The Ocean Springs Municipal Library will host Water/Ways, a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution, from October 20 through November 30. Water/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 […]
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On October 30, join the Gulf Coast Research Lab for its program "Sci Cafe: Walking Watersheds." Dr. Jessie Kastler from USM's Gulf Coast Research Lab will lead the program and discuss the role and importance of watersheds. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display at the Ocean […]
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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 with children's librarian Maureen Downey. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display at the Ocean Springs Municipal […]
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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 […] |
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On November 1, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library will host Dr. Jim Giesen of the MHC's Speakers Bureau to present his free program, "Ebbs and Flows of Mississippi History." The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display at the Ocean Springs Municipal Library through November 30. There are […]
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Anne McKee is recognized statewide as a passionate teacher of Mississippi history. Through the art of storytelling, Anne McKee uplifts the accomplishments of famous Mississippians and shares explores the history of a land and a people like no other. Native to the state, McKee’s love and support for Mississippi began in childhood as she sat […]
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Program details TBA Water/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. Exhibit hours are Monday-Thursday 10am-6pm […]
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On November 7, 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 with children’s librarian Maureen Downey. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display at the Ocean Springs Municipal […]
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This version of The Tempest will be an immersive theatre experience that engages the audience as part of the play and they will take part in the language. The themes of The Tempest will be analyzed and discussed, the use of power, morality and forgiveness. Students will also look at the historical context of the play. Shakespeare wrote […]
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This version of The Tempest will be an immersive theatre experience that engages the audience as part of the play and they will take part in the language. The themes of The Tempest will be analyzed and discussed, the use of power, morality and forgiveness. Students will also look at the historical context of the play. Shakespeare wrote […]
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Program details TBA. Water/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. Exhibit hours are Monday-Thursday 10am-6pm […]
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On November 10, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library and the University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast Research Lab's Marine Education Center will offer a free tour of the MEC followed by a free program, titled "Keeping it Green & Resilient (Storm Ready)." The tour and program will feature Chris Snyder and David Perkes, both of […]
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This lecture-recital by Austrian flutist Ulrike Anton and pianist Russell Ryan (Arizona State University) examines the political circumstances of six composers who were persecuted, exiled, or killed by the Nazis. |
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Specialist in Performance studies, performer, Humanities postdoctoral fellow from Stanford, and Associate Professor in Africana Studies in Williams College, Dr. Rashida K. Braggs will discuss her most recent book, Jazz Diasporas: Race, Music and Migration in Post-World War II Paris, with members of the Starkville and University community at Mississippi State University. Her book considers negotiations […] |
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On November 14, 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 with children’s librarian Maureen Downey. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display at the Ocean Springs Municipal […]
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The Shackouls Honors College is pleased to continue The Orators program on Wednesday, November 14 with Dr. Corey Keyes. Dr. Keyes, a sociologist and a psychologist in the Department of Sociology at Emory University, will present “Finding Me Through The Search for Happiness” at 2 p.m. Griffis Hall, Room 401 on the MSU campus. As […] |
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On November 15, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library will host a free and open to the public about seafood and wildlife on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The program will feature Jessica Rankin and Avery Sward, both from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling […]
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On November 17, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library is encouraging Coast residents to join in a free kayak and canoe trip around Jackson County. The trip, "Get N2RH2O!" will celebrate the community's proximity to and connection with water. The free trip will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display at the […]
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On November 20, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library will host a free and open to the public program titled "The BP Oil Spill: Eight Years Later." The program will feature Steve Shepard, President of the Sierra Club's Gulf Coast Group, to discuss the environmental implications of the oil spill. The free program will take place […]
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On November 21, 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 with children’s librarian Maureen Downey. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display at the Ocean Springs Municipal […]
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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 […] |
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On November 27, the USM Gulf Coast Research Lab will host its Sci-Cafe with a program on the history and design of the Harrison County Seawall. The program, which will take place in the Research Lab's Gunter Library, will feature architect Philip Shaw. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling […]
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On November 28, 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 with children’s librarian Maureen Downey. The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display at the Ocean Springs Municipal […]
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On November 29, the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center, in partnership with the Ocean Springs Municipal Library, will host a free and open to the public storytelling program about storms on the Coast. The program will include four primary speakers--Mary Anderson Picard, Rafe O'Neal, Julian Brunt, and Connie Moran--who will discuss how storms have impacted […]
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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, […] |
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On December 1, the Ocean Springs Municipal Library will host Dr. Susan Glanville to present her program "Lessons From the Way of Water for Native Americans." Glanville will explore with the audience the role of water in the worlds of the first inhabitants of our land and people of modern times. The free program will […]
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On December 1, the MHC and the Mississippi Arts & Entertainment Experience (MAX) will host a free and open to the public film screening and panel discussion titled "School Integration Revisited: Yazoo City and Meridian." The program will begin with a free screening of "Yazoo Revisited," a documentary film by David Rae Morris that examines […]
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