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The #StandAgainstHate Hip Hop Old School reunion performers will include Queen Boyz, 8 Ball & MJ, Bun B (pictured), Scarface, Mystikal and Ying Yang Twins, with sounds from DJ Koollaid. Photo courtesy of Xperience JXN
Yolanda Singleton, a Jackson-native concert planner who owns her own business called Xperience Jxn, has teamed up with the Black Leadership AIDS Crisis Coalition and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation to host the old-school hip-hop reunion #StandAgainstHate Saturday January 15 at the Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.). The event was originally scheduled for August 2021 but had to be rescheduled due to COVID-19 issues.
Organizers say their goal is to use the #StandAgainstHate concert to promote peace and unity in Jackson and to tackle violence, racism and other negative elements in the capital. Another major goal of the concert is to raise awareness of the issues faced by people with HIV and AIDS, while minimizing the stigma these people may experience in the community.
Queen Boyz, a Jackson-based band known for tracks like “Hata Blockaz” and “Say It to My Face”, were among the performers appearing live at the event. Its members serve in the Mississippi Artists and Producers Organization. Other artists include 8 Ball & MJ, Bun B, Scarface, Mystikal and Ying Yang Twins, with sounds by DJ Koollaid.
The #StandAgainstHate concert will start at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 15. Tickets for the event are $ 52 to $ 82 depending on the number of seats. Tickets are available at the Mississippi Coliseum box office and at ticketmaster.com. For more information, call 678-322-8098.
Opera Mississippi hosts concert of future stage stars
Opera Mississippi will host “Future Stars of the Stage,†a gala concert featuring the winners of the John Alexander National Vocal Competition and the Opera Mississippi Chamber Orchestra, on Monday, January 17 at Duling Hall in Jackson.
“Future Stars of the Stage” features six successful singers from the John Alexander National Singing Competition, named after John Alexander, an opera tenor from Meridian, Mississippi. The aim of the competition is to identify and recognize outstanding talents in opera and musical theater. , Opera Mississippi website says.
The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, January 17. General admission is $ 30. To purchase tickets, click on here. For more information call 601-960-2300 or visit operams.org. For a complete list of the winners of the John Alexander National Singing Competition, visit The Mississippi Opera’s Facebook page.
Chinese Shen Yun Dance Show at Thalia Mara Hall
Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson will host “Shen Yun,” a performance dedicated to classical Chinese dance and the performing arts, on Tuesday, February 8, from 7:30 p.m.
A group of Chinese artists formed Shen Yun in New York City in 2006 with the aim of reviving the best of Chinese cultural heritage and sharing it with the world, Shen Yun website says. The show is inspired by the practice of Falun Dafa, a spiritual discipline based on the principles of truthfulness, compassion and tolerance. The company’s performances also seek to shed light on the plight of people living in Communist China today.
Tickets for the show range from $ 80 to $ 150 depending on the seating location. Children under the age of four will not be admitted to the show. For more information call 877-663-7469 or 601-487-2563 or visit shenyun.com.
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