Happy Birthday, America is an original musical celebrating the 250th birthday of America, and Mississippi's part in forming our country. Performed by a cast of kids and adults of all ages, audiences will be delighted at this sometimes funny, sometimes not, presentation. Told through story and music, we guarantee you'll be tapping your feet and […]
Join us for a free event featuring a screening of Everlasting: Life and Legacy of Medgar Evers at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium at the Two Mississippi Museums. A 60-minute showing of this two hour documentary features interviews with Evers’s family, colleagues, and historians honoring the life, work, and impact […]
Happy Birthday, America is an original musical celebrating the 250th birthday of America, and Mississippi's part in forming our country. Performed by a cast of kids and adults of all ages, audiences will be delighted at this sometimes funny, sometimes not, presentation. Told through story and music, we guarantee you'll be tapping your feet and […]
This production of Central MS Blues Society, Inc. will bring three blues artists, all Mississippi women who are known to blues lovers worldwide, will share their music and stories of their struggles and successes as African American blues women in America. The music will be accompanied by a Jackson area blues band. Free and open […]
Join the Mississippi Humanities Council and your local community to continue discussions about Moss Point’s Freedom Memory Project. Thursday, July 23, at noonIna Thompson Library (4119 Bellview Ave) The event is free and open to the public, and everyone is encouraged to participate in the conversation. Refreshments will be provided. Info: jabaliincpresv@gmail.com
Rebecca Jernigan presents "Mississippi Telling." Join scholar Rebecca Jernigan as she provides an overview of the storytelling Renaissance in America, with an emphasis on the oral tradition in Mississippi. The literary tradition of Mississippi owes much to the rich storytelling legacy that riddles the tales of our families and our communities, as reflected in the […]
Join the Mississippi Humanities Council program staff on Wednesday, August 5, from 10-11:30 a.m. for a Zoom webinar exploring the new Mississippi Stories Grants. The webinar is free and open to all. After the webinar, participants may request a one-on-one consultation regarding programs or events they are planning. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mhc-mississippi-stories-grants-workshop-tickets-1994204456211
Anne McKee presents "All Things Mississippi: The Beautiful Landscapes and the Great Strength of the People" Anne McKee is recognized statewide as a passionate teacher of Mississippi history. Through the art of storytelling, Anne McKee uplifts the accomplishments of famous Mississippians and shares explores the history of a land and a people like no other. […]
Join Lynn Meadows Discovery Center for a special America250 community celebration featuring the unveiling of a one-of-a-kind quilt created by children from across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Through their artwork, young participants have shared their hopes and dreams for the future of Mississippi and America. The evening will feature the official community quilt unveiling, the […]
Rev. Tracy Collins presents "Before Natchez: A Journey Through Humanity’s Deep South" on September 9, at 2:30 p.m. This presentation captures Dr. Tracy “Rev” Collins’s descent into the intricate layers of history–an exploration that blurs the boundaries between myth, memory, and human experience in the Deep South. Before Natchez traces the evolution of humanity in the region […]
This is the last of the series of luncheon lectures coming to the MS Ag & Forestry Museum. The highlight of this lecture will be How We Pickled Our Food: 1850 - 1920. In the Heritage Center Auditorium, September 11th from Noon - 1PM. Join Research Historian Casey Heilman, for an opportunity to sample some […]
James “Jim” Giesen presents “Ain’t That America? History and Culture in the Country" Since 1920 the number of farmers in America has been dropping, yet the place of farming — and of rural life generally — in the American mind is stronger than ever. The images we encounter in country songs, labels at the grocery […]
