Arts & Entertainment
It’s Hill Country Picnic Time Again
Duwayne Burnside refuels with a nip last October at Betty Davis’s Ponderosa, the site of the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic this weekend. Photo: John Allison.
The gritty groove is back in Marshall County.
The North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic returns this Friday and Saturday to celebrate the legacies of departed North Mississippi blues legends including Joe Callicott, Mississippi Fred McDowell, R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, and Otha Turner, and the festival will once again feature many of their children and grandchildren. The event, which will feature the last performance by Blue Mountain, will be held at the corner of Highway 7 and Highway 310 at Betty Davis’s Ponderosa.
For information about tickets, directions, camping at the site, raffles and prizes, and much more, visit northmississippihillcountrypicnic.blogspot.com.
SCHEDULE
| Sat, Aug 31 |  | vs Furman | W, 76-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | vs Middle Tennessee | W, 52-3 |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | @ Wake Forest | W, 40-6 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | vs Georgia Southern | W, 52-13 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Kentucky | L, 20-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | @ South Carolina | W, 27-3 |
| Sat, Oct 12 |  | vs LSU | L, 29-26 (2 OT) |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | vs Oklahoma | W, 26-14 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | @ Arkansas | W, 63-35 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Georgia | W, 28-10 |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | @ Florida | 11:00 AM ABC or ESPN |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | vs Mississippi State | 2:30 PM ESPN or ABC |