Coachella was named for the valley in Indio, California, in which the festival takes place. Memphis in May got its name because, well, it is located in Memphis and takes place in May. Clarksdale’s Juke Joint Festival is eponymously named for a type of blues venue common in the Mississippi Delta. So how did an […]
The 2018 Double Decker lineup was unveiled at a press conference Thursday, naming Cold War Kids as its headlining act and announcing Double Decker’s partnership with the University of Mississippi Student Activities Association this year. Director of SAA Bradley Baker and executive director Brady Ruffin approached Double Decker coordinator Lee Ann Stubbs in the fall […]
English professor Ann Fisher-Wirth and award-winning photographer Maude Schuyler Clay will bring images and voices of Mississippi to life with the launch of their book “Mississippi” this week at Off Square Books. Fisher-Wirth described the book, a collection of 47 poems and accompanying photographs, as one of voices and of people. She said some poems […]
The Oxford arts community invites citizens to celebrate creativity at the Oxford Day for Art on Tuesday night. The event was created to fill in for the Mississippi Day of Giving, a program that began two years ago to organize and provide support for non-profit organizations across the state. The program was discontinued because of […]
Faculty across the Oxford and Jackson campuses of the University of Mississippi are gearing up for next Friday’s official launch of the Flagship Constellations Initiative. Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter first announced the plans for these constellations in his investiture speech in last November. “We will establish joint degree programs across disciplines and campuses, engage in the strategic […]
The Oxford Film Festival is putting the final spooky touches on its Halloween night double feature fundraiser. The remastered version of 1978’s original slasher “Halloween” will show at 7 p.m. followed by 1975 cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at 9 p.m. Oxford Film Festival executive director Melanie Addington, who was on a local “Rocky Horror” cast when she […]
It’s the day before she’s set to receive a pin for 40 years of service in the Baptist Memorial Hospital system, and Wanda Dent has the day off — sort of. She’s got a 24-year-old starting chemotherapy today, a 65-year-old getting a mastectomy, and she’s waiting on a 34-year-old to call her to answer if […]
The Southern Foodways Alliance will pay tribute to “El Sur Latino” at its annual fall symposium this weekend. Journalist, author and symposium presenter Gustavo Arellano said that having the entire SFA conference centered around Latinos in the South is “the culmination of a fever dream.” “Twenty-five years ago, there were next to no Latinos in […]
Delta natives and blues fans of all walks of life will gather in Greenville to kick off the Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival this Saturday. On the 40th anniversary of this staple festival of the Delta, Mississippi Action for Community Education will also unveil the Delta Blues Park, 80 acres of land dedicated to the […]
At a press conference conference Wednesday night, head coach Matt Luke stressed the importance of preparation. While the offense looked explosive against South Alabama, he brought up the challenge of UT Martin’s 3-3-5 defense. The three linebackers and plethora of defensive backs gives the Skyhawks versatility in coverage and will provide multiple looks that could throw […]
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