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Oxford is a hot spot for live music in Mississippi, with iconic venues like Proud Larry’s, The Lyric Oxford and the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Here is a peek at upcoming performances scheduled for this fall....

Ella Langley will continue her Dandelion Tour at The Sandy and John Black Pavilion on Sept. 17. Presale signup is available at ellalangley.com, and the public ticket sale will begin Friday, June 26 at 10 a.m. The rising country artist...

The excitement of the NCAA Men’s College World Series extends beyond the games played at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Fans from across the country gather in Omaha, Neb., to celebrate their teams and enjoy the atmosphere of college baseball’s premier...

Students enrolled in the University of Mississippi’s first-ever songwriting course serenaded a crowd of dozens for their final class assignment at Proud Larry’s on Monday, April 27. The restaurant’s stage spotlighted the performers as they shared some of their class-written...

The 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival hosted 10 bands and artists in Oxford on April 24-25.  Despite rain on Friday, April 24, bands The War And Treaty, Shane Smith and The Saints and Penelope Road drew in large crowds.  On...

Ibrahim Williams is the winner of the first Oxford Micro Memoir Contest during the 2026 Double Decker Arts Festival on April 25.  The contest was put on by the Greenfield Farm Writers Residency and sponsored by Visit Oxford. Finalists were...

The South Campus Recreation Center hosted an Earth Day Sunrise Yoga event Wednesday, April 22 on their outdoor turf at 6:15 a.m. The participants moved through sunrise salutation poses in the brisk dawn weather to celebrate Earth Day.  Chelsea Crane,...

The University of Mississippi Office of Sustainability collected 8,000 pounds of glass during its semesterly glass recycling drive on Saturday, April 18. Volunteers unloaded glass from locals’ cars in the Jackson Avenue Center parking lot for Door 2 Door Recycling...

Rising star Avery Anna took the stage at The Lyric on Friday night to perform songs from her new album — “forgive, forget.” — as well as older crowd favorites.  Avery Anna Rhoton, who goes by her first and middle...

To gain support for an expansion to the Oxford Skate Park, the Oxford Skateboarding Association (OSA) hosted its third annual game of S.K.A.T.E on Sunday, April 4. The OSA hosts events to raise awareness and funds for the planned skate...