Visiting journalists take tour of the Delta

CLEVELAND - The Delta State University Delta Center for Culture and Learning recently helped introduce over 90 professional journalists and journalism students to the Delta’s cultural heritage. The media professionals were attending a conference at the Magazine Innovation Center at the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at Ole Miss. The three day conference, which focused on the future of the magazine industry, was organized by Dr. Samir Husni, director of the Magazine Innovation Center. Delta Magazine and Delta Business Journal owner and publisher, Scott Coopwood (second from left, first row) was one of the sponsor's of the conference and greeted the group at the Shack Up Inn at Hopson before they moved on to Clarksdale for an evening at Ground Zero Blues Club. Magazine industry leaders from across the U.S., the Netherlands, and South America attended the conference. The Delta Center’s Luther Brown and Lee Aylward spoke to the visitors as they traveled on two coach buses.  

 

 

Waxhaw: MS Blues Trail Marker dedication for Otis Clay, 2pm

MORE-OTIS CLAY MARKER 

http://www.msbluestrail.org/AnnouncementRetrieve.aspx?ID=50692

7^th Annual Mississippi Delta Regional Blues Challenge

Saturday, October 23, 2010   Club Ebony-Indianola

http://www.highway61radio.com/?p=3007

 

Otis Clay – Mississippi Blues Trail Marker Unveiling

Friday, October 22, 2010   Performance at The Senator’s Place-Cleveland

http://www.highway61radio.com/?p=2984

 

 

 

 

Delta State takes St. Andrews Episcopal School group on heritage tour

Delta State takes St. Andrews Episcopal School group on heritage tour

CLEVELAND - The Delta State University Delta Center for Culture and Learning recently provided a Delta heritage tour for a group from the St. Andrews Episcopal School in Jackson. Tour participants included faculty and students from St. Andrews as well as from Ghana and Zimbabwe. St. Andrews has an exchange program with the Hermann Geimer International College, a boarding high school in Tema, Ghana and each year, several students from St. Andrews travels to Ghana, and a group from Ghana travels to Jackson. Following their tour, the group headed to Shelby to tutor youth at the Shelby Middle School as part of a service learning project. St. Andrews visits the Delta annually.

 

 

Delta State's Delta Center provides heritage tour to first year nursing students

CLEVELAND - The Delta State University Delta Center for Culture and Learning recently provided a Delta heritage tour for first year nursing students of the Robert E. Smith School of Nursing. The tour included visits to Dockery Farms, civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer's grave, both in Ruleville, historic Mound Bayou, and the world famous Po' Monkey's Lounge in Merigold.  The tour was lead by the Delta Center's Luther Brown and Lee Aylward. 

Scott Radio Service Company Blues Marker Ceremony

 

Central Mississippi Blues Society - Solo/Duo Winner

Jackson, MS - This past Monday night (October 4^th) at Hal & Mal’s Chris Gill and Derrick Martin won the solo/duo blues challenge.  They will represent the Central Mississippi Blues Society at the 2011 International Blues Challenge in Memphis.  The CMBS Band Challenge is scheduled for Monday night, October 18^th at Hal & Mal’s.  Interested bands should contact:  Peggy Brown 601.613.7377

The IBC is February 1-5.  More details:  www.blues.org

Cleveland, MS Octoberfest

 

 

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Photos: Out-of-state blues marker in Rockland, Maine.  Paul Benjamin - at the Maine marker unveiling this summer.   

Champion Jamz!

Club Ebony will host the 7^th Annual Mississippi Delta Regional Blues Challenge on Saturday, October 23 in Indianola.  Two past winners in Indianola and the Memphis International Blues Challenge are pictured.  The young Homemade Jamz Blues Band from Tupelo, MS and Grady Champion from Canton, MS.  It is time for solo/duo and bands to enter the Indianola Challenge.