Judy Wigging presents, “A Will of Her Own, Judith Sargent Murray, 1751-1820”

Historic Natchez Foundation 108 S. Commerce St., Natchez, MS, United States

Hear Judy  Wiggins’s give a presentation titled, “A Will of Her Own, Judith Sargent Murray, 1751-1820,” Judy Wiggins, retired humanities coordinator and English instructor at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, will give […]

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Speaker Series: Smokye Joe Frank

Historic Natchez Foundation 108 S. Commerce St., Natchez, MS, United States

The 2024-2025 season is an annual program of the Natchez Historical Society, consisting of 8 regular monthly presentations by expert speakers on humanities topics pertinent to the history of the […]

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2025 Public Humanities Awards

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

The Mississippi Humanities Council recognizes this year’s incredible honorees who have made outstanding contributions to promoting and preserving the humanities in our state. Join us to celebrate these achievements at […]

FoxFire Ranch 1465 Old Oxford Road, Waterford, MS, United States

We extend a heartfelt invitation to join us at Foxfire Ranch on March 23rd, 2025, to honor our Hill Country Ancestors. We invite you to share in stories, song, activations, offerings. We will share an […]

The Thirty-First Oxford Conference for the Book

University of Mississippi

The Oxford Conference for the Book is a three-day gathering inaugurated in 1993 and held annually, except in 1997 and 2020. The event takes place in Oxford and on the […]

Behind the Big House 2025

Hugh Craft House and Property 184 South Memphis Street, Holly Springs, MS, United States

The Rosa Foundation continues its annual public event known as Behind the Big House (BTBH), a nationally recognized program, and recipient of the 2024 Excellence in History award from the […]

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Rust College French Film Festival

Rust College 150 Rust Ave, Holly Springs, MS, United States

The Rust College, Division of Humanities, French Film Festival for 'The Young Who Want to go to France' is a public program film festival combined with a real-aloud workshop of […]

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Southern Literary Festival Lecture Series

Blue Mountain Christian University 201 W Main St, Blue Mountain, MS

The Southern Literary Festival is an event held yearly to encourage undergraduate writing and is open to the community. Featuring renowned author W. Ralph Eubanks and established screenwriter Chris Dowling, […]

The Southern Literary Festival

Blue Mountain College 201 W Main Street, Blue Mountain, MS

The Southern Literary Festival is an event held yearly to encourage undergraduate writing and is open to the community, featuring established screenwriter Chris Dowling April 5. The writer will speak […]

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“We Make,” A film about Siggers High School

Shannon Elementary School 695 Romie Hill Ave, Shannon, MS, United States

Announcing the premiere of "We Make," a film (with Ethan Payne) about Siggers High School, an all-Black school that served communities in Shannon, MS from roughly 1940-1970. It was originally […]

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Writer in Residence

Mississippi State University Campus Starkville, MS

Chigozie Obioma, a Nigerian writer and the Helen S. Lanier Distinguished Professor at the University of Georgia whose first two novels were shortlisted for the Booker Prize, will spend a […]

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