Lucedale
Lucedale, MS · Arts & Culture
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Free Day At The Museum — WAMA Dives Into Ghost Stories, Bayous And Blue Dog
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — The Walter Anderson Museum of Art will open its doors to an eerie Bayou Collection for a free Community Day inviting families to explore Cajun folklore, ghost stories and the strange creature that helped inspire an artist’s famous Blue Dog. Shadowy Cajun legends seem...
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Biloxi High hosts Gulf Coast Invitational marching band competition
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) — On Saturday, Biloxi High School hosted the Gulf Coast Invitational, a marching band competition that showcased bands from across the coast. The 14th annual event included schools from Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida. The bands were here gathering ratings from judges for upcoming state evaluations. Biloxi...
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TONIGHT! OSHS Competition Theatre Team Gives Ocean Springs A Sneak Peek
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — Ocean Springs High School’s Competition Theatre Team will give the community a sneak peek at its upcoming production, “The Old Man and the Old Moon,” during Friday at the Fort tonight. Friday at the Fort will close out its 2026 season with...
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The 'Dearly Departed' And Things That Go Bump In The Night At The Mary C.
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS — Some of Ocean Springs’ dearly departed are about to walk — and talk — again. The cast has been chosen for the 2026 Ocean Springs Cemetery Tour, when actors will step into the lives of people from the city’s past and wait among the graves of Evergreen Cemetery to tell their stories after dark.
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This Mississippi Model Train Museum Keeps Kids And Grandparents Exploring Elaborate Layouts Until Closing Time
Our plan that afternoon was simple: find air conditioning, find a snack, and keep a restless grandkid from melting in the Mississippi heat. The low building we pulled up to did not look like much from the parking lot. Inside, though, dozens of tiny trains were rumbling past miniature harbors,...
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Autumn Artisan Festival on Saturday
Local artists and craftsmen will showcase and sell their creative works this Saturday during the Biloxi Visitors Center’s Autumn Artisan Festival. The free, public event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., giving shoppers the opportunity to meet talented local artisans and find unique, handmade arts and crafts. More than 30 vendors will be set up on the front lawn and inside the Visitors Center’s front lobby, located at 1050 Beach Blvd., in the shadow of the historic Biloxi Lighthouse. Vendor applications are being accepted through the close of business today.
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New trailheads unveiled along Pascagoula blueway
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) — A ceremony was held at River Park to unveil new trailheads at stops along the Pascagoula blueway. The trailheads provide a map of the trails with points of interest, parking, restaurants and more. The goal is to make traversing the waterways easier for those who...
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Rainy Saturdays Turn Into All-Day Play At This Gulfport, Mississippi Children’s Museum
Rain on the Mississippi Gulf Coast has a way of wrecking weekend plans, especially when you have kids who woke up with energy to burn. But there is an old brick schoolhouse down here where a gray sky barely matters, because the fun spreads across two floors indoors and several acres outside.
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Gulfport Arts Festival Paints a Bigger Picture in its Second Year
GULFPORT (GG) — Downtown Gulfport was bursting at the seams as the Second Annual Gulfport Arts Festival brought coastal creativity into the sunshine Saturday, September 19th. Held outside the Gulfport Arts Center along 13th Street and 24th Avenue, the free, one-day festival filled the heart of downtown with pottery, paintings, stained glass, jewelry, woodworking, and other creations from local and regional artists.
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Danielson Brings Lawrence Guyot’s Civil Rights Legacy Home
PASS CHRISTIAN (GG) — History came home to Pass Christian Tuesday evening, turning the pages on the life of one of the city’s own civil rights leaders. Historian and author Chris Danielson visited Pass Books on September 22nd to discuss Brother Outsider, Brother Insider: A Political Biography of Lawrence Guyot Jr., his book about the Pass Christian native whose work helped shape the fight for voting rights and racial equality in Mississippi and beyond.
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Etheridge Brings More Love, Light, & Plenty of Guitars to the Beau Rivage
BILOXI (GG) — Before Melissa Etheridge sang her final note at Beau Rivage on Saturday, September 19th, the instruments fell silent. “More love, more light,” Etheridge sang. The crowd sang it back. Without guitars or drums, their voices filled the venue, bringing an evening of rock ’n’ roll, reflection, and joy to a close. “All we’re looking for, I swear, is a little more love,” Etheridge told the audience.
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Youngest artist ever creates '26 St. Tam Parish Fair poster
A 13-year-old’s artwork depicting the St. Tammany Parish fair as a classic, nostalgic community tradition captured the attention and hearts of the fair association and earned her the distinction of becoming the youngest ever official fair poster artist. Camila Grunkowski, of Slidell, an eighth-grader at Pope John Paul II...
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Mississippi Pecan Festival Brings Over 250 Vendors Together For A Weekend Of Food, Shopping And Fun
Festivals used to bring people together from across the entire region, places to trade, earn a living, and simply have a good time. Today, events like this Mississippi Pecan Festival mostly aim to preserve that tradition. Vendors fill the grounds for the entire weekend, offering food, shopping, and activities throughout...
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Plans made for Butterflies in the Pass on Saturday, October 3
The annual Butterflies in the Pass Monarch Festival arrives on Saturday, October 3. Set for 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in War Memorial Park in Pass Christian, the event will feature speakers, educational exhibits, hands on activities for all ages and a walking parade for anyone in butterfly regalia (including pets). The goal of the festival is to celebrate and educate the community about Monarch butterflies and other pollinators and what residents can do to help them thrive.
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Seven Louisiana Depots And Freight Stations That Still Show Off The Rail Era’s Grand Scale
Long before highways crisscrossed Louisiana, trains carried people and goods across the state, and grand depots marked every important stop. Many of these beautiful buildings are still standing today, showing off fancy towers, brick walls, and detailed roofs from a time when rail travel was king. Some now hold museums...
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Mississippi Songwriters Festival wraps 17th year in Ocean Springs
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) — The 17th annual Mississippi Songwriters Festival is now in the books. For four days, about 150 singers and songwriters gathered on the Gulf Coast. Students learn songwriting through festival program. Educational coordinator Trailand Eltzroth said working with students through the Mississippi Music Empowerment Program...
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Long Beach Live Draws Hundreds As Season Finale Approaches
A concert series that started with crowds of a few dozen people is nearing the end of another season in Long Beach, where organizers say Long Beach Live now draws hundreds to the city’s Town Green. The series will hold its final concert of the 2026 season Oct. 2...