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SUMMARY:Water/Ways @ MIHM: Grand Opening
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, July 14\, the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit Water/Ways will officially open at the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum in Meridian. The grand opening event will be the first time for the Meridian community to come out and visit the exciting new exhibit\, which will be on display at the Industrial Heritage Museum through August 25. \nWater/Ways is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main Street division of the Smithsonian Institution. The exhibit explores water’s connection to all aspects of our society\, including the endless motion of the water cycle\, water’s effect on landscape\, settlement and migration\, and its impact on culture and spirituality. \nFuture Water/Ways events @ MIHM:\nJuly 19\, 6pm: East Mississippi Land Trust Annual Meeting\nJuly 26\, 1-5pm: Steam Up event\nAugust 2\, 7pm: “Water Ways: Ebbs and Flows of Mississippi History” presentation\nAugust 9\, 4-8pm: Fish Fry and “Why We Call it Soul Food” Presentation\nAugust 16\, 7pm: “Keep America Beautiful” presentation\nAugust 23\, 5-9pm: Evening Steam Up event
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/water-ways-mihm-grand-opening/
LOCATION:Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum\, 1808 4th Street\, Meridian\, MS\, 39301\, United States
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SUMMARY:People\, Politics and the Press
DESCRIPTION:People\, Politics and the Press is an unprecedented collaboration between the Mississippi Humanities Council\, Mississippi Public Broadcasting\, Mississippi Press Association Education Foundation\, Clarion Ledger and Mississippi Today. This one-day civic engagement summit at the Two Mississippi Museums features nationally recognized names in media\, as well as the region’s best reporters for panel discussions\, lectures and open format conversations exploring the crucial role journalism plays in creating informed citizens and a healthy democracy. \nJoin us July 14\, 2018!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOverall event goals include: \n\nDeepening the public’s knowledge and appreciation of the close connection between democracy\, journalism\, and an informed citizenry\nIncreasing media literacy by engaging the public in discussions with journalists and scholars about reliable and unreliable sources of information\nExploring obstacles to sustaining high-quality local journalism and potential solutions\n\n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/people-politics-press/
LOCATION:TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS\, 222 NORTH STREET \, JACKSON\, MS\, United States
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SUMMARY:Water/Ways in Meridian
DESCRIPTION:The Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum will host Water/Ways\, a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution\, from July 14 through August 25. \nWater/Ways is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main Street division of the Smithsonian Institution. It consists of five free-standing display units incorporating photographs and text as well as numerous interactives ranging from basic flip charts to state of the art audio and video devices. Requiring a display area of a minimum of 650 sq. ft.\, the exhibit is designed for smaller venues\, thereby achieving the goal of “bringing the Smithsonian to Small Town America.” \nWater/Ways explores the endless motion of the water cycle\, water’s effect on landscape\, settlement and migration\, and its impact on culture and spirituality. It looks at how political and economic planning have long been affected by access to water and control of water resources. Human creativity and resourcefulness provide new ways of protecting water resources and renewing respect for the natural environment.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/water-ways-meridian/
LOCATION:Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum\, 1808 4th Street\, Meridian\, MS\, 39301\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180711T203000
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SUMMARY:Beautiful Agitators civil rights play reading at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:Beautiful Agitators is a civil rights play about Clarksdale-based activist Vera Mae Piggee written and performed by Mississippi Delta residents. There will be two readings of the play at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi: the first on next Wednesday\, June 20 at 6:30pm; the second on Wednesday\, July 11 at 6:30pm. These readings are free and open to the public through support from Mississippi Today\, Mississippi Humanities Council\, Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area\, The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University\, StoryWorks\, and Coahoma Collective.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/beautiful-agitators-civil-rights-play-reading-grammy-museum-mississippi-2/
LOCATION:GRAMMY Museum Mississippi\, 800 West Sunflower Rd\, Cleveland \, MS\, 38732\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180709T103000
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SUMMARY:The State of the South: Jackson
