October means several things around here. The weather gets cooler. It also starts to rain again although its been unusually dry around here lately. Then there is Octoberfest. I’ve written about it before. Every year around mid-October the town of Cleveland holds a big barbecue competition downtown. Winners go on to participate in the World…
Ever since moving down to Mississippi I have lamented the lack of dancing of any sort in the whole state. There is certainly no contra dancing. In fact the only time I’ve seen the word dancing used at all was to refer to a concert which took place during Octoberfest 2013 in Cleveland. However as…
It’s that time of year again. It’s mid-October and so festival season is winding down. Around here that means Octoberfest. You might recall that I wrote about the event last year. Basically, Octoberfest is an annual barbecue competition and street fair spanning two days in the second weekend of October. There’s the usual assortment…
Cleveland has a lot to offer for a small town. There’s the locally owned businesses, the thriving DSU Community, and the festivals. None of this is really news to those of you who have followed my blog. However it was on my mind this weekend. You see once again it is Pig Pickin’…
Since moving to the South I’ve mostly stayed around Cleveland and the surrounding areas. Last year’s trips to New Orleans and Biloxi were exceptions and in any case the reason for travelling was work related. But there’s only so much to do around the Delta. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an interesting place. But there…
Saturday was perfect. Not too hot, not too cold, no rain. So the fact that the Crossties Arts and Jazz Festival occurred was fortuitous. Along with Octoberfest, Crossties is one of two big festivals in Cleveland. They basically bookend the festival season around here. Unlike Octoberfest there was no barbecue competition. Instead the main feature was…
Spring is here. The trees are budding, the insects are buzzing, and people are starting to come out again. Thus festival season is right around the corner. But it also means that the crawfish boils have started. A crawfish boil is basically what it sounds like. You take a bunch of crawfish (known as…