Events
Library programs
The Madison Public Library offers “Rising Readers,” for ages 3 to 5, Tuesdays at 10:30 and 3:30, and “Baby Bookworms,” for ages two and under, Wednesdays at 10 and 10:45.
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Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Chamber Series performance will be Haydn’s 73rd, November 16, 7:30 p.m. at Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church. For more information...
Walking club
Ridgeland Recreation and Parks will host a walking club for senior adults Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 10 to 11 a.m., at the recreation center at Old Trace Park. For more...
Membership tea
Mississippi Children’s Home Services Women’s Auxiliary will host a membership tea October 18, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For details call 601-352-7784.
Fall into fun
Christ Covenant...
Members of the Garden Club of Jackson traveled to the Greenville Garden Club’s Zone IX flower show in preparation for hosting a GCJ flower show, October 12-13, at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Traveling to Greenville were (from left,...
History is lunch
Upcoming History is Lunch programs, held noon to 1 p.m. in the William Winter Building, include September 19, Francoise Hamlin on her book “Crossroads at Clarksdale”; September...
Members of the Garden Club of Jackson traveling to Greenville recently to meet with Greenville Garden Club members to compare notes about staging a flower show include (from left), Sarah Dabney Gillespie, Linda Lambeth, Charlotte...
Dog days
The Mississippi Museum of Art will hold Dog Day Afternoon September 16, 23 and 30, noon to 5 p.m., in the Art Garden for dogs and their owners.
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Lecture series
Millsaps College will open the 2012-12 Arts and Lecture Series September 4, 7 p.m., in the Ford Academic Complex with “The Mairtin de Cogain Project:Stories and Songs, From Cork...
Concert
The Mississippi Community Symphonic Band will begin its concert season August 25, 7 p.m. in the Belhaven University Center for the Arts Auditorium.
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Mississippi Industries for the Blind Director Michael Chew spoke recently to the North Jackson Lions Club about MIB’s efforts to provide employment and other opportunities to those who are blind or visually impaired. Shown...
Goodwill salute
Goodwill Industries Volunteer Services will present Volunteer Salute 2012 honoring outstanding community volunteers, August 16, 6:30 p.m. at the Country Club of Jackson. A reception is...
Kids building
The Mississippi Children’s Museum will present Lego Duplo Read! Build! Play! August 4, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.; and August 5, 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. The program is tailored for children under five.
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Team captains
The Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi invites participation in this year’s Mississippi Walk for Diabetes. For more information visit msdiabetes@msdiabetes.org or call...
Team captains
The Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi invites participation in this year’s Mississippi Walk for Diabetes. For more information visit ...
City music
Mississippi Museum of Art will host ‘Music in the City,’ August 14. Hors d’oeuvres begin at 5:15, program at 5:45. Free admission, donations welcome.
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Library fun
Madison County Library System’s summer reading program includes “Who’s in the Shadows?” a shadow puppet fairy tale, July 10 4:30 p.m. and the Ridgeland Library and...
Choctaw art
The Mississippi Craft Center will present “Choctaw Expressions,” the featured exhibit for June, showcasing Choctaw cultural arts and artifacts. The craft center is open 9 a.m....
Summer movie
Mississippi Museum of Art and Crossroads Film Society will team up to offer a free outdoor film, “500 Days of Summer,” June 21, 7 p.m., in the Art Garden.
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Summer movie
Mississippi Museum of Art and Crossroads Film Society will team up to offer a free outdoor film, “500 Days of Summer,” June 21, 7 p.m., in the Art Garden.
Learn...
Learn with Hoot
Mississippi Museum of Art will host Look and Learn with Hoot, June 15, 10:30 a.m., an activity time for four- and five-year-olds and their parents. For more information call 601-960-1515.
Pet...
Art exhibit
The Mississippi Library Commission will present the art exhibit, “Our Beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast,” featuring photography by Lyle Peterzell and ceramics by Kris Byrd, through June 28. For more information...
Historical exhibit
The Old Capitol Museum will feature an exhibit, ‘Legislative Acts of the Old Capitol,’ through June 24. For details call 601-576-6920....
Zoo brew
The Jackson Zoo will hold Zoo Brew, April 20, 6 to 9 p.m. Event features beer tasting and food sampling for ages 21 and older. For more information call 601-352-2500.
Fashion show
The Diabetes Foundation of...
Veritas market
The Veritas School will hold their annual fund-raiser, The Market at Veritas, April 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on the campus on Highland Colony Parkway. Admission $5, children 10 and under free. For details call 601-713-1555...
