Events

Welty Birthday Bash

Join the Eudora Welty House & Garden for a continued celebration of Eudora Welty’s birthday at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 12, with a pop-up volunteer opportunity in the Welty Garden to honor the beloved writer. All tours on this day will remain free that day with the last tour beginning at 3 p.m. For more information, call 601-353-7762, email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com, or visit welty.mdah.ms.gov/events

Welty Birthday Bash

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 of all ages throughout the day.

At 2 p.m. 
Music from Welty's era will again fill the air on the side porch as local DJ Tyler Tadlock spins records from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Yoga in the Welty Garden

Bring your mats for free, adult  yoga  classes on the lawn of the Eudora Welty House & Garden beginning April 29 through May 27 from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Certified yoga instructor Maya Morris will begin each class with an intention based on a quote from Welty’s “Tell About Night Flowers,” which illustrates finding peace in nature, and in particular, her garden. For more information, visit welty.mdah.ms.gov/events or call 601-353-7762. 

History Is Lunch: "The Legacy of Kirk Fordice: His Politics, His Policies, and His People"

At noon on Wednesday, April 2, Andy Taggart, Mark Garriga, Brad White, Jan Rasch, and Lisa Ireland will present "The Legacy of Kirk Fordice: His Politics, His Policies, and His People"” as part of the History Is Lunch series. Panelists Andy Taggart, Mark Garriga, Brad White, Jan Rasch, and Lisa Ireland—each of whom worked closely with Fordice— will explore the impact of Mississippi’s first Republican governor since Reconstruction regarding his leadership style and key policy initiatives. The program will take place in the Craig H.

If You Don't Vote, You Don't Count Book Signing By Rochelle Dahmer

Join us for If You Don't Vote, You Don't Count Book Signing by Rochelle Dahmer at 11 a.m. in the Mississippi Museum Store of the Two Mississippi Museums. Rochelle “Shelley” Dahmer will sign her children’s book If You Don’t Vote, You Don’t Count. The book tells the story of slain civil rights activist Vernon Dahmer, engaging younger generations to learn about his impact on Mississippi history. Rochelle “Shelley” Dahmer is married to Phillip Dahmer, the grandson of Vernon Dahmer. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

Heirloom Plant Sale

Join us for the Heirloom Plant Sale at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 29, at the Eudora Welty House & Garden. Run by volunteers, the event directly benefits the Welty Garden and is offered in partnership with the Eudora Welty Foundation. Urban Foxes will be onsite selling coffee and snacks. Sales begin at 9 a.m. sharp and will continue until plants are sold. For more information, call 601-353-7762 or email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com.

Tougaloo Nine Anniversary Flash Tour

Learn about the impact of the Tougaloo Nine during a fifteen-minute flash tour at the Two Mississippi Museums at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 29. Led by education staff at the Two Mississippi Museums, this tour will commemorate the sixty-fourth anniversary of the Tougaloo Nine. The Tougaloo Nine was a group of nine undergraduate students at Tougaloo College, then named Tougaloo Southern Christian College, who staged sit-ins at the all-White Jackson Main Library in Jackson, Mississippi. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov. 

Tougaloo Nine Anniversary Flash Tour

Learn about the impact of the Tougaloo Nine during a fifteen-minute flash tour at the Two Mississippi Museums at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 29. Led by education staff at the Two Mississippi Museums, this tour will commemorate the sixty-fourth anniversary of the Tougaloo Nine. The Tougaloo Nine was a group of nine undergraduate students at Tougaloo College, then named Tougaloo Southern Christian College, who staged sit-ins at the all-White Jackson Main Library in Jackson, Mississippi. For more information, contact 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

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