Articles by Jan Swoope
CAC to host inaugural Sacred Harp Singing Saturday
It is arguably the oldest known form of music in America.
‘Rivers’ prequel to release on e-book Tuesday
Fans of Michael Farris Smith’s 2013 novel “Rivers” will soon have more of the story.
Last minute? No fear, with 11th-hour ideas for All Hallow’s Eve
Two days before Halloween and the festive spirit has caught up with you.
The clothes, jewelry, food, traditions — Decorative Arts Forum explores 19th century mourning customs
Final farewells of the 19th century are at the center of the 2014 Decorative Arts and Preservation Forum and Antiques Show and Sale.
Ballet Magnificat offers free Christmas performances in Jackson
Ballet Magnificat!, a ballet company based in Jackson, is partnering with the City of Jackson and The Salvation Army to create a destination holiday experience.
Area artists invited to exhibit in ARTfordable
One sign of the impending holiday season is the Columbus Arts Council’s ARTfordable annual exhibit and sale.
Recipes and road stories: The musical Melby sisters have something cookin’ in the kitchen
They may not seem old enough to be writing memoirs, but Hannah and Caroline Melby have been “on the road” since they attended elementary school in Starkville.
A life-altering battle makes a new career even sweeter
Candy Grant tries to tell the story without becoming emotional, but a telltale waver in the voice and eyes that tear up testify to the fear and upheaval breast cancer blind-sided her with six years ago.
Not-so-eerie edibles: Pumpkins, mummies and llamas, oh my
Spooky llamas and corn mazes aren’t the only reasons I love Halloween, but they’re some of the most recent.
With the grain: A young craftsman in West Point proves you’re never too young to have a way with wood
A Saturday morning at the Harrell home, and the pace is easygoing.
Shakespeare to forensic science, LEP classes start Monday
Time is running short to register for Mississippi University for Women’s Life Enrichment Program.
Grab a fork and twirl: Ten fresh ideas for one of America’s favorite foods
I can’t recall exactly when I gave up trying to make spaghetti that tasted like my mother’s.
A look at First Christian Church’s 175 years — from Senate meeting place to Tenn-Tom milestone
It is just possible that had the Rev. Tolbert Fanning’s buggy not broken down in Columbus in 1839, history would have taken a different course.
Homestead’s month of ‘Provide’ gets back to basics
The month of October at the Mississippi Modern Homestead Center in Starkville is all about “Provide,” the second installment in its Reclaiming Real Living Series.
‘I Am Me’ – a special pageant for special individuals
There are pageants — and then, there are pageants.
Ditch the diet mentality and honor your health in free workshops
Have you listened to your body lately? Is your perspective on food clouded by years of dieting and food myths?
Come in, take a tour of West Point’s new home for the arts
Louise Campbell turned the key, one of several on a keychain, then felt for the small catch mechanism that would open the glass entrance doors. “Now, where is that thing?” she asked of no one in particular. Once inside, there were light switches to locate, to bathe the artwork in the brand new gallery with subtle illumination.
Fall concert to celebrate MUW choral program
Dr. Phillip Stockton is hearing good things at Mississippi University for Women. The Department of Music’s choral director, now in his second year at the school, is pleased with how much vocalists retained during the summer break.
First Thursday debuts Downtown Historic Walk
What building in downtown Columbus used to house the Mother Goose Candy Co. and was the very first to have a second-floor apartment? Which one served, in the 1920s, as Gunter Brothers Funeral Parlor? What unlikely space was once a Ford auto dealership? Answers to those history-teasers and others can be unearthed during the Downtown Historic Walk Oct. 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Fruitful enterprise: Class, jam, sleep pays off for one young entrepreneur
When college student Quinterrall Brown started job hunting this past summer, he had no idea he would end up being his own boss. That’s what can happen at the crossroads of necessity and invention.
