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Traffic Signal Boxes Become Artists' Canvases

Some of downtown Jackson's traffic signal boxes got a fresh coat of colorful paint recently thanks to a group of local artists.

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From the Sidewalk to the Gallery

In 2005, Scott Sorensen was living in a three-bedroom house with his wife and had a decent job. Now, he lives in a tent in a friend's backyard and sells …

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Life and Art on the Coast

The "Our Beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast ... A Way of Life" art exhibit features native Mississippians Lyle Peterzell's photographs and Kris Byrd's ceramic boats.

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Creative Conversations

The creative community of Jackson has a new way to express itself through artistic means. On the third Monday of each month, all sorts of artists are welcome to show …

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Crafty Men

A man's man. A burly man. The kind of man who likes to roll up his sleeves and ... craft? That's what the Mississippi Craft Center is counting on with …

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Mississippi an ‘Arts State'

As far as literature and music are concerned, on a per-capita basis, Mississippi may be the most important state in the nation, said National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco …

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Cinco de Mayo: The Kid Version

If taking your kids out for virgin margaritas on May 5 isn't quite what you had in mind, consider attending the second annual Cinco de Mayo event at the Mississippi …

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Puppets on Parade

"Dum dum da dum dum dum," the strings sing in my mind as I stroll down a sunny sidewalk on Lamar Street to speak with Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Executive Director …

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Shaping Notions of Art

Whitney Grant looked down the narrow path between two long lines of people. Blocking her view were wide-open palms gently waving and waiting for her. She ran down the high-five …

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Empowering and Strengthening Kids

Operation Shoestring provides a safe place for children and parents in its west Jackson neighborhood, empowering them and strengthening the bonds of family and community.

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Support Arts in School

Ask for More Arts brings artists into classrooms to integrate arts with other subjects. In four years, AFMA has exposed thousands of students to creative writing, theater, song writing and …

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Arts, More Arts

This weekend, check out one or both of these arts-related activities.

This weekend, check out one or both of these arts-related activities.

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Listening Differently

Cassandra Wilson and Rhonda Richmond want Jackson to listen to music differently. Wilson, a Grammy Award-winning vocalist, and Richmond, a multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter, have opened Yellow Scarf, a new kind …

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Doris the Storyteller

Don't expect to find someone sitting in a chair quietly reading to her audience when you bring your kids to hear stories from Doris F. Jones. Jones puts the books …

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Having Fun, Interactively

The FIGMENT FUN-raiser is Friday, March 30, at 7 p.m. at North Midtown Arts Center (121 Millsaps Ave.), and features DJ Young Venom, and DJ Hot and Lonely. Ages 21 …