Hattiesburg Annual HIstoric Mobile Street Renaissance Festival

Historic Mobile Street Renaissance FestivalOctober 1, 2, and 3, 2010

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HOMEWelcome to Our Website!This is the 5th Annual Mobile Street Renaissance Festival! Events include Arts & Crafts Booths, Children's Activities, Boxing Matches, a BBQ Cook-off, and more.3 Stages: * Blues * Gospel * Contemporary MusicFestival HostsRhythm Heritage Foundation & Mobile Bouie Neighborhood Association The Rhythm Heritage Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit, Tax-exempt Organization Official Festival ArtbyBobby WaltersABOUT USABOUT US The Fifth Annual Event of the Rhythm Heritage FoundationOctober 1, 2 and 3, 2010Hattiesburg, MississippiFestival Hosts:Rhythm Heritage FoundationandMobile Bouie Neighborhood AssociationThe Rhythm Heritage Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit, Tax-exempt OrganizationThe Rhythm Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce its Fifth Annual Historic Mobile Street Renaissance Festival in celebration of heritage and culture in the Mobile Street community.Since the first festival, the Mobile Street area has seen new life in the form of greater interest in its development as a business and entertainment district. The historic McBride Cafe is now fully operational as Mac's Place, and the location of a Technology Center and Mobile Street Festival in a building at the corner of 6th and Mobile Streets. The building will, not only house the Lodge but will also serve as the location of the Mobile Street Police Precinct.This active movement to restore and redevelop the entire area is made possible by your continuing support of the Historic Mobile Street Renaissance Festival.The festival committee is delighted to announce that this year's event will continue to cover three days. Accordingly, an expansive advertising effort will be waged to attract potential festival attendees in the southeastern region of the United States.Once again, the Festival will provide a little for everybody. Highlights of the Festival include: * Gospel Stage * Renaissance Gospel Music Workshop * Blues Stage * Blues Workshop * Hattiesburg Boxing Club Event * Artist Workshop * Youth Music Stage * Step Show * Sho' Nuff Good Barbecue Cook-off * Story Sharing Tent * Children's Village * Gospel Music Extravaganza and Festival Closing Event * Arts and Craft booths * Food boothsThe Fifth Annual Historic Mobile Street Renaissance Festival will provide an extraordinary opportunity to share the life and heritage of the Mobile Street area of Downtown Hattiesburg and to further establish the Festival and Mobile Street as a destination place for blues and gospel music lovers all over. We invite corporate and individual donors to join The Rhythm Heritage Foundation, the Mobile Bouie Neighborhood Association and the City of Hattiesburg in supporting this unparalleled three-day event. Over 10,000 festival attendees from the region, the nation, and the world are expected to join us as we celebrate the survival of this singular community and explore the derivative music, art, history, and culture associated with Mobile Street.Supporting the Historic Mobile Street Renaissance Festival reflects your commitment to those things that matter most in the human experience: history, survival, art, meaning, growth and development.For sponsorship information, click hereSCHEDULESCHEDULE October 1st Festival Opening NightKARMAhttp://www.thisiskarma.netOffering vital Roots music for the 21st century, Karma Mayet Johnsons vocal performance is equal parts funk and glitter, cornbread and molasses. Karmahas worked with the Albany Symphony Orchestra, Meshell Ndegeocello, Burnt Sugar, Toshi Reagon, Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Bill T. Jones, Antibalas, Melvin Van Peebles, The Roots, and Bajah and the Dry-Eye Crew. Karmas work has been presented at D.C.s Corcoran Gallery of Art, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, and NYCs Dance New Amsterdam and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. MTVs 2008-9 Celebrate Black History PSA featured her solo vocal performance. Karma received her education in the Blues from her Grandmother Ms. Josephine Harris, close Chicago friend of musicians such as Howlin Wolf, Buddy Guy, and Junior Wells. She is a lead vocalist on the The Mercy Suite, a collaboration between poet Yusef Komunyakaa and composer Tomas Doncker. Composer of Indigo, a blues opera, she resides in Brooklyn, New York. She has just released the self-titled EP, Karma.

