The Matzo Ball with Meryl Zimmerman & The Miracles, Sat, Dec 12, 2026 @ 6:00PM
Bay Saint Louis, MS – 100 Men Hall is hosting its 7th Annual The Matzo Ball on Saturday, December 12, 2026 - 6:00-8:00pm. This is a timeless celebration of miracles and light! There will be food, shopping, and fabulous music by Meryl Zimmerman & the Miracles and lots, and lots, and even lots more menorahs to light! Bring the kids! Bring yourself! Bring a date! AND IT'S FREE! This cultural event is sponsored through the generosity of the McMullan/O’Connor Fund.
This year’s The Matzo Ball will take place on the eighth night.
Need a little light in your life, The Matzo Ball is for you! Come help us light over a dozen menorahs on the 8th night of Hanukkah including the Hall’s famed tiki torch menorah outside! Munchies and a cash/credit bar inside, plus 100 Men Hall merchandise will be available for last minute holiday shopping gifts. You don’t want to miss your chance to catch a large matzo ball thrown in celebration of all winter holidays from Hanukkah, Las Posadas, Winter Solstice, Soyal, Christmas and Kwanzaa.
Meryl Zimmerman & the Miracles soulful and cheerful holiday songs are an inspiration to the season. Meryl has performed at venues across New Orleans including Snug Harbor, as well as Tipitina’s, The Spotted Cat, Three Muses, and Buffa’s, to name a few. She has performed at the French Quarter Festival and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. She has self-released two consecutive albums, Crystalline (2020) and A Very Meryl Christmas (2021). “… the more familiar ideas are dressed up in uncommon arrangements that take them into interesting places. Her bossa nova version of “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” is compelling…” writes music journalist Alex Rawls on his “Twelve Songs of Christmas” podcast. And her parents come all the way every year to join in!
The historical 100 Men Hall, a famed stop on the Chitlin' Circuit, a Must See Venue by Rolling Stone Magazine, winner of the 2024 MS Governor’s Award for Excellence for Arts in the Community, a rare site on the MS Blues Trail, is maintained and preserved under a 501c3 nonprofit organization (Hundred Members Debating Benevolent Association, est. 1894). The Hall is supported by its membership organization 100 WOMEN DBA, as well as from the generosity of sponsors and donors. The 100 Men Hall is the only endowed African American landmark in Mississippi. Additional information about the venue’s history and other activities can be found on https://100menhall.com or by emailing 100menhall@gmail.com.