DESCRIPTION:We are a group of creatives—actors\, directors\, teachers\, playwrights—looking to define what it means to be Southern in today’s world. We want to be challenged in how we think about our culture and society. \nIt starts with a story—your story. Join the dialogue\, tune in to the conversation\, and rewrite the assumptions of the South. Leave knowing more about the folks in your community. \nThrough one-on-one interviews\, group story circles\, and town halls\, the State of the South creative team seeks to answer:\nWho is the South?\nWhat is the South?\nWhere is the South? \nTell us your story. Share your definition of the South.\nThis free\, one-hour discussion is hosted in a safe\, inclusive space. People from all walks of life and of all shapes\, sizes\, colors\, and capabilities are welcome. \nWhile the conversation thrives on participation\, all activities and discussions are optional. Wear comfortable attire and feel free to bring a notebook and/or non-alcoholic beverages. \nLearn more about the tour: http://bit.ly/sots2018\nPress release: http://bit.ly/sotspr\nFollow along: #asfontheroad \n***Please note that photographs and footage will be taken throughout the State of the South tour event. These will be used by the Alabama Shakespeare Festival for marketing and publicity purposes\, on our website\, and on social media. Please contact the event organizer if you have any concerns or if you wish to be exempt from this activity.*** \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/state-south-jackson/
LOCATION:Mississippi Museum of Art\, 380 South Lamar Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180629T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180629T190000
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SUMMARY:The Mule Train:  A Journey of Hope Remembered
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Staff of the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center along with The Mule Train Historical Society on Friday\, June 29\, 2018 at 6:00 pm for the opening of the exhibition\, “The Mule Train:  A Journey of Hope Remembered”.  This is in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Mule Train and the long awaited commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s death.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/mule-train-journey-hope-remembered/
LOCATION:Smith Robertson Museum & Cultural Center\, 528 Bloom St.\, Jackson\, MS\, 39202
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180623T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180623T140000
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SUMMARY:Water/Ways @ PRAC: Mobile Baykeeper Talk
DESCRIPTION:On June 23\, the Pascagoula River Audubon Center will host a free and open to the public program on the role of Mobile Baykeeper in the area. The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit Water/Ways\, which will be on display at the Pascagoula River Audubon Center from May 31 through July 7. \nMobile Baykeeper is an environmental community organization working to provide citizens a means to protect the beauty\, health\, and heritage of the Mobile Bay Watershed and its coastal communities. The June 23 program will focus on the work of Mobile Baykeeper\, its history as an organization\, and its role in the ecosystem and community in the area. 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/water-ways-prac-mobile-baykeeper-talk/
LOCATION:Pascagoula River Audubon Center\, 5107 Arthur St.\, Moss Point\, MS\, 39563\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180620T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180620T203000
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SUMMARY:Beautiful Agitators civil rights play reading at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:Beautiful Agitators civil rights play reading at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi \n  \nBeautiful Agitators is a civil rights play about Clarksdale-based activist Vera Mae Piggee written and performed by Mississippi Delta residents. There will be two readings of the play at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi: the first on next Wednesday\, June 20 at 6:30pm; the second on Wednesday\, July 11 at 6:30pm. These readings are free and open to the public through support from Mississippi Today\, Mississippi Humanities Council\, Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area\, The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University\, StoryWorks\, and Coahoma Collective.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/beautiful-agitators-civil-rights-play-reading-grammy-museum-mississippi/
LOCATION:GRAMMY Museum Mississippi\, 800 West Sunflower Rd\, Cleveland \, MS\, 38732\, United States
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: Forbidden\, Hidden and Forgotten: Women Soldiers of the Civil War
DESCRIPTION:Hundreds\, perhaps thousands\, of women boldly defied Victorian society norms when they disguised themselves as men\, shouldered muskets and joined the firing line in the American Civil War. As soldiers\, they participated in every major engagement from the beginning to the end of the war. Their wartime experiences and sacrifices mirrored those of their male counterparts. They serves picket duty along the snowy banks of the Rappahannock\, languished in Andersonville\, suffered debilitating wounds during the Wilderness\, succumbed to disease in New Orleans and lost their lives in Pickett’s Charge. Why did these women risk the shame that discovery would bring them and their families? Why did they risk their lives fighting a man’s war? Ms. Harriel’s presentation offers answers. In addition\, she presents the interactions of generals\, common soldiers and ordinary citizens with these women warriors. \nMs. Harriel has been a student of the Civil War since elementary school and has been researching women soldiers specifically since 2007. She has written several papers and articles\, appeared on a radio program in Wisconsin and presented at national parks and battlefields\, Civil War roundtable meetings and reenactments across the country.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-forbidden-hidden-forgotten-women-soldiers-civil-war-2/
LOCATION:Sharkey Issaquena County Library\, 116 Robert Morganfield Way\, Rolling Fork\, MS\, 39159
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180619T190000
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SUMMARY:Ideas on Tour: Safety First?
