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Pass Christian artist John Walrod, known in the art community as just “Walrod,” explores the steampunk genre in the medium of 3-D assemblage sculptures in his Steampunk Curiosities exhibit on display at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Jefferson Davis Campus Fine Art Gallery. The exhibit runs November 4 – December 5, with a closing reception on November 21 from noon to 1 p.m. Steampunk attire is welcome.

St. Peter’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church will host the Beatles Mass, “All You Need is Big Love,” at 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, at the church located at 1909 15th St., Gulfport.

YUMMY is a new annual, juried art exhibition on Sept. 26 that celebrates the pairings of color while benefiting the two art organizations sponsoring the event: Believe In Art Gulf Coast & Local Creatives. {permalink} #OurMsHome

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Jefferson Davis Food Pantry and Professional Closet on Tuesday, Sept. 17, in front of the food pantry, located in the Eula Switzer Allied Health Building. The pantry and closet will provide food and other items to students in need, along with professional attire they may need for interviews, academic competitions and other events.

Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, defended their title and took home Best Presentation, Best in Show and the People’s Choice Award.

The MGM Resorts Foundation will accept nonprofit grant applications through its online portal through Oct. 4, 2019. Funding will be awarded to local nonprofit agencies that provide services focused on fighting hunger, supporting families and improving the lives of all residents in our communities.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College students Shanna Cramer and Lauren Powell were awarded the 2019 Merit Health – Biloxi Board of Trustees Full-Tuition Scholarship. Each student will have their tuition covered for the 2019-2020 academic year.

A $175,000 donation from the IP Casino Resort Spa will allow the Bacot McCarty Foundation to give more and host more fabulous events, leaders say.

Do any of these names ring a bell: True Wings, Twisted Magnolia, Mac Daddy’s Creole Kitchen, Chef in a Box, California Taco’s, Chow Me Down, Gourmet Grilled Cheese, or Charro’s Hot Tamales? They should if you are a foodie of any merit! They are all part of the food truck invasion that has hit Jackson County in the past year or so.

Residents and visitors will have the opportunity to catch two colorful Fourth of July fireworks displays in Jackson County this year.   

Nationally-celebrated artist Lonnie Holley arrives in Jackson County to lead a Summer residency project with the Walter Anderson Museum of Art.

Pascagoula Public Library will host a free Space Camp Kick-off for summer library programs on Thursday, May 30, beginning at 2 p.m. in the meeting room.

Gautier Public Library will host “A Universe of Stories” summer library program kick-off party on Saturday, June 1

St. Martin Public Library will host a Summer Library Kick-off Party and special guests from NASA on Wednesday, May 29

Its pretty easy to see how gas station food has evolved over the years, from offering junk food, coffee and maybe a biscuit for breakfast, but today’s foodies and folks on-the-go demand more.

Gulf Coast food culture is a very interesting fusion of traditional Southern foodways, and Creole and Cajun influences that migrated…