• Reverend Wheeler Parker: Reflection on Emmett Till’s Legacy and America (DSU)

    Delta State University 1003 W Sunflower Rd, Cleveland, MS, United States

    As part of a collaborative effort with Northeast Mississippi Community College,  Delta State University will host Reverend Wheeler Parker, cousin of Emmett Till who witnessed Till’ abduction in August 1955. […]

  • Ideas on Tap: Why Don’t We Vote?

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

    On October 23, join the Mississippi Humanities Council at Hal and Mal's-Jackson, MS for "Ideas on Tap: Why Don't We Vote?" The October 23 program, which will take place in […]

    Free
  • Water/Ways @ Ocean Springs: Beauvoir, Restoration After Katrina

    The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center 1600 Government Street, Ocean Springs, MS

    On October 23, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library and the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center will host a free and open to the public program about Jefferson Davis's home, Beauvoir, […]

    Free
  • Native American Days 2018

    Winterville Mounds Park and Museum 2415 Highway 1 North, Greenville, MS, United States

    Native American Days 2018 is a celebration of southeastern Native American culture and traditions held at Winterville Mounds (near Greenville, Mississippi) that is free and open to the public, while […]

  • Water/Ways @ Ocean Springs: Water-related Story & Craft Time

    Ocean Springs Municipal Library 525 Dewey Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS, United States

    On October 31, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library will host a water-related story and craft time for families. Parents are encouraged to bring their preschool-aged children for story time and crafts […]

    Free
  • Water/Ways @ Ocean Springs: Legacy of Our Forests and Rivers

    Ocean Springs Municipal Library 525 Dewey Avenue, Ocean Springs, MS, United States

    On October 25, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library will host a free and open to the public program titled "Legacy of Our Forests and Rivers." The program, which will take […]

    Free
  • Speakers Bureau: Robert Johnson at the Crossroads

    Oxford Lafayette Library 401 Bramlett Blvd , Oxford, MS, United States

    In colorful costume,storytellers Rebecca Jernigan and Wendy Garrison retell the tale of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. With music, drama and sign language, they recount his fateful encounter with the Prince […]

  • Water/Ways @ Ocean Springs: Bousillage Workshop

    Pascagoula Public Library 3214 Pascagoula Street, Pascagoula, United States

    Get ready to get dirty and learn! The LaPointe-Krebs House and Museum will be offering hands-on demonstrations on how the early settlers made bousillage. Bousillage is a clay mixture that […]

    Free
  • Speakers Bureau: Why We Call It Soul Food

    Holmes Consolidated School District 9479 Brozville Rd., Lexinton, MS

    “Why We Call It Soul Food” tells the story of why southerners, especially African American southerners, call the foods we eat “soul food.” Dr. Willis discusses the emotional and physical […]

  • Water/Ways @ Ocean Springs: Twelve Oaks Archaeological Dig

    Twelve Oaks 1112 Hanley Road, Ocean Springs, MS, United States

    On October 28, join the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain for a free archaeological dig at the historic Twelve Oaks conservation area in Ocean Springs. Archaeologist Cindy Carter-Davis […]

    Free