The 100 Men Hall concluded its Centennial programming with an eclectic, three-day event that included a tribute to Donna Summer by Anais St. John, a 10-hour dance marathon with prizes featuring four DJs (DJs Dennis Farve, Jesse Loya, Doug Page,...
by Maurice Singleton The three girls featured in the mural on the side of the 100 Men Hall represent a piece of history of the iconic Chitlin’ Circuit venue and gathering place for the African American community in Bay St....
The 100 Men Hall held its first Second Sunday BLUES BRUNCH that featured the best of blues music and the finest in dining all served in a historical setting. Sunday, June 11, from 11-1PM, the first installment of BLUES BRUNCH featured...
The MS Coast National Heritage Area awarded the Hall a grant to tell the story of its hundred years through four significant eras. The Ancestors Weekend in June 2022 and the Chitlin Circuit Weekend in October 2022 provided the foundation...
On Saturday, December 10, 2022, the 100 Men Hall held its annual A SOULFUL CHRISTMAS and oh, what delight! To see all the kids in here playing games, winning toys, doing a cakewalk, eating a hot breakfast, and able to take a pic...
By Maurice Singleton The 100 Men Hall has an incredible history that includes the hosting of iconic rhythm and blues performances by James Brown, Eartha Kitt, Joe Tex, Joe Simon, The Neville Brothers and many others. The hall was also...
The Hall's dance floor was the most crowded I had seen in a while, and these old wooden floors have seen some crowds. I tapped Curtis and told him to dance with me because I heard the band cueing up for a...
This article was first published in the MS Coast National Heritage Area magazine here. https://issuu.com/mscoastnha/docs/ms_coast_nha_newsletter_spring2022?fbclid=IwAR1YOZQiTi8K3zLyjgId0VZi_89wp0huDFVbsUQ8KJitERvb54p_OIeQrSQ 100 years ago, the vision of 12 civic-minded men became a reality when the doors of 100 Men Hall opened in Bay St. Louis. Not...
The First Century was originally published in the BSL Shoofly here. https://www.bslshoofly.com/archives/100-men-hall-the-first-century 100 Men Hall the First Century This year marks the 100 Men Hall’s centennial, quite a feat for a building that has survived Jim Crow, segregation, Hurricanes Camille,...
The Rise of the DJs in the Bay was originally published in BSL Shoofly here. As Bay Saint Louis goes, so goes the nation. At least, when it comes to the rise of DJ and Disco culture. Four decades after...
This article originally appeared in the BSL Shoofly here. The Juke Joints of Bay Saint Louis https://www.bslshoofly.com/archives/the-juke-joints-of-bay-saint-louis “Musically speaking, the Jook is the most important place in America. For in its smelly shoddy confines has been born the secular music...
