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SUMMARY:O.N. Pruitt's Possum Town: Photographing Trouble and Resilience in The American South
DESCRIPTION:This event is a traveling multimedia exhibition that reveals life in northeast Mississippi based on the photography of O.N. Pruitt. From 1915 to 1960\, Pruitt\, a white man in a racially segregated society\, recorded community celebrations as well as troubling violence. His work is distinguished from others of his time by his diligent and prolific depictions of the joys and sorrows of everyday people—both Black and white—in his hometown of Columbus\, locally referred to as “Possum Town.”
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/o-n-pruitts-possum-town-photographing-trouble-and-resilience-in-the-american-south/
LOCATION:Columbus Arts Council\, Columbus \, MS 
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SUMMARY:"Voices and Votes" Exhibit in Hattiesburg
DESCRIPTION:The Library of Hattiesburg\, Petal\, and Forrest County will host Voices and Votes: Democracy in America\, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition\, from March 28 through May 14. The exhibit is open to the public Monday-Thursday 9:00 am-5:30 pm\, and Friday-Saturday 9:00 am-3:00 pm. \nVoices and Votes is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main Street division of the Smithsonian Institution. It consists of six free-standing display units incorporating photographs\, text\, and numerous interactive elements. Requiring a minimum of 650 sq. ft.\, the exhibit is designed for smaller venues to achieve Museum on Main Street’s goal of bringing the Smithsonian to small town America. The exhibit is free and open to the public to visit. \nVoices and Votes: Democracy in America traces the bold American experiment of a government run by and for the people. The exhibit examines the influences that shaped the early days of American democracy and the changes that have occurred in the nearly 250 years since. \nDemocracy is a form of government that requires civic engagement and participation. It is formed by citizens’ responses to ongoing questions: What are the rights and responsibilities of citizens? What is the role of the government in American life? How do citizens participate in democracy? Beginning with the American Revolution\, this exhibition explores these questions and more. \nIn addition to hosting the exhibit\, the library will also host a series of programs that are free and open to the public. \nVoices and Votes events in Hattiesburg:\nMarch 28\, 5:30 pm: Opening reception and presentation from Hattiesburg mayor Toby Barker\, “All Politics is Local – Campaigning South Mississippi Style”\nMarch 31\, 2pm: Thursday Theater\, Lincoln\nApril 11\, 6pm: Presentation from Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson\, “Mississippi’s Initiative Process: What it was\, what it is\, what it can be”\nApril 14\, 2pm: Thursday Theater\, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington\nApril 22\, 6pm: Presentation from Hattiesburg attorney Michael Adelman\, “An Equal Opportunity to Participate: The Change in Hattiesburg Municipal Government\, 1984”\nApril 28\, 2pm: Thursday Theater\, All the King’s Men\nMay 2\, 6pm: Presentation from Voices and Votes state scholar Dr. Rebecca Tuuri\, “Democracy in Mississippi: Race\, Violence and Power in the Struggle for the Vote”
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/voices-and-votes-exhibit-in-hattiesburg/
LOCATION:Library of Hattiesburg\, Petal\, and Forrest County\, 329 Hardy Street\, Hattiesburg\, MS\, 39401
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SUMMARY:MS Got Soul: Thee Mississippi Humanities
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URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ms-got-soul-thee-mississippi-humanities/
LOCATION:Jackson State University\, 1400 J.R. Lynch Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39217
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220401T173000
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SUMMARY:The Twenty-Eighth Oxford Conference for the Book
DESCRIPTION:The Oxford Conference for the Book is returning to Oxford and the University of Mississippi campus on March 30\, 31\, and April 1\, 2022\, as an in-person event\, with special partnerships with the Willie Morris Awards in Southern Writing and the National Book Foundation\, the administrators of the National Book Awards.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-twenty-eighth-oxford-conference-for-the-book/
LOCATION:Various Locations in Oxford; Visit Website for More Information\, 38655
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220330T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220401T173000
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SUMMARY:The Twenty-Eighth Oxford Conference for the Book
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URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-twenty-eighth-oxford-conference-for-the-book-2/
LOCATION:Various Locations in Oxford; Visit Website for More Information\, 38655
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220401T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220401T113000
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SUMMARY:HTA – From Handprints on Cave Walls to Posting on Social Media; Seeking Validation Through our Personal Narratives
DESCRIPTION:Meridian Community College – McCain Theater\, Hattiesburg\, MS \nOur personal narratives inspire art\, music\, and prose.  The theme of my presentation is; “From Handprints on cave walls\, to posting on Social Media; seeking validation through our personal narrative.”  I’ll take you on a journey through life\, how our personal stores inspire\, distract\, influence\, lead and guide our life.   Come see what your handprint tells others about you!
