Ideas on Tap: Don’t Tread On…Us? Individual Rights and the Common Good

On September 29, join the Mississippi Humanities Council for a conversation on individual rights and the common good in the COVID-19 era. The program will address how individual rights and the common good can--or can't--co-exist during a global pandemic, and how COVID might further divide private and public interests. Panelists include Cassandra Welchlin, lead organizer of […]

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Crossroads @ Senatobia: Mississippi Foodways

Northwest Mississippi Community College Learning Resource Center 4975 Highway 51 N, Senatobia, MS, United States

On September 29, the Learning Resource Center at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia will host MHC Speakers Bureau member Malcolm White to present his free program "Mississippi Foodways." The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Senatobia through October 22. This presentation […]

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Crossroads @ Senatobia: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter Book Discussion

Virtual

On October 6 at 2pm, the Learning Resource Center at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia will host a virtual book discussion of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter featuring the book's author Tom Franklin. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Senatobia through […]

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Mississippi Hispanic Heritage Month & Indigenous People’s Day: A Night of Art and Storytelling

Mississippi Museum of Art 380 South Lamar Street, Jackson, MS

There are three components to our project: a short film, a panel discussion, and an art exhibit. On October 13, the MS Museum of Art will premier a short film, host a  panel discussion, and unveil an art exhibit comprised of photographs. The film will be presented in person and online via Zoom and Facebook […]

2020 Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival

Clarksdale Historic Downtown District

The 28th annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival seeks to build on a mission of presenting programs on the life and works of Tennessee Williams in the context of Clarksdale and Coahoma County. The 2020 festival will focus on a large scale production of Williams' Summer and Smoke, as well as increased educational outreach and […]

Crossroads @ Senatobia: Cultural Appropriation at the Crossroads

Northwest Mississippi Community College 4975 Hwy 51 N, Senatobia, 38668

On October 16, the Learning Resource Center at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia will host Northwest English instructor Leelee Haraway to present her program "Cultural Appropriation at the Crossroads: A Discussion Informed by the Art of Eudora Welty, Alice Walker, Jessie Mae Hemphill, and Son House." The free program will take place in conjunction […]

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Crossroads @ Senatobia: Andy Ratliff Bluegrass Concert

Northwest Mississippi Community College Learning Resource Center 4975 Highway 51 N, Senatobia, MS, United States

On October 20, the Learning Resource Center at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia will host musicians Andy Ratliff and Eric Lewis to present a free bluegrass concert. Crossroads: Change in Rural America offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. […]

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Anne and Emmett

Virtual Event

A virtual discussion of Anne and Emmett with playwright Janet Langhart Cohen following a streamed performance. Anne and Emmett explores and imaginary conversation between Anne Frank, a German-Dutch Jew and Emmett Till, an African American. The play takes place in memory, a non-specific alternate dimension.

“Crossroads” Exhibit in Mt. Olive

Mt. Olive Volunteer Fire Department 201 S 5th Street, Mt. Olive, MS, United States

The Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library will host Crossroads: Change in Rural America, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, from October 30 through December 12. The exhibit will be on display in the Mt. Olive Volunteer Fire Department meeting room, located across the street from the library, and is open to the public Mondays-Saturdays from 10am to 4pm. […]

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Crossroads @ Mt. Olive: Traditional Fiddle Music of the Rural South

Mt. Olive Presbyterian Church 501 Cotton Street, Mt. Olive, MS, United States

On October 31, the Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library in Mt. Olive will host Bill Rogers to present a program on traditional fuddle music of the rural South. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Mt. Olive through December 12. Crossroads: Change […]

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Crossroads @ Mt. Olive: Impact of Rural Electrification

Mt. Olive Presbyterian Church 501 Cotton Street, Mt. Olive, MS, United States

On November 7, the Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library in Mt. Olive will host Steve Bryant from Southern Pine Electric Power Association to discuss the impact of rural electrification on South Mississippi. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Mt. Olive through […]

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Crossroads @ Mt. Olive: Railroads in the Development of South Mississippi

Mt. Olive Presbyterian Church 501 Cotton Street, Mt. Olive, MS, United States

On November 14, the Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library in Mt. Olive will host railroad historian Rev. David Price to present a program on the impact of railroads on development in south Mississippi. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America, on display in Mt. Olive […]

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