On Saturday, October 13, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will host a river clean-up day to celebrate the closing of the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways. The river clean-up day will […]
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Water/Ways @ LMRF: Mississippi River Blues
On Sunday, October 7, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will host a program on the role of water in the formation of blues culture. The program, “Mississippi River Blues,” which […]
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On Saturday, October 6, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will host a panel discussion on the role of swimming and pools during the Civil Rights Movement. The event, which is […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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: […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingWater/Ways @MIHM: All Things Mississippi
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 […]
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