Italian Blues fans visit the Delta Center

CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University was recently visited by Italian fans of the Blues Davide Serini and Erika Barussi.  Serini is the lead guitar player for a band called Down Town Blues Band, of Genova, Italy.  The band opened for B. B. King at the 2012 Pistoia Blues Festival and can be viewed on You Tube.  The couple will be in the Delta visiting Blues sites for the next week.

 

 

 

Delta Center provides tour for Tunica Chamber members

CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University recently provided a heritage tour for the Tunica Chamber of Commerce and the Tunica Convention and Visitor's Bureau.  The tour began at the Tunica CVB welcome center, where the new Gateway to the Delta Blues Museum will be built next year, and made stops at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, the B. B. King Museum in Indianola, and Po' Monkey's Lounge in Merigold.  The tour was led by Delta Center Director Luther Brown.

                                                                                                                           

 

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Spreading the Word about the Delta's Heritage

CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta Center for Culture and Learning at Delta State University recently provided a heritage tour for Teach For America recruits and Robertson Scholars.  The tour stopped at Dockery Farms, Fannie Lou Hamer’s grave, historic Mound Bayou, and Po’ Monkey’s Lounge, among other places.  Participants included Teach For America staff members and new teachers, as well as ten Robertson Scholars from Duke and the University of North Carolina.  It was led by Luther Brown and Lee Aylward of the Delta Center.  The Delta Center is currently the manager of the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area. 

 

Delta Center welcomes Robertson Scholars

CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta State University Delta Center for Culture and Learning recently welcomed another class of Robertson Scholars to the Delta.  Each scholar will stay in the Delta four to six weeks working at the St. Gabriel Mercy Center in Mound Bayou, the Sunflower Freedom Project in Sunflower County, or in the Delta Center.  Robertson Scholarships are prestigious awards that allow recipients to take classes at both Duke University and the University of North Carolina.  They also allow recipients to travel anywhere during their summers, and many spend time in several countries before graduation.  PHOTO: Robertson Scholars pictured at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale.  (L to R) Ademide Adelekun (Dolly Adelekun), UNC; Oren Bukspan, Duke; Minhazul Islam, Duke; Julian Borrey, Duke; Gihani Dissanayake, UNC; Minali Nigam, Duke.