The Third Week Of July

We are more than halfway through the month of July.
Take someone special, your family or just yourself outside. We have great events listed for those that want to learn, dance, or just be a part of community.

THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2026

FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2026

Wilmington, Delaware
The Grand Opera House

Taj Mahal doesn't wait for permission. If a sound intrigues him, he sets out to make it. If origins mystify him, he moves to trace them. If rules get in his way, he unapologetically breaks them. To Taj, convention means nothing, but traditions are holy. He has pushed music and culture forward, all while looking lovingly back.

Quantifying Taj's significance is impossible, but people try anyway. A 2022 Grammy win for 'Get On Board' for his collaboration with Ry Cooder, then a trip with his Sextet to Leon Russell's Church Studio in Tulsa, OK to record 'Swingin' Live at the Church Studio in Tulsa,' yet another Grammy win, brought his Grammy tally to five wins and 16 nominations, and underscored his undiminished relevance more than 50 years after his solo debut. Blues Hall of Fame membership, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association, 2025 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree and other honors punctuate his resumé. He appreciates the accolades, but his motivation lies elsewhere. "It's not a hunger, not a lust or even a thirst," Taj says of what drives him. "It's just more knowledge of self – to realize that almost everything is right here. We're so used to looking outside of ourselves for things, and it's right here."

SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2026

SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2026

Our goal is to email the Weekend Guide on Thursday morning to give you enough time to plan, but not enough time to forget. So, if you know about anything you would like us to include, email marktyler@atlanticcityfocus.com.

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