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Inside the Watercolor Society

Though watercolor isn’t an easy medium, members of the Mississippi Watercolor Society are working to change the misconceptions about the art form.

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Doin’ the Hustle

Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) and Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) make a cunningly irresistible pair in “American Hustle.”

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Tree Lovers

Self-proclaimed "urban loggers" David Dill, 30, and Paul Purser, 29, planned to become architects, but have become so much more.

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A Lofty Move

When you walk into the new downtown location for Fischer Galleries at the old Dickie's building, you almost get a sense that you're walking into a scene taken from one …

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'Madea': A Farcical, Seasonal Romp

Tyler Perry reprises his cross-dressing role of Madea for a silly seasonal romp in “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas.”

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Pearl’s Joyful Tatter

Tatting is a lace-making technique from the era of Jane Austen, candlelight and wire spectacles.

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Bayou Arts

This year’s final monthly installment of “Unburied Treasures: Cover to Cover” is Dec. 17 at the Mississippi Museum of Art.

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'Dallas Buyer's Club''s Emotional Rodeo

Jared Leto (left) and Matthew McConaughey deliver Oscar-worthy performances as people living with AIDS in the ’80s in “Dallas Buyers Club.”

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In the Land of Santa

Exercise your bitterness and laugh at the ridiculousness of the holidays at Michael Matthews Guidry's performance in "SantaLand Diaries."

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'The Book Thief': Powerful Stories

"The Book Thief" anchors itself in the reality of war, where true courage can mean ordinary people who keep promises to old friends.

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Honoring Dr. King

Jackson State University will host the 45th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Convocation Jan. 17, 2014. The event is held every year on the Friday before the Martin Luther …

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Photos Across America

Josh Hailey's two years of documentary footage and photography from his coast-to-coast travels will be on display in Fondren Dec. 23 at his Photamerica release party.

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Jason Jenkins, Public Artist

Jason Jenkins moved back to Jackson during the summer of 2012—just in time to participate in the painting of area traffic boxes as part of the Public Art Initiative that …

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‘Catching Fire’: Class Warfare

In “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) once again finds herself fighting to save her sister Prim (Willow Shields).

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Dinner and a Murder

If your evening meals are starting to get boring, you might want to consider keeping company with The Detectives Mystery Dinner Theatre group, a troupe of local actors who perform …