DESCRIPTION:Join the MHC on June 19 at Offbeat for the first in the summer’s “Ideas on Tour” series. \nThe June 19 program\, “Ideas on Tour: Safety First?” will address the issue of safety in communities from a variety of angles\, such as crime\, school safety\, and community planning. \nThe “Ideas on Tour” summer series will take place through July and will visit different venues around Jackson. Join us for a fun summer on the road!
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-tour-safety-first/
LOCATION:Offbeat\, 151 Wesley Ave\, Jackson\, MS\, 39202\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180618T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180618T150000
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: How to Teach the Blues in Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Willis teaches educators how to integrate blues education into their lesson plans for social studies\, geography and history. She gives them background information\, current events\, historical landmarks that are significant to blues music and blues artists. She shows photos\, posters and records from her private collection and also gives first-hand information from her personal experiences of having been married to an internationally known blues artist. \nSpeakers Expertise:\nBrinda Willis is a writer for the Jackson Advocate newspaper and an expert on blues and African American foodways.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-teach-blues-mississippi/
LOCATION:TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS\, 222 NORTH STREET \, JACKSON\, MS\, United States
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: Rodgers and Rodgers: Distant Father\, Native Son
DESCRIPTION:Rogers and Rodgers: Distant Father\, Native Son\, or The Short Saga of “The World’s Only Yodeling Rope-Throwers” illuminates the relationship between Mississippi’s “Father of Country Music” and Oklahoma’s “Favorite Son\,” Jimmie Rodgers and Will Rogers. \nDuring January and February of 1931\, Will Rogers\, American cowboy\, vaudeville performer\, humorist\, social commentator and motion picture actor\, mounted a Red Cross relief tour to distant drought victims in Texas\, Oklahoma and Arkansas. This tour\, presenting a total of 52 performances in 48 towns and lasting a mere 18 days\, raised approximately $250\,000 for the needy in these states. Mississippi’s own Jimmie Rodgers\, a.k.a. “America’s Blue Yodeler” and “The Father of Country Music\,” joined up with Will for a portion of this endeavor\, performing a limited number of engagements due to his rapidly deteriorating health. It was during this short period of time that Will and Jimmie became fast friends. Will took to referring to Jimmie as his “Distant Son.” \nThis presentation employs primary and secondary documents\, along with music and visual images\, to elucidate the nature of this relationship between these two hugely popular icons of the first half of the 20th century and their impact on American society of this period and beyond. \nSpeakers Expertise:\nAs Special Projects Director for the Mississippi Humanities Council\, including state coordinator for the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street traveling exhibit program\, Morgan has undertaken extensive primary and secondary research into the relationship between Jimmie Rodgers and Will Rogers.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-rodgers-rodgers-distant-father-native-son/
LOCATION:TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS\, 222 NORTH STREET \, JACKSON\, MS\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180616T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180616T140000
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SUMMARY:Water/Ways @ PRAC: Ebbs & Flows of Mississippi History
DESCRIPTION:On June 16\, the Pascagoula River Audubon Center will host Dr. James Giesen of the MHC’s Speakers Bureau to present his free and open to the public lecture “Water Ways: Ebbs & Flows of Mississippi History.” The program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit Water/Ways\, which the Pascagoula River Audubon Center will host from May 31 to July 7. \nThere are few states where water has been more central to its history and culture than Mississippi. From ship-building on the coast to Native American migration along rivers and streams\, from Civil Rights Movement wade-ins to Civil War strategy\, water has played a central role in how and why the Magnolia State looks and operates as it does today. Giesen will tell three interrelated histories of water in Mississippi to make the case that Mississippians today often overlook both the breadth and variety of ways that water has affected the history of their state. From massive natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the 1927 Mississippi River Flood\, to great success stories like the shipbuilding and fishing industries\, to less well-known incidents where water played an important role in the development of small communities and towns\, the talk will tell not just the well-known water histories of the state\, but show how water has become an often overlooked factor in our past\, present\, and future.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/water-ways-prac-ebbs-flows-mississippi-history/
LOCATION:Pascagoula River Audubon Center\, 5107 Arthur St.\, Moss Point\, MS\, 39563\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180612T200000
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SUMMARY:Knowing Medgar: 55 Years Later
