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SB: The Hillbilly Cat: The Local Roots and National Impact of Elvis Presley’s Music

January 11, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Using documentary footage and recordings from the mid-1950s, Northeast Mississippi Community College history instructor Carla Falkner of Tupelo examines the role Southern culture played in the emergence of rock and roll through the music of Elvis Presley and how that music impacted popular American culture and values.

Speakers Expertise:

Carla Falkner has more than 30 years of experience as a Mississippi educator. She joined the Northeast Mississippi Community College faculty in 1989 after teaching high school social studies in Batesville and New Site. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Falkner serves as the Chair of the Division of Social, Behavioral, and Applied Sciences and is active on the NEMCC Cultural Arts Committee.

 

DATE/TIME School Location of presentation

Thursday, January 10

10 am

West Hills Elementary

4100 32nd St          39307

NW auditorium
Thursday, January 10

12 Noon

Crestwood

730  Crestwood Dr.  39301

Library
Thursday, January 10

1:30 pm

Parkview Elementary

1225 26th St. 39305

Library
Friday, January 11

9 am

Harris Upper Elementary

3951 12th St 39307

Mrs. A. Williams’ Class
Friday, January 11

11 am

Oakland Heights Elementary

601-59th Ave 39307

OH Auditorium
Friday, January 11

1:00 pm

Poplar Springs

4101 27th Ave.  39305

PSE Auditorium

Details

Date:
January 11, 2019
Time:
9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Venue

Meridian Public School District
1019 25th Avenue
Meridian, MS 39301
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Phone
(601) 483-6271