As if locals need a reason to be outside considering the last year and a half, R&B and Soul music lovers may consider the Delta Soule Picnic Festival to be a heck of a reason.
Slated to begin at 2 p.m., Saturday at Warfield Point Park, the Delta Soule Picnic Festival will be headlined by R&B crooners Ginuwine, Jagged Edge and Denaron featuring performances by Labrador, Cold Drank, Tre Willams, OB Buchana and Lacee.
Gates will open at 10 a.m.
Hosting the BONE 40 Productions event are Doc Shanks and Boogie Man.
Tickets for the event cost $40 in advance and $55 at the gate.
Coolers and tents are welcome. Grills are not allowed.
For more information or VIP information, the contact number is 601-218-6752 or 601-218-6343.
Bone 40 Productions owner and event organizer Toney Baldwin said his company typically does shows in Greenville year round with one reason being its appreciation of the people and the support they give.
“We’re trying to bring Greenville back to the area of where it used to be — a Mecca for entertainment,’’ Baldwin said.
The possibility of the Delta Soule Picnic Festival being an annual affair is a likely one. In fact, Baldwin said it’s the plan.
“As long as the citizens in Greenville and the surrounding areas want BONE 40 to come, we’re going to come,” he asserted. “That’s what we are trying to do – bring great entertainment back to the great city of Greenville.”
Although Baldwin is a Vicksburg native, his heart for entertainment resides in Greenville and is why he is so eager for folks to witness what he anticipates to be a phenomenal show.
He added, “We want them to come out and take part in this event because this is a representation of them. Even though it’s a BONE 40 production, it’s the City of Greenville that we are promoting.”
Baldwin said he wanted to give special thanks to the Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau as well as to all the local officials who supported him and fellow organizers.
