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Catherine Pierce will read from her new collection of poetry on April 5.

Catherine Pierce will read from her new collection of poetry on April 5.

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Poetry Reading, Starkville, MS

Author co-directs the MSU creative writing program

by Cheré Coen | March 28, 2012

Catherine Pierce, who co-directs the Mississippi State University’s creative writing program, will read from her new poetry collection titled The Girls of Peculiar at 8 p.m. April 5, 2012, in Rogers Auditorium of McCool Hall on the MSU campus.

The book was published March 15 by Saturnalia Books. The MSU event marks the Mississippi launch of the book.

Pierce is the author of a previous book of poetry, Famous Last Words, winner of …


The Cotton District Arts Festival will be April 21, 2012, in Starkville.

The Cotton District Arts Festival will be April 21, 2012, in Starkville.

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Cotton District Arts Festival, Starkville, MS

Annual festival is celebration of life and art

by Cheré Coen | March 09, 2012

Every year, thousands arrive for a celebration of art and life at the Cotton District Arts Festival of Starkville. The annual festival—this year on Saturday, April 21, 2012—includes music, dance, literature, cuisine, theater, and art in Starkville's Cotton District.

There is so much music planned, there has to be three stages to hold it all. Plans are for the CVB Main Stage, the TVA Rockin’ Stage, and the MetroCast Local Stage.

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Historian and author Gerald J. Prokopowicz kicks off the “Lincoln and Grant in Mississippi

Historian and author Gerald J. Prokopowicz kicks off the “Lincoln and Grant in Mississippi" series Feb. 27.

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‘Lincoln and Grant in Mississippi,’ Starkville, MS

MSU event kicks off statewide series

by Cheré Coen | February 22, 2012

Mississippi State University will kick off a series of statewide events that both honors Pres. Abraham Lincoln’s vision for America and shares perspectives on the Civil War in “Lincoln and Grant in Mississippi.”

Historian and author Gerald J. Prokopowicz will be the featured speaker at the kickoff event at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, in the Grisham Room of Mitchell Memorial Library on the MSU campus. The lecture is free and open to …


The Everything Garden Expo will be March 24-25 in Starkville.

The Everything Garden Expo will be March 24-25 in Starkville.

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Everything Garden Expo, Starkville, MS

by Cheré Coen | February 16, 2012

The Starkville Area Arts Council will again team up with Mississippi State University to present the fourth annual Everything Garden Expo March 24-25, 2012, at the Mississippi Horse Park on the MSU campus.

Show hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 24, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 25. 

Admission is $5 per person, and children 6 and under will be …


Jane Monheit will perform Thursday, Feb. 2, at MSU.

Jane Monheit will perform Thursday, Feb. 2, at MSU.

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Jane Monheit, Starkville, MS

Jazz vocalist to perform at MSU

by Cheré Coen | January 26, 2012

Internationally known jazz vocalist Jane Monheit will be the next guest performer for Mississippi State University’s 2011-12 Lyceum Series. Monheit will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, in Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium. The concert will feature romantic interpretations of American jazz standards by such composers as Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz, Rogers and Hart, Irving Berlin, and Jerome Kern.

The annual performances hosted by the Lyceum Series are …


MSU clarinet instructor Sheri Falcone will perform Mozart's Clarinet Concerto.

MSU clarinet instructor Sheri Falcone will perform Mozart's Clarinet Concerto.

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Starkville/MSU Symphony Orchestra, Starkville, MS

Sheri Falcone celebrates music of Mozart

by Cheré Coen | January 17, 2012

The Starkville/Mississippi State University Symphony Orchestra kicks off 2012 with a Jan. 21 concert dedicated to parents of the performing musicians. The free 7:30 p.m. program in Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium will celebrate the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with MSU clarinet instructor Sheri Falcone as the featured soloist on Mozart's Clarinet Concerto.

In addition to also teaching saxophone and woodwind and instrumental technique classes, Falcone directs the music department’s …


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