and directors for “Chat with the Cast.” Complimentary cookies and wine will be served. 

The Bay St. Louis Little Theatre and the Silver Slipper Casino are proud to spotlight Mississippi writers and their original work. ​

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3/21 - Thursday 

Watercolor with Milo 
​Mockingbird Café
110 S. Second Street
BSL
6:30 - 8:00pm
$35 includes all materials

Try something new!  All skills levels are welcome at this basic watercolor class, and all supplies will be provided. Seating is limited, so please reserve your spot by purchasing your seat in advance.  

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3/22 - Friday 

For many Gulf Coast residents, the Lenten meals served at local churches are a blessing, serving up fresh local seafood at the irresistible price of $10 a plate.  Get there early; they often sell out!​

Our Lady of the Gulf 
OLG Crabfest Grounds  
228 S Beach Blvd. 
BSL 
5pm - 7pm

Diners can sit outdoors at picnic tables or drive through to enjoy fried catfish, coleslaw, and French fries. Desserts are sold separately. ​

St. Rose de Lima 
​Holy Sprit Center 
301 S Necaise Ave. 
BSL 
11am - 2pm 

​Looking for lunch?  Plates are served with Mississippi farm-raised fish, potato salad, green beans, bread, and cake. Dine in or dine out. Delivery is available (depending on location). Place order at 228-467-9700. ​

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St. Clare Catholic Church
236 S Beach Blvd.  
Waveland 
5pm - 7pm

Here’s your chance to break out of the Friday-fish routine but stick with the Lenten theme. St. Clare serves up seafood gumbo and crawfish Monica as well as fish plates, shrimp plates, and gumbo meals. They also offer grilled shrimp dinners and baked fish dinners.  

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3/22 - Friday ​

Return of the Blues 
100 Men Hall
​303 Union Street 
BSL 
6:30-8:30pm 
$30 in advance 
​$35 at the door 
Get tickets here. ​

Blues musician Lucious Spiller Lucious Spiller played the 100 Men Hall in February 2019, and his performance was so outstanding, he was asked back! This time, his gospel-inflected blues will be paired with delicious down-home cuisine from Chef Leo Carney, a locally renowned Biloxi chef. Come for dinner, stay for the blues.

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3/23 - Saturday ​​

Hancock County Farmers' Market 
3068 Longfellow Road
BSL
8am - noon (or until vendors sell out!)

​This market keeps growing new vendors as it grows in popularity! Look for locally made food items, fresh veggies, delicious treats and more. You'll savor the experience each week as much as you do the goodies you bring home! Click here to meet some of the vendors!

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3/23 & 3/24:  Saturday & Sunday ​

17th Annual ArtsAlive! 
Old Town Bay St. Louis
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm 
Free to attend
​various participation fees ​

This rapidly growing Arts, Hancock County festival highlights the burgeoning scene of artists, makers, and performers from across the region. Produced in coordination with Old Town Merchants Association, this popular multi-media event will include live demonstrations, hands-on activities, and artist showcases at host locations across Old Town.

The Shoofly Magazine is a proud sponsor of this event:  Find us at the Shoofly Community Stage in front of the courthouse! ​

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3/23 - Saturday 

The Electric Sheep at Mockingbird ​Cafe
110 S. Second Street
BSL
4:00 - 6:00pm 
​Free

The Electric Sheep will rock Arts Alive from the Mockingbird stage. Come out and pARTicipate.

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3/23 - Saturday

The Tour will open at 11am at Christ Episcopal Church where maps and brochures can be obtained, and the Church will be on tour as well. For more information: 228-493-4358.

​Exact addresses will be revealed on the day of the tour - you'll get maps and brochures at the church. 

Annual Spring Pilgrimage Home Tour by Bay/Waveland Garden Club
912 S. Beach Blvd. 
BSL 
11am - 4pm

All of the properties on this year's tour are "under the oaks," as they all have registered live oak trees (quercus virginiana) on them. The structures were situated so as to protect the trees while at the same time providing views of the trees from inside the venue.

