Today
Sundays at the Center — The West Point/Clay County Arts Council hosts a musical program by “Men of the Master” at 2 p.m. at the Louise Campbell Center for the Arts, 235 Commerce St., West Point. Free to the public.
Fall Festival — Bring the children to this fall event from 2-4 p.m. at McKee Park in Starkville for free games and candy.
Downtown Columbus Christmas Open House — This third and final day of Columbus’s Christmas Open House features select shops open from 1-5 p.m.
Starkville Christmas Open House — Downtown Starkville is open for Christmas Open House from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Cookies with Santa is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the GSDP Welcome Center, 200 Main St. Proceeds benefit United Way of North Central Mississippi.
Now through Nov. 16
Turkey Drive — Donate frozen turkeys to the Columbus Police Department’s city-wide Turkey Drive by dropping them off at the CPD lobby (Municipal Complex) Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m., or at the Columbus-Lowndes Recreation Authority (Propst Park) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, contact Rhonda Sanders, 662-251-7355 or 662-244-3500.
Tuesday, Nov. 8
A Taste of Art — This session on Art Appreciation with Dr. Beverly Joyce is open to ages 16 and up at 6:30 p.m. at the Columbus Arts Council’s Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501 Main St. $10. Contact the CAC, 662-328-2787.
Thursday, Nov. 10
Books and authors — The Starkville Public Library hosts author Donald Jackson discussing his book “Deeper Currents: The Sacraments of Hunting and Fishing” at noon. Free. Refreshments by Friends of the Library. For more information, contact the library, 662-323-2766.
Gallery reception — A free reception from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Columbus Arts Council’s Rosenzweig Arts Center opens an exhibit by Thomas and Susan Nawrocki. Artwork by Lowndes County students will be up in the adjoining Artist Alley. For information, contact the CAC, 662-328-2787.
MSU Veterans Day 5K — The second annual MSU Veterans Day 5K begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Center for America’s Veterans, 126 Magruder St., MSU campus. Check-in opens at 4:30 p.m.; fun run begins soon after 5 p.m. $20 entry includes T-shirt, glow bracelet. Register at racesonline.com/events/mississippi-state-veterans-day-5K.
Thursday and Saturday, Nov. 10 and 12
FOL book sale — Friends of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library host a book sale Nov. 10 from 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Nov. 12 from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the library at 314 Seventh St. N. For more information, call 662-329-5300.
Nov. 10-13, 15-19
“Urinetown” — Starkville Community Theatre presents this humorous musical satire about a government ban on private toilets after a 20-year drought at 7:30 p.m. (except 2 p.m. Nov. 13) at the Playhouse on Main, 108 E. Main St., Starkville. Directed by Thomas La Foe. Tickets are $15; $10 for students. For tickets or information, call 662-323-6855.
Friday, Nov. 11
Laying of the Wreath — The community is invited to attend a Veterans Day Laying of the Wreath at 11 a.m. in front of the Lowndes County Courthouse, 505 Second Ave. N., Columbus. Presented by the VFW and Vietnam Veterans Association.
ACS annual art auction — Annunciation Catholic School hosts “Night at the Museum,” an art auction event at 7 p.m. at Trotter Convention Center. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the door. For tickets or information, contact the school office, 662-328-4479.
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11-12
Ghosts & Legends Tour — Local performers present dramatic vignettes about some of Columbus’s liveliest “spirits.” Bus tours depart the Tennessee Williams Home at 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8 and 8:30 p.m., presented by the Columbus Arts Council, MUW Center for Women’s Research and Public Policy and Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation. Reserve preferred tour time with advance tickets for $10 at columbus-arts.org or the arts council, 501 Main St. $12 on tour nights, if available. Call 662-328-2787 for information.
Saturday, Nov. 12
Veterans Day Parade, Ceremony — A parade in honor of Veterans Day begins at 10 a.m. at the Municipal Complex, 1501 Main St., Columbus, making its way to the Lowndes County Courthouse where an 11 a.m. ceremony includes speaker Col. Douglas Gosney, 14th FTW Commander. Seating available. Presented by a coalition of local veterans organization, the City of Columbus, Lowndes County and Columbus Air Force Base.
Imagination Library fundraiser — Imagination Library hosts the Crazy Giant Indoor Yard Sale fundraiser from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Columbus Fairgrounds to help provide books to Lowndes County children. Register for space ($25) at facebookcom/lowndesil.
Fall Bazaar — The annual fall bazaar at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 2698 Ridge Road, Columbus, from 7 a.m.-noon features arts and crafts, Brunswick stew, a bake sale and more. Call 662-328-2692 for more information.
Sunday, Nov. 13
West Point Christmas Open House — Visit West Point merchants for an annual Christmas Open House from 1-4 p.m. For more information, contact the Growth Alliance, 662-494-5121.
Sunday and Monday, Nov. 13-14
SCT auditions — Starkville Community Theatre holds auditions for Lauren Gunderson’s “Silent Sky” at 6:30 p.m. at the Playhouse on Main, 108 E. Main St., Starkville. Parts available for four women and one man. Email Gabe Smith at [email protected] for more information or to read a script.
Monday through Monday, Nov. 14-21
OCC Collection Week — Packed Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes will be accepted at the OCC Columbus Collection Center at the Boy Scout Hut at Second Avenue and Third Street North (adjacent to the Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market) 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays Nov. 14-21, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20. For more information, contact First Baptist Church, 662-328-3915.
Thursday, Nov. 17
Reflections on American Politics — The Gordy Honors Forum Series presents Dr. Chanley Rainey with post-election analysis at 6 p.m. in Nissan Auditorium on the Mississippi University for Women campus. Free to the public. For more information, email [email protected] or visit muw.edu/honors/forum.
Thursday, Friday and Sunday, Nov. 17-18, 20
“The Importance of Being Earnest” — Theatre MSU presents this Oscar Wilde play at McComas Hall on campus at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17-18 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 20. Tickets are $10 ($5 for children 10 and under). For information, call 662-325-3320.
Friday, Nov. 18
Holiday Bazaar — This event to benefit Starkville Habitat for Humanity is 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church Christian Life Center, 200 W. Lampkin St., Starkville, and includes more than 40 vendors with locally made arts, crafts and food items. Free admission. For more information, email [email protected].
Citywide Tailgate — Starkville downtown and around-town merchants put on a sidewalk tailgate as the MSU Bulldogs wind down the football season.
Saturday, Nov. 19
Holiday Farmers’ Market —
Find a variety of artisans and vendors of baked goods for the holidays at this annual event from 9 a.m.-noon at the Hitching Lot Farmers’ Market at Second Avenue and Second Street North in Columbus. For more information, contact Main Street Columbus, 662-328-6305.
Sunday, Nov. 20
Holiday Floral Design Show and Auction — The Columbus Arts Council presents internationally recognized floral designer Ralph Null of Columbus at this 1:30 p.m. event at the Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501 Main St. An auction of floral arrangements immediately follows the show. Tickets are $20 in advance at columbus-arts.org or at the arts center. Tickets are $25 at the door. For more information, contact the CAC, 662-328-2787 Tuesday through Saturday.
Tuesday, Nov. 22
56th Country Store Bake Sale — This annual event to benefit the Stephen D. Lee Foundation is 10 a.m.-noon at the historic S.D. Lee Home, 316 Seventh St. N. Homemade cakes, pies, candies, breads, cheese straws and more just in time for holiday tables, presented by the Association for the Preservation of Antiquities in Columbus and Lowndes County.
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