Join the Columbus Arts Council for Dinner & A Movie Friday, June 23rd, 2017. Dinner reservations with payment must be made by noon, June 22nd, by calling or visiting www.columbus-arts.org. Dinner starts at 6pm. Cost is 15.00. Movie will start at 7pm-free & open to the public.
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"Why We Call It Soul Food" tells the story of why southerners, especially African American southerners, call the foods we eat "soul food." Dr. Willis discusses the emotional and physical aspects of soul food as it relates to our culture and history. She also discusses the bonds attached to the growing, nurturing and preparation of […]
LUNCH & TALK with RHETA GRIMSLEY JOHNSON Thursday, July 6, 2017 Lunch @ 11:30 am--$12 (Paid reservation by July 5) Writer's Talk @ Noon--Free & Open to the public
Program organizers have a choice between two related, but different, programs. Both are inspirational, patriotic, and riveting. Program 1: “In Our Boots: Poems Inspired by Soldiers and Their Loved Ones,” is a multi-media poetry performance inspired by LaFrancis’s seven years of interviews with soldiers who served in Iraq and their loved ones. The presentation includes […]
Celebrate Mississippi's Bicentennial through a series of ten live outdoor summer concerts that represent Mississippi culture, history and heritage through musical genres that have directly and indirectly come from Mississippi's rich music and cultural heritage.
Join in the Fun Bring your lawn chair and enjoy Mississippi’s musical culture on Friday evenings this summer with the Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series! This is apart of a 10-week music series taking place at 7pm at Chain Park during July, August and part of September (final dates and performers TBA). Chain Park will […]
Join in the Fun Bring your lawn chair and enjoy Mississippi’s musical culture on Friday evenings this summer with the Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series! This is apart of a 10-week music series taking place at 7pm at Chain Park during July, August and part of September (final dates and performers TBA). Chain Park will […]
Join in the Fun Bring your lawn chair and enjoy Mississippi’s musical culture on Friday evenings this summer with the Levitt AMP Hattiesburg Music Series! The 10-week music series will take place at 7pm at Chain Park during July, August and part of September (final dates and performers TBA). Chain Park will open at 5:00 […]
L.I.F.E. (Love Is For Everybody) Summit is a one day summit for youth and young adults ages 13-19 in the Cleveland/Bolivar County area. It's purpose is to provide workshops and activities that seek to encourage them to embrace their heritage, to expound on the positive aspects of their culture, to raise awareness of the vast […]
The Oxford Film Festival and Sarah Isom Center are teaming up to celebrate the image of the Mississippi women in the Centennial celebration. With 6 films as part of the monthly series, the two will screen a film and then lead a panel discussion about the main female protagonist in each film and the interpretation […]
Based on the song written by Mississippian Bobbie Gentry, the film tells the fictional story of “the day that Billy Joe McCallister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge,” which is located within an hour of Clarksdale. Museum highlights will feature an Artist Spotlight on Tallahatchie County‘s own Sonny Boy Williamson as well as an exhibit on Sonny Boy in the gallery along […]