DESCRIPTION:In observance of the fifty-fifth anniversary of his death\, the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum will host a program to commemorate the life of civil rights leader Medgar Evers. This free event\, co-sponsored by the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute and the Mississippi Humanities Council\, will be held Tuesday\, June 12\, at 6 p.m. in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium at the Two Mississippi Museums. \nThe evening’s events will include a program by MADDRAMA Performance Troupe\, a poetry reading by Jackson State University instructor C. Leigh McInnis\, and a special performance by Deanna Tisdale-Johnson. Afterwards\, University of Texas at El Paso professor Michael V. Williams\, author of “Medgar Evers: Mississippi Martyr\,” will moderate a discussion on Evers’s early life and family\, his career with the NAACP\, and his death on June 12\, 1963. \nIn 2003\, Myrlie Evers-Williams donated the papers of her husband to the Mississippi Department of Archives & History. The collection consists of the papers of Medgar Evers as Mississippi field secretary for the NAACP\, and the papers of his family. The papers include primary documents relating to civil rights actions\, petitions for improvements to black schools\, affidavits signed by African Americans denied the right to register to vote\, reports on investigations of racial incidents\, materials used to develop speeches\, and newspaper clippings from his files. \nThe family papers include correspondence\, financial records\, photographs\, cards\, and other items that reflect the activities and interests of Medgar Evers\, his wife\, and their three children. The Evers Collection can be accessed at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. Many of these documents were used to create exhibits in the Two Mississippi Museums. \nThe Mississippi Civil Rights Museum opened alongside the Museum of Mississippi History in December 2017 in celebration of the state’s bicentennial. The Museum of Mississippi History explores the entire sweep of the state’s history. The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum\, the first state-operated civil rights museum in the country\, explores the period from 1945 to 1976\, when Mississippi was ground zero for the Civil Rights Movement nationally. The museums are open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. \nFor more information\, call 601-576-6800 or visit http://www.mcrm.mdah.ms.gov.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/knowing-medgar-55-years-later/
LOCATION:Mississippi Civil Rights Museum\, 222 North Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180609T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180609T143000
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CREATED:20180605T203551Z
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SUMMARY:Water/Ways @ PRAC: Early Navigation on the Pascagoula River
DESCRIPTION:On June 9\, the Pascagoula River Audubon Center will host a free and open to the public program about the history of the Pascagoula River. The program will take place with the Smithsonian Institution’s  traveling exhibit\, which the Pascagoula River Audubon Center will host from May 31 through July 7. \nThe June 9 program\, led by historian Else Martin\, will discuss the early navigators\, boat-builders\, and explorers of the area.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/water-ways-prac-early-navigation-pascagoula-river/
LOCATION:Pascagoula River Audubon Center\, 5107 Arthur St.\, Moss Point\, MS\, 39563\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180609T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180609T130000
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CREATED:20180514T145907Z
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: Mississippi Telling
DESCRIPTION:The presenter provides 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 rich storytelling legacy that riddles the tales of our families and our communities as reflected in the works of many of our best authors: Welty\, Wright\, Faulkner\, Henley\, Williams. As part of the presentation\, Dr. Jernigan performs as a story teller calling upon on her rich repertoire of original tales and literary masterpieces gearing her choices of tales according to her audience and offers material for children and adults. \nSpeakers Expertise:\nRebecca Moore Jernigan is an internationally recognized scholar and professional storyteller who resides in Oxford.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-mississippi-telling-3/
LOCATION:Poplarville Methodist Youth Building\, 202 W. Church Street\, Poplarville\, MS\, 39470
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180607T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180607T193000
DTSTAMP:20260412T154453
CREATED:20180604T135701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180604T135701Z
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: Personal Experience Writing
DESCRIPTION:Richelle Putnam shares the power and therapeutic value of words and how to explore the future by visiting the past. She shares her personal experience stories from different anthologies\, provides writing prompts to spur attendee recollections and teaches how to slip past the protector to reach emotional honesty. Other speaker topics are: “How to Create Three-Dimensional Characters\,” “Pour Story Foundations onto Southern Landscapes” and “Developing Character Emotions.” \nSpeakers Expertise:\nRichelle Putnam has been published in many print and online publications in adult and children’s literature and is the author of three regional history books.  She is listed on the Mississippi Arts Commission’s Artist/Teaching Artist Roster.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-personal-experience-writing/
