A Sense of Place » Events: Eudora Welty House

Life into Fiction: The Murder of Medgar Evers and “Where is the Voice Coming From?”

morrisey — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:00:32 +0000

Now – December 15, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. at the Eudora Welty Education and Visitor Center. Life into Fiction: The Murder of Medgar Evers and “Where is the Voice Coming From?” The exhibit will examine how that event impelled Eudora Welty to write one of the most gripping and political stories of her career, as well as the repercussions Welty faced after her story was published in The New Yorker. Pages from Welty’s original manuscript draft, the July 1963 issue of The New Yorker, in which the story was published, photographs, and other related artifacts will be featured. For more information or to reserve a tour, call 601-353-7762 or email Eudora Welty House.

Summer Storytime

morrisey — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:49:57 +0000

Thursdays, June 6–27, 3:30–4:30 p.m. at the Eudora Welty Education and Visitor Center. Summer Storytime. The Eudora Welty House Museum, the Eudora Welty Library, the Willie Morris Library, and the Beverly J. Brown Library-Byram are teaming up to inspire and entertain young readers. Each Thursday children K-3 will hear a classic story then make a related craft. For more information call 601-353-7762 or email Eudora Welty House.

Life into Fiction: The Murder of Medgar Evers and “Where is the Voice Coming From?”

morrisey — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:29:51 +0000

May 15 – December 15, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. at the Eudora Welty Education and Visitor Center. Life into Fiction: The Murder of Medgar Evers and “Where is the Voice Coming From?” The exhibit will examine how that event impelled Eudora Welty to write one of the most gripping and political stories of her career, as well as the repercussions Welty faced after her story was published in The New Yorker. Pages from Welty’s original manuscript draft, the July 1963 issue of The New Yorker, in which the story was published, photographs, and other related artifacts will be featured. For more information or to reserve a tour, call 601-353-7762 or email Eudora Welty House.

Eudora Welty’s Birthday

morrisey — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:17:08 +0000

Friday, April 12, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Eudora Welty House. Eudora Welty’s Birthday. Celebrate Welty’s 104^th birthday with cake and a choir in the side garden of the Welty House, free tours of the house, and a plant sale. The sixth-grade honor choir from First Presbyterian Days School Choir will perform at 10 a.m. and birthday cake will be served from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tours of the house in honor of Welty’s birthday will be given at 9 and 11 a.m. and 1 and 3 p.m. Five camellia varieties, including Elisabeth, Dr. Tinsley, Lady Clare, White Empress, and Debutante, will be sold in 3 gallon posts for $25 each from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Those varieties were planted by Welty and her mother, Chestina, and grow in the garden today. A local nursery will provide summer heirloom annuals—a tall pink zinnia, the ‘Legion of Honor’ marigold, and a lemon-yellow sunset hibiscus with a maroon throat. For more information or to reserve a tour, call 601-353-7762 or email Eudora Welty House.

Welty Holiday Storytime

morrisey — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:39:09 +0000

Wednesday, December 19, 3:30–4:30 p.m. at the Eudora Welty House Museum. Welty Holiday Storytime. The Eudora Welty House and the Eudora Welty Library are teaming up to inspire and entertain young readers. Parents and their children grades K-3 will hear a classic holiday story and make a holiday craft. Reservations required. For more information call 601-353-7762 or email Eudora Welty House.

Old Jackson Christmas by Candlelight

morrisey — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:11:26 +0000

Friday, December 7, 4:30–8:30 p.m. Old Jackson Christmas by Candlelight. This popular annual event features traditional seasonal decorations at the Eudora Welty House, Governor’s Mansion, Old Capitol Museum, and State Capitol. The train town of Possum Ridge and the historic Christmas trees exhibit in the William F. Winter Archives and History Building will also be on the tour. For more information, call 601-576-6800.

Meet the Author Book Signing

morrisey — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:21:30 +0000

Thursday, October 18, 4:30-6 p.m. at the Eudora Welty House. Meet the Author Book Signing. Join author Carolyn Brown on the side-porch of the Welty House for to celebrate the recent publication of her book A Daring Life: A Biography of Eudora Welty. Festivities will begin with a book signing and short discussion of the biography. A drawing will be held for several night-blooming cereus, a favorite “pass-along” plant of Eudora’s friends, and light refreshments will also be served. The event is sponsored by the Eudora Welty House and the Eudora Welty Foundation. For more information call 601-353-7762 or email Eudora Welty House.

Scholastic Writing Awards submission deadline

morrisey — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:17:44 +0000

Monday, December 17, 5 p.m. at the Eudora Welty Education and Visitors Center. Scholastic Writing Awards submission deadline. This competition is open to junior high and high school students in Adams, Bolivar, Copiah, DeSoto, Forrest, Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, Jones, Lamar, Lafayette, Lauderdale, Lee, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Oktibbeha, Rankin and Simpson counties. The regional competition is made possible by the partnership between the Eudora Welty Foundation and the Eudora Welty House. Submissions must be registered online at www.artandwriting.org and mailed or delivered to the Education and Visitors Center. For more information, call Jessica Jones at 601-353-7762.

History Is Lunch: Alanna Patrick and Betty Uzman

morrisey — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:43:31 +0000

Wednesday, July 25, noon–1 p.m. at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building. As part of the History Is Lunch series, Alanna Patrick and Betty Uzman of MDAH’s Paper Archives offer a look inside the Eudora Welty Collection with “Welty at Home.” For more information call 601-576-6998.

The Shoe Bird

morrisey — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:04:53 +0000

Tuesdays–Fridays, April 10–December, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. at the Eudora Welty Education and Visitors Center. The Shoe Bird. This special exhibit highlights Eudora Welty’s only children’s book The Shoe Bird and the ballet and musical interpretations it inspired. Artifacts on display include the colorful vest worn by Arturo the parrot in the ballet and the musical composition written by Samuel Jones, Mississippi native and Seattle composer-in-resident, for the Mississippi Boychoir. For more information call 601-353-7762 or email Eudora Welty House.