Browsing: Arts / Culture

What better place to host a giant literary lawn party than Mississippi? The Magnolia State is known to produce some of the greatest writers of all time, and this beloved annual event brings readers and writers together from all over the state and the nation. 

On Saturday, August 19, the Mississippi Book Festival will again be held in Jackson, on the State Capitol Building grounds, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. 

The city of Eupora is preparing to bring the first ever Chainsaws and Arts Festival to the region for the weekend of August 9 – 12.

Art certainly is everywhere in Mississippi, and that fact is made abundantly clear through the many beautiful and breathtaking public art that can be experienced through some of the most prominent art walks in the state.

An oracle is a person that shares advice, prophecy, or a story that comes from a “divine” source. Three aspiring…

Christopher Stebly’s mural has once again been installed in Marshall Park in Ocean Springs. The unveiling, which took place on…

Beginning Tuesday, July 18th Hattiesburg’s Historic Saenger Theater will be opened to the public two days a week.  On *Tuesdays from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. and *Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. the theater will be open for walk-in visitors. 

Community theater programs are back by popular demand on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and theater lovers and performers are finally…

Fun with Frida Kahlo! The second Saturday in July means it’s time for the annual Frida Fest in Old Town…

As you can probably tell by simply walking outside, it’s officially summertime in Mississippi. Whether you find a nice shade…

Congratulations to Brandon, MS, poet Linda Owen for being chosen Poet of the Year for the Mississippi Poetry Society.

The city of Clarksdale is located at the intersection Highways 61 and 49, with the area commonly referred to as…

The city of Cleveland will play home to the Mississippi Songwriters Festival this weekend, June 16 and 17. The festival,…

When visual artist and muralist Julia Reyes was a child, she was known to pull a sketchbook from a pocket…

Summer is quickly approaching, which means in Hattiesburg, it’s that time of the year for FestivalSouth. The highly acclaimed arts…

OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Museum‘s newest installation, “Recent Acquisitions,” highlights the varied and expansive collection of artworks…

May 22, 2023-Delta watercolor artist, David Rawlinson, will be the guest artist at a special Pacesetter Open Mic Poetry Night…