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3/23 - Saturday 

Drag Show Jubilee 
100 Men Hall
​303 Union Street 
BSL 
9:30 - 11:30pm
​$5.00 in advance
$10.00 at the door
Get tickets here. 

The 100 Men Hall will host the Drag Show Jubilee with Reba Douglas, the beloved and adored Grand Marshal of the Dolly Should festival. Your smile will be plastered to your face for days afterwards, as these drag queens take you to church!

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3/23 - Saturday

The Writing Room 
100 Men D.B.A. Hall
303 Union St.
BSL 
1pm - 5pm 
Suggested donation $75
Get your tickets here. 

At the Writing Room,  otherwise known as the Write Club, the first Rule is to WRITE. That is what we do. We write.  We tell our stories.  We leave transformed. Join us.

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3/24 - Sunday

4th Sunday at 4:00
Christ Episcopal Church 
912 S. Beach Blvd. 
BSL 
4pm - 6pm 
Free: All money in the “donation basket” is given to the performers, and all payments for art go directly to the artist. ​​

These 4th Sunday programs at Christ Episcopal Church bring some renown performers and fabulous fine artists to the Bay on a regular basis, and this month’s offering will be no exception!

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3/28 - Thursday 

Open Mic Night at 100 Men Hall
303 Union Street
Bay St. Louis 
Starts 6pm

Take a turn on the historic stage of the 100 Men Hall as an artist - or come as an audience member for a  night of music, words, and movement every fourth Thursday of the month at the Hall. Local musician, Scott MacDonald will MC the event. Free admission, cash bar!

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3/28 - 3/30:  Thursday - Saturday ​

The Jungle Book 
Hancock Performing Arts Center
7140 Stennis Airport Rd.
Kiln
$5.00 for children and students
$10.00 for adults
3/28:  Matinee performance at 9:30am
​29 & 30: 7pm
For more information about tickets, contact sgladfelter@hancockschools.net

Deep in the heart of the Indian jungle, a pack of wolves raises a beloved man-cub named Mowgli . . . you know the story! Join the fun and sing along!

A special children's party is planned for Saturday, March 30 at 5:30pm with light snacks, pictures, and a visit by characters from Disney's Jungle Book Kids.  Cost:  $10 per child and includes a ticket to the 7:00pm performance.  Seating is limited, so reservations are required.  Email ctibbs@hancockschools.net for tickets,  

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3/28 - Thursday 

Meet Author Michael Carroll
Pass Books 
5:30-6:30pm
​Free 
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Michael Carroll signs and speaks about his newest collection of short stories, Stella Maris and other Key West Stories.  Carroll will read and speak briefly at 5:45 PM. Complementary wine will be offered.

Carroll won the 2015 Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for his Little Reef and Other Stories collection. His work has been included in the Yale Review, The Harvard Review, and Open City as well as anthologies. 

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3/29 - Friday 

Adrienne Brown-David Opening
Smith & Lens 
103 S. Second Street 
BSL 
6pm - 8pm

Water Valley artist, Adrienne Brown-David, is bringing her work to Bay St. Louis. Her current body of work focuses on the fleeting nature of black girlhood and its parallel to the fleeting quality of nature itself. 

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3/30 - Saturday ​

A Celebration of Life for Carter Church
Mardi Gras Museum
1928 Depot Way
BSL
2pm - Celebration
3pm - Ceremony followed by Second Line Parade

Mark your calendar and let’s all share an afternoon together reminiscing about all the joy that Carter Church gave to each of us. Everyone is invited.  Carter Church costumes encouraged!

Bring a chair & Mardi Gras beads. 

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3/30 - Saturday 

6th Annual Bay St. Louis Half Marathon & 10K (formally Bring it to the Bay)
Start and finish: Main Street and Beach Boulevard
BSL
7am start
Click here to register online or volunteer

Runners love the wide, well-paved beach boardwalk that goes for miles from BSL and east along the coast, so it’s no surprise that this race is growing in popularity every year (this is the 6th!).  
This event benefits local law enforcement officers and the Friends of the Hancock Animal Shelter.

