Speakers Bureau: How to Teach the Blues in Mississippi

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

Dr. Willis teaches educators how to integrate blues education into their lesson plans for social studies, geography and history. She gives them background information, current events, historical landmarks that are significant to blues music and blues artists. She shows photos, posters and records from her private collection and also gives first-hand information from her personal […]

Ideas on Tour: Safety First?

Offbeat 151 Wesley Ave, Jackson, MS, United States

Join the MHC on June 19 at Offbeat for the first in the summer's "Ideas on Tour" series. The June 19 program, "Ideas on Tour: Safety First?" will address the issue of safety in communities from a variety of angles, such as crime, school safety, and community planning. The "Ideas on Tour" summer series will […]

Free

Speakers Bureau: Forbidden, Hidden and Forgotten: Women Soldiers of the Civil War

Sharkey Issaquena County Library 116 Robert Morganfield Way, Rolling Fork, MS

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of women boldly defied Victorian society norms when they disguised themselves as men, shouldered muskets and joined the firing line in the American Civil War. As soldiers, they participated in every major engagement from the beginning to the end of the war. Their wartime experiences and sacrifices mirrored those of their male […]

Beautiful Agitators civil rights play reading at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi

GRAMMY Museum Mississippi 800 West Sunflower Rd, Cleveland , MS, United States

Beautiful Agitators civil rights play reading at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi   Beautiful Agitators is a civil rights play about Clarksdale-based activist Vera Mae Piggee written and performed by Mississippi Delta residents. There will be two readings of the play at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi: the first on next Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30pm; the second on Wednesday, July 11 at […]

Water/Ways @ PRAC: Mobile Baykeeper Talk

Pascagoula River Audubon Center 5107 Arthur St., Moss Point, MS, United States

On June 23, the Pascagoula River Audubon Center will host a free and open to the public program on the role of Mobile Baykeeper in the area. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibit Water/Ways, which will be on display at the Pascagoula River Audubon Center from May 31 […]

Free

The Mule Train: A Journey of Hope Remembered

Smith Robertson Museum & Cultural Center 528 Bloom St., Jackson, MS

Please join the Staff of the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center along with The Mule Train Historical Society on Friday, June 29, 2018 at 6:00 pm for the opening of the exhibition, "The Mule Train:  A Journey of Hope Remembered".  This is in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Mule Train and the […]

The State of the South: Jackson

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

We are a group of creatives—actors, directors, teachers, playwrights—looking to define what it means to be Southern in today’s world. We want to be challenged in how we think about our culture and society. It starts with a story—your story. Join the dialogue, tune in to the conversation, and rewrite the assumptions of the South. […]

Beautiful Agitators civil rights play reading at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi

GRAMMY Museum Mississippi 800 West Sunflower Rd, Cleveland , MS, United States

Beautiful Agitators is a civil rights play about Clarksdale-based activist Vera Mae Piggee written and performed by Mississippi Delta residents. There will be two readings of the play at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi: the first on next Wednesday, June 20 at 6:30pm; the second on Wednesday, July 11 at 6:30pm. These readings are free and open to the public through support from […]

Water/Ways in Meridian

Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum 1808 4th Street, Meridian, MS, United States

The Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum will host Water/Ways, a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution, from July 14 through August 25. 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 basic […]

People, Politics and the Press

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

People, Politics and the Press is an unprecedented collaboration between the Mississippi Humanities Council, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Mississippi Press Association Education Foundation, Clarion Ledger and Mississippi Today. This one-day civic engagement summit at the Two Mississippi Museums features nationally recognized names in media, as well as the region’s best reporters for panel discussions, lectures and open […]

Water/Ways @ MIHM: Grand Opening

Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum 1808 4th Street, Meridian, MS, United States

On Saturday, July 14, the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibit Water/Ways will officially open at the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum in Meridian. The grand opening event will be the first time for the Meridian community to come out and visit the exciting new exhibit, which will be on display at the Industrial Heritage Museum through August […]

Free

Monday Movies: Presenting Princess Shaw

Burns Belfry Museum and Multicultural Center 710 Jackson Ave. East, Oxford, MS

Presenting Princess Shaw will be screened for free on Monday, July 16 at 630 pm at the Burns Belfry Museum and Multicultural Center. The Burns Belfry is located at 710 Jackson Avenue East in Oxford. Living Music Resource will present after the screening. Samantha Montgomery lives two lives. One in which she takes care of […]