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Arts on the Gulfnew
Silvery, coppery structures twist among old live oak trees near the shore of the Mississippi Sound, close to where the Biloxi SchoonÂer docks. This is the site of the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, a complex of buildings that includes four metallic pods that torque like ancient, hurricane-battered trees.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
05-24-2012 |
Art
Best of Jackson 2012new
Every fall for a decade now, the Jackson Free Press has asked readers to vote for your favorite local businesses, people, institutions and organizations. Thank you to all who took time to fill out the long ballot to help point this positive spotlight where it needs to shine.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
01-27-2012 |
Commentary
Ballet Magnificat! Marks 25 Yearsnew
As a professional ballerina, Kathy Thibodeaux began to pray about her career and her future when she became a Christian in 1979. "Should I keep dancing? Do I give up dancing?" She wondered. At that point, she says, no one in the country was really dancing for Jesus. Her Christian friends were skeptical that dancing was something a nice Christian girl should do.
Jackson Free Press |
Briana Robinson |
12-08-2011 |
Performance
Building a Creative Class in Mississippinew
Jackson's low cost of living, laid-back atmosphere and resurgence of urban dwellers make it a place where artists can thrive.
Jackson Free Press |
Lacey McLaughlin |
05-27-2011 |
Culture
Ode to Ms. Wilsonnew
Maggie Neff recalls the first time she heard Grammy winner (and native Mississippian) Cassandra Wilson.
Jackson Free Press |
Maggie Neff |
02-19-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Mississippi, Cassandra Wilson
Protect Workers' Rights -- Enact the Employee Free Choice Actnew
It's time to level the economic playing field by encouraging workers to organize and enacting the Employee Free Choice Act.
Jackson Free Press |
Bill Chandler |
02-13-2009 |
Commentary
Rate of New HIV Cases in Mississippi is On the Risenew
Men represent approximately 70 percent of all those infected with HIV in Mississippi, and African American men represent 75 percent of new infections in men. Direct funding to prevent HIV infection in men represents only approximately 28 percent of HIV funding in Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
Sarah Young |
11-25-2008 |
Commentary
One Artist's Leap Of Faith on the Post-Katrina Gulf Coastnew
Mississippi artist H.C. Porter documented two years of life on the post-Hurricane Katrina Gulf Coast, culminating in more than 50 mixed-media paintings rendering real Mississippians and their struggles.
Jackson Free Press |
Terri Cowart |
05-07-2008 |
Art
