Browsing: Arts / Culture

The influence of a legendary University of Southern Mississippi (USM) professor convinced Louise Smith to come to Hattiesburg and study to be a music educator – ultimately following a “call to teach” that has since struck a chord with those singing praises for her work as the longtime band director at Gautier (Miss.) Middle School.   

Can you find Mississippi’s tiniest museum? Hidden downtown, the Hattiesburg Pocket Museum is located in a “secret” alley where you can discover a little world with BIG interactive art installations!

After emancipation and through World War II, juke joints were widely popular in the south. They provided a gathering place for people like Tommy Johnson, Son House, Robert Johnson, and countless other musicians to develop their music. One might say that juke joints were the incubators for the blues.

Mississippi State has joined the elite ranks of institutions with the prestigious All-Steinway School status and will hold a ceremony Aug. 30 celebrating this milestone.

Mississippi State University’s Department of English offers high school students an opportunity to immerse themselves in Mississippi’s rich legacy of literature—demonstrating the multitude of educational and professional options available to English majors—at an inaugural English Expo this fall.

On Saturday, August 31 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., organizers will host the 33rd Annual Labor Day Art Walk in downtown Ocean Springs.

The University of Southern Mississippi School of Music is pleased to announce the 105th season of the Symphony Orchestra under new music director, Gregory Wolynec. Entitled “New Worlds,” the season will include a wide range of works from Mozart and Haydn to Stravinsky and Sibelius

Before Elvis Aaron Presley was the greatest cultural icon of the 20th century, he was just a Tupelo-Mississippi boy with a Biloxi girlfriend.

Natchez is the birthplace of Mississippi. As the oldest city in the Magnolia State, visitors can feel its history as they walk around its storied streets with the Mighty Mississippi River as a scenic backdrop.

Pacesetter Gallery invites the public to their 3rd Annual Birthday Party on July 27, 2024, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. to celebrate three years in business and being named the 2024 Best Mississippi Art Gallery. Partygoers will have a chance to win art and will be treated to cake at the gallery’s Flowood, Mississippi location, in the Dogwood area next to Kohl’s at 310 Ridge Way.

For millions of fans worldwide, Kermit the Frog stars in some of their earliest memories. Whether playing the banjo in the swamp or flailing with excitement to introduce “The Muppet Show,” Kermit is a beloved cultural icon.

The fiftieth anniversary Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference will be held in person, with a remote option for international scholars prohibited from traveling to the U.S., from July 21 to July 25, 2024.

The Drum Corps International (DCI) Tour will return to Hattiesburg, Miss. on Wednesday, July 24 for the 2024 edition of DCI Southern Mississippi. Top corps from around the country will compete at The University of Southern Mississippi’s M. M. Roberts Stadium during this always-exciting event starting at 7:30 p.m.  

Boaters or folks strolling along the banks of the Pascagoula River on late summer evenings sometimes hear melodious humming. They hear the river singing. They hear the Singing River.

In case you haven’t heard, Festival South is winding down this year. If you’re a lover of art— be it visual, literary, or performance, you’ll want to plan to attend next year. It kicked off on May 1, 2024. The final performances will be July 27. This superb, multi week  festival is the art lovers’ dream. 

Here in the Hospitality State we have been known to use some unique phrases in our everyday conversation. Some of these are self-explanatory, while others make it seem like the Sip (Mississippi) has its own language.