SB: Mississippi Telling
Dr. Rebecca Jernigan will provide an overview of the storytelling Renaissance in America with emphasis upon the oral tradition in Mississippi. The literary tradition of Mississippi owes much to the […]
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Poplarville Public Library 202 W Beers Street, Poplarville, MS
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Crossroads @ Greenwood: My Musical Delta Youth Workshop
Museum of the Mississippi Delta 1608 Hwy 82 West, Greenwood, MSOn June 15, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free workshop for rising 5K- rising 2nd graders called "My Musical Delta." The event will take place in […]
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MS+MA: Routes of the Blues
Register Here!: https://bit.ly/2T3oldu For the MS+MA season finale, “Routes of the Blues” will explore the history of Blues music in our two states, including Mississippi’s reputation as its birthplace and […]
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Crossroads @ Greenwood: Ralph Eubanks Author Event
Turnrow Books 304 Howard Street, Greenwood, MS, United StatesOn June 17, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free and open to the public reading of Mississippi author Ralph Eubanks' newest book A Place Like Mississippi. […]
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SB – Jenkins – A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music
Vicksburg City Park 100 Army Navy Dr, Vicksburg, MS, United StatesThis presentation by Jerry Jenkins will give the listener a glimpse of the Mande Culture of West Africa. In the tradition of the Mande, the history and culture is orally […]
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Crossroads @ Greenwood: My Musical Delta Youth Workshop
Museum of the Mississippi Delta 1608 Hwy 82 West, Greenwood, MSOn June 15, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free workshop for rising 5K- rising 2nd graders called "My Musical Delta." The event will take place in […]
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Crossroads @ Greenwood: Trials of the Earth Book Signing and Reading
Museum of the Mississippi Delta 1608 Hwy 82 West, Greenwood, MSOn June 24, the Museum of the Mississippi Delta will host a free and open to the public reading and signing of the book Trials of the Earth. The event […]
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SB – Williams – Reflections on the Blues & the Mississippi Blues Icon B.B. King
Charleston Arts Center 104 Court Square, Charleston, MS, United StatesThis presentation juxtaposes the life of B.B. King, his mission of spreading word about blues music around the world, and early reflections on Blues and its connection to spirituals and […]
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Evicted: An Exhibition of the National Building Museum
Johnson Hall Art Gallery 1400 John R. Lynch Street, JacksonIn 2018, the National Building Museum opened an exhibition exploring the causes and impacts of eviction, based on Matthew Desmond’s award‐winning book Evicted. Since then, the exhibit […]
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“Evicted” Exhibition Virtual Conversation
Virtual opening conversation with Alieza Durena, Princeton Eviction Lab. Details TBA.
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“Crossroads” Exhibit in Waveland
The Ground Zero Hurricane Museum in Waveland will host Crossroads: Change in Rural America, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, from July 3 through August 14. Crossroads is a traveling exhibit offered by […]
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SB – Foley – Plague Experiences in Early Modern London and their Contemporary (COVID-19) Resonances Today
Online EventHow might a consideration of the individual and collective experiences of early modern Londoners help us think through the collective challenges we face today? This presentation briefly surveys a cross-section […]