Events

Enjoy free admission to the Two Mississippi Museums on Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15, during the 83rd National Folk Festival. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email [email protected].

At noon on Wednesday, December 16, Casey Shin, assistant professor in the Politics and Law Department at Rhodes College, will discuss the history of industrial policymaking in Mississippi as part of the History Is Lunch series. Shin’s book, From Nothing to Nissan, examines how the increase of government intervention following the Great Depression improved Mississippi’s economy.

Join us for the Possum Ridge: Craft a Train workshop at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 12, at the Two Mississippi Museums. This free, family-friendly event will begin with a guided tour highlighting key features of the Possum Ridge exhibit on display through December 31, followed by a reading of A Special Visitor Comes to Possum Ridge.

At noon on Wednesday, December 9, Otis Pickett, assistant professor at Clemson University, will examine the roles that White missionaries, enslaved African Americans, and Native Americans played in shaping multi-ethnic religious communities in North Mississippi as part of the History Is Lunch series. Drawing on his book, Southern Shepherds, Savage Wolves

Join us for Rhythm and Roots, in partnership with the Smithsonian Affiliates, on Thursday, November 12, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. This free event will feature blues musician James “Super Chikan” Johnson and his band, food, dancing, and an open bar. Visitors are encouraged to explore the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum galleries.

At noon on Wednesday, December 2, Mingo Tingle, deputy director of Historic Preservation at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, and Divya Pai, grants and easements administrator for Historic Preservation at MDAH, will trace the history of the Community Heritage Preservation Grant program and highlight preservation projects in communities across the state.

Join us for the annual Grand Sale at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, December 1–24. All merchandise will be 25% off. The Grand Village is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1:30 to 5 p.m. The Grand Village of the Natchez Indians is located at 400 Jefferson Davis Boulevard, Natchez, Mississippi 39210.

Join us at noon on Thursday, November 19, at Eudora Welty House & Garden in the Welty Garage for a flash sale and talk with Paige Mizell of Mizell Camellia Hill Nursery on growing camellias in your home garden. Guests may purchase camellias from Paige

Celebrate the season at our Holiday Open House at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 21, at the Two Mississippi Museums. This free event will feature vendors and refreshments. Two Mississippi Museum members will receive a 20 percent discount on their entire purchase

At noon on Wednesday, November 18, Libby Hartfield, former director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science; Marian Barnwell, professor emerita of English at Delta State University; and Angel Rohnke, director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, will discuss Fannye Cook, the most widely known scientist in Mississippi, as part of the History Is Lunch series.