On February 19, join the Mississippi Humanities Council for the first in a two-part series on criminal justice in Mississippi. The February 19 program, "Locked Up: Criminal Justice in Mississippi" […]
Miz Bob (known as Bob Hunter to friends and family) learned to cook from her mother and her grandmother. Her mental catalogue includes over 500 recipes and follows the art […]
In mid-February 2019, the first solo photography exhibit of Rory Doyle will open at the Delta Arts Alliance. The public exhibit will feature work from over two years of documenting […]
In 2018, the Hancock Performing Arts Center received a grant for a series of lectures entitled, "The Struggle and the Music It Created." The purpose of the project was to […]
On February 19, the Tenn-Tom Waterway Transportation Museum will host Dr. Jim Giesen of the MHC’s Speakers Bureau to present his free program, “Ebbs and Flows of Mississippi History.” The […]
Humanities Teacher Award winner Sheila Hailey (Hinds Community College) will present her public lecture, "The Interesting Question that History Can Answer." Reception to follow. "This presentation will focus on unusual […]
"Democratic Faith in Dark Times" will be a meditation on piety, faith, and the transformative potential of self and society. Melvin Rogers grew up in the Bronx and was educated […]
THURSDAY CINEMA EVENT: February 21, 2019 6:00-7:15p.m.: Mark Brockway and Tim Givens present: Mississippi Madam: The Life of Nellie Jackson 7:30 p.m.: Beverly Adams and Mark LaFrancis present: Making the […]
Humanities Teacher Award winner Rev. Dr. Jo Baldwin (Mississippi Valley State University) will present her public lecture, "Introductions and the Social Trinity." Reception to follow "Introductions and My Social Trinity" […]
Humanities Teacher Award winner Jay Wilson (Holmes Community College) will present his public lecture, "Mississippi's Monumental Men: Jefferson Davis and J.Z. George." Reception to follow For the last several years […]
Reenactment of an enslaved African named Abdul-Rahman ibn Ibrahim Sori, of his life as a free African and as an enslaved man in Natchez, MS. Art exhibit and discussion panel.
Diane uses the art of storytelling to uncover folktales from the south, oral history from Mississippi, often paralleling these story motifs with folktales from around the world. Presentation will take […]
