Events

Join us for “Looking at Welty Looking at Short Stories” Teachers' CEU Workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, February 23, in the Eudora Welty House & Garden. Suzanne Marrs, Welty Foundation Scholar-in-Residence and Millsaps College emerita professor of English, and Michael Pickard, assistant professor of English and creative writing at Millsaps College, will lead a discussion on the topic "Looking at Welty Looking at Short Stories." 

Join us at the Two Mississippi Museums each Saturday at 10:30 a.m. with Hezekiah Watkins. Watkins will tell his story of being arrested at age 13 as the youngest Freedom Rider at the Greyhound Bus Station in Jackson, Mississippi. This recurring event will take place in the This Little Light of Mine Gallery of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and is open to the public with the price of admission. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Join us at the Two Mississippi Museums each Saturday at noon with museum staff member Hezekiah Watkins. Watkins will tell his story of being arrested at age thirteen as the youngest Freedom Rider in Jackson, Mississippi. This recurring event will take place in the This Little Light of Mine Gallery of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and is open to the public with the price of museum admission. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

In honor of William Winter’s life and work, the Two Mississippi Museums will host a free admission day on Wednesday, February 21. This event is made possible by Jones Walker LLP. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

Learn how to grow camellias at noon on Thursday, February 22, at the Eudora Welty House & Garden. Paige Mizell of Mizell Camellia Nursery will lead a discussion on how to grow camellias, and visitors can purchase camellias from a pop-up sale that will last until all plants are sold. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Eudora Welty Foundation. For more information, contact 601-353-7762 or email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com. 

Join us at 11 a.m. on Sunday, February 25, for Family Day at the Two Mississippi Museums. Families are invited to participate in hands-on art activities, craft stations, guided gallery experiences, and opportunities to explore stories of Black Mississippians featured in the museums as part of Black History Month programming. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

The Mississippi Historical Society (MHS) will hold its next annual meeting on February 22–23 in Oxford. See the agenda. Early registration is $60 for MHS members and $95 for non-members. Registration after Friday, February 16, 2024 is $85 for MHS members and $120 for nonmembers. Register here. For more information, email mhs@mdah.ms.gov or call 601-576-6850. 

The Two Mississippi Museums will close at 1 p.m. on Monday, January 15, due to inclement weather. 

Join us at the Two Mississippi Museums at 2 p.m. with Hezekiah Watkins. Watkins will tell his story of being arrested at age 13 as the youngest Freedom Rider at the Greyhound Bus Station in Jackson, Mississippi. This event will take place in the This Little Light of Mine Gallery of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

Join us at the Two Mississippi Museums at 10 a.m. with Hezekiah Watkins. Watkins will tell his story of being arrested at age 13 as the youngest Freedom Rider at the Greyhound Bus Station in Jackson, Mississippi. This event will take place in the This Little Light of Mine Gallery of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.