Person of the Day | Julia Mortyakova: MUW Professor, Award-Winning Pianist
Julia Mortyakova, chairwoman of the Department of Music at MUW, is a well-traveled pianist who has written her own textbook on the subject.
Julia Mortyakova, chairwoman of the Department of Music at MUW, is a well-traveled pianist who has written her own textbook on the subject.
The Emmett Till Interpretive Center holds an annual Delta Film Academy in which students create a documentary centered on Mississippi history.
The Mississippi Blues Delta Festival Brazil has taught attendees in Caxias do Sul of Mississippi’s connections to the blues genre for 14 years.
Bolton, Miss., fashion designer Elizabeth Keyes launched the first line in her House of E. Keyes fashion collection on March 18, 2024.
Decades after taking control of its school system, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians break ground on a new middle and high school.
The Poplar Hill Museum of African American Culture preserves the history of rural, Black education in Jefferson County, Miss.
Visit Jackson has organized a week-long series of themed events named JXN Restaurant Week to highlight Jackson’s culinary Landscape.
The Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, Miss., has launched Free First Saturdays, a program offering monthly free admission to visitors through 2026.
As part of Jackson Indie Music Week, Mississippians received recognition for their contributions to the state’s music scene at the Icon Awards on Jan. 11, 2024.
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