LOCATION:The Depot–Newton\, 128 S. Main Street\, Newton\, MS\, 39345
ORGANIZER;CN="Newton Chamber of Commerce":MAILTO:director@newtonchamberms.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180607T110000
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music
DESCRIPTION:This presentation 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 preserved in the minds and through the music of the Djeli (oral librarian/mandenka hereditary professional musicians). The establishment of the Mali Empire can be recalled and retold in the musical piece of the legendary Densoba (great warrior) Sunjata. This discussion explores the function of the Mande music and musical instruments\, Mande class system\, songs\, ceremonies and stories. The discussion also examines the influence of West Africa on American culture and why the djembe was outlawed during slavery. Participants will learn about the djembe\, its introduction by drummers like Babatunde Olatunji in 1950 and Ladji Camara from Guinea\, and how it spread throughout America. \nSpeakers Expertise:\nJerry Jenkins is a musician and educator trained in the music of West Africa.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-look-mande-west-african-culture-traditional-music/
LOCATION:South Mississippi Regional Library\, 900 Broad Street\, Columbia\, MS\, 39429
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180605T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180605T153000
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: Forbidden\, Hidden and Forgotten: Women Soldiers of the Civil War
DESCRIPTION:Hundreds\, perhaps thousands\, of women boldly defied Victorian society norms when they disguised themselves as men\, shouldered muskets and joined the firing line in the American Civil War. As soldiers\, they participated in every major engagement from the beginning to the end of the war. Their wartime experiences and sacrifices mirrored those of their male counterparts. They serves picket duty along the snowy banks of the Rappahannock\, languished in Andersonville\, suffered debilitating wounds during the Wilderness\, succumbed to disease in New Orleans and lost their lives in Pickett’s Charge. Why did these women risk the shame that discovery would bring them and their families? Why did they risk their lives fighting a man’s war? Ms. Harriel’s presentation offers answers. In addition\, she presents the interactions of generals\, common soldiers and ordinary citizens with these women warriors. \nMs. Harriel has been a student of the Civil War since elementary school and has been researching women soldiers specifically since 2007. She has written several papers and articles\, appeared on a radio program in Wisconsin and presented at national parks and battlefields\, Civil War roundtable meetings and reenactments across the country.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-forbidden-hidden-forgotten-women-soldiers-civil-war/
LOCATION:Municipal Art Gallery\, 839 N. State Street\, Jackson\, Mississippi\, 39202
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180602T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180602T200000
DTSTAMP:20260412T154453
CREATED:20180514T151755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180514T151755Z
UID:10980-1527966000-1527969600@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: The Battle of Shiloh
DESCRIPTION:The presenter describes the Battle of Shiloh and the events that led to the creation of this site as a historic spot of land. He also addresses the question of what it means to be “Southern”\, the importance of tradition\, the closeness to the soil of our ancestors that other secions of the country don’t necessarily have and the formation of the unique Southern culture. \nSpeakers Expertise:\nGrady Howell has worked for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and has written extensively about Mississippi’s Civil War history.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-battle-shiloh/
LOCATION:Bass Pro Shop Restuarant\, 100 Bass Pro Drive\, Pearl\, MS\, 39208
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180531
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180708
DTSTAMP:20260412T154453
CREATED:20180328T133159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180328T133159Z
UID:10959-1527724800-1531007999@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Water/Ways in Moss Point
DESCRIPTION:The Pascagoula River Audubon Center will host Water/Ways\, a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution\, from May 31 through July 7. The exhibit\, which will be free and open to the public\, will include a local quilt exhibition\, “A River in Stitches” featuring quilts from around the state that focus on water themes. Visit the MHC’s calendar for a complete list of Water/Ways-related programming at the Pascagoula River Audubon Center. \nWater/Ways is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main Street division of the Smithsonian Institution. It consists of five free-standing display units incorporating photographs and text as well as numerous interactives ranging from basic flip charts to state of the art audio and video devices. Requiring a display area of a minimum of 650 sq. ft.