Tunica
RiverPark Museum opens
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Tunica
RiverPark Museum Curator Margaret McNutt (left) and Exhibit
Designer Scott Blake make a decision on how an artifact
should be displayed prior to the museum's opening. Both
McNutt and Blake have extensive experience with museums
and have worked on a number of major exhibits at the Pink
Palace Museum in Memphis, Tenn. |
After
almost two years of construction, the Tunica RiverPark Museum
opened its doors to the public on November 19. The two-story
museum is housed in the RiverPark's 37,000 square-foot Interpretive
Center near Fitzgerald's Casino in Tunica Resorts, Miss.
The high-tech museum traces the history of the Mississippi
River from its prehistoric past all the way to modern times.
Through the use of rare artifacts, educational videos presented
on plasma screens, four aquariums, and interactive displays,
the museum offers visitors a unique insight into the river
and its historical relationship with those who live nearby.
"We're trying to interpret the Mississippi River,"
said Museum Curator Margaret McNutt. "We want to talk
about its geology, geography, and how it fit in with the
lives of the native Americans who lived here, then with
the explorers, the first European settlers, and those who
came after."
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"Christ
of the Delta" This small hand-carved figure
of Christ was found in Batesville, Miss., near artifacts
believed to have been left by a Spanish Expedition.
It is made of Spanish olive wood and radiocarbon
dating indicates it was carved within 50 years of
Hernando DeSoto's expedition through the Mississippi
Delta. Research into the carving's origins is continuing,
but if authentic, it could be one of the first images
of Christ in the New World. It is on display at
the Tunica RiverPark Museum.
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Teaching
others to teach |
Dr.
Jerry Robinson, Jr., Delta State University (DSU) professor
of Rural Sociology, has taken material developed in the
Delta and presented it at a workshop on Process Skills in
Community Organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The purpose
of the workshop, entitled "Train-the-Trainer,"
was to aid participants in breaking down the essentials
of understanding, development, and internalizing effective
personal, group, and organizational behaviors.
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Dr.
Jerry Robinson, Jr. |
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Christmas
with the Mantovani Orchestra & Chorus |
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Friday, December 12, 2003 at 7:30 p.m.
Bologna Performing Arts Center, DSU
Dinner available by reservation at 5:45 p.m.
For ticket information, call 846-4626.
Introducing
more people to the concert hall than any other other performer,
Mantovani filled stadiums and theaters to standing room
only capacity with fans who would become mesmerized by this
man and his music. After three quarters of a century, the
Mantovani Orchestra & Chorus is still touring and thrilling
audiences. Celebrate the holidays in grand style with the
Mantovani Orchestra & Chorus! Don't miss an evening
of holiday music that evokes the spirit of the season...Mantovani
Style.
Also
coming soon to DSU...The Great Russian Nutcracker
Tuesday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Bologna Performing Arts Center |
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Charles
Robb in his 61 Cab while on South Pearman in Cleveland. The
61 Cab Company was owned by Floyd and Ann Wood and at one time,
you could go anywhere in town for 25 cents. Charles drove this
cab for about nine years and had regular customers he would
pick up at a certain time without them having to call. Circa
1953.
Courtesy
of the Bolivar County Library System.
From
Reflections of Bolivar County printed by The Bolivar
Commercial
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| Movies:
At
presstime, movie information was unavailable. Please call Cinema
4 directly at 843-4223
Music
:
Night
Moves, Cleveland
12/4 - Inner 61 CD Release Party
12/6 - The Players
Pickled
Okra ,
Cleveland
12/5 - Chris Hartfield
12/6 - Private Party
Ground
Zero Blues Club, Clarksdale
12/5 - Eric Hughes
12/6 - The Gamble Brothers Band
Walnut
Street Blues Club,
Greenville
12/4
- Barbara Looney & Mickey Rogers
12/5-6 - Moose Pass
12/8 - Open Mic Night
12/9 - T-Model Ford
12/10 - Bobby Rutledge
Leo's
Market, Rosedale
12/6 - Crossroads Blues Society presents
The King Bailey Blues Band w/special guests
$10 donation
Other:
CASINOS
(Tunica)
December
5 - 7
Fitzgerald's Southern Nationals Antique Tractor Pull - Tunica Arena
& Exposition Center
December 5
The Mavericks - Gold Strike - 888-245-7829
December 5 - 6
Billy Joe Royal - Bally's - 800-382-2559
December
5 - 7
Mo Alexander / Bally's / 800-382-2559
December 5 - 6
Billy Joe Royal / Bally's / 800-382-2559
December 5 - 6
Travis Ledoyt "Memories of The King"
Harrah's - 800-427-7247
CATHEAD
- free "Delta Update" e-list
blues CDs & videos • blues & folk art
photography • "live" music listings
books on all things Southern |
Other:
December
4 at 5:30 p.m.
Cleveland Christmas Parade
Parade begins at Cleveland High & travels First Ave, Court
St, Sharpe St & Hwy 8 back to CHS
December
4 at 7 p.m.
DSU Dept. of Music presents
Chamber Singers: Voices of Good Cheer
First United Methodist Church, Cleveland
December
6
Christmas at the Gazebo Parade & Festival
Main Street, Drew. A parade and festival with food, crafts,
games, activities, live entertainment and the annual lighting
of the Christmas tree. 662-745-8975
December
6
Kermit's Open House
Jim Henson Delta Boyhood Exhibit, Leland
662-686-2687
December
6 at 2-5 p.m. (subject to change)
Leland Deer Creek Tour of Homes
Various locations
Several residents open their holiday decorated homes to the
public for viewing. 662-686-2687
December
6 at 2 p.m.
Keetha DePriest Reed Book signing
Gin Mill Mall, Indianola
December
6-7
Christmas Arts & Crafts Show
Leflore Co. Civic Center 662-453-4065
December
7-January 23
Clives Pates: Plein-Air paintings
Wright Art Gallery, DSU 662-846-4720
December
9 at 6-8 p.m.
Christmas Open House at the Mansion
Cedar Grove Mansion Inn, Vicksburg. Tours of the mansion will
be given by a guide in Victorian dress along with live entertainment,
hot apple cider, eggnog and cranberry brie. 800-862-1300
December
11-13 at 7:30 p.m. & 12/14 at 2:30 p.m. Jake &
Freda Stein Hall, Greenville
"Miracle on 34th Street". A dramatization of the famous
short story and well-known movie about Santa Claus & the
true meaning of the holiday spirit. 662-378-9849, www.deltastage.com
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