Student rock band The Board of Directors is the latest standout group in Oxford’s music scene. The band’s formation in 2024 occurred through random encounters and interest in similar music. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Lewis Glanker, a junior finance major from Memphis, Tenn., met lead guitarist Jack Echols, a junior Southern studies major from […]
Food has always been a staple of Oxford culture, and the 28th annual Double Decker Arts Festival will showcase the town’s variety with 19 unique vendors. The vendors will set up at the center of the Square on Saturday, April 26. They operate from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Local popsicle vendor Oxsicles will return […]
For Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, the student lead organization Rallying Against Sexual Assault (RASA) is raising awareness through outreach events and tableing on campus. Most of the month’s events are in preparation for Denim Day, which is on Wednesday, April 30, this year. The Denim Day campaign takes place on college campuses worldwide. […]
The 31st annual Oxford Conference for the Book kicks off tonight, April 1, at Off Square Books. The conference celebrates the vibrant literary community of Oxford and will last until Friday, April 4. All events are free and open to the public except for the Author’s Party on Wednesday night, which requires attendees to […]
To kick off the spring season, local grocery store Chicory Market will sponsor the Mid-Town Spring Fest, featuring a variety of small businesses around the Mid-Town Shopping Center on Saturday, March 29 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Multiple vendors, artists and restaurants will sell food and drinks and host activities. Chicory Market will offer […]
Country-blues musician Davis Coen from Memphis will perform a free show at 7 p.m. tonight at Proud Larry’s. The show is a celebration of “Live at Proud Larry’s,” Coen’s first CD event release in eight years, his first live album and the first live album ever released from Proud Larry’s. For over 20 years, Coen […]
The University of Mississippi Gospel Choir has offered fellowship, support and community for students since the 1970s. The choir, which is open to all and does not require auditions, is Grammy-nominated and the first college gospel choir to sign with a major gospel record label, Malaco Records, in 1999. Raquel Gordon, a freshman elementary education […]
RebelTHON, a student-run dance marathon that raises money for Children’s of Mississippi — the state’s only children’s hospital — was held on Saturday, Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. This year, the 14th for the event, raised a record-breaking $280,424.17. The 12-hour marathon celebrates the strength of the kids and parents of […]
The IDEAlab, located on the first floor of the J.D. Williams Library, will host a Valentine’s Day event featuring vintage cards from the library archives and a calligraphy demonstration on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Organized by student workers and ambassadors, this is one of the IDEAlab’s monthly outreach events in […]
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