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  • June 2021

  • Thu 17
    June 17, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Crossroads @ Greenwood: Ralph Eubanks Author Event

    Turnrow Books 304 Howard Street, Greenwood, MS, United States

    On 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. […]

    Free
  • Sat 19
    June 19, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

    SB – Jenkins – A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music

    Vicksburg City Park 100 Army Navy Dr, Vicksburg, MS, United States

    This 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 […]

  • Tue 22
    June 22, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

    Crossroads @ Greenwood: My Musical Delta Youth Workshop

    Museum of the Mississippi Delta 1608 Hwy 82 West, Greenwood, MS

    On 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 […]

    Free
  • Thu 24
    June 24, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    Crossroads @ Greenwood: Trials of the Earth Book Signing and Reading

    Museum of the Mississippi Delta 1608 Hwy 82 West, Greenwood, MS

    On 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 […]

    Free
  • Fri 25
    June 25, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    SB – Williams – Reflections on the Blues & the Mississippi Blues Icon B.B. King

    Charleston Arts Center 104 Court Square, Charleston, MS, United States

    This 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 […]

  • Mon 28
    June 28, 2021 @ 8:00 am - October 3, 2021 @ 5:00 pm

    Evicted: An Exhibition of the National Building Museum

    Johnson Hall Art Gallery 1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson

          In 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 […]

  • July 2021

  • Thu 1
    July 1, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

    “Evicted” Exhibition Virtual Conversation

    Virtual opening conversation with Alieza Durena, Princeton Eviction Lab. Details TBA.

  • Sat 3
    July 3, 2021 @ 8:00 am - August 14, 2021 @ 5:00 pm

    “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 […]

  • Fri 9
    July 9, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    SB – Foley – Plague Experiences in Early Modern London and their Contemporary (COVID-19) Resonances Today

    Online Event

    How 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 […]

  • Wed 14
    July 14, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Crossroads @ Waveland: Port & Harbor of Hancock County

    Studio Waveland 228 Coleman Ave., Waveland, MS, United States

    On July 14, the Waveland Ground Zero Hurricane Museum will host a free and open to the public titled "Port and Harbor: An Asset to Hancock County." The event will […]

    Free
  • Sun 18
    July 18, 2021 - July 21, 2021

    Faulkner, Welty, Wright: A Mississippi Confluence (2021 Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference)

    Online Event

    This Summer's conference will feature the grandson of Richard Wright,  Malcolm Wright.  Malcolm Wright will host a screening of "Almos' A Man," the 1976 film adaptation of his grandfather's short […]

  • Wed 21
    July 21, 2021 @ 6:00 pm

    Crossroads @ Waveland: Creative Economy of Hancock County

    Lazy Magnolia Brewery 7030 Roscoe-Turner Rd., Kiln, MS, United States

    On July 21, the Waveland Ground Zero Hurricane Museum will host a free and open to the public titled "Creative Economy of Hancock County." The event will take place in […]

    Free
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