Black Belt Folk Roots Festival

An upcoming show may be good for bird watchers, but not for neighborhood bugs. The annual black belt birding festival starts tomorrow, and that includes mowing day at the Joe Family Farm. Tractors stir up the hay, and that sends insects into the air. The goal is to attract birds like scissor-tailed flycatchers or Mississippi kites to swoop down for a snack. Here’s more on the annual event and the people who show up with binoculars in hand.

Music fans have something to celebrate this weekend. The annual Black Belt Folk Roots Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday in Eutaw. The festival…