Eudora Welty House & Garden

On Wednesday, March 23, at 11:30 a.m. the Eudora Welty House & Garden, in partnership with the Margaret Walker Center and Mississippi Humanities Council, will present a conversation on Eudora Welty and Margaret Walker Alexander's writings about civil rights activist Medgar Evers. Guest speakers for the event will be Robert Luckett, director of the Margaret Walker Center, and Ebony Lumumba, chair of the English department at Jackson State University.

MDAH education specialist Jennifer Rose will lead monthly spring-themed activities for children at the Eudora Welty House & Garden. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Eudora Welty House & Garden Facebook page. 

On Thursday, February 24, at 11:30 a.m., Paige Mizell of Mizell's Camellia Hill Nursery will lead a guided camellia walk through the historic Welty Garden. Guests can purchase select varieties of heirloom camellias from Mizell's Camellia Hill Nursery following the tour while supplies last. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Eudora Welty House & Garden Facebook page. 

The Eudora Welty House & Garden will host the virtual teachers workshop, "Purloined Letters, Petrified Men, and More: Welty, Poe, and the Confluences of Mystery Fiction" led by Michael Pickard, Millsaps College professor of English and creative writing, and Suzanne Marrs, Welty Foundation Scholar-in-Residence and Millsaps College emerita professor of English. Registration fee is $40 and participants will be given completion forms to send in to Millsaps College to receive their .5 CEU credit.

On Mondays at noon, the Eudora Welty House & Garden will present online book discussions of William Faulkner's 1929 novel, The Sound and the Fury, led by University of Mississippi professor Jay Watson and Welty's friend and biographer Suzanne Marrs. This event is free and open to the public. For more information and to register, visit the Eudora Welty House & Garden Facebook page or email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com. 

In recognition of Mississippi's Arbor Day, the Eudora Welty House & Garden will host a free giveaway of native trees provided by the Mississippi Forestry Commission on Saturday, February 12. Enjoy complimentary cups of apple cider with scavenger hunts, all-ages coloring sheets, and name games interpreting significant trees in the Welty Garden. Face masks and social distancing guidelines are required.

On Saturday, January 15, at 10 a.m., Eudora Welty House & Garden education specialist Jennifer Rose will read excerpts from Welty's only children's book, The Shoe Bird, after which children will engage in a hands-on activity. This event is free and open to the public. Face masks and social distancing guidelines are required.

On Tuesday, October 12, the Eudora Welty House & Garden will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the publication of One Writer's Garden by retired Welty Garden curator Susan Haltom. An outdoor book reading and discussion will be held in her honor. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or picnic blankets to this event. Copies of Haltom's book will be available for purchase at the Eudora Welty House Gift Shop.

MDAH education specialist and certified yoga instructor Jennifer Rose will lead free yoga classes in the Welty Garden on Tuesdays at 7 a.m. Guests should bring their own mats, towels, water bottles, and wear comfortable clothing. Guests will be required to socially distance themselves and wear face masks when not on the mat.