By MARY LEE MCKEE • Photography by ANNA SATTERFIELD PHOTOGRAPHY Blending Art and Community to Find the Good What’s good in your community? Does the question surprise you? Are you more accustomed to discussing what’s wrong? What’s NOT good or what’s NOT working? Jennifer Drinkwater has a question. “What’s good?” But more than that, …
By HANK BURDINE Hippie chick from Pascagoula with deep Delta ties “Sam, I just can’t play like you…” “Lil’ Podnuh, you ain’t supposed to play like me, ’cause you ain’t me. You are supposed to take that song and do it like you do it. You take that song and make …
By SHERRY LUCAS Photos courtesy of GAY GRAEBER STUBBS Centuries-old Italian figurines are once again a featured part of the holiday season at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, in a colorful, captivating display of the Nativity, the Magi, a host of angels and a swirl of 18th-century townspeople and activity. …
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Caledonia’s animal sanctuary hosts unusual fundraiser A striped tail trickles paint across a blank canvas, swishing complementary colors into an intricate design, while nearby, a mane rakes through a puddle of paint, passively sketching a portal into the unknown world of animal art enrichment. Painting with paws has been a prominent …
By HANK BURDINE “Blues Tells the Truth in a World that’s Full of Lies” Charlie Musselwhite was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on the last day of January in 1944. His daddy played guitar and harmonica, and his mama played the piano. When Charlie was three, his family moved to Memphis where the wailing …
By SHERRY LUCAS • Photos courtesy of SOUTHERN OUTDOORS UNLIMITED Making the impossible possible by introducing youth with disabilities to the great outdoors No deer were going to make an appearance that day, Alan Mumbower just knew it. Not with the amount of noise emanating from their deer blind. The wildlife biologist had recently …
By SHERRY LUCAS • Photos by MARK GEIL To travel with Andrew Bucci, by way of the paintings he left behind, is to tap into the cool patterns, joyous colors and energetic buzz of the environments, and see them with new eyes. “In His Element: Andrew Bucci’s Explorations of Place” opened Sept. 3 at the …
This year marks the fifth anniversary of our annual Delta Dog Photo Contest. Each year the number of participants has grown, with 168 entries and a total 4,623 votes this year! Our participants love to show off the best pups in the Delta and beyond, and rest assured, it’s no easy task (but …
By MARY LEE MCKEE • Photography by ANNA SATTERFIELD Marshall Blevins, creating joy-infused paintings inspired by the blues, the past, and the lowly mule If you sit for very long with the Church Goin’ Mule’s art, or even just a little while, you might find yourself feeling a bit uplifted. Perhaps even hopeful …
By SHERRY LUCAS • Photos courtesy of ELISE JENKINS and EMMA BOND This series of contests combines fierce competition, family fun, and the best barbecue around Saucy fun. Good-natured ribbing. A competition so keen you can taste it. Slather on enough prize money to whet the appetite for that, too, and you’ve …
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