‘Bluey’s Big Play’ Headed to Thalia Mara Hall in August for American Live-Show Tour
“Bluey’s Big Play” will be traveling across America through 2023, stopping in Jackson, Miss. for two shows on Aug. 28 and Aug. 29 at Thalia Mara Hall.
“Bluey’s Big Play” will be traveling across America through 2023, stopping in Jackson, Miss. for two shows on Aug. 28 and Aug. 29 at Thalia Mara Hall.
Craig Griffing donated $30,000 to Pearl River Community College to establish the Griffing Family Tech Scholarship, which supports a number of career and technical education programs at the school.
Bread and Butter Shoppe owner and grant recipient Valour Cobbins would not still be in operation had Cobbins not received grant money from Coalition to Back Black Businesses, financial assistance that went toward paying her lease.
Two weeks and three rounds of fierce classical and contemporary ballet competition performances will take place at Thalia Mara Hall this summer as the 12th USA IBC puts a global dance spotlight on Jackson, Miss.
Jackson restaurateur and promoter Malcolm White, organizer of the city’s annual Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade & Festival, has named Mississippi jazz icon Cassandra Wilson as this year’s grand marshal.
Dr. Nashlie Sephus intentionally opened the Makerspace on Gallatin Street in downtown Jackson because she wanted to offer people in the area something to look forward to and in which they could take pride.
The Crown and Glory Beauty Expo in Jackson celebrated natural hair and Black beauty while educating people about the C.R.O.W.N. Act and its potential to protect against hair discrimination.
“Every Brilliant Thing,” staged in the Hewes Room at New Stage Theatre, relies on audience interaction to tell the story and the communal experience of live theater for delivering its ultimate effect.
The Mississippi Historical Society honored Mississippi native Leslie Burl McLemore with its 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award on March 3, 2023, for his efforts as a student leader during the heights of the Civil Rights Movement and for his accomplishments with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
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