SEPTEMBER
4 “After Open House: A Reading”
Beth Ann Fennelly, Poet
Visiting Assistant Professor of English 

11 “International Journalism in the Age of Terror: 
A Southerner’s Exposure”
Michael Harrelson, Editor, Oxford Publishing
Oxford, Mississippi

18 “‘Race and Sport: The Struggle for Equality 
On and Off the Field’ - Porter L. Fortune History Symposium, September 25-27, 2002”
Chuck Ross, Associate Professor of History 
and Afro-American Studies

25 “Requiem for None: Rowan Oak’s 
First Complete Renovation”
Bill Griffith, Interim Curator of Rowan Oak
University Museums

OCTOBER
2 “One Family: An Extended Portrait 
in Photographs and Words”
Vaughn Sills, Assistant Professor of 
Photography, Simmons College, 
Boston, Massachusetts

9 “‘The ALL WRITE! Project: Partnering 
Mississippi Writers with Literacy Providers”
Aleda Shirley, Poet and Project Director 
for the Mississippi Arts Commission
Jackson, Mississippi

16 “Matzo Ball Gumbo, Gasper Goo Gefilte Fish, 
and Big Momma’s Kreplach: An Exploration 
of Southern Jewish Foodways,” 
Marcie Ferris, Doctoral Candidate, 
George Washington University
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 
OCTOBER (continued)
23 “Covering the Regional Roots Music Scene 
in North Mississippi” 
Bill Ellis, Music Columnist, Commercial Appeal
Memphis, Tennessee

30 “The Preacher and the Preservationist: 
Historic Preservation and Affordability” 
Judith Johnson, Historic Preservation 
Consultant 
Memphis, Tennessee


NOVEMBER 
6 “Developing a Community-Based Arts Program 
in the Mississippi Delta”
Amy Evans 
Southern Studies Graduate Student


13 “Living in History: Hopson Plantation 
and the Shack Up Inn”
Warren Ables 
Southern Studies Graduate Student


20 “The Mississippi Museum of Art: Home is 
Where the Art Is”
Betsy Bradley, Director, 
Mississippi Museum of Art
Jackson, Mississippi


DECEMBER 
4 “The Golden Moon Has Risen Near The Silver 
Star: Building Casinos in Mississippi’s 
Choctaw Nation”
Michael McBride, Architect, Project Director 
for the Golden Moon Casino