• “Baltimore” Performance & Discussion

    Lamar Hall at University of Mississippi 615 Grove Loop, Oxford, MS

    The Sunflower County Freedom Project youth drama will present Baltimore, a play by Kirsten Greenridge. Baltimore focuses on a group of college students whose lives are shaken when someone draws an offensive picture […]

  • HTA: Sharp Bargainers: John Eaton, Jr’s 63rd VSCT

    McCarty-Varnell Building 150 Rust Ave., Holly Springs, MS

    Humanities Teacher Award winner Dr. Alisea McLeod (Rust College) will present her public lecture titled, "Sharp Bargainers: John Eaton, Jr's 63rd VSCT." Reception to follow.

  • SB: Margret and H.A. Rey: A Partnership that Created and Icon

    Thames Conference Center Wesson, MS

    For 75 years, children have been captivated by “Curious George.” Much is known about “George,” but little is know about his creators. The lived of Margret and H.A. Rey are […]

  • Ideas on Tap: Locked Up: Criminal Justice in Mississippi

    Hal & Mal's 200 Commerce Street, Jackson, MS, United States

    On February 19, join the Mississippi Humanities Council for the first in a two-part series on criminal justice in Mississippi. The February 19 program, "Locked Up: Criminal Justice in Mississippi" […]

    Free
  • Delta Hill Riders

    Delta Arts Alliance 104 S. Court Street, Cleveland, MS

    In mid-February 2019, the first solo photography exhibit of Rory Doyle will open at the Delta Arts Alliance. The public exhibit will feature work from over two years of documenting […]

  • The Struggle Continues: Equity in Education

    Hancock Performing Arts Center 7140 Stennis Airport Rd, Kiln, MS, United States

    In 2018, the Hancock Performing Arts Center received a grant for a series of lectures entitled, "The Struggle and the Music It Created." The purpose of the project was to […]

  • Water/Ways @ Columbus: Ebbs and Flows of Mississippi History

    Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau 117 3rd St S, Columbus, MS, United States

    On February 19, the Tenn-Tom Waterway Transportation Museum will host Dr. Jim Giesen of the MHC’s Speakers Bureau to present his free program, “Ebbs and Flows of Mississippi History.” The […]

    Free
  • HTA: The Interesting Question that History Can Answer (or Not)

    165 Reeves Hall 501 E. Main Street, Raymond, MS

    Humanities Teacher Award winner Sheila Hailey (Hinds Community College) will present her public lecture, "The Interesting Question that History Can Answer." Reception to follow. "This presentation will focus on  unusual […]

  • The Orators: Democratic Faith in Dark Times

    Mississippi State University Bost Theater, Starkville, MS

    "Democratic Faith in Dark Times" will be a meditation on piety, faith, and the transformative potential of self and society. Melvin Rogers grew up in the Bronx and was educated […]

  • HTA: Introductions and the Social Trinity

    Cliff E. Williams Auditorium 14000 US-82, Itta Bena, MS

    Humanities Teacher Award winner Rev. Dr. Jo Baldwin (Mississippi Valley State University) will present her public lecture, "Introductions and the Social Trinity." Reception to follow "Introductions and My Social Trinity" […]