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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Ocean Springs Municipal Library will host Dr. Susan Glanville to present her program "Lessons From the Way of Water for Native Americans." Glanville will explore with the audience the role of water in the worlds of the first inhabitants of our land and people of modern times. The free program will […]
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 […]
On December 8, join the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum for the grand opening of the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit, Water/Ways. Water/Ways, which will be on display through January 19, is free and open to the public. The grand opening will feature a program by Water/Ways state scholar, Dr. James Giesen. His talk, "Water Ways: Ebbs […]
On December 11, the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will present a free and open to the public presentation of Story Time With Uncle Story. The program, which will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways, will feature the children's book The Great Big Water Cycle Adventure by Kay Barnham. Following […]
On December 11, join the Mississippi Humanities Council for a special December edition of Ideas on Tap. “Ideas on Tap: Investing in Green” will focus on the relationship between environmentalism and economic development. Is it possible for the two to exist in harmony? How do we prioritize one over the other? We’ll look at local […]
