Cultural Calendar

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Events

Today

Filters

Changing any of the form inputs will cause the list of events to refresh with the filtered results.

  • Senior Piano Recital – John Luke Lollar

    Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)

    Join the W Department of Music as we celebrate senior music major, John Luke Lollar and his academic journey! This event is free and open to the public.

  • Books & Banter – Twilight Tandem Read

    Gail P. Gunter Multi-Purpose Room

    Join us as we sink our teeth into Twilight and Midnight Sun and experience the beloved story through both Bella's and Edward's perspective.

  • Humanities Lecture

    Featured
    Painter 113

    T. K. Lee, "Not The Same Old Story: Learning How To Stop So You Can Start" This free talk is open to the public, sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council. We will live stream the talk on our YouTube channel

    Free

  • Music in the Library

    Fant Memorial Library 1100 College St, Columbus, MS, United States

    Join the W Department of Music for a musical afternoon as our talented music faculty and majors perform in Fant Memorial Library. You can take a study break, grab a book and a coffee at the library’s cafe, and enjoy some wonderful tunes with us!

  • Black History Month Celebration Concert

    Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)

    Join the W Department of Music as we celebrate Black History Month – featuring performances by The W Jazz Ensemble; The MUW Chamber Singers; W Music faculty, students, & alumni; and special guest group, United Harmony Gospel Choir! This event is free and open to the public.

  • Dr. Shonna Tillman

    “Levels to This,” with Dr. Shonna Tillman of the Southern Poverty Law Center

    Gordy Honors Forum
    Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Library

    Do you know what the attorney general's office is responsible for? What about the mayor? Test your knowledge of local government in this interactive game developed by the Southern Poverty Law Center. This installment of the Spring 2026 Honors Forum series aims to get students and community members thinking about the government officials who impact […]

    Free
  • Film poster for The American Revolution documentary, featuring a battle scene in solid blue over a Declaration of Independence backdrop.

    Film Screening: “In Order to Be Free”

    America 250
    Nissan Auditorium (Inside Parkinson Hall)

    Mississippi University for Women presents "In Order To be Free (1754-1775)," the first episode from the new Ken Burns documentary, The American Revolution. ​This episode covers the period from May 1754 through May 1775, during which time political grievances and revolutionary ideas ferment. The growing tensions between the American colonists and the British government over […]

    Free

  • Voice Students’ Spring 2026 Recital

    Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)

    The W Department of Music is proud to showcase our voice students’ hard work – please join us for a wonderful evening of music featuring an array of different genres. Livestream for this concert can be found here on our Virtual Concert Series page. This event is free and open to the public.

  • Sheryl Jefferies

    Art History in the Making: Three Southern Women Artists

    Women’s College Colloquium Speakers
    Gail Gunter Multi-Purpose Room

    Sheryl Jefferies, independent scholar and oral historian, will speak about three contemporary southern women artists, including MUW alum and Columbus native Elayne Goodman. Sheryl is a contributing author for Beyond Discards: Junk Appropriation in Global Art and editor and producer of a podcast. This event is part of the Women's College Colloquium Speaker Series. The […]

    Free
  • Headshot of Dr. Daphne Chamberlin. She smiles with her head slightly tilted and wears a black and white plaid blazer and dons a pearl necklace and pearl hoop earings. Her should-length hair is styled in curly locs.

    The Emmett Till Generation: Youth Activism, Radical Protest, and Social Change in Jim Crow Mississippi

    America 250
    Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS 39701, Columbus, MS, United States

    Dr. Daphne Chamberlain will present The Emmett Till Generation: Youth Activism, Radical Protest, and Social Change in Jim Crow South on February 19 at 12 noon at the downtown branch of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System. This presentation highlights the role of children, between the ages of 7 and 18, as leaders and participants in the Mississippi […]

    Free