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Exhibit opening — The West Point/Clay County Arts Council hosts a reception from 2-3 p.m. to open a Tommy Valentine exhibit at the Louise Campbell Center for the Arts, 235 Commerce St., West Point. Free. Visit wpccac.com.
Tuesday, Jan. 15
Lowndes Relay for Life Kickoff — Get involved in the Lowndes County Relay for Life by attending a kickoff event at 5:30 p.m. at the Columbus Fire & Rescue training facility, 1601 Main St. Become part of the event leadership team. For more information, contact Jana Alford at [email protected], or 662-582-0049.
Friday, Jan. 18
Memphis Jones — The Columbus Arts Council presents Memphis Jones & The City Limits from B.B. King’s Blues Club on Beale Street at 7:30 p.m. in the Rosenzweig Arts Center Omnova Theater, 501 Main St.. CAC member tickets are $15 in advance/$17 at the door. Non-members, $20/$22. Get tickets at columbus-arts.org or call 662-328-2787 (closed Mondays).
Saturday, Jan. 19
Symphony orchestra — The Starkville-MSU Symphony Orchestra presents “Our America” at 7:30 p.m. in MSU’s Lee Hall. Celebrate both new and historic works of American music. Free to the public. Visit starkvillesymphony.org.
Monday, Jan. 21
Day of Giving — Following a free 8 a.m. breakfast at Trotter Convention Center in Columbus, volunteers will distribute school supplies to teachers to help finish the school year, sponsored by Visit Columbus, City of Columbus, Board of Supervisors, Sodexo, United Way of Lowndes County and The W. Register for the breakfast at muw.edu/mlk. To volunteer, email [email protected] or call 662-328-0943.
Unity Breakfast/Day of Service — Mississippi State honors Martin Luther King Jr. with a 25th annual Unity Breakfast at 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. program at The Mill, 600 Russell St., Starkville (first-come, first-served; doors open 7:30 a.m.). For reserved tables through sponsorship, call Tyrel Jernigan, 662-325-2493. After the program, volunteers will help at sites in the community. To sign up to volunteer, go to mlkdaystarkville.com.
West Point MLK Celebration — Communities, churches and clubs are encouraged to join an assembly of marchers departing East Half Mile Street and Dr. Martin Luther King St. (Navastar and the Old B&W parking lot) in West Point at 9 a.m., ending at Mary Holmes College Gymnasium for a program at 10 a.m. For more information, contact Anna Jones, 662-494-1024 (day) or 662-494-1173 (evening).
Tuesday, Jan. 22
Lowndes MSU Alumni Association — Learn more about spreading the Maroon and White as this chapter hosts a business and organizational meeting at 6 p.m. at the Lowndes County Extension office, 485 Tom Rose Road, Columbus. Share ideas and learn about the mission. Food provided. RSVP to Adrienne Morris at [email protected], or Janet Downey at [email protected], or 662-325-8515.
Thursday, Jan. 24
Exhibit reception — The Starkville Area Arts Council hosts a free reception at 5:30 p.m. in The Partnership lobby, 200 E. Main St., Starkville, for “Endangered Mississippi.” MSU architecture students explore small homes and large plantation stables in need of revitalization.
Jan. 25-March 8
Smithsonian Water/Ways Exhibition — This traveling interactive exhibit at the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Transportation Museum, 318 Seventh St. N., Columbus, explores how water affects the way we live, work, worship, create and play, and how to sustain this resource for the future. A Main Street exhibition made possible by the Mississippi Humanities Council. For more information, call 662-328-8936.
Tuesday, Jan. 29
GSDP annual banquet — The Greater Starkville Development Partnership hosts its annual banquet at The Mill at 6:30 p.m. For information or tickets, visit GSDPBanquet.com.
Jan. 31, Feb. 1-3, Feb. 5-9
“The Heiress” — Starkville Community Theatre presents this stirring costume drama about a young woman in the Victorian Age challenging strictures placed on her life by society and a domineering father. Show times 7:30 p.m. (except Feb. 3, 2 p.m.) at Playhouse on Main, 108 E. Main St., Starkville. Reservations for SCT season ticket holders open Jan. 22. General admission opens Jan. 25. 662-323-6855.
Saturday, Feb. 2
Frostbite Half-Marathon — This 9 a.m. half-marathon, 10K and 5K begins and ends on Starkville’s Main Street. Find details and registration info at raceroster.com, or email [email protected]. Awards and post party at noon, in conjunction with SOUPer Bowl.
SOUPer Bowl — Sample soups from local chefs and eateries on Starkville’s Main Street downtown from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Vote for your favorite. Advance tickets are $15 adults; $5 children. Get them at starkville.org, or The Partnership, 200 Main St., Starkville. For more information, call 662-323-3322.
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