What started as a friendly competition to keep Halloween festivities active during the COVID-19 pandemic has grown to a community-wide tradition planned by the University of Mississippi Museum. Named after UM alumnus and novelist Stark Young, the Stark Raving Pumpkin Carving Contest takes place at the Walton-Young Historic House on campus. The idea was created […]
When James Meredith became the first Black student to attend the University of Mississippi in 1962, he was flooded with hundreds of letters from around the world, both supporting and opposing his admission. Meredith has since donated some of these letters to the university. For the past three years, UM’s Department of Archives and Special […]
The chefs who keep the undergraduate students involved in fraternity and sorority life well-fed each have a unique experience in terms of culinary beginnings, the number of meals served and the type of clientele. Nearly 39% of undergraduates are a part of either fraternity or sorority life. One large benefit to joining one of the […]
The Oxford Skate Park hosted an audience of all ages and skating abilities for the SouthTalks series event “Skating South: Oral Histories and Music” on Nov. 1. Film students worked alongside Southern Documentary Filmmakers, John Rash and Melanie Ho to highlight members of the Oxford skating community and the significance skating has on their lives. […]
The University of Mississippi Museum will celebrate its 10th annual Friends of the Museum Harvest Supper at historic Rowan Oak on Thursday, Oct. 13. An invitation to Harvest Supper is a ticket to an evening of music performed by the University of Mississippi’s Steel Orchestra, dinner catered by A&N Catering with appetizers and desserts from […]
On Sept. 17, The Lyric opened its doors to the community and re-introduced this quaint city to an entirely different form of Saturday night entertainment: a fight night. Oxford is well known for its active arts scene with venues that bring concerts and plays alike to the bustling downtown area. With events like Double Decker […]
With a population of roughly 16,000, Corinth, Miss., might seem like a peculiar place to start a professional theatre organization. This train of thought is exactly what Patrick Hudson, managing director of the Corinth Area Arts Council and producing artistic director for the Mississippi Repertory Theatre, has actively tried to challenge. The Mississippi Repertory Theatre, […]
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