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New Stage Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol” will be its 25th since its first staging in 1984. Ballet Magnificat! is tackling the Charles Dickens’ classic for the first time.
“I’m just glad I can be the catalyst, to create work that allows us to come together and have these difficult conversations,” Cave says
“When we might not have too many things going for us, we do have the significance of our past.”
“Murder on the Orient Express,” a new dramatic comedy adapted from Agatha Christie’s novel, has its southeastern regional premiere at New Stage Theatre, Oct. 22 through Nov 3.
He may not be a household name but MPB documentary, a companion piece to Ken Burns’ film “Country Music”, scheduled to air in January could change that.
Comedy set in Jackson kicks off a season that’s themed “A Literary Party,” with plays that have a literary backdrop (Shakespeare in this case), or are based on books.
Grammy-nominated blues-Americana performer performs with her full band at Duling Hall.
Jackson native back home with a free public performance in her hometown featuring songs from the recent release, “Every Hour.”
New revitalization initiative’s goal is to build on the structural integrity of the area’s post-war houses for first-time homeowners.
Organizers hope the Natchez International Crepe Myrtle Festival, June 21-22, will rival the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., and fall foliage tours in New England.
Silhouettes predated photography and explored slavery and other stereotypes. The exhibit from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is on display through Aug. 25 at the Mississippi Museum of Art.
Participants say festival, debuting June 13-15 “… is just good for Jackson. It’s nice to have something worth coming here for.”
Tale of love, forgiveness and redemption anchored in folk/Americana music and runs through June 9.
Marty Stuart plays a key role in film that opens on PBS in September — as a guide to Jimmie Rodgers and his music to the Father of Bluegrass Bill Monroe to Johnny Cash.
A wall, 8 feet high and 24 feet across unveiled at the Arts Center of Mississippi, invites people to reflect on their mortality and dovetails with the Greater Jackson Arts Council’s focus on art as a way to heal social injustice and address community needs.