On Friday, August 31, the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit Water/Ways will officially open at the Lower Mississippi River Foundation in Clarksdale. The grand opening event will be the first time for the […]
On Saturday, September 1, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will host Dr. Wang Ping to present her program "Spirituality and Rivers" at the Quapaw Canoe Company in Clarksdale. The program, […]
In Search of the Truth (The Truth Booth) is an installation comprised of a touring, portable, inflatable ‘Truth Booth’ that embarked on a world tour at the Galway Arts Festival, Ireland […]
Delta State University will host Ellen Ann Fentress, author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker, on September 6th. At 6PM, DSU will screen Eyes on Mississippi, a documentary chronicling the life and work […]
MHC Sponsored Events include: Saturday, 9/8 8:00AM-- Tom's Columbus 12:00 noon-- Tennessee Williams Tribute Cinema: RAC screening of movie BOOM based on the Tennesse Williams play "Milk Train."
Who were the people who became most involved in the Civil Rights Movement? Who were its leaders and footsoldiers? How do we even define such roles? Who are the people […]
On September 8, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will host Dr. James Giesen of the MHC’s Speakers Bureau to present his free and open to the public lecture “Water Ways: […]
Diane Williams, storyteller and fiber artist, begins her presentation with a discussion of Kente cloth weaved fibers of West Africa and moves on to utilitarian quilts made by African slaves […]
Unveiling of the first marker for the Mississippi Writers Trail. Marker #1: Eudora Welty.
On Saturday, September 15, the Lower Mississippi River Foundation will present a panel discussion titled "Flood Control on the Big River" at the Quapaw Canoe Company in Clarksdale. The panel, […]
On September 18, join the Mississippi Humanities Council at Hal and Mal's in Jackson for "Ideas on Tap: The Politics of Sports." In recent months and years, the world of sports has […]
The 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 […]
