Water/Ways @ LMRF: Relay of Voices
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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Lower Mississippi River Foundation 291 Sunflower Avenue, Clarksdale, United States
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The Orators: A Look from the Past
Mississippi State University Bost Theater, Starkville, MSThe honors college is launching a new program beginning the 2018-2019 school year entitled The Orators. The program's focus is to invite speakers, representing various academic disciplines, to engage and […]
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Ideas on Tap (Pass Christian): Fake News? Public Trust in the Media
Bacchus on the Beach 111 W Scenic Dr,, Pass Christian, MS, United StatesOn September 27, join the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Sun Herald at Bacchus On The Beach for "Ideas on Tap: Fake News? Public Trust in the Media." This special […]
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Water/Ways @ LMRF: Youth Art Exhibit & Sale
Meraki Roasting Company 282 Sunflower Ave, Clarksdale, MS, United StatesOn 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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Racial Literacy for the 21st Century: A Special Keynote from Ruha Benjamin
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum 222 North Street, Jackson, MSAs part of our Creative Empowerment Series in partnership with Visit Jackson, we are thrilled to present RACIAL LITERACY FOR THE 21st CENTURY, a special keynote lecture from RUHA BENJAMIN, a Princeton University […]
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Jane Austen in the Welty Garden: A Mini Film Series
Eudora Welty House & Garden 1119 Pinehurst, Jackson, MS, United StatesThe Eudora Welty House and Garden, the Mississippi Region of the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA), and Crossroads Film Society are partnering to present a third and final […]
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Water/Ways @ LMRF: Swimming and Civil Rights
Crossroads Cultural Arts Center 332 Delta Ave, Clarksdale, MS, United StatesOn 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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Water/Ways @ LMRF: Mississippi River Blues
Crossroads Cultural Arts Center 332 Delta Ave, Clarksdale, MS, United StatesOn 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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Speakers Bureau: Delta Epiphany: RFK in the Mississippi Delta
Northeast Mississippi Community College 101 Cunningham Blvd., Booneville, MSIn 1967, while visiting Mississippi as part of the Senate subcommittee on poverty, Robert Kennedy cradled hungry children, talked with mothers about how they fed their families and examined empty […]
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2018 Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival
Clarksdale Historic Downtown DistrictThe 26th Annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams festival's events will build on last year's new and successful format: A keynote speech and choir performance followed by a tour of historic […]
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Water/Ways @ LMRF: River Clean Up
Lower Mississippi River Foundation 291 Sunflower Avenue, Clarksdale, United StatesOn 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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“Mississippi Yearning: Beyond Finding Cleveland” Film Screening
Bologna Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall Highway 8 West, Cleveland, MSMississippi Yearning: Beyond Finding Cleveland is a documentary film that explores the seldom-told history of the early Chinese living in the Delta during the late 1800s to mid-1900s. The film is […]