The Bumbling ArsonistIn "Arsonists' Guide to Writers' Homes in New England" (Algonquin, re-release 2008, $23.95), Brock Clarke delivers a hybrid memoir/mystery with a bumbling everyman narrator, a cast of preposterous characters, and a plot that winds its way around the question: "What …
C. Liegh McInnis: Jackson's Renaissance ManAs a child growing up in the Delta, Clarksdale native C. Liegh McInnis began reading to counter the small-town blues. Since leaving to attend Jackson State Universitywhere he is now an English instructorMcInnis has accomplished some of the same achievements …
Saltimbanco• Cirque du Soleil<br />• Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum, Biloxi<br />• Tickets $40-$95; $32-$76 children
Doubt• Showing at Malco Grandview and Cinemark Tinseltown<br />• PG-13, 104 minutes<br />• Prices vary
All That I Can't Leave BehindFlora, Miss., mixed-media painter (and formerly featured JFP artist-in-residence) Lea Barton, is currently exhibiting a decade's worth of her work. If you've never seen Barton's work, expect to see layered, heavily textured storybooks presented in art form.
Murder Under the MistletoeThis isn't one of those murder-mystery weekends like on one my favorite episodes of "Saved By the Bell," but these guys know how to keep a crowd guessing and on the edge of their seats.
Musician's Christmas Ball and ExtravaganzaYou can't talk about Mississippi blues and jazz without talking about Jesse Robinson. A major player in the local blues scene for the last four decades, Robinson has played with Bobby Rush and was pivotal in the popularity of joints …
[In The Theatres] BoltIf there are two constant loves in my life, they are dogs and Pixar movies. So really, how could I go wrong with "Bolt"?
The Art of BodyIf each person had a home-appliance persona, Erin Hayne and Nuno Gonçalves Ferreira would both be space heaters. They radiate warmth.
Bending HistoryThe New Year brings a new play to New Stage Theatre: "Gee's Bend" is the story of a community of black quiltmakersall womenin Gee's Bend, Ala.
"Cadillac Records""Cadillac Records" tells the story of the rise of Chess Records in Chicago. With a stellar cast of Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Beyoncé Knowles and Mos Def, the film promises good music and good times.
ON STAGE: "A Christmas Carol"Charles Dickens' classic tale of Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future comes to New Stage Theatre Dec. 4-21. This Christmas favorite is the perfect diversion from the dizzying shopping crowds.
As a child growing up in the Delta, Clarksdale native C. Liegh McInnis began reading to counter the small-town blues. Since leaving to attend Jackson State Universitywhere he is now an English instructorMcInnis has accomplished some of the same achievements …
Flora, Miss., mixed-media painter (and formerly featured JFP artist-in-residence) Lea Barton, is currently exhibiting a decade's worth of her work. If you've never seen Barton's work, expect to see layered, heavily textured storybooks presented in art form.
This isn't one of those murder-mystery weekends like on one my favorite episodes of "Saved By the Bell," but these guys know how to keep a crowd guessing and on the edge of their seats.
You can't talk about Mississippi blues and jazz without talking about Jesse Robinson. A major player in the local blues scene for the last four decades, Robinson has played with Bobby Rush and was pivotal in the popularity of joints …
If there are two constant loves in my life, they are dogs and Pixar movies. So really, how could I go wrong with "Bolt"?
If each person had a home-appliance persona, Erin Hayne and Nuno Gonçalves Ferreira would both be space heaters. They radiate warmth.