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Performing Jazz Diasporas from Africa to the U.S. to France

Mississippi State University Campus Starkville, MS

Specialist in Performance studies, performer, Humanities postdoctoral fellow from Stanford, and Associate Professor in Africana Studies in Williams College, Dr. Rashida K. Braggs will discuss her most recent book, Jazz Diasporas: Race, Music and Migration in Post-World War II Paris, with members of the Starkville and University community at Mississippi State University. Her book considers negotiations […]

Water/Ways @ Ocean Springs: Water-related Story & Craft Time

Ocean Springs Municipal Library 525 Dewey Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS, United States

On November 14, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library will host a water-related story and craft time for families. Parents are encouraged to bring their preschool-aged children for story time and crafts with children’s librarian Maureen Downey. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display at the Ocean Springs Municipal […]

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The Orators: In the Pursuit of “Happyness”

Mississippi State University Bost Theater, Starkville, MS

The Shackouls Honors College is pleased to continue The Orators program on Wednesday, November 14 with Dr. Corey Keyes. Dr. Keyes, a sociologist and a psychologist in the Department of Sociology at Emory University, will present “Finding Me Through The Search for Happiness” at 2 p.m. Griffis Hall, Room 401 on the MSU campus. As […]

Water/Ways @ Ocean Springs: Oysters & Seafood Safety/Terrapins & TEDs

Ocean Springs Municipal Library 525 Dewey Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS, United States

On November 15, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library will host a free and open to the public about seafood and wildlife on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The program will feature Jessica Rankin and Avery Sward, both from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling […]

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Water/Ways @ Ocean Springs: N2RH2O Kayak & Canoe Trip

On November 17, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library is encouraging Coast residents to join in a free kayak and canoe trip around Jackson County. The trip, "Get N2RH2O!" will celebrate the community's proximity to and connection with water. The free trip will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display at the […]

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Water/Ways @ Ocean Springs: The BP Oil Spill, Eight Years Later

Ocean Springs Municipal Library 525 Dewey Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS, United States

On November 20, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library will host a free and open to the public program titled "The BP Oil Spill: Eight Years Later." The program will feature Steve Shepard, President of the Sierra Club's Gulf Coast Group, to discuss the environmental implications of the oil spill. The free program will take place […]

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Water/Ways @ Ocean Springs: Water-related Story & Craft Time

Ocean Springs Municipal Library 525 Dewey Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS, United States

On November 21, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library will host a water-related story and craft time for families. Parents are encouraged to bring their preschool-aged children for story time and crafts with children’s librarian Maureen Downey. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display at the Ocean Springs Municipal […]

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SB: A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music

Cotton Market Venue 2644 S. Pearson Rd., Richland, MS

This presentation will give the listener a glimpse of the Mande Culture of West Africa. In the tradition of the Mande, the history and culture is orally preserved in the minds and through the music of the Djeli (oral librarian/mandenka hereditary professional musicians). The establishment of the Mali Empire can be recalled and retold in […]

Water/Ways @ Ocean Springs: Sci-Cafe

USM Gulf Coast Research Lab 703 E Beach Drive, Ocean Springs, MS, United States

On November 27, the USM Gulf Coast Research Lab will host its Sci-Cafe with a program on the history and design of the Harrison County Seawall. The program, which will take place in the Research Lab's Gunter Library, will feature architect Philip Shaw. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling […]

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Water/Ways @ Ocean Springs: Water-related Story & Craft Time

Ocean Springs Municipal Library 525 Dewey Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS, United States

On November 28, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library will host a water-related story and craft time for families. Parents are encouraged to bring their preschool-aged children for story time and crafts with children’s librarian Maureen Downey. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display at the Ocean Springs Municipal […]

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Water/Ways @ Ocean Springs: How Storms Have Impacted Life on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center 1600 Government Street, Ocean Springs, MS

On November 29, the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center, in partnership with the Ocean Springs Municipal Library, will host a free and open to the public storytelling program about storms on the Coast. The program will include four primary speakers--Mary Anderson Picard, Rafe O'Neal, Julian Brunt, and Connie Moran--who will discuss how storms have impacted […]

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SB: Mississippi Telling

Itawamba Agricultural High School 11900 Hwy 25 South, Fulton, MS

The presenter provides an overview of the storytelling Renaissance in America with emphasis upon the oral tradition in Mississippi. The literary tradition of Mississippi owes much to the rich storytelling legacy that riddles the tales of our families and our communities as reflected in the works of many of our best authors: Welty, Wright, Faulkner, […]