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Arts & Entertainment

‘Charlie Brown’ Kicks Off First of Five of OHS Theatre’s Five-Show Year Thursday

Oxford High School Theatre is returning this school year with a five-shot lineup for the first time since the pandemic. It's the perfect “gift” for...

UM Music Professor Honored as Musical Icon in Ghana

By Edwin B. Smith University of Mississippi This summer, George Worlasi Kwasi Dor visited his home country of Ghana as a renowned music professor at the...

Recovery Celebration on Saturday Aims to Raise Awareness, Celebrate Recovery

On Saturday, the Oxford Treatment Center will host a recovery celebration in honor of Recovery Month at 611 Commerce Parkway in Oxford from 10 a.m. to...

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...