Speakers Bureau: “The Cakewalk”

M.R. Davis Public Library 8554 Northwest Dr, Southaven, MS, United States

If you think the cakewalk is just a musical chairs game to win a cake, think again. Step back into the ’90s to recapture ragtime when the African American “cakewalk” […]

Free

Speakers Bureau: “The Early Pioneer Settlers 1790 to 1840”

Hatley Elementary School 60286 Hatley RD, Amory, MS

Willam P. Arinder presents a living history program about the early pioneer settlers in Mississippi. Discussion centers around how they dressed, built their homes, produced and cooked their food, the […]

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HTA Lecture: Epic Ideas, Lyric Insights: Homer, Virgil, Ovid

Millsaps College 1701 N. State Street, Jackson, Mississippi

Michael Gleason is Millsaps College’s 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Gleason’s lecture, Epic Ideas, Lyric Insights: Homer, Virgil, Ovid, will be presented 2/13/25 at 4:00 pm on the college’s campus […]

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Film Screening: This World Is Not My Own

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

We will co-host a screening of the unique documentary and animation film This World is Not My Own, which tells the life story of the self-taught artist Nellie Mae Rowe. […]

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Speakers Bureau: “The Early Pioneer Settlers 1790 to 1840”

Hatley Elementary School 60286 Hatley RD, Amory, MS

Willam P. Arinder presents a living history program about the early pioneer settlers in Mississippi. Discussion centers around how they dressed, built their homes, produced and cooked their food, the […]

Free

Short Film Showcase

TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS 222 NORTH STREET , JACKSON, MS, United States

At 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, the MHC will present a free showcase of “Hotaru,” “(I'm Not) Your Negroni,” and “Our Rebellious Hearts.” All three short films explore themes […]

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HTA Lecture: Building A Community of Learners: Fostering Community

Mississippi Delta Community College Hwy 3 & Cherry St., Moorhead, MS, United States

Brandi Pillow is Mississippi Delta Community College's 2025 Humanities Teacher of the Year. Pillow's lecture, Building A Community of Learners: Fostering Community, will be presented 2/18/25 at 11:00 am on […]

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Speakers Bureau: “Robert Johnson at the Crossroads”

Boys and Girls Club of North Mississippi 1242 S Green St, Tupelo, MS, United States

Since 1920 the number of farmers in America has been dropping, yet the place of farming — and of rural life generally — in the American mind is stronger than […]

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Speakers Bureau: “Mississippi Foodways”

Walthall County Library 707 Union RD, Tylertown, MS

This presentation, by Malcolm White, offers observations by a longtime connoisseur of Southern food and culture on topics ranging from the history of Comeback Dressing to how the tamale came […]

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