The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour will host its annual Holiday Membership Party, Friday, December 5 at Southside Gallery from 6–8 pm. The party will feature local/regional caterers and breweries, spirits, wine, party photos, live music, and an online auction with proceeds going to the show’s production costs.
Southside Art Gallery is located at 150 Courthouse Square.
The party is free for members. Memberships will be available at the door and are good for one year. Memberships are $120 (single), $180 for couples. Donations will also be accepted at the show’s website, http://thackermountain.com/.
Checks can be sent to: Friends of Thacker Mountain Radio, Inc., P.O. Box 2196, Oxford MS 38655
For the membership party, the Thacker house band, The Yalobushwhackers, will perform two sets of holiday favorites with guest vocalists.
The online auction is currently live and open to members and non-members: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/thackermountainradioauction/.
Among the unique items available for bidding include vacation packages, hunting weekends, a Faulkner tour, Double Decker VIP passes, and a tour of historic Oxford homes.
Also: McCarty Pottery, Robert Earl Keen Christmas show tickets, an End of All Music “Records and Rye” vinyl session with curated cocktails and Saint Leo bites, (8-10 people).
Plus, signed First Edition books by Richard Ford, John Grisham, and the late Walker Percy; and “A Season of Books” – signed books by the Fall 2025 Thacker authors (Don’t miss!).
And, a perfect spring gift: A Farmstead Florals Flower Arranging Party for 20! – among many other items.
Live performances of the radio show are currently on winter hiatus and will return for the spring 2026 season on Thursday, February 6, at 6 pm at The Powerhouse Arts Center.
The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour can heard weekly in Oxford every Thursday at 6 pm on WUMS, 92.1 FM (https://myrebelradio.com/) and every Saturday at 7 pm on WMAV, 90.3 FM Mississippi Public Broadcasting (https://www.mpbonline.org).
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