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...

Looking Back: Blue Marlin and Sneaky Tiki Bar

OK, buckle up: Here are a few trivia questions: • Who remembers Oxford’s Blue Marlin and Sneaky Tiki Bar? • What year did it open in...

YAC’s January Art Crawl to Feature Fiber, OFF and Other Local Art

Earlier this month, HottyToddy.com posted and featured YAC’s upcoming Oxford Art Crawl event on Tuesday, January 26; its first of 2016. Since that time,...

Suanne Strider Presents: A Photograph of Matthew Graves

When I began my research for this series, I was awe-struck with the amazing talent that abounds in the wealth of local actors, writers,...

OFF Alumni Filmmakers Return in Droves

HottyToddy.com’s 2016 Oxford Film Festival (OFF) coverage continues today, picking up where we left off on Monday by featuring OFF veterans and their return...

TJ Ray: A Salute to Holly Spring and the Mississippi Industrial College

Not everything was damaged or destroyed in the tornado that ripped through our friendly and neighborly county to the north earlier this month; although...

6th Annual Oxford Fiber Arts Festival Kicks Off January 28

The Powerhouse hosts it but Knit1 produces and maintains the annual Oxford Fiber Arts Festival; you know, the one that is set to kick...

Next Stop: Oxford – Nebraska Couple Leads Kerouacian Existence

Hey Jack Kerouac I think of your mother And the tears she cried They would cry for none other Than her little boy lost in a little world...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebrated at Burns-Belfry Museum

African American history takes center stage from 1-5 p.m. today as the Burns-Belfry Museum celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. According to its website BurnsBelfryMuseum,...

Jimbo Mathus and Them Dirty Crooks Rock The Valley and Yalobusha Brewing Co.

Last Friday night at 6 p.m., Jimbo Mathus and Them Dirty Crooks took the stage at Yalobusha Brewing Company in Water Valley and launched...

Oxford Filmmaking Alumni Expected to be Plentiful at This Year’s Oxford Film Festival

Wait for it, wait for it! Anticipation is half the fun, so I've been told. -Phil Collins Yep… we’re waiting, waiting and (mostly) anticipating the...