You are cordially invited to a Meet + Greet Reception for watercolorist Wyatt Waters. His painting, “Under the Big Top,” will be unveiled upstairs in The MAX galleries and Waters will be available to sign the print gifted to members who purchased or renewed their memberships. Visitors can also purchase the print at a 20% …
Join us at The MAX next spring for the Sipp & Savor Experience! Cat Cora, celebrity chef and Mississippi native, will headline a group of award-winning chefs who will prepare a variety of foods with Mississippi-sourced ingredients. Savor these irresistible bites and sip on cocktails, beers, and wines from some of Mississippi's most popular brewers …
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Today, Native American contributions are often overlooked or forgotten. But what remains are the negative stereotypes. In this joint exhibition, Choctaw Expressions highlights the culture of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and brings awareness to the stereotypes Native Americans face every day. The Savages and Princesses: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes exhibition represents …
This First Saturday the MAX plays host to The Mississippi Band of Choctaw. There will be basketweaving, sewing, beading, and stickball demonstrations, and dancers and chanters will perform. Choctaw crafts will be offered for sale. Schedule of Events: 9–5am Choctaw Expressions in conjunction with Savages and Princesses Exhibit Opens 10am–Noon Make + Take Workshops Noon–1pm …
Mixing Native American themes with rock ‘n’ roll, Sneaky Tree is about lifitng up the human spirit and telling stories of the human condition. A mixed Native American, spACEy (Billy Lyons) has been a singer/songwriter/guitarist for Sneaky Tree since its inception. spACEy struggled with his identity and after moving to the Bok Cito community on …
In May we're screening one of Elvis's beach party films, Girl Happy (1965). The plot—A Chicago mobster hires a rock and roll singer (Elvis Presley) and his band to keep an eye on his daughter (Shelley Fabares) during Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. "Boy sings; girls swoon." Not rated, 1h 36 minutes. Bring a …
In conjunction with the Bloodlines exhibition Matt Stebly, tattoo artist and the great-grandson of Walter Inglis Anderson, will demonstrate the art of tattooing. Come and watch as he inks a first-timer live! There will be live music and a cash bar. Bloodlines includes paintings, drawings, preparatory materials, and photography celebrating Stebly's unique body of work …
