Mississippi Arts Hour
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Susan visits with Holly Lange from Jackson. She is a fund-raiser and event planner and has helped several non-profits across Mississippi with their work. She also shares her Easter ham recipe with Susan..
Diane talks with Sue Lobrano, Executive Director of the USA-International Ballet Competition. The IBC was the first ballet competition to be held in the Western Hemisphere, joining competitions in Varna, Bulgaria, Moscow and Tokyo. Lobrano talk
Larry visits with southern soul singer and producer Vick Allen. A native of Jackson, Allen got his professional start as a member of the gospel group The Canton Spirituals, but moved into secular music in the late ‘90s. He’s had a number of hit
Tom visits with jazz vocalist Cindy Scott of New Orleans. A native of Mississippi, Scott is currently active as a performer in New Orleans. They talk about her musical upbringing in Mississippi as well as her current CD.
Jodie interviews Oxford-based improv group Laff Co. The group, which is celebrating their tenth anniversary, performs throughout the state. They explain the basics of improv and each member talks about how they got involved in the artform.
Allison speaks with Water Valley Mississippi Main Street Director and art gallery owner, Mickey Howley. Howley talks about how Water Valley is turning its creative assets into community development, economic development and a place the New Yor
Susan talks with Mississippi musician Jimbo Mathus. He shares some stories of his musical childhood in Northeast Mississippi and talks about his new CD, "Dark Night of the Soul".
Diane Williams visits with Jay Dean, the conductor for the University of Southern Mississippi's Symphony Orchestra in Hattiesburg. Dean talks about a number of his current projects, including the orchestra, the Hattiesburg Concert Association,
Larry talks to blues harmonica player and vocalist James Cotton, the Lifetime Achievement recipient of this year's Governor's Arts Awards. Cotton is a native of Tunica. He started in the blues at a young age. He played in Muddy Waters’ band fo
Allison talks with Lesley Silver of the Attic Gallery in Vicksburg. She opened the gallery in downtown Vicksburg, Mississippi 41 years ago and has fostered the careers of hundreds of artists. Silver features a broad range of folk to contemporar
Tom speaks with songwriter Jim Weatherly, the Excellence in Music recipient for this year's Governor's Arts Awards. Weatherly led bands during high school and college and played dates throughout the South until he moved to Los Angeles with his
Jodie interviews actor and playwright John Maxwell of Jackson. Maxwell has been called "Mississippi’s Acting Ambassador," and has performed the show at the Smithsonian and The Piccolo Spoleto Festival. His most memorable performance was at the
Diane visits with visual artist William Baggett, the Excellence in Visual Arts recipient for the 2014 Governor's Arts Awards. His paintings and his printmaking works are included in collections throughout the United States, Europe and Japan. H
This week, Larry Morrisey talks to Allison Winstead, the Community and Economic Development Director at the Mississippi Arts Commission about creative place making. It's the idea of giving people the tools and resources to make their communitie
Larry travels to Bruce, Miss. to talk with gospel guitarist and singer Leo Welch. As a young man, Welch started out in the blues, but later shifted to playing gospel. He's currently celebrating the recent release of his debut CD on Big Legal Me
Jodie interviews writer and musician Richelle Putnam from Meridian. Putnam is an experienced presenter, conducting writing workshops in a variety of settings.
Susan speaks with Jackson-based music promoter Arden Barnett. Barnett produces a wide range of live music events in Jackson and other communities around the state through his production company Ardenland. They talk about his years in the music
Diane interviews Turry Flucker, an independent curator and cultural historian. They talk about his research interests in African American art. Flucker is especially interested in documenting visual artists who were responding to the Civil Righ
Larry travels to Natchez to visit with clay artist Conner Burns. A native of the city, Burns lived in a number of different places before leaving the corporate world to focus on his art. He conducts workshops and shows his work across the count
Diane talks with David Keary, Artistic Director for Ballet Mississippi in Jackson. The company has a long history of providing performances and classical ballet training for central Mississippi. Keary talks about continuing the tradition begun
Tom Pearson visits with Dr. Gary Packwood, the Director of Choral Activities at Mississippi State University. They discuss his current work at MSU as well as his past conducting work at a number of international festivals.
Larry Morrisey talks with writer and actor Beth Kander. She has been involved in the Jackson arts scene for over a decade. They talk about her work as a playwright, actor, and fiction writer.
MAC's Jodie Engle talks with Jackson-based actor and educator John Howell. They talk about the artistic roots of his family, his development as an actor, and his work with Jackson's Fondren Theatre Workshop group.
Diane talks with Linda "Lady L" Cameron, an R&B and blues singer based in the Jackson area. They’ll talk about her performances at venues around the state and her work with husband and fellow singer G.C. Cameron. They’ll also play tracks from h
Larry interviews writers Tom Franklin & Beth Ann Fennelly from Oxford. The husband and wife team have just published The Tilted World, their first collaborative book. Set in the Delta during the 1927 Flood, the book tells the story of a female
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