HTA: Bulgarian Art Song: History, Development, and Performance

William H. Zeigel Music Center 1003 W Sunflower Rd, Cleveland, MS

Humanities Teacher Award winner Dr. Jamie Dahman (Delta State University) will present a public lecture, "Bulgarian Art Song: History, Development, and Performance" Bulgarian Art Song, largely unexplored and unperformed in […]

HTA: “Conversation” in Philosophy and Art

Shackoul's Honors College 500 Bailey Howell Drive, Mississippi State, MS

Humanities Teacher Award winner Dr. Kristin Boyce (Mississippi State University) will present her public lecture titled, ""Conversation" in Philosophy and Art." Reception to follow. This presentation will explore the importance […]

HTA: Song Anatomy

Vickers Auditorium 275 W Broad Street, Decatur, MS

Humanities Teacher Award winner Chas David Evans (East Central Community College) will present his public lecture titled, "Song Anatomy." Reception to follow.

HTA: William Blake

William Carey University 710 William Carey Parkway, Hattiesburg, MS

On March 19, William Carey University's Humanities Teacher Award winner Dr. Marsha Newman will present a program on William Blake. The program will be free an open to the public, […]

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HTA: Overlooked No More: Women’s History in the Classroom and Beyond

USM Liberal Arts Building 114 N. 31st Ave., Hattiesburg, MS

Humanities Teacher Award winner Dr. Allison Abra (University of Southern Mississippi) will present her public lecture, "Overlooked No More: Women's History in the Classroom and Beyond." Reception to follow. This […]

Ideas on Tap: Locked Out: Criminal Justice in Mississippi

Hal & Mal's 200 Commerce Street, Jackson, MS, United States

On March 19, join the Mississippi Humanities Council for the second in a two-part series on criminal justice in Mississippi. The March 19 program, "Locked Out: Criminal Justice in Mississippi" […]

Free

The Struggle Continues: Equity in Education

Hancock Performing Arts Center 7140 Stennis Airport Rd, Kiln, MS, United States

"The Struggle Continues: Equity in Education" is a series of three lectures that centers on the history of equity in public education. The series will examine today's political climate and […]

SB: The Historic Journey of African American Quilters

Country Club of Jackson 345 St. Andrew's Drive, Jackson, MS

Diane Williams, storyteller and fiber artist, begins her presentation with a discussion of Kente cloth weaved fibers of West Africa and moves on to utilitarian quilts made by African slaves […]

HTA: Literature in Relief: Healing in the Human Spirit

Golden Triangle Lyceum 8731 S. Frontage Rd., Mayhew, MS

Humanities Teacher Award winner Ginny Leonard (East Mississippi Community College) will present her public lecture, "Literature in Relief: Healing in the Human Spirit." Reception to follow. The strength of the […]

Ideas on Tap Oxford: The Future of Journalism

Rafters 1002 Jackson Avenue East, Oxford, United States

On March 21, join the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the Annex at Rafter's Music and Food in Oxford for "Ideas on […]

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HTA: Fallen Ministers and Reformed Seductresses…

Garrett Auditorium 201 W Main Street, Blue Mountain, MS

Humanities Teacher Award winner Dr. Mikki Galliher (Blue Mountain College) will present her public lecture titled, "Fallen Ministers and Reformed Seductresses in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and Alice Cary's […]

SB: Music of the War Between the States, 1861-1865

Mississippi's Final Stands Interpretive Center and Battlefields 1067 Highway 370, Guntown, MS

Music of this period played on the Appalachian Mountain dulcimer, banjo-mier and wooden spoons. Period clothing worn. Audience may help play the spoons. Speakers Expertise: Mr. Arinder has studied Early […]