\, the exhibit is designed for smaller venues\, thereby achieving the goal of “bringing the Smithsonian to Small Town America.” \nWater/Ways explores the endless motion of the water cycle\, water’s effect on landscape\, settlement and migration\, and its impact on culture and spirituality. It looks at how political and economic planning have long been affected by access to water and control of water resources. Human creativity and resourcefulness provide new ways of protecting water resources and renewing respect for the natural environment. \nWater/Ways-Related Programming @ PRAC\nJune 2 (1-3pm): Opening Reception\, “A River in Stitches” quilt exhibition (FREE)\nJune 2 (10-11am): The Singing River Gets the Blues (FREE)\nJune 4-July 19: Kids Camp ($)\nJune 9: TBA (FREE)\nJune 16 (1-2pm): Water/Ways lecture by Dr. James Giesen (FREE)\nJune 23 (1-2pm): Mobile Baykeeper Talk (FREE)\nJune 30 (1pm): Writing on the River ($)\nJuly 7 (1pm): Rain Barrel Workshop ($) \n \n  \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/water-ways-moss-point/
LOCATION:Pascagoula River Audubon Center\, 5107 Arthur St.\, Moss Point\, MS\, 39563\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180525T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180525T140000
DTSTAMP:20260412T154453
CREATED:20180514T150823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180514T150823Z
UID:10979-1527253200-1527256800@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: They Gave Their Lives: Experiences of 53 WWII Veterans 60 Years After the War
DESCRIPTION:This presenter shares the experiences told to him by 53 living veterans of WWII and recorded on 27 DVD tapes covering 34 hours of interviews. The veterans’ experiences provide a detailed look into how young men and women and families gave their lives to their country so that we might have the freedoms we sometimes take for granted. \nSpeakers Expertise:\nMr. Bullard is a nationally certified community developer\, a historian\, preservationist and son of a proud veteran who has a love and understanding for the men and women who served their country.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-gave-lives-experiences-53-wwii-veterans-60-years-war/
LOCATION:St. Dominic Health Services Toulouse Building\, 3800 I-55 North Frontage Rd. Ste. 100\, Jackson\, MS\, 39211
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180524T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180524T190000
DTSTAMP:20260412T154453
CREATED:20180514T144841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180514T144841Z
UID:10977-1527184800-1527188400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: The Battle of Brice's Crossroads and General Nathan Bedford Forrest
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will explore the crucial Battle of Brice’s Crossroads during the Civil War and the role of the controversial Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. \nSpeakers Expertise:\nEdwina H. Carpenter serves as director of the Brice’s Crossroads National Battlefield and Interpretive Center in Baldwyn\, MS. Through research and artifact conservation\, exhibit design\, tours and events\, she has gathered valuable knowledge about the Battle of Brice’s Crossroads. She worked previously as a public relations director\, news editor and managing editor at a local newspaper.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-battle-brices-crossroads-general-nathan-bedford-forrest/
LOCATION:Longhorn Restaurant\, Amory MS\, 50180 Weaver Creek Rd\, Amory\, MS\, 38821
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180522T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180522T190000
DTSTAMP:20260412T154453
CREATED:20180517T210622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180517T210622Z
UID:10981-1527010200-1527015600@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap: What Does Our Government Owe Us?
DESCRIPTION:Join the Mississippi Humanities Council on May 22 at Hal and Mal’s for a conversation on potholes\, bridge closures\, and\, ultimately\, the role of government in our society. \nWe’ll use the recent infrastructure crisis to examine what government should be doing for society\, what its responsibilities are (or are not)\, and how this shapes policy and perception. Kenneth Townsend (Millsaps College) and Adam Ganucheau (Mississippi Today) will serve on the panel. Tray Hairston (Butler Snow LLP) will moderate.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-tap-government-owe-us/
LOCATION:Hal & Mal’s\, 200 Commerce Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180429T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180429T160000
DTSTAMP:20260412T154453
CREATED:20180425T183920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180425T183920Z
UID:10973-1525010400-1525017600@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Beautiful Agitators
DESCRIPTION:The creators of the civil rights play\, “Beautiful Agitators\,” are presenting a staged reading at Jobe Hall Auditorium\, Delta State University\, this coming Sunday\, April 29\, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. The play is about Ms. Vera Mae Pigee of Clarksdale who was an instrumental figure in the fight for racial equality in Mississippi.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/beautiful-agitators/
LOCATION:Delta State University\, 1003 W Sunflower Rd\, Cleveland\, MS\, 38733\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180426T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180426T190000
DTSTAMP:20260412T154453
CREATED:20180413T191436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180413T191436Z
UID:10972-1524763800-1524769200@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap Oxford: What Do We Commemorate & Why?
