Past Omnova Shows
Pierce Pettis in Concert
July 3, 2014
Rupert Wates in Concert
June 12, 2014
"The British Are Coming!"
May 23, 2014
"Titanic & Me" PBS Documentary
April 17, 2014
"A Sweet Strangeness Thrills My Heart: The World of Sollie Independence Foster, 1861-1887"
March 30, 2014
Sofia Tolvik in Concert
March 22, 2014
Blues for Willie
March 7, 2014
Blues for Willie, a
concert March 7, 2014, held by the Columbus Arts Council - Rosenzweig Arts Center, Mississippi to commemorate the fifth anniversary of King’s last earthly performance there. He died the next day. The
Blues for Willie concert, was an awesome celebration of the One Love Willie gave so freely to all! Drawing on some of the truest traditions of southern Blues and filling the room with soul were
Clarence Davis on guitar, Albert Billups on the drums, "Birmingham" George Conner on guitar and Jock Webb Sr. on harmonica,. These are some of the last remaining area bluesmen. All played Willie
King’s Freedom Creek Festival on several occasions, so it was fitting they played for this anniversary concert. Birmingham George and Jock Webb played on King’s first CD , Walkin’ the Walk, Talkin’
the Talk. Webb also played on “Birmingham” George’s Musicmaker’s released CD Brothers Tone.Conner lived in Chicago for many years and recorded for
Rev. Houston Harrington’s Atomic H label as “George Corner.” Clarence “Bluesman” Davis is a local legend in his own right. Born in Eutaw, Alabama, 68 year old Davis writes and plays original
authentic, down home, southern juke joint blues. Albert Billups has for years been the areas “go to” blues drummer having played with King, Davis, “Birmingham” George, Shar Baby and many
others.
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the musicians from L to R. Jock Webb, Albert Billups, Clarence Bluesman Davis, Birmingham George Conner.
The following pictures are courtesy of Roger Stephenson for Living Blues Magazine.
Music of Scotland & Ireland
February 7, 2014
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History of the Mayhew Choctaw Mission
February 6, 2014
A Celebration of the Winter Quiet Season
January 24, 2014
"Sincerly Yours"
Novermber 21, 2013
Parlez Vous Franglais
October 27, 2013
Ian McFeron & Alisa Milner with Honey Boy and Boots
January 14, 2015
The Big Read
We and our project partners are excited to
invite our community to join in "The Big Read" kicking off this month and continuing into March. Our
focus book, Thornton Wilder's "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" is a great American classic
which won Wilder his first Pulitzer Prize in 1928. Since it's first printing in 1927, the book has NEVER been out of print! The story is well written, immersing us into Peruvian culture and creating fascinating character studies--all in a fairly short read.
For more information follow this link
"The Big Read" is a grant program established
by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
in 2006 in response to studies reflecting the sad rapid
decline of reading in America.
The program was developed to provide organizations with
the means to develop community
wide reading programs. Through the
focus on one book, we can encourage community
reading, discussion and participation amongst diverse
audiences. From this we can all
come together to learn about the worlds encompassed in
one story, and hopefully encourage
a renewed interest in reading.
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