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July 4th at the Center: Sat, Jul 4, 11:00 am.; Sponsored by Brookshire's, the Mississippi Craft Center invites the public to this picnic with food, crafts and live music.; Mississippi Craft Center.; Free.

Canton Gospel Fest Homecoming: Sat, Jul 4, 10:00 am.; The Canton Gospel Fest Homecoming is a free gospel concert celebrating the diversity and rich cultural heritage of Canton and the beauty of gospel music. The alcohol-free event offers food and fun for young and old.; Historic Canton Square.; Free.

Mississippi Brilla FC vs New Orleans: Sat, Jul 4, 5:30 pm.; Mississippi's soccer team will face off against New Orleans.; Arrow Field.; $5.

Family Fireworks Extravaganza: Sat, Jul 4, 5:30 pm.; The city of Clinton invites the public to Traceway Park for music and fireworks.; Traceway Park.; $5 parking fee.

Family Bird Walk: Sat, Jul 4, 8:00 am.; This monthly bird-watching activity, through the Jackson Audubon Society, explores the wildlife of Mayes Lake. Bring binoculars, water, insect repellant and a snack.; LeFleur’s Bluff State Park.; Free, $3/vehicle parking fee.

Rolling Fork 2009 Homecoming: "Returning to Our Heritage": Jul 3 – Jul 4.; Home-cooked food and music of all types.; Free.

Old Fashioned Picnic: Sat, Jul 4, 10:00 am.; Demonstrations by craftsmen, food, music, homemade ice cream making contest and games.; Mississippi Craft Center.; Free.

Congress Street Market: Sat, Jul 4, 10:00 am.; Local vendors sell their art, crafts and produce.; The Commons Gallery.; Free.

Craft Demonstration: Ceramics: Sat, Jul 4, 10:00 am.; Margaret Barber demonstrates her craft.; Mississippi Craft Center.; Free.

Craft Demonstration: Gourds: Sat, Jul 4, 10:00 am.; Mike and Michelle Thompson demonstrate their craft.; Mississippi Craft Center.; Free.

62nd National Appaloosa Horse Show: Jun 22 – Jul 4.; The Appaloosa Horse Club invites you to come see for yourself why the Appaloosa is a top-10 favorite American horse breed whose popularity is spreading around the world at the nation’s oldest single-breed horse show.; Kirk Fordice Equine Center.; Free.

Mississippi Championship Hot Air Balloon Fest: Jul 2 – Jul 5.; Dozens of hot air balloons will lead a fun filled weekend for children and adults of all ages. This four-day event will include four competitive balloon races, two spectacular balloon glows, two incredible firework presentations, Special Shape Fiesta, children's activities, great food and great entertainment.; Canton Multipurpose Complex.; Free.

Craft Demonstration: Wood: Jul 3 – Jul 5.; Herbert Johnson demonstrates his craft.; Mississippi Craft Center.; Free.

"Raoul Dufy: A Celebration of Beauty": Feb 7 – Jul 5.; Raoul Dufy's expressive style of painting has captivated people around the world since the early twentieth century. He translated his joie de vivre into lively, colorful paintings that covered themes like the sea, horse races, flowers, and music, among others. Yet his textile designs were among his greatest work and often reflect the passions expressed in his paintings.; Mississippi Museum of Art.; $12, seniors $10, students $6.

"Eudora Welty in New York": Apr 11 – Jul 5.; Jackson, Mississippi-native Eudora Welty is acknowledged as one of the great authors of the twentieth century, and in more recent years her talent as a photographer has been recognized. This exhibition features photographs of Mississippi that constitute a near complete re-creation of her first solo exhibition held in 1936 at the Photographic Galleries of Lugene Opticians in New York City.; Mississippi Museum of Art.

"American Masters of the Mississippi Gulf Coast": Apr 11 – Jul 5.; American Masters of the Mississippi Gulf Coast seeks to illuminate the intersection of the lives and work of George Ohr, Dusti Bonge, Walter Anderson and Richmond Barthe, and to further examine the history of the abundantly creative region of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.; Mississippi Museum of Art.

"The Bookworm Stitchers": May 30 – Jul 13.; This quilt is composed of squares representative of the quilts used to guide slaves escaping to freedom via the Underground Railroad.; Clinton Public Library.; Free.

