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 […]
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The Pascagoula High School Performing Arts Center will host Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, from August 23 until September 20. Voices 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 […] |
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The lecture will be on the Fulton Campus of ICC in the Fine Arts Center on Wednesday, August 31 at 6 pm.
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As part of a week long program on the historical significance of blues music, presenters will travel to nine Washington County middle and high schools to introduce blues music, artists, and live music using various original and recreated instruments such as jugs, washboards in tin tubs.
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Drop by the library between September 14th and October 22nd to participate in this comic book/graphic novel celebration. The Will Eisner and the History of the Graphic Novel exhibit will explore the format through art, literature, film and conversation. Comic books and graphic novels assemble words and art into a dual language unlike anything else […]
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This presentation will highlight mansions, churches, college buildings, schools, courthouses and other historically significant structures which Mississippi has “lost” to war, fire, neglect and demolition. It will draw extensively from my two books, Lost Mansions of Mississippi and Lost Landmarks of Mississippi. The talk can be configured to emphasize certain geographic areas of the state (i.e. Natchez and […]
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Hotel Recommendations: Hilton Garden Inn "King Edward" - $94 est. 235 W Capitol St Old Capitol Inn (Limited Vacancy) - $155 est. 226 N State St Hampton Inn - $96 est. 320 Greymont Ave. Best Western Plus (Flowood) - $89 est. 1004 Top St. Staybridge Inn & Suites (Flowood) - $111 est. 2620 Lakeland Dr. […]
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Join us for Ideas On Tap: Addressing the Digital Divide on September 29, where we will discuss technological disparities in Mississippi. Panelists include Sally Doty (Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi), Dr. Creston Burse (Mississippi Economic Council), and Tracy Carr (Mississippi Library Commission). They will explore the issues and challenges that have created a digital divide, and how their respective […]
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