Events

Join us for a free event featuring a screening of Caravan of Hope at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 21, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium at the Two Mississippi Museums. This 60-minute documentary tells the powerful story of how a Memphis-based radio station, WDIA, and a small Mississippi town

Join us at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians on Thursday, May 21, at 5:30 p.m. for a presentation on identifying regional plants and animal tracks on local nature trails led by Jackie Henne-Kerr, conservation resource biologist and outreach coordinator at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.

Join us for Stickball at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, at the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians. Casey Bigpond, member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, will give a demonstration on the history, equipment, and game play of Native American stickball. This free event will include a hands-on demonstration as well as an opportunity to play. Clothing appropriate for an active outdoor environment is recommended. For more information, call 601-446-6502 or email info@natchezgrandvillage.com.

Celebrate Eudora Welty’s 117th birthday beginning Friday, April 17, at the Eudora Welty House & Garden, with free tours of the Welty House at 9 and 11 a.m. as well as 1 and 3 p.m. The Welty Birthday Bash continues Saturday, April 18, with typewriter poetry by As Told by S.I.R. from 1-3 p.m. and caricature sketches by Joe McKeever from 2-4 p.m.

Join us for an exciting week as we travel back to the 1960s and explore how Mississippi helped shape the Space Race, music, and major cultural change. Campers will learn through hands-on activities, stories, and creative projects that bring history to life. These sessions take place on July 6 –16 in the Pete Spiro Classroom at the Two Mississippi Museums.

Join us for an exciting week as we travel back to the 1960s and explore how Mississippi helped shape the Space Race, music, and major cultural change. Campers will learn through hands-on activities, stories, and creative projects that bring history to life. These sessions take place on June 8 –18 in the Pete Spiro Classroom at the Two Mississippi Museums.

At noon on Wednesday, May 20, Jeff Giambrone, historian at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, will discuss Civil War firearms and artillery used by both Union and Confederate soldiers as part of the History Is Lunch series. Giambrone will share firsthand accounts from soldiers on both sides during the siege of Vicksburg.

At noon on Wednesday, May 13, Josh Foreman, journalism professor at Mississippi State University, and Ryan Starrett, teacher at St. Joseph Catholic School, will explore the rise and fall of John Blommart during the American Revolution as part of the History Is Lunch series. John Blommart, a Royal Navy captain, led a failed rebellion against Spanish rule at Mount Locust in Natchez.

Bring your mats for free, weekly, adult yoga on Tuesdays, April 28 through May 26, from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Certified yoga instructor Maya Morris will lead these classes, beginning with an intention based on a quote from Eudora Welty's writing.

Join us for a free event featuring a screening of The Whiskey Speech: Soggy Sweat and the Power of Storytelling at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium at the Two Mississippi Museums. Judge Noah S. “Soggy” Sweat first delivered “The Whiskey Speech” at the King Edward Hotel in Jackson in 1952.