Friday, May 30, 2008

June Blues Trail Marker Unveilings

The Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Division’s Heritage Trails Program has announced the June Mississippi Blues Trail Marker unveilings.  Updates will follow on the website.  www.msbluestrail.org

 

Jimmy Reed Marker

June 19, 2008 at 4:00 PM

Dunleith, MS

 

 

Big Walter Horton Marker

June 20, 2008 at 10:30 AM

Horn Lake, MS

 

Mississippi Blues Trail Wins Award

The Mississippi Blues Trail was honored with another award this week. On
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 the Tunica Convention & Visitors Bureau and the
Tunica Chamber of Commerce presented the award to Alex Thomas on behalf of
the MS Blues Commission at the 7th Annual Salute to Tourism & Business 2008
Awards Luncheon. The Mississippi Blues Trail was honored in the Heritage
Tourism Award Category.

Monday, May 19, 2008

Delta State's Delta Center host Heritage Tour

 

Delta State’s Delta Center host Heritage Tour

 

 

CLEVELAND―-As part of the ongoing celebration of The Year of Delta Heritage, Delta State University’s Delta Center for Culture and Learning offered a heritage tour to those attending the Blues Awards at the Grand Casino in Tunica last week. 

 

The Blues pilgrims visited Dockery Farms, the birthplace of the Blues as well as cultural sites along Highways 61, 8, and 49 and enjoyed lunch in Cleveland at The Senator’s Place.  Participants came from Ireland, Canada and a dozen states including California and New York.  Blues Diva Dorothy Moore, from Jackson, also took the tour.

 

Some 1700 Blues enthusiasts attended the awards, which were presented in Mississippi for the very first time. 

 

For more information about the heritage of the Delta or the DSU Year of Delta Heritage, contact the Delta Center at (662) 846-4311.

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Delta Center hosts book signing for 'Highway 61'

 

Delta Center hosts book signing for ‘Highway 61’

 

CLEVELAND— Randy Norris (at left), editor of “Highway 61,” and Dr. Luther Brown, director of the Delta Center for Culture and Learning, look over a copy of the book at a book signing event held for Norris.

 

Norris signed copies of his latest volume “Highway 61” which is a collection of stories and essays written by Delta residents, and illustrated with numerous photographs from the Delta.  Morgan Freeman wrote the introduction. The book was published by the University of Tennessee Press

 

The Delta State University Delta Center for Culture and Learning, in conjunction with the Year of Delta Heritage, hosted the book signing which was held in the lobby of Ewing Hall on the campus.

 

 

 

 

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Randy Norris will be signing newest volume "Highway 61"

07 May 2008

 

Delta State to host book signing

 

CLEVELAND ―The Delta State University Delta Center for Culture and Learning, in conjunction with the Year of Delta Heritage, will host a book signing on Monday, May 12, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the foyer outside the Jacobs Conference Center of Ewing Hall on the campus.

 

Randy Norris will sign copies of his newest volume entitled “Highway 61” which is a collection of stories and essays written by several Delta residents, and illustrated with numerous photographs from the Delta.  Morgan Freeman wrote the introduction.  The book is newly published by the University of Tennessee Press

 

The event is free and open to the public, and will appeal to anyone interested in the heritage of the Mississippi Delta.  For more information, contact the Delta Center at (662) 846-4311.