Italian Tradition and Delta Roots Intertwine in Bethlehem Tree Display
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. […]
Out of the Wild Art Exhibit
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 […]
Charlie Musselwhite
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 […]
Southern Outdoors Unlimited’s Super Hunt
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 […]
Andrew Bucci’s Explorations of Place: Exhibit to celebrate centennial of Vicksburg artist’s birth
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 […]
2022 DELTA DOG Photo Contest Winners
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 […]
Church Goin’ Mule
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 […]
The Delta BBQ Battle
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 […]
Papa and Piggott
by HANK BURDINE How a small Arkansas Delta town helped change the course of American literature It was cold in Paris in the winter of 1924-25. Ernest Hemingway was living in an apartment with his wife Hadley and young son, John (Jack, aka Bumby), at 113 rue Notre-Dame des Champs. He was eking […]
When LOVE Comes to Town
By MARY LEE MCKEE Many of the Teach for America corps members who came to the Delta thought they would stay for only two years. Instead, they fell in love with the region, found their soulmates and planted roots. It’s a beautiful spring day and you’re at a festival, let’s say Juke Joint […]