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Sherry Lucas is a veteran feature writer in Jackson whose stories spread the word on Mississippi's food, arts, culture and communities. A lifelong Mississippian and University of Mississippi graduate, Lucas has decades of daily newspaper experience. She is now a freelance writer and contributes regularly to Mississippi Today.
The Mississippi native and 10-time Country Music Association Musician of the Year recipient has lived to tell a story of gratitude and Mississippi roots.
Susan Haltom to retire after more than 25 years of sharing the garden’s story
Blue Magnolia Films duo helps Mississippians craft and tell unique stories that highlight community.
Summer performance series aims to create a platform for new plays and LGBTQ+ voices.
Mississippi native Tate Taylor, director of “The Help,” preserved Wyolah Plantation in Church Hill, where he lives and spends most of his time.
Social distancing, closed businesses and self-quarantines have left normally gregarious Mississippians without their usual outlets to congregate and visit. But, many are finding community and connection virtually.
Famous chef spotlights Chinese food traditions in Mississippi Delta and makes matzo balls in Jackson during culinary trek of the South.
Play by Dominique Morisseau touches on a range of social issues, including third-strike procedures, failing schools, school violence, discipline, racial bias and an educational system that doesn’t serve all students equally
Mississippi roots resonate in the music and lyrics of Meridian-born folk singer Steve Forbert
Before meeting Nick Cave and seeing his art “I didn’t recognize how important it is to see myself in art, and to share it with people who look like me and my community,” said one of the producers of recent event
Performances of Montage Theatre of Dance’s “The Dance of the Lion King” are scheduled for Feb. 9 at Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson and Cain-Cochran Hall on HCC’s Raymond campus Feb. 11-13
Tramell Tillman made his Broadway debut in ‘The Great Society,’ which closed Nov. 30 at Lincoln Center’s Beaumont Theater. Rob Demery makes his in ‘A Soldier’s Play’ at American Airlines Theatre, opening Jan. 21 for a run through March 15
“Land & Power: The Summit,” one of two artist-led, community-driven place-based artist residencies in Mississippi connected people working with civil rights, farming and the broader local community.
Mark Geil’s place-based artist residency pieced together footage from 360-degree cameras for a community-engaged look at Hancock County.
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.