On October 23, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library and the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center will host a free and open to the public program about Jefferson Davis’s home, Beauvoir, and its post-Katrina restoration. Jay Peterson, curator at Beauvior in Biloxi, will lead the presentation. See and hear about the process of restoration on the property and the main house after a life-changing storm. Peterson will address architectural restoration, water damage to artifacts, and more. See how this important landmark was brought back to life!
Exhibit hours are Monday-Thursday 10am-6pm and Friday-Saturday 10am-4pm. School and group visits are welcome but are encouraged to schedule a visit by contacting the library in advance at 228-875-1193.
Water/Ways is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main Street division of the Smithsonian Institution. The exhibit explores water’s connection to all aspects of our society, including the endless motion of the water cycle, water’s effect on landscape, settlement and migration, and its impact on culture and spirituality.
Future Water/Ways events in Ocean Springs:
October 24, 10-10:45am: Water-related story and craft time
October 25, 2-3pm: Legacy of Our Forests and Rivers
October 27, 9am-5pm: Bousillage workshops
October 28, 2-4pm: Twelve Oaks archaeological dig
October 30, 6-7pm: Gulf Coast Research Lab Sci-Cafe, Walking Watersheds
October 31, 10-10:45am: Water-related story and craft time
November 1, 6-7pm: Water/Ways, Ebbs and Flows of Mississippi History
November 6, 8am-5pm: Living Shorelines–Master Naturalists
November 7, 10-10:45: Water-related story and craft time
November 8, 6-7:30pm: Teen Science Cafe
November 10, 9:30-11:30am: USM Marine Education Center tour
November 13, 3-4pm: Enviroscape activity
November 14, 10-10:45am: Water-related story and craft time
November 15, 3-7pm: Oysters & Seafood Safety/Terrapins & TEDs
November 17, 9:30am-12:30pm: Get N2RH20 Kayaking trip
November 20, 12pm: BP Oil Spill, Eight Years Later
November 21, 10-10:45am: Water-related story and craft time
November 27, 6-7:30pm: Gulf Coast Research Lab Sci-Cafe
November 28, 10-10:45am: Water-related story and craft time
November 29, 5:30-7:30pm: How Storms Have Impacted Life on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
December 1, 10am-12pm: Lessons From the Way of Water for Native Americans
