Arts Hour Archive (older "Mississippi Arts Hour" s

Tribute to David Lee Durham (Jan. 31, 2008)

David Lee Durham, a blues musician from Indianola and a member of the Arts Commission's Artist...

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Poetry Out Loud 2008 (Jan. 24, 2008)

Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation contest for high school students, sponsored by the...

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Poet June Hardwick (Jan. 17, 2008)

June Hardwick is a Jackson-based poet and producer of the "Forever Friday" performance series....

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Jazz Pianist Will Thompson (Dec. 20, 2007)

Will Thompson is a jazz pianist and composer based in Jackson, Mississippi. MAC's Larry Morrisey...

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Mississippi Film Office (Dec. 13, 2007)

Nina Parikh from the Mississippi Film Office joins MAC's Diane Williams to discuss her agency's...

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Filmmaker Christie Herring (Dec. 6, 2007)

Christie Herring is a documentary filmmaker (and native of Canton, Mississippi) based in San...

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Bassist Nellie Mack (Nov. 15, 2007)

Nellie McInnis (aka Nellie Mack) has been working as a professional bass player for over 20...

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Biography on Singer Ruby Elzy (Nov. 8, 2007)

Ruby Elzy (1908-1943) was a singer and native of Pontotoc, Mississippi who was in the original...

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"La Boheme" at the Miss. Opera (Oct. 25, 2007)

Mississippi Opera Presents "La Boheme": Mississippi Opera is beginning their 2007-08 season with...

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Composer William Grant Still (Oct. 11, 2007)

Malcolm White speaks with Judith Anne Still, daughter of the late composer (and Mississippi...

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Fiddle Contest & Miss. John Hurt (Oct. 4, 2007)

Fiddle Contests & Mississippi John Hurt: MAC's Larry Morrisey talks with fiddle music researcher...

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Jewelry maker Lil McKinnon-Hicks (Sept 27, 2007)

Lil McKinnon-Hicks is a jewelry maker and recent addition to MAC's Artist Roster. Judi Pulliam...

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Alternate Roots (Sept 20, 2007)

Diane Williams from MAC speaks with Carlton Turner, a Mississippi performing artist and staff...

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Delta Blues Museum (Sept 13, 2007)

The Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale and the Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany both...

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Poetry Out Loud, 2007-08 (Sept 6, 2007)

It's time again for Poetry Out Loud, the national poetry recitation contest sponsored by the...

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Writer JoAnne Prichard Morris (Aug. 23, 2007)

Jackson-based writer and editor JoAnne Prichard Morris co-wrote Barefootin,' Civil Rights...

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Artists Roy Adkins & Jerri Sherer (Aug. 16, 2007)

Photographer Roy Adkins and glass artist Jerri Sherer opened Light and Glass Studio in downtown...

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Singer and Pianist Ora Reed (Aug. 9, 2007)

Jazz singer and pianist Ora Reed of Jackson has traveled the world, performing for audiences in...

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