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SUMMARY:Nuestro Mississippi Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening of the special exhibition Nuestro Mississippi\, a collection of photographs by photographer Rojelio Rodriguez\, documenting Mississippi’s Hispanic community—their resilience\, historical impact\, and ongoing contributions to Mississippi culture. This opening celebration will feature art-making\, music\, food\, and a conversation with between the artist and community leaders.\n\n\nThis project and its presentation at MMA are the result of a unique partnership between the Mississippi Humanities Council (MHC) and the Immigrant Alliance for Justice & Equity (IAJE). The exhibition is on view August 10 – October 13\, 2024.\n—————————————————————-\nCelebración de apertura 10 de agosto | De 2 a 5 p. m.\n\n\nÚnase a la apertura de la exposición especial Nuestro Mississippi\, una colección de fotografías del fotógrafo Rojelio Rodriguez que documentan la comunidad hispana de Mississippi: su resiliencia\, impacto histórico y contribuciones continuas a la cultura de la zona. Esta celebración de apertura incluirá un espacio de creación de arte\, música\, comida\, y una conversación entre el artista y dirigentes de la comunidad.\n\n\nEste proyecto y su presentación en el MMA son el resultado de una asociación única entre el Consejo de Humanidades de Mississippi (Mississippi Humanities Council\, MHC) y la Alianza de Inmigrantes por la Justicia y la Equidad (Immigrant Alliance for Justice & Equity\, IAJE). La exposición estará disponible del 10 de agosto al 13 de octubre de 2024.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/nuestro-mississippi-exhibit/
LOCATION:Mississippi Museum of Art\, 380 South Lamar Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201
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SUMMARY:Music America: Iconic Objects from America’s Music History Museum Day Events
DESCRIPTION:GRAMMY Museum Mississippi is hosting a soft opening and curator-led exhibit tours on September 20\, 2024. \nLater in October followed by a panel discussion and live entertainment in the Museum’s Sanders Soundstage. Moderated by Bob Santelli\, the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music’s Founding Executive Director & Music America exhibit curator\, the panel will feature special guests William Ferris (author\, scholar and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities)\, Marty Stuart (GRAMMY-winning country and bluegrass singer\, songwriter\, and musician)\, and Irma Thomas (GRAMMY-winning singer). The panelists will discuss the country’s nearly 250 years of music history\, as well as the rich musical culture in the Delta\, how that culture played a vital role in shaping a number of genres\, from jazz to blues to rock and roll\, and how that influence continues to be seen in music today. \nOn September 20\, 2024\, the Museum will host two events. At 9am\, GMM will hold an exclusive exhibit preview and breakfast for members with a welcome given by exhibit curator and Founding Executive Director of the Bruce Springsteen Archives\, Bob Santelli. The breakfast will be followed by a 10am education workshop for local students before the exhibit officially opens to the public. The workshop will include a discussion on the impact of music in America over the last 250 years.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/music-america-iconic-objects-from-americas-music-history-museum-day-events/
LOCATION:GRAMMY Museum Mississippi\, 800 West Sunflower Rd\, Cleveland \, MS\, 38732\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Blossoms Mother-Daughter Reading Club
DESCRIPTION:The Blossoms Mother-Daughter Reading Club is an intergenerational program that brings Black female Gen-Z students together with their mothers for dialogue that fosters voice\, agency\, self-confidence\, & leadership. Reading texts centered on girlhood and womanhood\, as experienced in Black culture\, the group engages in bi-weekly workshops that enhance students’ vocabulary\, comprehension\, and verbal communication skills. \nFor the 2024-2025 season\, the group of 50 (25 girls/25 moms) will read and discuss Taiyon J. Coleman‘s Traveling without Moving: Essays from a Black Woman Trying to Survive in America . During each bi-weekly meeting\, the group will work towards the following objectives: \n1. Explore themes such as Black culture\, knowledge justice\, empathy\, systemic marginalization\, girlhood\, womanhood\, strength of a mother\, storytelling\, and emergence\n2. Summarize stories\, pinpointing main ideas and supporting details\n3. Examine imagery\, metaphor\, rhyme\, alliteration\, and symbolism\n4. Compare and/or contrast characters and situations by making text-to-text\, text-to-world\, and text-to self connections\n5. Complete interactive activities that help develop short\, group presentations at a culminating event \nSeptember 21: Virtual Orientation — 2:00-3:00 \nSeptember 22: Book Distribution Social at Lemuria Book Store — 2:00-3:00
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-blossoms-mother-daughter-reading-club/
LOCATION:Lemuria Book Store\, 4465 I-55 STE 20\, Jackson\, MS\, 39206\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="magnolia literary project":MAILTO:magnolialiteracyproject@gmail.com
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