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MISSISSIPPI DELTA LITERARY TOUR
Experience the place, the people, the food, and
the music that inspired Mississippi writers
March 29-April 1, 2004 – Greenwood, Mississippi
click to see Literary Tour Website
The
Center for the Study of Southern Culture and
Viking Range Corporation invite you to explore
the literary heritage of the Mississippi Delta.
This tour is based in Greenwood and offers
participants a special opportunity to stay
in the Delta town where bluesman Robert Johnson
last laid his head and where literary figures
such as Endesha Ida Mae Holland found inspiration.
Each day we will travel the back roads of the
Mississippi Delta, discovering other historic
sites along the way. One day is spent in Greenville
and is dedicated to the life and work of Walker
Percy and other authors from that literary
town; another day is dedicated to Tennessee
Williams in Clarksdale. This event is an exclusive
opportunity to experience a truly unique place
that has inspired many. Join us. Experience
the landscape, the people, the food, and the
music of the Mississippi Delta and you too
will be inspired! But remember to sign up early.
Only 35 spots are available, and they will
go fast.
Group accommodations have been arranged at
Viking's new boutique hotel, the Alluvian,
in downtown Greenwood. [http://www.thealluvian.com]
Rooms at the Alluvian require a separate registration
and are priced at a discounted rate of $135
and may be reserved by dialing 866-600-5201
and asking for the special “Literary Tour” rate.
In the event that the Alluvian sells out before
you get a chance to book a room, we have also
reserved a block at the Greenwood Best Western,
662-455-5777.
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Literary
Tour Schedule
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MONDAY,
MARCH 29
A SENSE OF PLACE: Landscape,
Blues, and Barbecue
1:00 p.m. Event Registration – Alluvian
Lobby
2:00 p.m. Alluvian Art
Tour led by Duff Dorrough,
Delta artist & musician
3:30 p.m. Tour of Viking
Range Manufacturing Facilities
5:00 p.m. Setting the Scene
“ Railroads, Crossroads,
and the River: Travel and
Permanence in the
Mississippi Delta,” talk
by Ted Ownby, Center for
the Study of
Southern Culture
“
Delta Land,” talk by Maude Schuyler Clay, Delta photographer
Book signing immediately following
6:30 p.m. Cocktails – Alluvian Lobby
7:30 p.m. Blues & BBQ Dinner – Viking Training Center
Spooney’s Bar-Be-Que
Crystal Grill pies
Live Delta Blues by Big T of Clarksdale
9:30 p.m. Ramble to Robert Johnson’s Money Road Gravesite with Big T
TUESDAY,
MARCH 30
GREENVILLE: Walker Percy
8:00 a.m. Alluvian Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Depart for Greenville
Make blues-related stops in Moorhead and Indianola
Delta Welcome given by Carver Randle in Indianola
11:00 a.m. “The Athens of the South: Walker Percy and His Circle,” talk
given by Kenneth
Holditch at the William Alexander Percy Library in Greenville
NOON Lunch at the Percys’ – Lisa & Billy Percy, hosts
“The History of Greenville,” talk given by Princella Wilkerson Nowell
1:30 p.m. Greenville Tour led by Mary Dayle McCormick
3:00 p.m. Greenville Cemetery Tour led by Princella Wilkerson Nowell
3:45 p.m. Sweet tea & cheese straws at McCormick Book Inn with Hugh McCormick
Book signing with Greenville authors & live music
5:15 p.m. Depart for Greenwood
6:30-7:15 p.m. Free time
7:30 p.m. Dinner at Lusco’s in Greenwood
“
The Cefalu Connection,” talk given by Amy Evans
WEDNESDAY, MARCH
31
CLARKSDALE: Tennessee
Williams
8:00 a.m. Alluvian
Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Depart
for Delta Tour
Led by Dr. Luther
Brown, Delta Center
for Culture and Learning
From Greenwood, through
Money, Ruleville,
Drew, Parchman, Rome,
Tutwiler and on to
Clarksdale
NOON Lunch & Live Music – Ground Zero, Clarksdale
1:30 p.m. “A Deep Dark World You Can Breathe In: Tennessee Williams and
Mississippi,”
talk by Kenneth Holditch at St. George’s Episcopal Church
2:30 p.m. Tour Tennessee Williams sites and various blues sites in Clarksdale
including the Delta Blues Museum
4:30 p.m. Depart for Greenwood
6:30-7:30 p.m. Free Time
7:30 p.m. Dinner at Giardina’s in Greenwood
Live music by Duff Dorrough of Ruleville
THURSDAY, APRIL 1
OXFORD CONFERENCE
FOR THE BOOK OR BUST!
8:00 a.m. Alluvian
Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Depart
for Oxford (1.5 hours)
Oxford Conference
for the Book, dedicated
to Walker Percy
On the University
of Mississippi campus,
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