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4/4 - Thursday

Cuz's for the Cause
Cuz's Old Town Oyster Bar & Grill 
109 S Beach Blvd.
BSL
6pm-9pm
$35, Cash Bar 
Get your tickets here. 

Eat well, have fun, and benefit 20 different community causes operating under the umbrella of the Hancock County Community Development Foundation!  The price of admission buys an evening of good food, music, and good company. 

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4/6 - Saturday  

​Adult Easter Egg Hunt 
Lazy Magnolia Brewery
7030 Roscoe Turner Road 
​Kiln ​
2pm - 6pm
$25 
​Tickets available at lazymagnoila.com.  

Hippity hoppity your way to supporting the Hancock County Friends of the Animal Shelter while hunting for Lazy swag, gifts, and brew! Three golden eggs will be hidden containing $50 gift cards! 

All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Animal Shelter in Hancock County. 

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4/6 - Saturday ​​

If you don't perform, you'll have a grand time watching. Great food, good beer and a family-friendly environment in the coolest city on the coast.  Did we mention there's no admission charge?

​Open Mic Night ​
​Mockingbird Café
110 S. Second Street
BSL
6 - 9pm ​
​Hosted by Mike Oase

Oh, be brave!  We're a good-hearted town and everyone will still cheer you on even if you hit a few wrong chords or botch some lyrics.  We appreciate you letting your inner performer come out to play!

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4/6 - Saturday 

12th Annual C&R's Crawfish Cookoff
C&R's Bar 
314 Coleman Ave.
Waveland (between the beach and railroad tracks)
10am - 4pm 
$25 Adults
$10 Children 9-12
Free for children 8 & under

See teams compete for the right to “best crawfish,” and you get to sample them all! Refine your crawfish tasting skills and help raise money for Hancock County Hope Haven, to boot! Bring your own chairs, but leave the ice chests behind.
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We're thinking it'd be the perfect sort of day to exercise early in CASA's Superhero run (see details below) and then fill up on crawfish, because you'll deserve it! Run and eat for good causes?  Life in the South doesn't get much better.

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4/6 - Saturday 

​CASA 4th Annual Super Hero Race
Coleman Ave. Lighthouse
Waveland 
7:00am registration
8:00am 5K run/walk
9:00am 1 mile fun run for kids 
$30 in advance for 5K
$10 registration day of for kids 
Visit the FB page for registration info.  

Geared for almost every level of fitness, there's the 5K Run/walk at 8 and the 1-mile fun run for 12 and under at 9 to benefit CASA Hancock County. 
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And for this race, the need for superheroes for abused and neglected kids is underlined with participants (and attendees, hey! Who’s stopping you?) wearing their brightest and boldest superhero costumes! So all you Wonder Women and Supermen, step into your phone booths and come out ready to fly.

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4/13 - Saturday

Second Saturday Artwalk
Old Town commercial district
​Main Street & beyond
​BSL
4pm - 8pm

Old Town stays lively all day, with many merchants and restaurants offering specials. The pace picks up from 4 – 8pm, when gallery openings and live music keep the streets humming with activity. ​

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5/3 - Friday

7th Annual Crescent Crawfish Boil
Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church Community Center
228 S Beach Blvd
BSL
7pm-11pm
​$75 admits 2

Access your inner good fairy and grant some wishes while you enjoy a crawfish meal at OLG Community Center. There will be a tuition raffle, a basket raffle, and silent auction with proceeds fulfilling the wish lists of academic departments at OLA. To purchase tickets or a sponsorship, contact Leigh C. Chapman '92 at 228-467-7048, or email leigh.chapman@ourladyacademy.com

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Second Saturday Artwalk in Old Town. Photo by Ellis Anderson

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