Events

Acclaimed novelist Kiese Laymon will read and sign copies of his new book, City Summer, Country Summer, on the lawn of the Eudora Welty House & Garden at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3. Lemuria Books will sell copies of Laymon's book onsite. This…

Join us Thursday, April 3, at 11.am. at the Two Mississippi Museums for "Reporting Live: A Journalist's View on Living and Covering Katrina." In this gallery talk, veteran journalists will share their firsthand experiences from reporting on…

Admission to the Two Mississippi Museums is free every Sunday. This includes admission to the Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi Remembers, Photographs by Melody Golding on display through November 7. HORNE, a Ridgeland-based professional services firm…

Join the Eudora Welty House & Garden (EWHG) for Welty Wednesdays beginning Wednesday, January 8. In honor of 1119 Pinehurst Street's 100-year anniversary, free admission will be offered every Wednesday, in addition to the long-standing tradition…

Join us for the annual Bettye Jolly Lecture series featuring Jesmyn Ward at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, on the lawn of the Eudora Welty House & Garden. Acclaimed memoirist and novelist Jesmyn Ward will deliver the eighth annual Bettye Jolly…

Join us to celebrate what would have been Eudora Welty's 116th birthday.  9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy complimentary lemonade, cupcakes, and crafts on the side porch. A make-and-take wearable button-pin craft station will be available for guests…