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Ballet soloist back in Hattiesburg after dancing in Russia
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Hattiesburg teen returns home from Mariinsky Ballet to perform in Nutcracker
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - A Hattiesburg ballet dancer who made an international leap this year is returning to the stage where it all began. Alexei Orohovsky left Hattiesburg in September to join the Mariinsky Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia, one of the world’s top ballet companies. He’s back this...
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‘A Christmas Story’ Comes to Hattiesburg for One Night
Families in Hattiesburg will have the rare opportunity to experience a Christmas classic on the big screen this holiday season. For one night only, the Saenger Theater will host a special showing of A Christmas Story, complete with a guest appearance by Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie in the beloved film.
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More than 400 children presented with Christmas gifts Saturday during 9th annual ‘Giving While Living’ event
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Christmas came early for hundreds of Pine Belt children, thanks to dozens of sponsors behind the annual “Giving While Living” event on Saturday. Folks lined up at the Sigler Center in Hattiesburg for the event. Children were able to take pictures with Santa Claus...
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Senior adult choir spreading Christmas joy under leadership of 97-year-old director
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - As Christmas approaches, a Hattiesburg choir is spreading holiday cheer throughout the Pine Belt. Jim Hayes has been directing The Visionaires for over 20 years. “We’ve gotten good responses from our audiences at this point, and we love doing it,” Hayes said. The choir...
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Holiday Tradition Comes to Life with “The Nutcracker” at Pearl River Community College
Music and spectacular dancing by the South Mississippi Ballet Theatre (SMBT) created a magical experience as hundreds attended The Nutcracker at The Brownstone Center for the Arts on the Poplarville Campus of Pearl River Community College. The company held three performances between Dec. 6 and 7; a tradition begun when the Brownstone opened in 2013. The Nutcracker returns each holiday season to remind audiences why it remains one […]
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Annual Christmas Parade Rolls Through Downtown Wiggins
Despite the cold and threat of rain, downtown Wiggins was bustling Saturday evening as local organizers successfully hosted three major holiday events within a few evening hours. The packed schedule drew families from across the community and showcased a coordinated effort among city and county leaders and volunteers to keep...
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Laurel celebrates Christmas with 43rd annual Sertoma Parade
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - Many people who enjoyed pancakes and sausage at the Laurel Kiwanis Club’s Pancake Day in downtown Laurel also enjoyed the 43rd annual Laurel Sertoma Christmas Parade. Several marching bands and floats participated. The theme for this year was “A Storybook Christmas.”. The event is...
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‘Small Town Christmas’: Holiday cheers fill the streets of Stone County
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Hattiesburg theater brings back Cinematic Sing-A-Long Spectacular Dec. 12–14
Here's a road trip idea from Twin States News. The Hattiesburg Saenger Theater is bringing back its Cinematic Sing-A-Long Spectacular December 12–14, following a highly successful debut that drew enthusiastic crowds last year. The family-friendly weekend event will feature three beloved musicals — "The Greatest Showman," "Beauty and the...
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Holloway to be grand marshal for Prentiss Christmas parade Saturday
The grand marshal for the Dec. 6 Prentiss Christmas Parade will be Jessie Holloway. Founded on prayer in 1988, Pastor Jessie Holloway, along with his late wife Barbara, established the Outreach Fellowship Revival Center in Prentiss. Pastor Holloway has been able to travel abroad and minister in numerous countries including East Africa, South Africa, Haiti, […]
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City of Laurel about to get into the full swing for Christmas
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Laurel gearing up for annual Christmas events
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - This week kicks off a number of Christmas events in the City of Laurel, and organizers say they are excited for the most wonderful time of year. Alise Mathews with Laurel Main Street is working with other organizations to make Christmas come to life in downtown Laurel.
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Movie partially filmed in Louisiana receives 7 Golden Globe nominations
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Local Hattiesburg Cafe Savors the Sweetness of Authenticity
In today’s world, anyone can go anywhere and find a Starbucks, a 7 Brew, or another chain convenience store that sells these products. But when you walk into Hattiesburg’s local Mulukakao, to the smell of fresh coffee beans and the welcoming smiles of the baristas, it becomes more than buying a sweet treat. It’s stepping into an experience made possible by the labor of love.
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Learning the Language of Film at USM
In 1888, the Roundhay Garden Scene became the first motion picture, a 2.11 second clip of people walking through a garden. It was a technological achievement: proof that movement could be captured and replayed. But somewhere between that experiment and the films we watch today, cinema stopped being just technology....
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Where Nostalgia Meets Breakfast: The Story Behind The Midtowner
A boy sits at his grandmother’s kitchen table, feet swinging above the checkerboard linoleum floor. The sound of crackling oil fills the room as Mamaw stands at the stove, turning pieces of golden fried chicken in her well-seasoned cast-iron skillet. The air smells like Sunday: warm biscuits, pepper gravy, and the kind of Southern cooking that settles into memory and refuses to leave.