February 3rd, 2018 by Warren Matthews
Chamber Executive Director, Jon Levingston, attended the Mississippi Economic Development Council’s 2018 Legislative Conference, which took place in Jackson January 31 through February 1. He was recognized as a recipient of a MEDC Scholarship to the TruSouth Economic Development Institute at the University of Southern Mississippi. The Mississippi Economic Development Council is a professional association […]
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February 3rd, 2018 by Warren Matthews
Update: This Aspen Institute youth leadership opportunity has been extended; applications can now be accepted until February 11, 2018 (apply here). The following article announcing the program was in Mississippi Today. Washington based initiative that focuses on youth leaders expands to the Delta By AALLYAH WRIGHT Education Reporter, December 13, 2017 CLARKSDALE – Up to […]
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February 2nd, 2018 by Warren Matthews
Music history and highlights that have happened on February 2nd… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1731: George Frederic Handel’s opera “Poro” opens in London. 1926: Three men dance the Charleston for 22 hours in a dance marathon. 1927: Jazz saxophonist Stan Getz (Bennie Goodman, Tommy Dorsey) born in Philadelphia. 1937: […]
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February 2nd, 2018 by Warren Matthews
One of the even more remarkable things about the work that Chandler Griffin and Alison Fast do with their Barefoot Workshops company is the multi-media stories they help students tell all have one thing in common: each story is a celebration of the people of Clarksdale. Talent and remarkable work has always been here, whether […]
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February 1st, 2018 by Warren Matthews
Music history and highlights that have happened on February 1st… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. 1896: Giacomo Puccini’s world famous opera “La Boheme” opens in Turin. 1902: Important poet, playwright and social activist Langston Hughes born in Jopin, Missouri. 1934: Kingston Trio singer Bob Shane born in Hilo, Hawaii. 1937: […]
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February 1st, 2018 by Warren Matthews
From the Clarksdale Press Register By JOSH TROY (with some editing) Dick Waterman had a love for music at a very young age and put himself in danger in his effort to find Clarksdale’s long-lost bluesman, Son House, in the summer of 1964. In June 1964, Waterman, who was living in Cambridge, Mass., along with […]
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February 1st, 2018 by Warren Matthews
The Arts & Culture District sign for Libby Rae Watson was mounted a few days ago by Clarksdale Public Utilities. It is located on Sunflower Blvd… in between the church and the blues (the Bishop T. T. Scott sign is on one side of Libby, and Anthony “Big A” Sherrod is on the other). A […]
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January 31st, 2018 by Warren Matthews
Music history and highlights that happened on January 31st… from the birthplace of the blues… and rock n’ roll. (featured image on this article’s frontispiece is Muddy Waters and Son Sims about the same time as Alan Lomax first recorded Muddy) 1797: Franz Peter Schubert (“Unfinished Symphony”) born in Vienna, Austria. 1901: Anton Checkov play […]
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January 31st, 2018 by Warren Matthews
New photographs were taken of the City of Clarksdale at large at City Hall about 10:00 am on Monday. Also the City staff was photographed in groups: The Mayor and Commissioners, the Police Department, the Fire Department, Public Works and the City administrative staff. Photos were shot by Troy Catchings from the Clarksdale Press Register […]
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January 31st, 2018 by Warren Matthews
If a small Mississippi Delta town were to ever have a real rocket scientist, there could be none more community inspiring than our Gilroy Chow. The Arts & Culture District sign honoring Gilroy is located on the 100 block of Delta Avenue, somewhat across the street of that of Clarksdale founder, John Clark. It was […]
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