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, […]

On December 1, the MHC and the Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Experience (MAX) will host a free and open to the public film screening and panel discussion titled "School Integration Revisited: Yazoo City and Meridian." The program will begin with a free screening of "Yazoo Revisited," a documentary film by David Rae Morris that examines […]

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 […]

The Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum will host Water/Ways, a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution, from December 7 through January 19. Water/Ways is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main Street division of the Smithsonian Institution. It consists of five free-standing display units incorporating photographs and text as well as numerous interactives ranging from […]

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, […]

This presentation 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 to Mississippi to the evolution of dining out in Mississippi. Speakers Expertise: Malcolm White is a restaurateur, promoter, food enthusiast, author of numerous articles about food in Mississippi […]