Downtown Hattiesburg will get an early start on the music Tuesday, Nov. 17, when The University of Southern Mississippi’s University Forum brings a Grateful Dead celebration to the historic Hattiesburg Saenger Theater.
The evening begins at 5:15 p.m. with a block party outside the Saenger, giving fans a chance to gather downtown before the program. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, with wristbands distributed at the door.
At 6:30 p.m., David Lemieux, the Grateful Dead’s official audiovisual archivist and legacy manager, will take the stage for a look inside the history, music and archive of one of rock music’s most enduring bands. The evening then moves from the vault to the stage when The Stolen Facesperform at approximately 8 p.m…