"Journey Stories": May 30 – Jul 14.; "Journey Stories" is a Smithsonian exhibition that shows how our evolving mobility changed a young nation and how transportation made us grow. The accounts of travelers themselves express the hopes and promises of fresh starts, the grim realities of forced migrations and difficult journeys, and the thrills of personal travel. Activities and locations vary, check site for details.; Clinton Visitor Center.; TBA.

Capoeira: Jun 14 – Jul 19.; Learn Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art that incorporates dance. An excellent way of building strength, burning calories and increasing flexibility.; Butterfly Yoga.; $60.

Mississippi Artist Guild: Jul 2 – Jul 25.; Work from the Mississippi Artist Guild will be on display in the main galleries. Opening reception on July 12.; Arts Center of Mississippi.; Free.

Adult Hip-Hop: Jun 11 – Jul 30.; Instructors Roger and Tena Long. No previous experience required. The class is offered once a week on Thursdays.; Mississippi Metropolitan Dance Academy.; $100 for two months, $55 for one month.

"A Place Like Mississippi": Jul 1 – Jul 31.; Carmen Castilla and Anne Campbell display new work in this exhibit, with a reception on July 1 at 5:30 p.m.; Mississippi Craft Center.; Free.

Medium Exhibit: Mixed-Media and Fabric: Jun 1 – Jul 31.; Rhonda Blasingame, Anne Campbell and Carmen Castilla showcase their craftwork.; Mississippi Craft Center.; Free.

"Emmett Till": Jun 22 – Aug 10.; An exhibit of work centered around Emmett Till.; Smith Robertson Museum.; $4.50.

"Summer Dress Exhibit": May 19 – Aug 29.; The Manship House Museum exhibits the Victorian practice of preparing the home for the heat, insects and dirt of the summer months.; Manship House.; Free.

Mixed-Media Exhibit: Jul 1 – Aug 31.; The Mississippi Library Commission hosts an exhibit of a multitude of media from artists Tom Harmon and Faye Speed.; Mississippi Library Commission.; Free.

"Pre-Columbian Ceramics": Jan 1 – Jan 1.; The objects displayed in the cases of the Museum's lobby originate from two continents and represent a time span of more than 2,000 years. Pre-Columbian civilizations living across Peru, Mexico and Central America flourished prior to the arrival of Europeans. An array of archaeological cultures developed, several of which are represented in the collection exhibited here.; Mississippi Museum of Art.; Free.

"Legacy of Timbuktu: Wonders of the Written Word": Jan 1 – Jan 1.; In the last millennium an important global legacy was uncovered: the literate culture of Africa. This legacy lives in the extraordinary richness of historical manuscripts that still survive.; International Museum of Muslim Culture.; Free.

"Monsters of the Deep": Jun 13 – Jan 8.; Explore displays from aquatic prehistory to the whales and turtles that inhabit our oceans today.; Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.

"Monsters of the Deep: Aquatic Giants in Flesh and Bone": Jun 13 – Jan 8.; This exhibit shows visitors giant creatures from the deep, ranging from prehistoric animals to the whales, sharks and turtles in the world's waters today.; Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.; Free.

"Back to Nature": Jul 2 – Feb 1.; Photographers are invited to submit photos of scenes from around and inside the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, with the winners receiving awards and having their work displayed in the museum.; Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.; Free.

"The Mississippi Story": Jan 1 – Jan 1.; Comprised of artwork from the Museum's permanent collection, The Mississippi Story reveals the remarkable history of visual arts in the Magnolia State. The installation includes more than 200 objects and is divided thematically into four sections: Mississippi's Landscape, Mississippi's People, Life in Mississippi and Exporting Mississippi's Culture. The exhibition is guest curated by Patti Carr Black, author of Art in Mississippi, and is the Museum's most comprehensive showing of Mississippi art from its permanent collection. The exhibition features artwork by Walter Anderson, George Ohr, Sam Gilliam, William Dunlap, John McCrady, Richmond Barthé, Eudora Welty, William Hollingsworth, Marie Hull, and William Eggleston, among many others.; Mississippi Museum of Art.; Free.

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