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BBQ COOK-OFFBarbecue Cook-off! Download Application HereThe Historic Mobile Street Renaissance Festival will be held October 1, 2 and 3, 2010 on Mobile Street in Downtown Hattiesburg, MS. The Sho' Nuff Good Barbecue Cookoff, an important part of the Festival, takes place Saturday, October 2, 2010.This year the Committee will feature chicken only and offers the event as an opportunity for charitable organizations, churches, individuals and other entities to participate in the event as a fundraiser. The entry fee is only $50 and the prizes available in each of the two categories of competition are:1st Prize - $1,000, 2nd Prize - $500 and 3rd Prize - $250!All meat will be provided to contestants by the festival committee and Marshall Durbin Co.A panel of celebrity judges will select the winners. We look forward to the fellowship and the entertainment of the event and encourage you and your group to join us for the festivities. Lets see who makes the best barbecue chicken in these parts!!!!! bbqcookoffPARK PROJECTPark ProjectLillie McLaurin ParkThis year the Historic Mobile Street Festival Committee is offering personalized bricks (at a cost of only $35 each) to be placed in walkways. Purchasing a brick will give individuals or businesses the opportunity to honor the community, deceased loved ones, and existing businesses in Hattiesburg.It is easy to have an personalized paver placed in the Lillie McLaurin Park for posterity! Click Here to Download Order Formbrick paversVENDORSVendorsHistoric Mobile StreetRenaissance FestivalBooth SpaceFestival hours are 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Set-up will begin at 5 a.m., and all vehicles must be out of the festival area no later than 7:30 a.m. Parking is available on side streets and security will be provided. Booths may be taken down beginning at 6 p.m., with musical performances to continue into the evening.Vendors will receive a confirmation of booth assignment, with a site map, within two weeks after the application deadline. Also, booth numbers will be marked on spaces on the street. Sorry, but booths cannot be held or assigned in person or by phone, fax or email.Booth fee is $50. Electricity will be provided at a cost of $10 for a 110 outlet and $15 for a 220 outlet. Water will be provided at a cost of $10.REGULATIONSBooth fees are non-refundable unless inclement weather forces closure of the festival. Booth space may not be shared or transferred.Food and beverages may be sold only at food booths.Festival volunteers will provide trash bags to vendors. Bagged trash may be placed on the street for pickup once the festival has ended.Trash receptacles will be placed throughout the festival for the public and may not be brought into booths.Electricity will be provided for a fee. Please indicate your preference on the application and remember: no generators will be allowed.No toy or real weapons, drug paraphernalia or alcohol-related items may be sold.Vendors must provide their own tables, tents and chairs, and rack covers in the event of rain. We recommend weighted anchors, as canopy stakes may not be driven into the asphalt.Portalets will be placed around the perimeter of the festival.Vendors bear responsibility for set-up and security at their booths. The festival organizers will not be responsible for loss or damage of any kind.All sales will be conducted between the vendor and the purchaser. Vendors are responsible for collecting and remitting Mississippi sales tax of 7 percent to the Mississippi State Sales Tax Commission on all sales made during the festival.Organizers reserve the right to refuse any application. Vendors who fail to comply with the regulations will not participate in future festivals. Click to Download Application & Rulesbooth applicationSPONSORSOfficial SponsorsThank you Thank you for supporting the 5th Annual Historic Mobile Street Renaissance Festival. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to Contact UsThe Historic Mobile Street Renaissance Festival is excited to announce our 5th annual event happening October 1-3, 2010! This large, cultural event will expose your brand to thousands of people. To receive our 2010 Sponsorship Package, please contact us using the information below.You can email us here: festivalinfo_mobilestreetfestival.comCall Deborah Delgado at 601.582.2560 or 225.921.06562010 sponsorship letter2010 festival sponsor packBOOKINGThank you Thank you for supporting the 5th Annual Historic Mobile Street Renaissance Festival. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to Contact UsBookingThe Annual Historic Mobile Street Renaissance Festival is looking for performers of Blues, International music, Soul, Gospel, Hip Hop, and R&B music. We are also interested in Afro-centric dance troupes and similar performers.If your act wishes to perform at the Historic Mobile Street Renaissance Festival, contact us.CONTACT USCONTACT US If you have questions or suggestions:Send regular mail to:Mobile Street FestivalP.O. Box 18612Hattiesburg, MS 39404-8612 Email: festivalinfo_mobilestreetfestival.comCall Anthony Johnson at 601.602.4669Official Sponsors