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/hta-from-handprints-on-cave-walls-to-posting-on-social-media-seeking-validation-through-our-personal-narratives-2/
LOCATION:Meridian Community College\, 910 Hwy 19 N\, Meridian\, MS\, 39307
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SUMMARY:Marker Unveiling for Local Lynching Victims
DESCRIPTION:The marker names the seven men known to have been lynched in our county between 1877 and 1950\, along with information about that era of racial terror. The memorial will remember the victims\, create greater awareness and understanding of the history of racial terror lynching and its impacts\, and promote racial reconciliation in our community. The service will include a keynote address\, live performances\, and healing prayers. Local leaders and descendants of lynching victims will be invited to speak\, and a free community meal will be served.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/marker-unveiling-for-local-lynching-victims/
LOCATION:Lafayette County Courthouse\, 142 Courthouse Square\, Oxford\, MS\, 38655\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration
DESCRIPTION:A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration explores the profound impact of the Great Migration on the social and cultural life of the United States from historical and personal perspectives. Co-organized with the Baltimore Museum of Art\, the exhibition features newly commissioned works by 12 acclaimed Black artists across a variety of media. The Great Migration (1915-1970) saw more than six million Black Americans leave the South for cities across the United States. Informed by research\, explorations\, and conversations\, the artists’ works explore themes of perseverance\, self-determination\, and self-reliance\, along with the impacts this historical phenomenon continues to have today.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/a-movement-in-every-direction-legacies-of-the-great-migration/
LOCATION:MS
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SUMMARY:The Blues of Achilles
DESCRIPTION:Joe Goodkin is a Chicago-based singer/songwriter. He tours the country performing his one-man folk-opera interpretation of Homer’s Odyssey (over 300 performances in 43 US states\, Canada\, Greece\, Italy\, and The Netherlands) and for years released music under the name Paper Arrows (five records total). In 2020\, he premiered a new classically-inspired work\, The Blues of Achilles\, a 17-song reimagining of Homer’s Iliad\, and performed both classically-inspired works extensively during the pandemic in the Zoom environment. From 2015 through 2017 he released a trio of EPs entitled Record of Life/Loss/Love and in 2019 a collection of live recordings entitled Paper Arrows. Throughout 2020 (yes\, even during the pandemic) he released a new song a month. In 2022 he released a recording of The Blues of Achilles tracked by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio Studios.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/the-blues-of-achilles/
LOCATION:Millsaps College\, 1701 N. State Street\, Jackson\, Mississippi\, 39202
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SUMMARY:Ralph Bean Architectural Collection Exhibit
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URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/ralph-bean-architectural-collection-exhibit/
LOCATION:Historic Train Depot\, 1419 27th Avenue\, Gulfport\, MS\, 39501\, United States
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SUMMARY:SB - Morris - From the Delta to the Coast: The Poets\, Poetry\, and Poetics of Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:With household names like Faulkner\, Welty and Wright\, Mississippi literature is not just nationally but internationally known and respected. Combined with a rich musical heritage\, the state’s literature is one of the many facets that afford it a high cultural rating. A survey of genres\, however\, reveals that many of the writers for whom the state is recognized have tended to work in the more immediately visible genres of fiction (both novels and short stories) and nonfiction\, often leaving their sister (and some would say first) art form — poetry — less acknowledged. This presentation aims to right the imbalance\, introducing audiences to a solid representative sampling of the state’s better and lesser-known poets. Covering primarily the 20th and 21st centuries\, the audience is led on a geographic tour of the state. Featuring poets such as Etheridge Knight\, who wrote powerful poems while incarcerated\, or adoptee/transplant poets such as Frank Stanford\, author of one of the greatest Southern long poems in history\, Dr. Morris explores how their Mississippi roots and experiences informed their work. He brings contemporary (including living) poets into the discussion\, such as Beth Henley\, Beth Ann Fennelly and Natasha Tretheway. The presentation concludes with a brief discussion of where the art may yet go\, and points to universities and writing programs that today nurture the majority of the state’s poets.P
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/from-the-delta-to-the-coast-the-poets-poetry-and-poetics-of-mississippi/
LOCATION:Pass Christian Historical Society\, 201 E. Scenic Drive\, Pass Christian\, MS\, 39571\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220429T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220429T190000
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SUMMARY:Visioning Session: Paramount Building
DESCRIPTION:This community discussion and visioning session will center around the revitalization of the Paramount Theater and the adjoining (original) JC Penny building in downtown Clarksdale. Last October\, Griot Arts received a grant to engage an architectural and design team and begin the planning process. After being gifted this property\, Griot Arts began to see a vision for a space that could truly be a gathering space for the whole community to display and celebrate the cultural richness of the Mississippi Delta.  \nThe session on April 29th will include a visit to the building site\, large group and small group conversations\, a survey for each person to express opinions\, and more interactive ways to voice your thoughts and ideas.  Food and drinks will be available throughout the afternoon. We will follow up with a second visioning session in May.  \nThis hybrid event will be held in person and virtually.  Visit the link below to RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1R14gCWBTu4-VCjdFd8H7XdLAYFF_c7g_vLBrTayIUmI/viewform?ts=624f16b1&edit_requested=true
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/visioning-session-paramount-building/
LOCATION:Griot Arts\, 278 Sunflower Avenue\, Clarksdale\, MS\, 38614
ORGANIZER;CN="Griot Arts":MAILTO:griotarts@gmail.com
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