2026 Public Humanities Awards

The 2026 Public Humanities Awards will be held on March 20th at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson.

Tickets and Awards Sponsor opportunities may be purchased through the MHC website or by sending a check to the Mississippi Humanities Council, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Room 317, Jackson, MS 39211.

We hope you can join us for a night celebrating these achievements.

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  • September 2017

  • Thu 14

    Project Heal Natchez

    September 14, 2017 - September 17, 2017
  • Sat 16

    Mantachie Fest: Celebrate with the Itawamba County Bicentennial Committee

    September 16, 2017 @ 8:00 am - September 17, 2017 @ 5:00 pm
    Mantachie Town Park Mantachie, MS, United States

    Celebrate Mississippi's Bicentennial with the Itawamba County Bicentennial Committee! Spend time with your family while enjoying an evening of festivity and food that will include a fried catfish dinner with Mississippi farm-raised […]

    Free
  • Mon 18

    Monday Movie Nights at the Delta Blues Museum presents Cadillac Records (2008)

    September 18, 2017 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
    Delta Blues Museum 1 Blues Alley , Clarksdale , MS

    Loosely based on the story of Chess Records, the film focuses on the record label that gave birth to numerous Mississippi blues artists including Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon and others. The museum will […]

    No Cost
  • Tue 19

    Lower Delta Talk Series

    September 19, 2017 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Sharkey Issaquena County Library 116 Robert Morganfield Way, Rolling Fork, MS

    The Lower Delta Speakers Series includes a variety of folks who will speak on a topic of interest each month, topics that tell great Mississippi stories focused on our region […]

    No Cost
  • Fri 22

    Screening of Prehistory to Present: Photo Stories and Walkable Galleries

    September 22, 2017
    Wilkinson County Park Meeting Hall

       

    No Cost
  • Sat 23

    A Time Gone By: History at The Oaks

    September 23, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    The Oak House Jackson , MS, United States

    "A Time Gone By: History at The Oaks" is a film project and a series of four programs about the history of Mississippi and the local history of one of […]

    No Cost
  • Sat 23

    Women of Mississippi on Film

    September 23, 2017 @ 5:00 pm
    Locals Restaurant & Bar 309 North Lamar, Oxford, MS, United States

    The Oxford Film Festival and Sarah Isom Center are teaming up to celebrate the image of the Mississippi women in the Centennial celebration. With 6 films as part of the […]

    No Cost
  • Sat 23

    Austen Film Series in The Welty Garden: Becoming Jane

    September 23, 2017 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
    Free
  • Tue 26

    Take A Journey Through the Soul of American Music @ the GRAMMY Museum Mississippi

    September 26, 2017 @ 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    GRAMMY Museum Mississippi 800 West Sunflower Rd, Cleveland , MS, United States

    11:00AM - Educational program for students grades K-12 in the                                    Sanders Soundstage  1:00PM  […]

    No Cost
  • Thu 28

    Classical Week 2017 Lecture: “Laughing with the Romans: Plautus Onstage”

    September 28, 2017 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Mississippi State University annual event, sponsored by The Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College. See more information here!

  • Thu 28

    Delta Health Center: America’s First Rural Community Health Center and the Struggle for Racial Equity

    September 28, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Delta State University 1003 W Sunflower Rd, Cleveland, MS, United States
  • Fri 29

    Comfort My Soul: A Celebration of Gospel Music in Southwest Mississippi & Beyond

    September 29, 2017 @ 9:00 am - September 30, 2017 @ 4:00 pm

    Come enjoy this two-day gospel music conference and festival celebrating Mississippi's Bicentennial during the National Gospel Music Heritage Month. Both days will feature  an eclectic mix of performances, workshops, oral histories, […]

    No Cost
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