Part of the "A Gathering of Waters: The Power of Place & Pen in Mississippi's Literary Landscape" Program International Poetry & Culture: In Translation Thursday, March 26, 2026, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Location: Student Center Legacy Dining Hall and Ballroom Theme: “Mapping Mississippi: In Translation” Program Description: Translating the poetry of international poets who […]
Tony Gordon will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Alcorn State University titled “Selected Genres of Piano Literature.” The lecture will take place on the Alcorn State University campus on March 26, 2026, at 1 p.m.
Lucia Nelson will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Northwest Mississippi Community College titled “From Museum to Music: The Appropriation of Fine Art in Album Covers.” This presentation will explore the use of appropriated art in album cover design, analyzing how musicians and designers repurpose existing artworks to create new meanings through a […]
Read & Rise is a family literacy program that brings children and parents together through shared reading, culturally relevant books, including works by Mississippi authors, parent workshops, and creative activities. Each session features community reading circles, guided literacy activities, strategies for supporting reading at home, and free book distribution to help families build home libraries. […]
Fashioning a Revolution: How Americans Bought, Fought, and Taught Their New Nation March 31, 2026 @ 5:30 PM Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System downtown branch Free and open to the public. Adults Dr. Ural will discuss how America’s founding documents inspired Abraham Lincoln’s understanding of freedom, democracy, and citizenship during the American Civil War. Contact: Mona […]
Civil War Era Mississippians Debate America’s Founding Principles April 7, 2026 @ 12 PM Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System downtown branch Free and open to the public. Adults In this presentation, Dr. Ural, the Frank and Virginia Williams Chair for Abraham Lincoln & Civil War Studies at Mississippi State University and Co-Director of CWRGM, will share […]
Colonial Brunch/Tea for All Ages! April 11, 2026 @ 10 AM-12 PM Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System downtown branch Free and open to the public. All ages Attendees will eat brunch, drink tea, and can bring their own teacups to show off while learning about manners and clothing from the 1700s from living history reenactor Jeanette […]
Christian Pinnen presents: "Spanish Dons in Colonial Mississippi: The Spanish roots of Mississippi’s Cotton Kingdom" Spain has a short, but important part in Mississippi’s history. Between 1779 and 1798, Spanish administrators sought to wrangle profits and people in small outpost, most prominently Natchez, along the Mississippi River. Enforcing Spanish laws and customs in a polyglot […]
Max Grivno presents: "The American Revolution in the Gulf South" The history of the American Revolution along the Gulf South is seldom told. Although most of the Europeans who called the region were sympathetic to the British — or at least hoped to remain neutral — the conflict soon engulfed the territory of what would, […]
Dr. Susan Gaunt Stearns presents "Natchez in the Early American Economy" Dr. Susan Gaunt Stearns is an associate professor of history at the University of Mississippi. She currently teaches courses on US history, the history of the colonial and Revolutionary era America, the history of Mississippi, as well as graduate courses on historical methods and […]
The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council will expand its annual June Summer Sunset Concert Series with a special July 4th celebration in Oxford in 2026. The project blends live concerts highlighting Mississippi’s musical traditions with historian-curated readings and writing prompts on democracy, plus short documentary films exploring how Mississippi’s culture shapes the arts. Designed as a free, […]
The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council will expand its annual June Summer Sunset Concert Series with a special July 4th celebration in Oxford in 2026. The project blends live concerts highlighting Mississippi’s musical traditions with historian-curated readings and writing prompts on democracy, plus short documentary films exploring how Mississippi’s culture shapes the arts. Designed as a free, […]
