On July 26, the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum will host a "Steam Up" event to show off (and power up!) several of its steam engines. Several "steam buffs" and historians will be on hand to discuss the historical importance of steam. The free and open to the public program will take place in conjunction with […]
On August 2, the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum will host Dr. James Giesen of the MHC’s Speakers Bureau to present his free and open to the public lecture “Water Ways: Ebbs & Flows of Mississippi History.” The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit Water/Ways, which the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum […]
On August 9, the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum will host Dr. Brinda Willis of the MHC's Speakers Bureau to present her free and open to the public lecture titled “Why We Call It Soul Food.” This Speakers Bureau event will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibit, which the Industrial Heritage Museum […]
On August 16, the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum will host a program titled "Keep America Beautiful" in partnership with the Keep Meridian/Lauderdale County Beautiful group. This program will feature a short film followed by a presentation from the Keep Meridian/Lauderdale County Beautiful group to share their different programs and initiatives. The free and open to […]
On August 25, the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum will host Anne McKee of the MHC's Speakers Bureau to present her free and open to the public lecture titled "All Things Mississippi." The Speakers Bureau program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution's "Water/Ways" traveling exhibit, which the Industrial Heritage Museum will host from […]
On Friday, August 31, the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit Water/Ways will officially open at the Lower Mississippi River Foundation in Clarksdale. The grand opening event will be the first time for the Clarksdale community to come out and visit the exciting new exhibit, which will be on display at the Quapaw Canoe Company through October 13. Water/Ways is […]
On Saturday, September 1, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will host Dr. Wang Ping to present her program "Spirituality and Rivers" at the Quapaw Canoe Company in Clarksdale. The program, which is free and open to the public, will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit "Water/Ways," on display in Clarksdale through […]
On September 8, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will host Dr. James Giesen of the MHC’s Speakers Bureau to present his free and open to the public lecture “Water Ways: Ebbs & Flows of Mississippi History” at the Quapaw Canoe Company in Clarskdale. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling […]
On Saturday, September 15, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will present a panel discussion titled "Flood Control on the Big River" at the Quapaw Canoe Company in Clarksdale. The panel, including Paul Hartfield from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services and Hank Burdine from the Mississippi Levee Board, will discuss the history and future of flood […]
On Saturday, September 22, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will celebrate Smithsonian Museum Day at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale. Free entry to the Delta Blues Museum will be available with a Museum Day ticket. Smithsonian Museum Day will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display in Clarksdale […]
On Saturday, September 22, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will present Relay of Voices at the Quapaw Canoe Company in Clarksdale. The dance and storytelling performance, which is free and open to the public, will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display in Clarksdale through October 13. Water/Ways is a traveling […]
On Saturday, September 29, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will host an art exhibit and sale at Meraki Roasting Company in Clarksdale. The exhibit will feature art from Clarksdale youth related to the power of water. Art from the exhibit will be on sale. The exhibit and sale will take place in conjunction with the […]
