Arts & Entertainment

Biggest, Baddest Art Show

Oxford Artists’ Guild hosts its “Biggest, Baddest Art Show” at The Powerhouse with local artists, prizes, and a pop-up sale.

Adults, Kids Can Show Off Cooking Skills at Upcoming Steak Cook-Off

By Alyssa Schnugg News editor alyssa.schnugg@hottytoddy.com If you believe that you cook the best steak in the land, The Velvet Ditch Steal Classic next week is your...

Filmmaker Kate Tsang Visits Oxford to Close Out Sarahfest

The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi will host a screening, craft talk and public reception for...

Plans for 2022 Double Decker Arts Festival Are Moving Full Speed Ahead

After being canceled two years in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic Oxford will finally get to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Double Decker Arts Festival.

Explore Mississippi’s Rich Arts Culture at The MAX in Meridian

When looking to create new partnerships in the arts community, Oxford and the University of Mississippi were on the top of Coleman Warner’s list.

Oxford’s 2nd Renaissance

By Larry Wells HottyToddy.com contributor https://vimeo.com/627013932 My memoir “In Faulkner’s Shadow” is about my courtship and marriage to Dean Faulkner Wells, niece of William Faulkner; but...

‘Light in the Piazza’ Gives Students ‘Full Professional Experience’

By Lynn Adams Wilkins University of Mississippi Communications The upcoming University of Mississippi Opera Theatre production of "The Light in the Piazza" does not take the stage at...

UM Ceramics Students Showcased at Oxford City Grocery

By Edwin B. Smith University of Mississippi Communications Last fall, one of University of Mississippi ceramics professor Matt Long's students suggested a collaboration with City...

Oxford Resident, Slide Guitarist Co-Writes Song about a Broken Voice

Slide guitarist Wendy Jean Garrison gives voice to her acoustic guitar  — moving her hand up and down the frets, her pinky covered with a steel socket wrench.

SarahFest Pop-up Art Exhibit Showcases Work From Incarcerated Individuals

Oxonions will have the chance to explore the impact of bringing the humanities into places of mass incarceration when a special SarahFest pop-up art exhibit, “See Us Differently,” will be on display at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center on Sept. 29.

Renée Fleming brings her musical talents to the Gertrude C. Ford Center

by Will Jones The Daily Mississippian Students and adults of all ages from across Mississippi packed into the Gertrude C. Ford Center on Monday night...