DESCRIPTION:On April 26\, the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi will host “Ideas on Tap: What Do We Commemorate & Why?” at Proud Larry’s in Oxford. \nThe program will feature Dr. Charles Ross\, Director of African American Studies & Professor of History at the University of Mississippi; Dr. Anne Twitty\, Associate Professor of History at the University of Mississippi; Cindy Gardner\, administrator of the Two Mississippi Museums; and Alysia Steele\, Assistant Professor of Journalism at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Graham Bodie\, Visiting Professor of Journalism at the University of Mississippi\, will moderate. \nThe free and open to the public conversation will address the issue of commemoration\, how we decide what to commemorate\, and what the implications of commemoration are. \n“Ideas on Tap: What Do We Commemorate & Why?” will take place in conjunction with the Isom Center’s annual “Radical South” programming.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-tap-oxford-commemorate/
LOCATION:Proud Larry’s\, 211 South Lamar Blvd\, Oxford\, MS\, 38655\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180425T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180425T170000
DTSTAMP:20260412T154453
CREATED:20180226T204022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180226T204022Z
UID:10950-1524664800-1524675600@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Becoming a Citizen
DESCRIPTION:A representative from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services\, USCIS\, will discuss the steps to naturalization and answer questions about the process. UM Libraries’ Citizenship Resource Corner will be highlighted as a source for local information.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/becoming-a-citizen/
LOCATION:J.D. Williams Library\, 1 Library Loop\, University\, Mississippi\, 38677
ORGANIZER;CN="J.D. Williams Library":MAILTO:aesorey@olemiss.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180424T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180424T190000
DTSTAMP:20260412T154453
CREATED:20180122T232202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180122T232202Z
UID:10936-1524591000-1524596400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Ideas on Tap
DESCRIPTION:Join the Mississippi Humanities Council\, the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi\, and Rethink Mississippi on April 24 at Hal and Mal’s for the fourth and final installment of our spring series “Emerging Mississippi.” \nOn April 24\, we’ll be discussing media and news coverage in Mississippi in the 21st century. We’ll discuss how news is disseminated\, how people choose to receive their news\, the approach that young reporters take in order to cover or report on issues\, and their connection to the issues on which they’re reporting. Panelists include Larrison Campbell from Mississippi Today\, Arielle Dreher from the Jackson Free Press\, Beau York from Podastery\, and Bracey Harris from the Clarion Ledger. Chellese Hall\, Communications Manager for the Woodward Hines Education Foundation\, will moderate. \nThis program will take place with support from the The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s “Democracy and the Informed Citizen” initiative in conjunction with the Federation of State Humanities Councils.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ideas-on-tap-5/
LOCATION:Hal & Mal’s\, 200 Commerce Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180424T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180424T143000
DTSTAMP:20260412T154453
CREATED:20180402T191207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180402T191207Z
UID:10964-1524574800-1524580200@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: The Early Pioneer Settlers 1790 to 1840
DESCRIPTION:A living history program about the early pioneer settlers in Mississippi. Discussion centers around how they dressed\, built their homes\, produced and cooked their food\, the use of flintlock rifles for hunting and protection of their homesteads\, building fire using flint-and-steel\, grinding corn in hollow stumps\, children’s homemade toys and music on the mountain dulcimer. Period clothing worn\, hands-on artifacts display and audience participation encouraged. \nSpeakers Expertise:\nMr. Arinder has studied Early American and Native American cultures for nearly 50 years\, assembling a sizeable collection of artifacts which he uses to leade living history programs for local schools\, civic clubs and museums. He volunteers as an interpretive historian with the Natchez Trace Parkway\, leading monthly history and pioneer craft demonstrations at the Visitor Center in Tupelo.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-early-pioneer-settlers-1790-1840/
LOCATION:Heritage Academy\, 623 Willowbrook Dr.\, Columbus\, MS\, 39705\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180422T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180422T170000
DTSTAMP:20260412T154453
CREATED:20180208T152048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180208T152048Z
UID:10946-1524384000-1524416400@www.mshumanities.org
SUMMARY:Providence M.B. Church's "Tell-abration"
DESCRIPTION:A celebration and presentation of stories collected by Providence M.B. Church’s program\, Testimonies: Stories of Race and Reconciliation in the Mississippi Delta. Details TBA.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/providence-m-b-churchs-tell-abration/
LOCATION:MS
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