Arts & Entertainment

Theatre Oxford Sets Auditions for ‘Almost, Maine’

Theatre Oxford will hold auditions later this month for its upcoming production of Almost, Maine, a romantic comedy by John Cariani. Auditions are scheduled for...

Bass Drum of Death Returns to Fat Possum Records With New Album

The point of an odyssey is to return home changed — still the same person, but deepened somehow, wiser and better, wearing your traveling...

YAC to Host Three Upcoming Artist Opportunities

The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council is known for hosting many events, supporting local arts organizations and providing spaces for artists and the next few weeks...

Second Line, Free Concert on Friday Honors Memory of Shapiro, Benefits YAC

Leadership Lafayette is an eight-month program offered by the Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce. The program connects emerging leaders with resources to better understand...

MS Book Festival to Resume in Person for the First Time in Two Years

By Makayla Steede University of Mississippi Journalism Student The Mississippi Book Festival returns to an in-person event at the State Capitol today for the first time...

How Local, Independent Bookstores Shape Mississippi’s Historic Literary Culture

By Makayla Steede University of Mississippi Journalism Student Mississippi has a long literary history laying claim to a multitude of authors, such as William Faulkner, Eudora...

Improv Workshops to Focus on ‘Exercising Creative Muscles

Learning to think and improvise on the fly is a skill that can benefit anyone, according to David James Hamilton with Anubis Improv. Hamilton is...

Oxford Bluesfest Tickets Now Available!

The 11th annual Oxford Bluesfest is scheduled to blast off Oct. 6-8. For more than a decade, this event has offered up the absolute best...

Thacker Mountain Radio Hour Announces New Crew Members, 25th Anniversary

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour is excited to announce two new members to its production crew as well as a date for the show’s...

Piecemakers Guild Open House to Highlight the Art of Quilting; Online Bids for Quilt End Saturday

Piecemakers Guild of Oxford will be holding an Open House later this month to bring awareness to the art of quilt making and highlight...

Oxford Spillit Slam Invites Storytellers to Tell Their Best ‘So There I Was …’ Story

If you have a great story that invokes giggles at cocktail parties and family dinners, you might just have an award-winning story to tell...