Admission to the Two Mississippi Museums is free every Sunday. Admission to the Two Mississippi Museums is free every Sunday.

Join us for a screening of Talkin' Clarksdale: A Contemporary Blues Documentary at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 27, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. Directed by Tommy Slack, the sixty-minute film takes a look at contemporary blues music, exploring its influence on the voices of today’s musicians, venue owners, historians, and philanthropists dedicated to preserving its legacy. Following the screening, a panel discussion will take place with Slack, producer Demmette Guidry, and associate producer Adrian “Rev Slim” Forrest. Before Talking Clarksdale, the Sunday Screening team will show a short film titled The Story of Ben Williams. Directed by Fred Nettles, the movie tells the story of Ben Williams who became the first Black football player at the University of Mississippi in 1972. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.

At noon Wednesday, July 30, Tom Mould, author and anthropologist, and Rae Nell Vaughn, member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and tribal