Jackson, MS

Mississippi Museum of Art
DESCRIPTION: The world's largest art collection by and relating to Mississippians, including holdings from its culturally diverse heritage, particularly 19th and 20th century American landscape paintings, Southern photography and folk art, pre-Columbian ceramics and Oceanic art; Museum Store and Gallery on premises and guided tours are available

ADMISSION: Adults $5, Age 60+ $4, Students 6-College $3, Age 5 and under Free

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sat 10a-5p, Sun Noon-5p

ADDRESS: 201 East Pascagoula Street  MAP

PHONE: 601-960-1515

WEBSITE: http://www.msmuseumart.org

Mississippi Symphony Orchestra
DESCRIPTION: One of the oldest symphony orchestras in the US and continues today with a full season of Bravo Events and Pops Events; MSO also reaches out to communities to offer educational programs and collaborations with other organizations, bringing Mississippians the finest in musical experiences

DAYS & HOURS: call for schedule

ADDRESS: 201 East Pascagoula Street  MAP

PHONE: 601-960-1565

WEBSITE: http://www.msorchestra.com

Old Capitol Museum

DESCRIPTION: African, Native American and European cultures from 1500-1800 are featured in the gallery's exhibits and highlight the complexity of interaction between these cultures and their contributions to Mississippi; a National Historic Landmark and one of America's finest examples of Greek Revival public architecture, The Old Capitol building served as state capitol from 1839 to 1903, housing such notable events as the passage of the Ordinance of Secession, a major spark for the Civil War; restored from 1959 to 1961 for use as the state historical museum; the Civil Rights Exhibit is the US first permanent exhibit of the Civil Rights Movement and contains film footage, documents, photographs, posters and artifacts pertaining to Civil Rights in Mississippi; The Old Capitol also showcases exhibits of Mississippi from prehistory through the Civil War, Reconstruction, the cotton culture; the gift shop sells folk art, crafts and books; guided tour available

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Fri 8a-5p, Sat 9:30a-4:30p, Sun 12:30p-4:30p

ADDRESS: 100 South State Street  MAP

PHONE: 601-359-6920

WEBSITE: http://mdah.state.ms.us/new_museum

New Stage Theatre
DESCRIPTION: Presenting musicals, drama, children's theatre, and new works; founded in 1965 with a seating capacity of 364, New Stage produces a critically-acclaimed season of plays ranging from musicals to children's theatre, to comedies, to cutting-edge drama, including new works offered through the Eudora Welty New Play Series

BOX OFFICE: 2 hours before show

ADDRESS: 1100 Carlisle Street  MAP

PHONE: 601-948-3533

WEBSITE: http://www.newstagetheatre.com

Ridgeland, MS

Mississippi Crafts Center - Natchez Trace
DESCRIPTION: A retail outlet of the Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi also serves as Natchez Trace Visitor Center; built on the historic Natchez Trace Parkway in 1975, its a showplace of both traditional and contemporary folk arts and crafts of our state. Informative exhibits and live demonstrations involve visitors in the artist process; has Choctaw Indian crafts to fine pewterware handcrafted by Mississippi artisans; on Saturdays March - October craftsmen demonstrate their techniques from Choctaw basketry to wood carving to quilting and weaving

ADMISSION: Free or small fee

DAYS & HOURS: 9a-5p daily

ADDRESS: 950 Rice Road  MAP

PHONE: 601-856-7546

WEBSITE: http://mscrafts.org