In colorful costume, storytellers Rebecca Jernigan and Wendy Garrison retell the tale of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. With music, drama and sign language, they recount his fateful encounter with the […]
This talk traces the roots of the modern civil rights movement to World War II, a movement that began long before the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 […]
This project celebrates the life and work of Mississippi author and preacher Will D. Campbell in a celebration of his 100th birthday. In Brother to a Dragonfly, Campbell writes about his life […]
The PRAGDA Spanish Film Festival promotes Spanish language and culture by curating a series of films, offering a platform for educational and societal enrichment. This event comprises the presentation of […]
“Shaping the Cultural Environment…a Window on the World”: The Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister Symposium The Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister House Foundation Board is hosting a public symposium on October 24–25, […]
Rebecca Jernigan 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 […]
The Mississippi Humanities Council, in partnership with the Visit Mississippi, is proud to announce a series of Freedom Trail marker unveilings commemorating pivotal figures and moments in the Civil Rights […]
The lecture, “Where Two or Three Are Gathered: Reconsidering Community and Conversation with Will D. Campbell,” presented by Brett Harris, will examine the recurring theme of community and the need […]
In November, Briarwood Arts Center will host a Great Stories Club, a literary-outreach program created by the American Library Association that provides youth with the opportunity to read, reflect, and […]
The PRAGDA Spanish Film Festival promotes Spanish language and culture by curating a series of films, offering a platform for educational and societal enrichment. This event comprises the presentation of […]
Program about how prehistoric Native Americans made and used stone tools. Includes “hands on” artifact display with audience participation encouraged. Mr. William Arinder has studied Early American and Native American […]
Join us on Thursday, Nov 7, for an engaging tour of Lexington’s historic churches, featuring St. Paul’s Church of God in Christ, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church and First Presbyterian Church. […]
